Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-03-06
STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD OF WORK DONE Bv MIN
NEsoTA: soLONs.
A Comprehensive Summary Of tho Pro.
ceedincs for the Week Giving List Of
Important Bills Introduced, Referred,
and Passed.
Wednesday. Fob. rs.

Important Bills Introduced, Referred,
and Passed.
Wednesday, Fob. rs.
As soon as the senate got into working
order lively little fracas was stirred up
over the Duluth water works bill. which
was passed Tuesday. Senator Sanborn
renewed his motion to reconsider the
b.ll but 1t was voted down.
Senator Mayo handed in bill repeal
ing the law authorizing the commitment
of lnebriates to insane asylums.
: 1t was nearly noon when the calendar
was reached. Senator Hompe's elevator
bill was passed after he had amended it
(by consent) so thattit should not be con.
strued as brins sing the country elevators
under the control of the railroad and
wal ehouse comniiesioqs ="
Senator GeisseHs memorial to con.
gress on the Columbus. Thanksgiving
day question also passed without OBJ
lection.
The bill indorsing the Kelly edition Of
the statues went through by vote Of
g. to :.
Senator Browns SANDER bill was de.
feacel, olly2l voting for it, and Senator
Alien s state lands overflow bill was in
definitely postponed.
In committee of the whole Donnelly'a
mortgage taxation bill was recon.
menfled to pass:
House: The constitutional amend.
ment proposed by Mr.. Rjorge was re.
ported back from the Temperance com.
mi, tee adversely, with minority report
in its favor. The majority report for
indefini~e postpone,nent was adopted SO
to ~.
The Scent street car fare bill was dis.
cussed at some length and finally sent
to the Judiciary committee.
At the afternoon session Matt Walsh
introduced bill authorizing tho gov.
ernor to procure ife-sized bust of Gen.
ST ley. to he placed in the executive
cnaulber. The bill appropriates 81 500,
or SO much as may be necessary for the
rules were suspended aud the bill was
pas ed.
Mr.. Reeve introduced hill providing
for the Appointment of com mission OF
three to secure place in the old hall OF
the house of Representatives, at Wash.
in St0n for statues Of H. H. Sibley and
William Window. and appropriating
the sum Of $4,000 therefor. The bill is
in accordance with an act of congress,
which gives each state tho privilege oi
placing busts of two distinguished states.
m N in said hall.
In committee of the whole
the bill relating to building associations
went over for correction. Nelson's bill
81 stlny to alto .tic c)ap.ers was fa-
vorably considered. Lomen's bill to
prevent the u % of Ignite col by rail.
roads was indefinitely postponed.
Thurndny. Feb. 26.
been made special order for the day
YLis bill was prepared by the banh
other measures on the same subject, and
pr.,vide for legal rate of interest, by
G nlract, Of ~ per cent previous to
Nov. l, 1891; for ) per cent. from then
till Nov. /, 1892, and for 8 per cent
after Nov. /. 1892, all this to apply
where no contract is made. Nothing
is said about interest where no contract
ismade. There is usury clause max
ing it possible to recover all excess paid
above legal rate. There were several mo.
tions to amend. and finally Donnelly
moved "to test the senate" to Commit q
q committee Of one for immediate
amendment, so that the bill might bf
made all 8 per cent. bill with proper for
felture clause to suit all parties.s The
vote on this motion was an anomaly
Party lines were all broken up and the
mo. ion Won by the close vote Of 81 yeas
to 26 nays.
In the r'use, the introduction of bills
was the principal feature, and after the
usual batch had been sent up the house
resolved itself into committee of the
whole.
A bill to prescribe the punishment ol
murder in the first degree was tho spe.
cial order in the house during the after.
noon.
The bill was introduced by Mr.. Biorge
and reads as follows:
Section |. Murder in the first degree
is punishable by. imprisonment in the
state prison for the Offenders natural
life.
I Sec. 2. AL acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed, provided
such repeal shall not apply to any Of
fense committed prior to the passage OF
this act.
The house in committee of the whole
recommended the bill to indefinite post
ponement.
Mr.. Knudson's bill creating board
OF pardons. consisting of the governor,
the attorney general and the secretary
OF state, was recommended to pass.
Friday, Feb. ~.
Senate: Interest bills were taken up,
the question being UPON Senator Sevat-
SONS substitute. Senator May 20 moved
to substitute the committee Lill-No.
S75-in place of all amendments and
substitutes offered.
After desuitory discussion vote
was taken on the Sevatson substitute,
which was lost by vote of 20 yeas to 80
nays.
Mr.. Smith then offered a substitute.
which was the committee bill except as
to The Fl ct section. Which copied the
present law: simply changing the figures
from ~ t i.
The debate Lasted all the afternoon,
and when adjournment was taken no
6nal vote had been reached.
House: Numerous bills were intro
duced, the principal. ones Icing one by
Bell p:oviding that inmates Of the SOL
diers' houle are entitled to control their
pension money; by Gallagher, limiting
telephone rates to $3 per month; by
Bell, providing for bounty on. twine
6bre: by Stevens, for publication of his
tcry Of Minnesota troops in the war; by
Benner, to compel railway companies to
provide suitable crossings on farms; by
S.:tter. .und to promote timber culture in
the state.
N. P. Nelson's bill relating to auto-
matte brakes on cars was the first on the
list. and was disposed of by making it
special order for next Tuesday after
nO0ll.
Saturday Feb. 2S.
+, The first thing to come before the
was the amendment Of Senator John
Day Snlith reducing the interest to 6
per cent, with 10 per cent by CONTRACT