New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-01
MINNESOTA SOLONS.
Condensed Proceedings Of Both
Branches Of the Minnesota Leg
islatlTe.
What is Being Attempted in the Way
Of Legislation by Our Law
makers
Friday March. 20.

makers.
Friday March. 20.
SENATE.
A resolution by Senator Sanborn provid-
ing Tor the payment for file covers Tor the
senate went over on notice OF debate.
Senator San born presented another reso-
luton providing that the legislature should
adjourne at noon OF Friday, April II. SEN
ator Morse gave notice Of debate.
The regular order was then suspended, at
apolis charter was taken up.
Senator Donneily opposed submission,
and Senator Bell also spoke against it, The
vote was then taken, the question being
upon the minority report OF the committee
providing Tor the submission OF the charter
this report was defeated by a vote of ID to
p,
Mr.. Gallagher, chairman of the commit
tee Oh elections, submitted resolution to
reimburse the contestants in the election
cases in the house for their expenses.
On the motion of Mr.. Currier of Blue
Earth the house decided to meet for the
future at $50 every morning of the session.
Mr.. Mcclure moved for the appointment
of committee of five to investigate the
agricultural college and its relations to the
state university. His motion was adopted.
On the motion OF Mr.. Stone, who drew
day for the introduction of appropriation
bills, the time was extended twenty-tour
hours.
Mr.. Ringwsld introduced bill amend
ing the law relating to weights and meas
ures, the inspection of scales, etc.
Mr.. Furlong introduced a bill amending
the wolf bounty law, providing that the
bounty shall be IS for male wolves over
three months old, 81 for females over three
months old, and for wolves under that age
So: The person claiming the bounty shall
exhibit the carcass to the chairman of the
board of supervisors OF the county wherein
the wolf is killed.
Mr.. McGrath introduced a bill to repeel
chapter 81 Of the General Laws of 1881 re-
lating to mining and taxation of mining
property and products. The bill provides
that after the passage of this act all mines,
mining property and products shall be
taxed and assessed as provided by the Gen.
eral Laws OF 1878, chapter l.
Mr.. J. r. Nelson's bill to regulate the
length of the biennial sessions of the state
legislature makes the length of the session
NINETY calendar days. Instead OF ninety
legislative days" as at present. thus cutting
down the length of the session by about ten
days.
Mr.. McAllister's bill to license plumbers
amendments.
The house then adjourned until $50 this
morning.
Saturday, March Fl.
SENATE.
Senator Tawney sent up bill seeking to
appropriate $3.50 for the purpose Of pur-
chasing overcoats for the regular members
OF the three militia companies of the state
Senator Do1nelly offered bill fixing the
minimum age of children employed in fac
tories at thirteen years, and Senator Probst-
field offered one making the fact of an &C
cident caused by railroads prima facie evil
dence that such accident happened.
The passing of local bills was taken up,
among those passed being Mr.. Ames' house
file repeating the law creating the office of
the St. Paul fire warden, and the house file
known as the Bell charter for the city of
st. Paul. There was no trouble in regard
being unanimous for it. The bill received
forty votes, and now only needs the gov
ernors signature to become law.
AT l:3O O'Clock the senate adjourned I'M
til o'clock Monday in order to allow the
committee on ventilation to improve the
chamber ventilation through its engineer
HOUSE.
Several petitions were received 1avoring
the bill to tax railroad property and the
Currler bill, or a reasonable substitute
therefor
Mr.. Price made motion providing that
in future all bills in general orders upon
which progress is reported 60 to the foot OF
the list. This created some discussion,
Messrs. Diment and Stevens opposing it
After some talk the motion went over on
notice of debate.
Mr.. Kcyes reported that the judiciary
committee after investigation as requested
by the house as to the duration of the. ses-
sion and the last day for the introduction
have to adjourn at II o'clock noon on April
20, and that Friday, March q, would be the
last day OH which bills could be intro
duced.
The introduction of new bills occupied
the greater part of the morning session, and
again the list contained many bills of more
than ordinary Importance. Among the
priation bills, a synopsis of which is given.
House file 962 was introduced by Mr.. T.
Cole, chairman of the committee on insane,
and is the general appropriation bill for
the current expenses of the three insane
hospitals of this state, located at St. Peter,
vides for the following appropriations.
Mr.. Stone of Ramsey county introduced
ali important bill, which is intended to Sc
cure the erection of d new capitol building,
and providing Tor an appropriation there
fore. e.
Monday, March, 20.
SENATE. - .--. .
The senate held single session
of three and a half hours, during
which time it killed Senator Donnelly's
bill to repeal the newspaper libel law of
1887, and also Senator Tawney. mortgage
taxation bill.
When hesenate began business the spe-
cial order was postponed for one hour in
order that some routine business might be
transacted.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Senator S. D. Peterson which fixes the
maximum charges by express companies
for transporting farm produce at 80 cents
per 100 pounds for the first fifty miles and
10 cents for each additional fifty miles.
Senator Lienau introduced Two bills
aimed at foreign life insurance companies.
One of them provides that all such COM