Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-04-16

in ali amendment Changing the present law
by raising the tax ON mining products from
to per cent but lost it by vote Of 20.
yeas to "a nays.
Senator Leavitt's motion to amend by
recommending to pass was then carried by
u vote of "a yeas to y nays cast
Houss,
A portion Of an hour was CONSUMED In
discussing resolution Tered by Mn
Starks providing that bills Introduced at
the request ., the governor take the regular
| ;,.,...v md be iiot passed under suspension
o the rules in future. There was q substi-
tute for the resolution and an amendment,
both recommending method Of dealing
with local bills, but after q sharp lecture
| from Mr.. Diment. who Told the house that
the only way to expedite business was to
quit arKuihs, and go ahead, the whole mat.
, ter was laid over.
Mr.. Wacek offered resolution calling
for the appointment OF committee OF
! services o: several of the clerks of standing
committees can be dispensed with. The
resolution was adopted.
Another bill killed was III. F. G87, Mr..
Wahlund's bill to provide for o census OF
children of school age. 1t was defeated by
a vote OF 80 to Sc, and Mr.. Boyd gave mo-
tice TO reconsider. &
az amended by the judiciary, committee,
! was also defeated by . vote of 80 to 46.
Saturday. April 1.
! SENATE.
In committee of the whole Senator Lea
Wits bill to repeal the mining tax law with
several amendments tackled to it was rec
commended to pass.
At the opening Of the session Senator
Donnelly occupied twenty minutes of yalu-
able time in pushing resolution intended,
pended certain rules. But the sage could
not persuade the senate that his plan was
good one and came out second best
About two hours of the afternoon session
We're consumed in committee reports and
first and second reading ofbills. "A large
number OF local bills were passed. among
them Senator Stevens bill putting the Ram
Seys county abstract office on a fee basis and
providing that it shall be regularly inspect
ed by the county attorney.
HousE.
There was a long debate over II. F. 573,
Mr.. Searle's bill I'd regulate the convict la
Dor at the state reformatory at ST. Cloud.
The bill is for the purpose Of reli ewing the
quarry industries ofthat section and the
stone cutters from being injured by conlpe-
titlon with convict labor. Mr.. Searle spoke
in favor of his bill, and declared it was to
meet the wants and wishes of his constitu-
ents. Messrs. Capser, Linnemann and Coates
from thesanie county (Stearns), also favored
the passage Of the bill and Mr.. Searle
moved that it be recommended to pass
Mr.. Currier moved to increase the num-
Der of conyicts allowed to be employed in
stone cutting to 40 per cent.
After considerable discussion Mr.. Diment
offered a substitute as compromise max
ING the number "a per cent
Mr.. keyes thought it no matter how few
or how many conyicts We're employed OH
any class OF work, they would always be in
competition with some interest
was adopted, and the bill was SO amended.
Monday. April l3.
Senate r Lienau introduced resolution
allowing Edward Newell file clerk, So per
day Tor the first eight days Of the session.
An amendment offered by Senator Sanborn
including G.. N. Blaisdell, chief file clerk,
was adopted, and the resolution was
adopted.
Senator Lommen's resolution providing
that the rules of debate In the senate shou d
prevail in committee of the whole was
called up by its author, and was promptly
killed by the senate.
NO PREFERRED BILLS.
Senator Dangherty moved to reconsider
the vote by which Senator Donnelly's ESQ
luton to allow each senator to select one
bill from general orders, which bills were
to take precedence, was defeated, The MOS
ton to reconsider was adopted by vote OF
% to Is. and then the resolution was voted
down, receiving % votes out Of the neces-
sary s. to adopt.
The senate bill reducing the board Of pub
lie works of st. Paul from Jour members to
v,a4 he
amendment which restored the number to
four Tor one year, after that the board to
consist of three members. On motion o:
Senator Lienau the senate refused to con-
cur in the house amendment, and the bill
was sent back to the house.
HOUSE.
Two or three Ramsey county bills were
reported back by Mr.. Walsh, the secretary OF
the delegation, among them being III. #. 1863.
the bill regulating the salaries of st. Paul
officials. which was amended so as to in
crease the fire department Appropriation
from 500, 600 to $2l5,O00. These bills will
take their regular order on general orders
or the calendar.
= On the motion of Mr.. T. Cole the chief
clerk was instructed to draw his warrant in
the sum of $183.S8 to defray the expense o:
the trip of the house committee to inspect
the Fergus Falls asylum.
The judiciary COMMITTEES reported adj
versely on twenty-t bills and. after their
titles had been read, the report was adopted.
The calendar was then taken up and oc-
cupied the entire afternoon. Among the
bills passed was the Honipe railroad bill, s.
r. 699. Mr.. Searle moved for a.call OF the
house, but Mr.. Currier said there would he
no opposition to the passage of the bill.
a vote oil 80 yeas to one nay.
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