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

The contest over the Duluth G. Win
nipeg land forfeiture bill resulted in a
deadlock on account of seven being alb
sent. The bill was on general orders, and
when the senate went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Buchanan, who opposes
the measure, moved TO take it up out of
regular order, which was carried. Mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone was lost by
tie vote-19 to 10; and Immediately the
motion to recommend the bill for passage
was carried by one majority, the vote
standing twenty in favor and nineteen
against. Then the friends of the bill who
were intent on forcing it to passage with
all possible speed, moved that the COM
mittee arise, which motion was carried,
20 to IL. Their opponents tried to force
an adjournment, but could muster only
nineteen votes, while the friends of the
measure had twenty on vote; and the
senate, therefore, continued in session.
Mr.. Pope again moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill and called
for the previous question: but the
| senate was at tie on the
ordering of the previous question.
Then filibustering tactics were resorted
to, and several motions to adjourn or to
take recess were lost in deadlock. The
senate then settled down to while away
the time as best it could. 1t was some
time after noon before it was announced
that the leaders of the contending forces
had agreed on truce. An adjournment
was taken till Monday with the question
still pending.
The Keyes election law then came up.
That most important measure occupied
less than an hour in actual discussion,
and was finally passed by the same
vote as it would have received had it
been voted on as soon as reported back
by the committee. The bill as it now
stands confines the action of the original
bill to cities Of 10000 inhabitants, as
shown by the last census.
After the passage Of the Reyes election
law the house went into the committee
of the whole. The civil service bill was
first considered and was indefinitely
postponed.
The next bill was Mr.. McKusick's bill
to reimburse John Dean for expenses
! incurred in contesting Mr.. McKdsick s
election four years ago. 1t was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Mr.. Young's bill to amend the General
Statutes relating to witnesses went the
same way. Dir. Brush's bill to regulate
the furnishing Of cars and the shipment
of wheat was recommended to pass.
At the request of Mr.. Smith, his bill
relating to the method of inficting the
death penalty was taken up. The bill
embodies some of the provisions of the
present law, a section of the Ohio law
and part of the New York law. Its
provisions are that after the death war
rant is signed the prisoner is to be kept
in solitary confinement, allowed to see
but one minister, his immediate rela-
tives or his counsel. The execution is to
be before sunrise, and no one is to be
present but the necessary officials, rela-
tives, one minister or priest and one doc
tor. No reporter or newspaper repre-
sentative is to be admitted. 1t was rec
commended to pass almost unanimously,
The committee then arose and recess
was taken till evening.
In the evening the house went into
committee of the whole.
The first three bills were recommended
to he indefinitely postponed. They were
Mr.. Ives bill relating to witness fees,
Mr.. Lanes bill relating to annuity, safe
deposit and trust companies. and Mr.
Anderson's bill to repeal the forestry
law. Mr.. Morgan's bill to compel the
railroads to adopt so-called safety
switch was also recommended. Mr..
Comstock's bill relating to banks and
banking was also recommended.
The senate bill recognizing the Third
regiment was taken up and recon-.
mended to pass: also Senator Spheffer' IS
bill to punish drunkenness. to protect
occupants Of real estate; to define the
rights and liabilities of subscribers of
newspapers.