New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-03-11
SOIDNS.
Condensed Proceedings Of Both
Branches Of the Minnesota g.eg-
islatlTe.
What is Being Attempted in the Way
Of Legislation by Our Law
makers.
Saturday, Feb. 20.
SENATE.

81 lHe interest question was before the SEN
ate to-day, the third day of uninterrupted
The question was first on Senator John
| Day Smiths amendme nt to the first section
OF the bill and the roll call was ordered at
once, under the motion for the previous
question made Friday, afternoon: Mr..
Smiths amendment was loaded with Don
nelly's amendment of Friday lacking on
the forfeiture of principal feature, but
| though this was Objectionable to many,
| they voted faye" in order to force the bill
along and get it out Of committee Of the
whole; The amendment carried by avote
| OF 80 to II. Next an amendment offered
| by Senator Sevatson-changing the word
ing OF the second section-was
voted down.. An amendment from Senator
| Craven, allowing the trial of minor offenses
under the law before justices, was adopted
without debate.
The senate adjourned at 10 o'clock to en-
| able the senators to go on junket to Du-
luth. =.
aoekwelPs nti-Pinkerton bill, relating
to TOT the duties of all special police officers,
position, but Mr.. Keyes save notice that he
would move to reconsider at the proper
| time.
| The house adjourned until Monday at 10
| O'Clock, and the members ofthe house went
on visit to Duluth.
Monday, March, 2,
SENATE.
So far as the interest and usury bills are
concerned, the senate yesterday made prog
| ress backward The morning session was
devoted to the special order, and after a
spirited debate. the principal feature of
| which was a hot passage at arms be-
tween Senators Leavitt and Mayo on one
side and Senator Donnelly on the other,
the vote by which S. F. No. 375 was recon-
| mended to pass was reconsidered and then
the whole question was made special Or
der again for Thursday morning at 1890.
Senator Sevatson introduced a resolution
providing for a joint committee to consult
with the directors of the Minneapolis expo
sitlon with view to securing the exposi-
ton building for permanent capitol. Sen
ator Lienau gave notice of debate.
HOUSE.
The house of representatives demonstrate
ed yesterday that it was an essentially bust
ness body. Though suffering individ-
ually and collectively from fatigue re-
sulting from the trip to Duluth, the rep
resentatives worked hard for an hour and
half in the morning and in the afternoon
performed the remarkable feat of rush
ing an interest bill through committee
OF the whole in the short space of sixty five
minutes.
Two local bills were passed, one to in
corporate East Grand Forks and another
authorizing the appointment of bread in
spectors in Minneapolis.
MIR. Boyd was given leave to amend his
West Duluth incorporation bill by chang
ing the date of election and striking out the
clause that only freehold ers should be ELI
gible for aldermen.
Tuesday March. 3.
SENATE.
The senate held only one ession yester-
day, adjourning for the day at 1870 o'clock
in order to allow the committees to act
upon some of the bills in their possession.
Senator Leavitt presented a bill prohib-
| lting the shipping of eleomergarinc into
the state.
BILLS INTRODUCED
S. F. No. I63-By Senator Leavitt--A ppro-
priating $500 for a bridge over Crow river in
Meeker county.
S. F. dolby Senator Leavitt-Appropriat-
ing money for bridge over the outlet to Lake
Stella, in Meeker county.
S. F. No. 467-By SenatorLeavitt-To ensure
pure butter.
The principal feature of the early hours
of yesterdays session of the house was the
hearing of a number Of petitions from rail-
road employees throughout the state pro-
testing against the passage of the Currier
bill as being seriously detrimental not only
to their interests, but to the interests of the
| railroad companies and the commercial
petitions were signed by several thousand
railroad employees, including 100 in Min
neapolis and 99l in Brainerd. A petition
from Otter Tail was declared to be fictitious
by Messrs. Richardson and T. Cole mas
much as to their knowledge it was not
signed by railroad employees
Mr.. Penney's BILL H. +. 81, amending the
statutes SO as to make it lawful 10 prose-
| cute for an offense either under a city or
dipance or the state law or both, the con-
viction under one law being no bar to
prosecution under the other, was by con-
sent Of the house ordered placed on gen
eral orders for reconsideration.
A message from the governor was re-
ceived announcing that he had signed the
bill amending the city charter of Duluth.
The speaker announced the following
appointments: AS house members OF the
joint committee on waterways, Messrs.
Kendall, Wagner and Smith.
The house then adjourned till 10 o'clock
this morning.
Wednesday, March. 4. .~.
SENATE ..f
Lieut.. Gov. Ives was absent yesterday
| morning, on account Of sickness, and at his
request Senator Hompe welded the gavel
over the senate.
Senator March introduced bill amend
ing the savings bank law. which is said to
be for the purpose Of allowing more of these
organi cations to be formed.
Senator March introduced a bill proyid-
| ing for the inspection of illuminating oils.
| According to this bill the mayor Of any
city, with the approval of the city council,
4 the vi lace council IF anv i1lao 90 tboe CIR.