Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-17

THE senate met at p. m. of the Sth
Documents relating to the sale or Seeding
fruit trees from the experimental fruit
farm at Lake M,nnetonka were laid be
fore the senate, but action was deferred
at the request of Senator Pope, who de-
sired more time for investigation. Lieut.;
Gov. Rlcs in response to kilograms and
communications appointed committee of
five in the matter of aid to sufferers by
Dakota prairie fires. The bill relating to
the engrossing and enrolling of bills was
taken up but no conclusion was reached.
The game law came up again and after a
brisk debate was placed upon the calendar
with the recommendation to pass after
being amended by Senator Edwards,
making the opening of the season for
shooting prairie chickens Sept 1st instead
Of August 18th. The following bills were
chapter 43, General Statutes, relating to
uses and trusts. To repeal chapter 1914,
General laws of 1885, relating to the publ
cation of notice Of the expiration OF time
of redemption from tax sale. To amend
section 60, chapter II, General Laws Of
1887, relating to the assessment and COL
lection of taxes. TO legalize the execution
and record of certain conveyances. To
establish uniform system of accounting
for public fun!s. To provide for the pay
qualifications OF county and town officers.
To prohibit the use of firearms by children
under fourteen years of age. TO fix penal
ties for the violations of the liquor law. The
house bills passed were all local.
Upon request of the governor. in view
OF the fact that there are grave doubts of
OF the consttutionality of the bill already
passed making the grand jury 9 to II,
Rep Hay introduced bill amending the
law making the grand juries notices. than
Is, nor more than Is, and II to tiud a true
bill. Upon going into committee of the
first
taken for consideration was Willrich's
bill relating to employment Of convict
labor. The bill provides that the convicts
shall be utilized in the manufacture of
quires for its different ftices, establish
ments and institutions as far as possible
and the state shall be the frst-hand
and direct customer Of the state prison
Industries as far as practicable. Also
that prisoners shall be employed in the
of state buildings and works. The
bill further provides that whenever there
is no further demand upon the prisoners
then the labor shall be sold to the highest
bidders upon the piece price system. After
short discussion the house took up and
considered in connection with the Willrich
bill the bill presented by the committee on
prison labor. The latter provides that
one-half of the prisoners shall be en-
ployed on state account and the other
evident that the members, nearly, all be-
lleve that both bills were experimental in
effect. The prisoners must be employed
but how was the Question. A vote was
taken on the substitution of the
and the motion was lost. 10 to 22
The vote to recommend the Willrich bill
to pass was 10 t, "a to Is. Mr.. Barr moved
to Indefinitely postpone, and this was lost.
Upon Hays motion the bill was placed on
the calendar without recommendation.
Estes then moved that the committee bill
be placed upon the calendar with recon-
mendation to pass, and this was done by
vote of 25 to 49, Sevatson's bill relating
to the fraudu' lent use of money in elections
which was killed on Saturday was recon
sidered and placed upon gen.
eral orders.
Mr.. H,xon's bill to take the control of
the agricultural college away from the