The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-04-16

quit arguing and 20 ahead, the whole mat
ter was laid over.
Mr.; Wacck offered resolution calling
for the appointment of a committee of
three to investigate as to whether or not the
services OF several of the clerks of standing
committees can be dispensed with. The
resolution was adopted.
Another bill killed was III. +. 667, Mr..
Wahlund's bill to provide for a census OF
children of school age. It was defeated by
a vote of 30 to 81, and Mr.. Boyd gave no
tice 10 reconsider.
Mr.. Lomen's bill relating to town plats,
as amended by the judiciary committee,
was also defeated by vote of SS TO As.
Saturday, April II.
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 valu-
able time in pushing resolution intended,
as he said, TO facilitate business. 1t sus-
pended certain rules. But the sage could
not persuade the senate that his plan was a
good one and came ont second best.
About two hours of the afternoon session
were 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
sey county abstract office on fee basis and
providing that it shall be regularly inspect
ed by the county attorney.
HOUSE.
There was a long debate over H. F. 573,
Mr.. Searle's bill to regulate the convict la
Dor at the state Felormatory at st. Cloud.
The bill is for the purpose of reli ewing the
quarry industries ofthat section and the
stone cutters from being in ured by compe-
titiOn with convict labor. Mr.. SearlespOke
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 thesame 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 convictS allowed to be employed in
stone cutting to 40 per cent.
After considerable discussion Mr.. Diment
offered O substitute as a compromise max
| ing the number 81 per cent.
Mr.. Keyes thought it no matter how few
| or how many cOnvicts were employed on
| any class of work, they would always be in
competition with some interest.
On division, Mr.. Diment's substitute
was adopted, and the bill was so amended.
Monday. April 10.
SENATE.
Senate Lienau introduced a resolution
allowing Edward Newell, file clerk, So per
| day or the first eight days of the session.
An amendment: offered by Senator Sanborn
including G. N. Biaisdell, chief file clerk,
was adopted. and the resolution was
adopted.
Senator Lommen's resolution providing
that the rules of debate in the senate should
| prevail in committee of the whole was
called up by its author, and was promptly
killed by the senate.
NO PREFERRED BILLS.
Senator Daugherty moved to reconsider
| the vote by which Senator DOnnellys ESQ
| luton to allow each senator to select one
| bill from general orders, which bills were
to take precedence, was defeated, The mo-
ton to reconsider was adopted by vote OF
| 70 to Is, and then the resolution was voted
down, receiving % votes out Of the neces.
sary IS to adopt.
The senate bill reducing the board o: pub,
lie works of St. Paul from Jour members to
| three was returned by the house with an
| four for one year, alter that the board to
| consist of three members. On motion oil
! 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 oil
the delegation, among them being Ii. F. 1863,
the bill regulating the salaries of st. Paul
officials. which was amended so as to i'll
crease the fire department appropriation
from sos 600 to $2l5,0 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 $1838S to deray the expense o
the trip of the house committee to inspect
! the Fergus Falls asylum.
The judiciary committee reported ad,
vcrsely on twenty-five bills and, a ter theil
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 Hompe railroad bill, S
F. 500. Mr.. Searle moved for a call OF the
house, but Mr.. Currier said there would b.
no opposition to the passage of the bill
which was then voted upon and passed by
a vote OF 90 yeas to one nay.