The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-03-12

gressional land grants foot up e
S,081 ,209.27 acres; state swamp lands
4,103, 1914. so acres, of which 1.7S6. s7O. ~
acres have been conveyed.
The committee on military affairs sub
mitted a lengthy report ON house file
sos, introduced by Mr.. Stivers. and pro
viding for the compilation and publica-
ton Of the official reports and CORE
spondence relating to the Organization
and services of the Minnesota troops in
the civil and Indian wars. The commit
tees report recommended the passage OF
the bill, the book to be published as q
companion to the book Of narrative and
roster of Minnesota troops published by
authority of the last legislature. The
bill provides for the publication of TO-
600 copies of the book, the cost of which,
as estimated by d. Ramaley, the state
expert, will be Sc, 1854.
Mr.. Dorelius introduced bill amend
ing the homestead exemption act SO that
the exemption shall not exceed 81 500 in
value.
The calendar was taken up and the
following bills passed:
Regulating admission to practice OF
law; relating to malfeasance in office;
to confirm official acts of notaries pub
lie; amending chapter 80, General Laws
of 1885, requiring railroad companies to
provide waiting rooms; to provide for
revision of General Laws Of the state;
relating to training school for teachers.
Saturday March Z.
Gen. Cross moved that the house ad-
journ at 1890 until Tuesday at 10 a. m.
his motion was carried by vote of SO
to 10.
The judiciary committee reported a
substitute bill for four house files
and one senate file amending the divorce
laws. The substitute bill makes deser-
ton for two years next preceding the
filing of the complaint good cause for
divorce, the present law requiring the
. time to be three years. But what the
bill gives with one hand it takes away
with the other, as it also provides that a
decree of divorce shall not take effect
until one year after it has been filed, the
object being to prevent divorces con-
tracing hasty marriages.
Fifteen new bills were introduced, the
most important being bill to create
and organize state board of agriculture
and forestry commissioners. This board
is to consist of the presidents of the
State Agricultural society, the
Horticultural association, Forestry
association, Dairy association and
Farmers alliance. The object OF
the bill is declared to be the promotion
of the agricultural interests of the state
and to provide rules for the guidance
and encouragement of farmers insti-
tutes and all societies and institutions
organized for the promotion of any
branch of agriculture. f
Mr.. Weatherston introduced bill to
prevent the dissemination or sale of the
seed of "quitch" grass, proclaiming the
aforesaid grass nuisance and providing
a penalty for allowing it to grow upon
land. Town supervisors are empowered
to cut the same before it has time to
seed, and to charge the work to the own
ers of the land.
The speaker appointed Messrs Camille
berry, Wacek, Anderson, Battley and
Cross as committee on game and game
laws.
The house adjourned at 1890 until
Tuesday morning.
Monday, March o.
Senator John Day Smith called up the
matter of reimbursing Plat B. Walker
for services in connection with the direct
tax matter, and the matter was referred
to special committee consisting of SEN
ators Leavitt, Tawney and Barr.
The order of introduction of bills
brought in bakers dozen of measures
of varying importance. Senator Sevat-
son proposed an appropriation of 5000
for monument to commemorate the
massacre of thirteen citizens of jackson
county by the Sioux Indians in 1862.
Senator Barr also handed in a bill ex-
tending the time during which the Du-
luth, st. Cloud and Mankato may earn
the swamp land grant.
Senator Lineau introduced a bill au-
thorizing the st. Paul city council to
expend $40, 900 for the construction of a
public bath and swimming school.
Committee reports occupied the next
half hour or SO. Senator Tawney re-
ported substitute for Donnelly's mort
gage tax bills, which he entitled rAn
act to relieve property from double taxa
ton in certain cases. This measure is
quite radical, but has been approved by
Mr.. Donnelly.
When general orders were reached the
senate went into committee of the whole,
with Senator Sanborn in the chair.
Senator Lineau's bill providing for
state teachers certificates was recon-
mended to pass, and also the bill raising
the age of consent. According to the
bill as recommended the age Of consent
is fixed at Ii years. The penalty is
graded, SO that if the girl is under 10
years it is Imprisonment in state prison
for life; if ten years of age and under IA,
imprisonment in state prison not less
than seven nor more than thirty years;
If ID wears Of apa and undor ia iTnpris
imprisonment in the se County iaii not less
year.