The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-04-18

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lno iegisiaIure TO eighty uays, passed
the committee of the whole unanimously.
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lno legisiaIure 70 eighty days, passed
the committee of the whole unanimously.
HOUSE.
The house spent most of the morning
on the calendar. Among the senate
bills were the bill recognizing the Third
regiment, which was passed by a vote of
"a to II, and Senator Scheffer's bill to
punish drunkenness, which was also
passed, 63 to 3. The bill provides the
following penalties: For the first offense
fine of not less than so nor more than
$40, or imprisonment for not less than
ten days nor more than forty days: for
the second offense fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $50, or imprisonment
for not less than thirty days nor more
than sixty; for the third and later Of
lenses imprisonment for not less than
sixty nor more than ninety days.
The Red river drainage bill was de-
feated by vote of 70 in its favor to 30
againstit.
Among the house bills passed were
Mr.. Forbes bill relative to the employ
ment of children under IA years of age;
MIR. Morgan's bill compelling theu use of
safety switches; Mr.. Smiths bill relat-
ing to the mode of infiicting the death
penalty.
In committee of the whole Mr.. Steb-
bins bill to give coroners power to col
lect fire statistics was recommended to
indefinite postponement and then Mr..
Diment's bill to fix freight charges was
taken up. The motion of Mr.. Diment
that the bill be recommended to pass
was carried by large vote.
The senate appropriation bill was then
taken up. Mr.. Hompe made a strong
appeal in support of the appropriation
for the Fergus Falls hospital for the in
sane and the bill was recommended to
pass as it came from the senate. The
committee then arose and took a recess
till p. m.
The house spent the evening en- gen.
eral orders. Among the bills recon-
mended to pass were the following: Re-
latlng to section, quarter section and
meander posts; allowing county COM
missioners to appropriate $3.50 every six
months for incidentals: to add the word
villages to the road, cartway and
bridge act of 1889; relating to proceed
ings of condemnation of lands by the
state.
Tuesday, April 16.
HOUSE.
The house passed bill to repeal the
special act of the legislature of 1888.
which ratifies and confirms the ordi
nance of Feb. 2. 1882, in relation to the
st. Paul City Railway company. This
ordinance is the one which gives exclu-
sive franchise for street railway pur-
poses to the City Railway company.
The most of the day was spent on the
calendar. The omnibus appropriation
bill was the first and was passed with
but five negative votes. The first of the
house bills was MIR. Roberts bill waving
the forfeiture of the Duluth & Winnipeg
swamp land grant. The roll call resulted
in the passage of the bill by the narrow
majority of 80 to 80. Mr.. Crossfield's
bill proposing constitutional amend,
ment giving the legislature power to
regulate or abolish the grand jury sys-
tenn was passed. Mr.. G. r. Davis civil
service bill went through by a vote of
81 to 25.
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-Omnibus ap-
preparation bill.
Prescribing boundaries of village of
Adams, Mower county.
Authorizing village of Fairmont to
issue bonds.
To authorize county commissioners to
keep the water in Lake Minnetonka at a.
uniform height.
Relating to building, loan and saving
associations.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED. for
feiture of Duluth and Winnipeg swamp
land grant.
Proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution.
TO make office of abstract clerk of
Ramsey county elective.
To authorize county of Stearns to issue
bonds.
The house spent the evening in com
mittee of the whole, and recommended
to pass Mr. Morgan's bill fixing the sal
airy of the oil inspector, after reducing
the amount to $4,000. The senate bill to
establish q BOARD of boiler inspectors
was recommended to pass, and Mir. II
F. Stevens bill for classification of
steam boilers was killed. Mr.. Morgans
bill. to provide for raising 500, 600 ON
bonds for expenses of the state govern
ment, was recommended without de-
bate. The probate code was recon-
MIR. Crossfield's bill to provide for the
sale and lease of mineral lands was rec
commended to pass.
The relations of the state university
and the agricultural college received an
other airing in the senate. the subject,
being brought up by Mr.. Hixson's reso-
luton declaring it to be the sense of the
senate that the college should be separ-
ated from the university >sand carried
on in accordance with the original de-
sign of the general government" The
resolution was lost, % voting against
and 8 for it. Those who favored the
separation were Messrs. Brown. Dodge,
Hixson, M. Johnson, Nachbar, Pope,
Sampson, Thacker.
The Schetfer election bill came I'D in
the senate as a special order and was
considered by sections. The amendments
made were few and unimportant. The
measure was recommended to pass by a
vote of 90 to 10.
Mr.. Day announced that the commit
tees on roads and bridges of the two
houses had decided to allow an appro-
priation of $1,000 for bridges for each
senatorial district, This will involve q
total expenditure Of 81, 900 for this pur.
pose,
SENATE BILLS PAssED.-To provide for
the erection of a monument over the
graves of citizens of Swift county who
were massacred by the Sioux Indians in
1862.
To authorize villages to contract for
electric light, steam heat and water
works.
House BILLS PAssED.-To make the
village of Browns Valley separate cleo
ton district.
To validate the attempted reincorpo-
ration of the village of Browns Valley.
Another American consul Dead.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The secre-
tary of state has been informed by cable
Of the death, at Breslau, of Consul Dith-
mar, the United States representative
there. Mr.. Dithmar was appointed to
the position by President Hayes in 1878
and has held the Office ever since.
Sheehy on Bread and Water.
DUBLIN, April 14.-Mr. David Sheehy,
member Of parliament for South Gal
way, who is serving term of five
months imprisonment for offenses I'M
der the crimes act, has been confined in