Morris tribune., 1891-04-01

| from mortgage sales on real estate Irofn
one to three years, on the condition that
taxes and interest are paid.
| The following bills passed:
To amend law relating to practice OF
pharmacy, Bell; relating to lien of taxes
between grantee and grantor, Ayers: re-
lating to the adoption of children, Bell;
relating to service on foreign corpora
tions, Furlong; providing for the loca.
tion of the encampment of the national
guards in this state, Greer; requiring
railroad companies to provide suitable
passenger waiting room, Demo; and a
number of other unimportant measures.
At the afternoon session the substi-
tute for Senator Hompe's railroad bill
was taken up, and after striking out
section it was recommended for pass
age. Judge Welch's petition to con-
gress to take possession of all railroad
and express companies was indefinitely
postponed.
In the house 1913 bills were introduced,
most of them being of local nature.
The Judiciary committee reported in
favor of indefinitely postponing Mr..
Penney's bill prohibiting prize fights.
The report was not adopted and the bill
went on general orders.
The house concurred in the senate res
olution that the legislature adjourn sine
die at 12 noon April 20, and that the last
day for the introduction of bills be
March 81.
Saturday March 2S.
After transacting considerable of rou-
tine business, such as passing local bills
and receiving reports, the senate went
into committee of the whole, with SEN
at0r e. r. Smith in the chair. Senator
March's bill seeking to regulate grain
warehouses and the inspection, weigh
ing and handling of grain in ST. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth was the first
bill considered. Mr.. Brown moved in
definite postponement of the measure,
and, after few remarks from Senators
Probstfeld, Daugherty and Leavitt, his
motion carried by II yeas to nays.
The committee arose at 1890 o'clock
and shortly afterward adjourned until
10 o'clock Monday.
In the house Mr.. NJ. Walsh,
of Minneapolis, presided in the absence
of Speaker Champlin. The special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the al
legged extravaganza Of the houce COM
mittee which went tC Fergus Falls ON
March to inspect the hospital for the
insane at that point. made report en-
tirely generating the members of the
committee.
A joint resolution which was intro,
duced in the senate the other
day, which provides for expunging from
the legislative records the evidence of
the Impeachment of E. St. Julien Cox,
was read and caused quite little sensa-
ton, but was finally passed with only
two dissenting votes.
The calendar was then taken up and
the bill making safe deposit and trust
subject to slsury laws was
passed. Several local bills were also
passed and the house adjourned till
Monday.
Monday, March 80.
Senate: The judiciary committee
back substitute for the Dean,
Mcmillan and Leavitt election bills.
This substitute combines the leadlag
features of the Mcmillan and Dean bills. |
The calendar was passed over on ae- |
count Of light attendance, Senator |
Hompe's railroad and warehouse bill be- |
ng postponed until afternoon. At II |
0'clock the senate reached general Or
lers and went into committee of the !
whole with Senator March in the chair. |
Much of the remainder of the morning |
session was spent in discussing Senator |
McM1llan's automatic coupler ana brake /
Dill, which was at the end almost unan-
mously recommended for passage. SEN
ator Days bill amending fhe roads and /
bridges law and Senator Keller's iiv~-n
~ 9ass,,,a ,.ts ssfst w. wa" -ecommended for
The consideration of the various bills |
eor the revision of the statutes occupied |
-he first part of the afternoon session. |
The Tawney bill-Senate File 349-was |
to pass. This leaves the |
revision in the hands of the attorney |
general, under the direction of the SUI
Dreme court.
1t being long past the hour to which |
Senator Hompe's railroad and ware
house bill was postponed, the committee |
arose and took up the third reading of |
hat measure. The bill passed by a vote
If 81 to l.
, There was no quorum present when |
5he house should have convened Monday
morning, and an adjournment till o.
~. was taken. Promptly at 2, however,
here sufficient members on hand to
transact business. Mr.. Gallagher's 8
cent fare bill occupied nearly an hour of |
5he session. 1t was finally laid on the
able.
a net i.esiol q foF o2
rection from the senate the bill taxing
railroad lands and place it at the head of
general orders. It was claimed that the
bill as passed repealed the present law
taxing the gross earnings of railroads,
and it was necessary tc remedy this
feature.
Mr.. Stockwel called up his resolution
to have 5000 copies of the report of the
special state prison investigating com=
mittee printed in pamphlet form. Car