Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-17
best and salient features OF the Aus
tra1ian svstem ara retained

best and salient features OF the Ans-
tralian system are retained. 4
In committee OF the whole the omnibus
appropriation bill was taken up Hompe
who had the bill in charge moved that the
senate appropriation bill be substituted
for passage. This brought a dozen men,
bers to their feet to protest against running
so important matter through without
any knowledge Of its provisions or
consideration. The substitute was u laid
se nnd es sssea1a psahe e
of the libel law of the country newspa-
pers came up there was field fight between
the lawyers and the two editors OF the
house, Eastman and Dunn. The lawyers
thought different. The vote of the com
mittee was victory for the legal rights
but when the question of adopting the
report came before the house the editors
succeeded in having the measure reyiv,
actor. Brush's bill for the regulation Of
grain and warehouses was passed and
sent to the senate also the bills giving
liens tor the better security OF mechanics;
relating to roads, cartways and bridges,
companies. The senate bill establishing
reciprocal general insurance law, and re-
lating to home and foreign insurance COM
panieu was passed.
The game law came up again in the
Senate the 10th, this time TO- final passage,
but az usual some one had to make a "Dig
kick' over some of its provisions. Al
ter spirited debate it was given to
special committee for revision. The Duluth
mended BY the judiciary committee for
passage. The bill providing for the taxa
tiOn CT telegraph and telephone companies
was passed and sent to the house. No
important business was transacted.
The features of the house session were
the meat inspection bill and the libel law
The meat bill was at the foot OF general
orders with a very poor prospect OF It's
being reached in time Tor conslderato
action. Dunn moved that it be taken from
caused the opponents of the measur to
fight and for while there was a lively
time The house stood by Dunn and tho
measure was placed ut the. head of tho
column. The next was the bill extending
tho provisions of the libel law to country
tween Editors Eastman and Dunn on ono
side and the lawyers. The editors were
victorious, although at one time they
! were defeated The vote upon final
passage was As to 81, not enough to carry
| it. Eastman changed his vote to mo" so
that he could move a reconsideration.
DAVIS. c. r., tired to clinch the vote Of
| defeat bv moving to reconsider and table
| the motion. This sent Dunn and Eastman
! scurryng about the capitol and they found
members enough to kill tho Davis motion,
and to reconsider the VOTE and pass the
| bill, 81 yeas to IS nays. AS soon as the
vote was announced the two editors were
| surrounded by members and warmly con-
| graduated.
In the Senate on the 18th, Hixon's bill to
separate the Agricultural college from
the state university was put upon the final
passage and to a surprise was lost by q
vote of II ayes to % noes. This bill had
been recommended by the committee Of
the whole to pass. When Days libel bill
came back from the house, with several
minor amendments the amendments were
concurred in, but on final massage the bill
lacked votes enough. Day changed his
vote to MOI and gave notice OF reconsid-
GRAFTON, so the measure has yet a chance
for life.
For fully an hour the house was occu-
pied with "roasting" the daily papers of
the Twin cities on account of criticisms
that appeared in the morning issue. The
balance # the morning was spent in de-
bate of the bill amending the probate code,
so as to allow certain publications in
! papers printed in foreign languages, and
| measure was sent back to the committee OF
the whole. The next bill taken up was
Willri chs relating to the employment of
convicts. After discussion the bill was
defeated. Then the bill from the prison
labor committee upon the same subject
was taken up and passed. The rest Of the
business was routine and unimportant
When the hour of adjournment arrived,
Forbes moved q recess until the next day
which W is adopted. 1t was sharp move
| for it brings the meat ms pection bill ur
for considerat on.
The session of the Senate the 18th was
devoted to discussion OF railroad meas
ures. The first measure was that Of
Wards curtailing the power Of the rail
road commission, so that they cannot in
terfere with the management Of railroads
to the detriment OF the employees, was rec
commended ~ pass. Senator Days bill
making railroad commissioners elective
was after debate sent back to the judiciary
committee. The third measure consider
en- was: Popes bill that Provides:
THAT all terminal tariffs shall con
form to the distance tariffs III use on the
lines OF said railroads, with the exception
that on the application of any railroad
the charges il. the terminal tariffs from
St. Paul, Minnesota transfer, or Minneap-
oils, may be based upon the distance from
either OF these named stations, which az
coruing to the table of interstation dis
taEces, is nearest to the station to or from
which such freight is shipped"
After debate the bill was recommended
to pass.
The session of tho house was dc jure a
part Of the session Of tho 1lth, because Of
thehouse having taken a recess instead OF
adjourning the night previous. The pro
ceedings were Of n, moment until the
meat Inspection bill came up Forbes
forced the issue, supported by Morgan anu
others. Fleming led he opposi ton to the
bill, not only on the ground of uucon
stitutionality, but that he thought it was
of no earthly benefit tn the farmers OF
the state He said: 1.-The people Of this
state are being imposed upon. 1t is tc
build up the stock yards in st. Paul
Cattle never can be raised in Minnesota tC
compete with the Western CATTLE and
these people, as soon as this bill is passed,
will go west for their cattle and tho farmer
will be no better off than he was before
The farmer can sec at a glance that there
is nothing in this bill for him, and
| no intelligent farmer who under
stands this thing ought to support it. -
Forbes in reply said: This bill is in the in
terests Of the public health. 1t was found
that there was necessity for leg Station on
this subject and in the police power of the
state Was found the power to pass an act
of this kind. The enemies of this bill
assert on the floor of the house that this
bill is to foster an enterprise in this city
1t is certrinly very strange if Kansas, Ne
braska. Iowa, Wyoming and other states
are actuated by spirit of fostsring an in.
dustry at South st. Paul. The facts show
that there is something controlling the