The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-02-07
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Wednesday, Jan. go.

SENATE.
Bills were introduced by both Mr..
Childs and Mr.. Pope to repeal all the leg
islation that was enacted at the last
session with reference to the establish
ment of state park at Minnehaha Falls.
A bill introduced by the Judiciary
committee, with reference to meetings
of county commissioners, changes the
time for holding the July meetings of
boards from the fourth Monday in that
month to the second Monday.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Hayden to
prevent the spread of infectious and con-
tagious diseases among domestic ami
mails, provides for the appointment of a
state Veterinarian, who will investigate
81 n9ss among animals and enforce
quarantine provisions. ..
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-Authorizin
Brown county to issue bonds for the
completion and finishing of a new court
house.
Relating to the jurisdiction of the
judges Of the district court.
To amend the charter of the village of
Litchfield.
To amend the charter of the city of
Brainerd.
HOUSE.
A few petitions came in. One was
signed by about one hundred and fifty
residents of ltasca county, and asked it's
separation from Aitkin county and its
organization with Grand Rapids as a
county seat. This went to the commit
tee on towns and counties.
Chairman Seyatson, of the railroad
committee, sent up the resolution calling
for a special committee to investigate
the cost of railroads, with the recon-
mendation that it pass. Made special
order for Thursday.
Mr.. Durant offered resolution that
the speaker set aside days when the va
rious committees on state institutions
might visit them. Passed.
A bill of Mr.. F. G. Stevens, to author
ize the village of North st. Paul to issue
$4,000 bonds for fire department.
Passed under suspension'of rules.
The house then went into committee
of the whole to consider the divorce bill.
The bill was recommended to pass.
A majority report, and minority re-
port signed by Mr.. Crossfield was re-
ceived from the Judiciary committee on
the chattel mortgage bill making it nee
essary for mans wife to enter into a
chattel mortgage with him.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.-To authorize
the towns of Meeker county each to sup
port its own poor.
To authorize the village of Wheaton,
Traverse county, to issue bonds.
To legaliZe the action of the city of
Granite Falls in issuing bonds.
Thursday January 81.
SENATE.
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Doodle investigation. The investigating
committee was discharged and the SEN
ate declined to accept or spread its re-
port of testimony.
The most important bill introduced in
the senate was one put in by Mr.. Hal
vOrsOn, directed against trusts" The
tracts, agreements, trusts and combina-
tons that prevent full and fair compe-
tition in business, or that tend to adj
vance the cost of products to the con-
sumner, are illegal and void. And it
provides that persons, partnerships and
corporations entering into any such con-
tracts, combines, ETC., shall be punished
by fine Of not less than $500 nor more
than $4,000, OF by imprisonment i'll the
state prison for q term OF three years: or
the offense may be punished by both
fine and imprisonment.
The bill prohibiting the sale Of cigar
cites, cigars and tobacco to minors was
introduced by Mr.. SwenSOn.
MIR. Oswald introduced quite an inlpor-
tant measure affecting saving banks.
Mr.. Truax put in a bill making the fee
of clerks and Justices furnishing criminal
statistics 10 cents for each prosecution
reported.
Another bill introduced during the
session declares the affidavit of the Sec
retry of the State Historical Society con-
corning the publication OF legal notices
in old papers Oh file in the historical
library to he legal evidence in courts Of
law.
HOUSE BILLS PAssED.-To legalize GER
tain bonds issued by the village Of Excel
sior.
To legalize certain bonds issued By
McDOnaldville, Norman county.
To amend the charter Of the village of
Ada, Polk county.
To legalize the action Of the village
council of WatertOWn, Carver county. N
appropriating money to purchase stock
of the Watertown Mill association.
The executive session Of the senate
though decidedly short was very inter-
esting. All the appointments made by
Ex-Governor McGill, and also those made
by Governor Merriam We're confirmed,
with the exception Of Capt. W. 2. Dun
nington as one of the trustees of the sol
diers' home, which was rejected.
HOUSE,,
The first hour Of the session was given
up entirely to the reports Of committees,
which were delayed considerably by the
passage of half dozen Or more local
bills which were reported favorably.
When the hour Of Il o'clock was reached
III. F. Stevens bill submitting a constitu-
tional amendment making the verdict Of
three-fOurths of a jury sufficient in civil
cases was considered. Considerable dis
cussion arose on the amendments of
fered by Mr.. Brush providing for sepa-
rate ballots for the amendment in the
country. and by Mr.. Eastman providing
that a syllabus OF the amendment be
printed On the ballots, without the words
Eyes" or no" so that each voter who
votes at all on the subject should be COM
PEELED to write in their own vote. The
latter finally prevailed by close vote.
Mr.. Willrich then withdrew his amend
ment substituting twO-thirds for three
fourts and the bill as amended was rec
commended to pass. The house then ad-
iourned.