Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-03-27

killed. i Morgan s10 6Iis IN re i' t.
judgments against railroads and
compelling the use Of sem ma;
regulating the transportation of passen-
gers. A good deal of the time in the
morning was Occur led in talking about
Doodle being used in defeating the Duluth
& Winnipeg land grant. There was no in
bill introduced was by Mr.. Truax provid-
ing for inspection of steam vessels on in
land lakes. All Of the bills passed we're
local.
Governor Merriam signed the house bill
house spent nearly all day in committee OF
the whole in consideration OF bills on
general orders. Nothing whatever Of
great Importance was done. Ives bill
abolishing pool rooms was lost by one
vote: Davis bill making a uni:
half cents per mile on all railroads was
after long discussion recommended to
pass. Morgan presented bill making
the salary OF the Oil Inspector $500 a
year. Speaker Graves bill defines
daily paper to be one that issues regularly
six days in a week. Mr.. Hagny introduced
measure to punish false registration Of
blooded animals.
The Senate met as usual on the I'D, bu,
the banquet the night before at the Mer-
chants had left it's impress upon many of
the Sena ors, so there was not a strong
disposition to do large amount of heavy
work. Senator Kellar's desk was lost,
and committee Of three appointed to in.
vestigate the matter, The furniture was
found in the possession of Representative
Ives in the house. After LIBERAL
display of w.t. desk and harmony
ware restored to the Senate Having
effectully killed off tho Duluth & Winnie.
peg land grant, further effoft of refor.
nation was started by Senators johnson
and Carndall, both OF Whom introduced
bills providing for the forfeiture and re.
storation to the state the lands granted to
through which the Duluth q Winnepeg
acquired their grant of lands. The Ives
bill abolishing nool rooms was revived
upon motion to reconsider bv Mr.. Burk.
hart, which motion prevailed. Mr. Good.
rich presented a bill amending the lawre.
piration of time for redemption Of Janus
| from tax sales. No important business
was transacted.
Mr.. Morgan tried to call up the Temple
bill. for increasing liquor licenses, the
same that was definitely eff postponed the
| whereby it was lost. Flynn moved to lay
| on the table and also asked for Call oil
the house and asked that the Sergeant at
Arms be instructed to call in the absen.
tees, but proceedings under the cali was
dispensed w tb The motion to table was
lost by vote 80 to 49, The bill was ordered
reconsidered and place on general orders
The feature of the morning was the presen
tation of the omnibus appropriation bill
The bill was prepared by COMMITTEES
m ade up from the Senate and House. who
used the knife literally, cutting the
amounts asked for down to what they
deemed was barely necessary to care fol
| the needs of the various state institutions
The committee did not entertain any d
provements or enlargement The am cunt
asked for by the different state institutions,
was about Il, 800, 600, this the committee
cut down to about $3.50 OOO The genera
provisions Of the b II are as follows:
For current expenses .@. F.&e - .
| for charitable and ,s ~ '.'"
correctional institu. ~-' 's-' @F
tions for year ending g-'a&ha
july 81, 1890. $500. 1902 600 s.s ,
And for year ending
July 81, 1891. ......... 100000
For additional current exnens-
es for year ending July 81,
! For additional current expens- :
es for year ending July 81,
Il 1891 .......... ............... 175,3W U
For extraordinary i'm . &
4 prOvements and re- a& E s u
pairs for year ending
July 81, 1891. $4,000
For year ending July
81, 1891. J. !. .......... 10000
For land, buildings, etc. ....... 280,750
q For miscell aneous expenditures 238, $40 2
Total .,.... .... =. y, 8al, ~ 9