The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-03-26

ment OF REDWOOD and Wllk1n counties
for expense of murder trials held therein
and the report was adopted. The COM
mittee on elections offered resolution
to pay contest expenditures of s. C.
Bowman, e. E. Price, R. G. Dunn, John
Daily and E. w. Durant. Referred to
committee on elections.
The limit of time for introducing ap-
preparation bills was extended one day.
Ffty-six bills were introduced during
the day. AS usual, some were impor-
tant, but much the greater portion were
not, except to certain localities. Among
the most important were the following:
To amend the constitution, by MT.
Champlin. This bill makes it the duty
of the railroad companies and common
carriers to give all private persons the
same facilities that are given companies
and corporations, and requires them to
Weigh or measure grain at points where
it is shipped and receipt for the full
amount, and shall be responsible for the
delivery of such amount to the owner or
consignee at the place of destination,
less an amount not exceeding one-fourth
of per cent for wastage. Railroads are
declared public highways, free to all
persons, under the provisions prescribed
by law. Stock shall not be issued at
less than par and no watered stock shall
be issued. Competing lines shall not
consolidate. Their property shall be
subject to the public necessity the same
as the property of individuals. The pro-
posed amendment shall be submitted at
the next general election.
To provide for the levy of taxes for
state purposes for the fiscal years end
ing July 81, 1892, and July 81, 1893, to
raise 1915, 900 for the former year and
81 .000. 900 for the latter,
Bills were passed extending the Aus
tralian ballot law to the whole state; a
new charter for Mankato; amending
Sank Center charter, and several other
minor measures. E
Saturday March FL.
In the senate the special order, the
two mortgage taxation bills of Mr.. Taw.
ney, were postponed till Monday.
Senator Sanborn then called up his
concurrent resolution fixing upon Fri
day, April ~, as the day for final ad-
journment, and Wednesday, March rs,
as the last day for the introduction of
bills. There was little or no discussion
on the resolution and it passed by an al
most unanimous vote.
The order Of introduction of bills came
next, and among those introduced was
one by Senator McHale, of Scott county,
authorizing the state high school board
to hold summer training schools at the
state university,
Twenty-Five local bills were passed,
the senate adjourned till Monday.
House: Resolution offered calling
tor committee of FIVE to investigate
whether or not the public warehouse at
Duluth and other places did not ship out
wheat without having it inspected, and
explained that 1t was charged that the
elevators sold great deal more wheat
than gave account for and that this
wheat was stolen from the farmers.
Adopted.
A resolution to appoint a committee
of five to investigate the recent junket-
ing trip to Fergus Falls was adopted,
Several important bills were intro
duced, among them being the following,
To enforce the liquor laws, by M"
Stevens. This bill fire. es severe penalties
fn e.. seiiIng liquor without license.
To establish state signal service for
the benefit of agriculture. Roach.
To create the Office of commissioner of
agriculture. Zelch.
10 appropriate money for the erection
OF new state capitol at st. Paul.
In committee of the whole the bill to
amend chapter 20, General Laws of 1887,
was recommended to pass. This is sub
stitute for the John Day Smith law, and
provides that all executions shall take
place in the penitentiary at Saltwater,
upon a permanent ga1lows, and shall be
witnessed by such reporters as the board
of prison managers shall decide to ad-
NIT.
Monday, March 30.
In the senate the special order ON
mortgage taxation was postponed an
hour to dispose Of regular business.
Mr.. Donnelly's bill repeating the ihcc,,
law came up and was h l.Sc.iy debated.
The bill was defeated by a vote of 80
to 10. ...s...- III.
Of dozen bills handed in the most
interesting was Senator 8, q. PetersOn's
for the regulation Of charges of express
companies in the state. Senator Lienau
had a couple Of bills for the regulation
and taxation of insurance companies,
and Senator Sevatson proposed a scheme
for securing uniform system of insur-
ance policies.
The special order was then taken ND,
being the Tawney mortgage taxation
bill. After an Intellectual attempt to
refer the bill to the judiciary committee,
and the adoption of two or three amend
ments making minor changes in the bill,
a vote was taken upon Senator San
born's motion to indefinitely postpone
the measure. The motion prevailed by
a vote of % to Is. A motion to recon
slider was lost.
The house held no morning session
Monday, the adjournment being until
p. IN. The usual number of petitions
were read.
The various committees reported
large number Of bills back, among the
piiis recommended to be indefinitely
postponed being II. F. 874, relating to
the taxation of corporations, and three
or four bills providing for free text
books, it being the intention to intro
duce substitute bill to cover t. whole
question Of text hsoxs. The local bills
committee reported thirty or forty bills
back, and it was almost 4:30 before the
reports were all received.
Under the order of introduction of
bills, eighteen new bills were read, the
only important measure of the batch
being one by Mr.. Boyd, of st. Louis
county, who introduced a bill which
will have an important effect upon the
larger villages of the state. The bill
grants common law municipal powers
to all towns over 5000 inhabitants, and
defines other specific powers and duties.
Mr.. Ringwald's bill to publish the tax
rolls of the city of st. Paul was indef-
nita1y n0Sfn0nad YnOn reoOmmandatiO