Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-10

took thp same ground, Stevens. II r..
thought that the present legislature had
noy only the constitutional power, but
THAT IT was it's bounden duty to reappor.
tlon the st. to. Hoyt opp sed the bill be-
cause IN his opinion the basis OF reappor.
s ..'ith en- was unfair and not IN accord
o'clock that the previous question was
moved and the measure was FORWARDED to
the senate by q vote OF 65 to 90. III.
In the evening the House immediately
W we, into committee Of the whole. The
bill from the judiciary committee giving
mechanics, material men, laborers and 9th
ers better security was recommended to
pass Temples bill raising liquor licenses
to s6OO and 81, 200 was defeated, but was
resurrected at Morgan's request and rein.
liking the salaries of members of the leg
lslature and employees was unfavorably re-
ported but the author succeeded in having
IL placed upon general orders Shouts
pill providing Tor separate ballot boxes ut
tho next election for an informal vote up
way.
The frat bill to occupy the attention Of
the Senate he 4th was the bill Of Senator
Ives admitting the third regiment to the
national guard and adding $l2, 600 to the
annual appropriation for the support Of
the same anne, The blu was opposed BY sena-
tors Crandall, Pope and Goodrich. sena-
ct and the
considered and after long
debate was sent back to tho judiciary
committee to be fixed up. The only gen.
eral bill passed was house bill to amend
for soldiers graves. Upon the governors
recommendation Senator Holmes intro
duced q b III extending the time of the seed
grain act until April 10th.
THE house devoted an hour to the con-
slderation Of committee reports, and then
ton law, adopting the Australian system.
Discussion had progressed but little be-
fore 1t was plainly evident that the mem
bers from the country were opposed to the
measure Tor bu >lness reasons, the main
Que being that the system contemplated
by the bill was too cumbersome to be
practical in the country districts Jacob
son of Lac qui Parle tried hard to get vote
upon the main question without going into
details but was unsuccessful. At the end
OF the day it was agreed to report progress
upon the measure with the unders landing
that the house take it up again for consid.
Grafton on the 5th.
In the Senate on the 5th, Senator White
man lied up a loci measure relating
solely to Duluth and asked for its final
passage. While he was busy arranging
tors quietly filed out of the chamber. At
last tue Secretary called the name of Sen
ator Whiteman and he looked up to find
the hall deserted and no votes recorded on
the measure. He promptly voted ''no'.
which gives him chance to call it up
again for passage. Senator Kellar who
was male chairman of the committee to
Investigate the bind ng Irvine trust made
his report. He SAID that he had como to
the conclusion that a trust did not exist:
that the rise during the past few years
or the anti-pool-selling bill came up again
for its regular fight and after considera-
BILE discussion it was recommended for
passage Theprincipal opponents on the
measure were Senators Ives and Smith.
Ives wants to abolish pool sell ng entirely,
while Smith desires pool selling on horse
races. The bill as recommended embodies
Smiths wishes. Goodrich's bill against
illegal liquor selling was recommended
tor passage. The bills, to define the legal
status of the national guards in times of
admission to the bar of the state; the bill
relating to the powers of electors 1T town
meetings and the bill to license peddling
were forwarded to the house. Only two
local house bills were passed.
In The house the >ual time in the morn
and then the Keyes election bill was
brought up. Upon motion of Stevens, 81.
F., it was REFERRED 10 special committee
to amend and eliminate tue Objectionable
features. A few local bills were passed
in the morning and then the house went
to dinner In the afternoon upon reassem-
bling the house went into committee Of
the whole. Several Important bills were
recommended to pass while three very
Important measures were effectually kill
ed. Temples bill increasing liquor licen-
ses to :6OO and 81, 200 after II sharp debate
was throttled by vote Of 80 to 20. The
next bill for slaughter was that of c. 81.
Davis fixing uniform passenger rate
throughout the state of 2M cents per mile
Mr.. Davis made hard fight for his meas
was voted down, 80 to 30. Nc Kusick came
next. His bill provided that corporations
should have their property taxed the
same as private individuals. The house
did not agree with him and the bill was
indefinitely, postponed by a vote of a. to
%. Hays bill making t: xes assessed in
May a lien in December instead of Janu-
airy was reported favorably. Brush's bill
regulating grain and warehouses WaS rec
commended to pass The bill amends the
old law bringing warehouses ut terminal
points under state inspection, while hare
method of handling grain and provides
that grain shall be inspected out at the
same grade it was inspected in. Ives'
b II polishing struck juries was passed.
1t was recently learned that Hays bill,
which passed both houses and was signed
by the governor reducing grand ]uries to
z and II is unconstitutional and will have
to be repealed and the old law reinstated.
AGRICULTURAL ATOMS.
SPENDING the crops before they are made
is working to disadvantage; so far as pos