The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-02
MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.

ST. PAUL, March 24.-The Senate held
one session yesterday. The first bill
for action was Donnelly's bill repeating
the newspaper libel law. When the
roll was called the bill was killed by
! vote of 20 nays to 70 yeas. The next
was Tawney's bill for the taxation of
mortgages, which was killed.
The House met at p. m. with fair
attendance. The principal bill intro
duced was by Boyd, which provides
that all villages of 5000 or more shall
! be separate election districts, and estab-
lished municipal courts, etc. The bill
gives villages municipal powers with
out special act of the legislature. A
number of local bills were introduced.
ST.. PAUL, March 25th.-In the Senate
yesterday two resolutions were intro
duced touching upon the question of a
capitol building. The greater part of
the day was spent in discussing DON
nelly's bill for the taxation of mort
cages. The Tawney bill which was de-
feated the day before was tackled on to
Donnelly's bill by piece meal until
nearly all of the provisions had been
was recommended to pass. The rest of
the day was spent discussing Donnelly's
bill to add grain and warehouse item
to the constitution.
In the House the morning hour was
| occupied in hearing reports of commit
tees. Mr.. Lynn introduced bill pro-
viding fine for usury. Mr.. Knudson's
bill proposes to regulate millers' tolls,
making & the maximum. Mr.. Keyes
sent up a bill abolishing contract la Dor
at the pententiary. In the afternoon
the calendar was taken up and disposed
Of The principal bill by Foley, for
taxation of railroad lands, was passed
without opposition. Penny's bill pro-
viding for all executions for crimes to
take place at Saltwater, was defeated
ST. PAUL, March 2e-The principal
thing in the Senate was to defeat the
bill of Donnelly submitting to vote a
constitutional amendment relating to
railroads and warehouses. The meas
ure was opposed by Senators Tawney
and Mayo. The bill being put upon its
final passage was defeated by 20 nays
to 10 yeas. The rest of the day was
spent in routine work. A large num-
ber of bills were introduced nearly all
of them being local in character.
In the House, considerable portion
of the morning hour was consumed in
discussion of the bill allowing certain
expenses in the contested election cases.
Many members thought the sum of
$500 for attorneys for Mr. Durant was
too high and at 1890 the bill was de-
feated. 1t will come up again. In the
| afternoon the consideration of special
| orders, House Files 9O1 and 9O2 was the
rule. The two bills were the Currier
and Searle substitutes for control of
| railroads. Nothing was done except to
explail the two measures. No action
was taken and the bills will come up
again.
ST. PAUL, March 27.-In the Senate
yesterday the question Of printing che
| laws by the state and distributing the
| same through the newspapers was dis
! cussed but no decision was arrived at.
The sensation of the session was the
veto of the Senate bill comforting bank
| ing privileges upon loan and trust COM
panies. The attempt to pass it over
the Governors veto signallv failed,
| there being only 20 yeas to 20 nays and
! ~ absent or not voting. Party lines
! were completely obliterated. A num-
! ber of bills were introduced.
In the House the morning hours were
| occupied by reports of committees and
couple of sharp skirmishes occurred
| over couple of bills recommended for
| indefinite postponement by the tenn
| perance committee. The entire after
| noon was occupied by introduction of
bills tie larger proportion of which
| were local. Mr.. Lynn had two bills
| compelling foreign insurance compa-
| nies to invest in Minnesota securities.
c. French proposes annual sessions of
| the Legislature and Mr.. Knudson desires
to drive billiard tables out of saloons,
and abolish screens and stained glass
| windows. MIR. Gildea sent up a bill
! throwing contested election cases into
| the courts of the state. Mr.. Turrell's
bill amends the law relating to special
bins in the elevators at st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Duluth. Tomorrow is
the last day for the introduction of bills.
ST. PAUL, March 2S.-Yesterday be-
ing the last day for the introduction of
bills there was in both branches a per-
feet rush from morning until night
The principal bills were: By Probst-
field, abolishing taxing of per centage
of railroads; by Dougherty, prohibiting
private banking; by Probstfeld, ex-
tending redemption from realty mort
gage sales from one to three years; by
Dean, prohibiting pool rooms; by Craig,
compelling railroads to select swamp
lands within year; Donnelly's mort
gage taxation bill was laid away for
the day.
In the House, the entire day was
taken up with the presentation of bills
The principal ones were: By Feig, COM
pelling all railroad taxation to be sub
mitted to the people; by Moore, COM
pelling elevators to make a balance
sheet once a year; by Trip, making
seven legal holidays during the year;
by Bull, to apportion the state into SEN
atorial and legislative districts; by
Huset, to punish gambling; by DAILY,
compelling sleighs to be of uniform
width; by Lomen, to tax express COM
panies per cent of receipts; by Bjorge,
prohibiting saloons keeping pool tables;
by Cole, T., abolishing the board of
prison managers; by McAlister, regu-
lating telegraph and telephone tolls.
A Satisfactory Explanation.
"What did Miss Leftover do when she
awoke and found burglar in her room
-scream?"
Not much. She transfixed him with
her cold, gray eye, pointing to the door,
and hissed: Leave me-"
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