Morris tribune., 1891-04-15

bly,. Pendlng moClon TO auopt INC re-
port the senate adjourned.
House: The railroad committee recon-
mended to indefinitely postpone the bill
regulating passenger rates in the state,
and also the bill giving the railroad and
warehouse commission additional pow
ers.
Then the McHale resolution, in the
words of the immortal Koklico, "bobbed
up serenely" in the shape OF an invita-
ton by the president of the Metropolitan
Opera house to the house to attend the
performance of the Crystal Slipper and
see the Shapes" there presented. The
invitation was accepted in a twink
hing.
Bells bill, forfeiting railroad land
grants, was lost.
Among the bills passed after the house
got down to work were the following:
10 prohibit trusts and pools; amend
ing the law relating to savings assocla-
tions; amending law relating to inspect
ors of steam boilers; providing for SEM
aphores relating to Torrens' system OF
land titles.
The last bill is for commission of three
to be appointed by the governor to gain
all possible information regarding the
rTorrens Australian system of land
transfers, wherever the same is in op-
Grafton and to report to the next legis-
lature. An appropriation of $500 each
is made as salary and expense money.
An evening session was held after the
theatrical performance was over, but
the members were not inclined to trans
act any business.
Saturday April II.
Senate: The morning was devoted to
to Senator Leavitt's bill repeating the
mining law. 1t was amended to simply
amend the present law by raising the
tax on mining products from l to 3
cents per ton and recommended to pass.
The labor bill was recommended to
pass.
About two hours of the afternoon ses-
sion were consumed in committee re-
ports and first and second reading of
bills.
At o'clock the calendar was reached,
but was passed over. and general orders
were taken up, with Senator Crate in
the chair
The Keyes election bill, which passed
the house few weeks ago, was taken
up first, and after being amended so as
to strike out the straight voting"
clause was recommended to pass.
The house spentthe day in committee
of the whole.
The first bill on the list was the
Hompe railroad bill, which has passed
the senate. The bill was then recon-
mended to pass.
Mr.. Cross bill, House File 124l, pro-
viding for loan of $780, 900 from the
state to the state reform school at Red
Wing which is to be repaid as the real
estate at the old reform school site in
st. Paul is sold off, was recommended to
pass.
The bill for the preservation of game
was also considered favorably.
Another important measure recon-
mended to pass was House File 491,
which provides for commission to fund
and redeem the Minnesota stale railroad
adjustment bonds.
The afternoon and evening sessions
were almost entirely taken up by con-
sideration of state text book law, OR
rather several of them. The matter
ended in the appointment of a special
committee of FIVE to draw up suitable
bill.
Monday April IS.
In the senate sensation was produced
bEyy moitIeu f71GiG9a. f71GGa sar ssar. neiiier to eEpel
John w. Arctander from the floor for
lobbying After hot debate the mo-
ton was withdrawn. The Pickerel lake
bill was passed bya vote of 80 to Is.
Senator Sevatson's bill fixing the lia-
bility of common carriers as to the
handling of grain, providing for weigh
ing, furnishing cars and so on, was
passed by vote of 2S to 5.
At the request of Senator March the
Illuminating oils bill was next taken up.
This bill does away with general inspecs
tion, but fixes a standard and provides
penalties for selling off grade oils, and
puts the enforcement of the law in the
hands Of the state dairy and food COM
mission. 1t was recommended to pass.
Senator Eaton's bill for an amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting
special legislation was recommended to
pass.
An evening session was held to con-
slider prison matters. Sanborn moved
the adoption of the bill submitted with
his report, and Donnelly put in sub
stitute providing for commission to ha
stitute was adopted after long debate,
The omnibus appropropriation bill
was not reported in the house Monday
as anticipated, the committee not hav.
ing completed the bill to Its satisfaction.
Mr.. Feig, chairman of the special
committee appointed Saturday evening
to report on all bills relating to free text
books, submitted a lengthy report The
Zelch bill providing for the appointment
of state free text book commission
was the ona practically agreed upon;
with amendments striking out the
penalty clause and giving independent
school districts the same privileges as
regular districts. 80
An othar bills relating to text books
were recommended to be indefinitely
postponed, and the Zelch bill as ame-iix-
ed was ordered printA... and placed on
genara.l orders.
The Hompe railroad bill amending tha
law relating to common carriers and
railroad and warehouse commission.
was passed. Also bills
10 provide for the erection Of monu-
ment to Minnesota soldiers at Gettys-
burg, and appropriating SO 900 therefor.
For the preservation of game and fish.
At the evening session the Craig re-
apportionment bill was placed at the
head of general orders; also the bill pros
Fiding for q tax levy for the next two
| years.
Ihe bill to amend the constitution so
as to prohibit special legislation was
recommended to pass.