The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-19
MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.
ST.. PAUL, March 9-The Senate held
no session on Saturday.

MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.
ST.. PAUL, March 9.-The Senate held
no session on Saturday.
The House had morning session at
which but little was done. The usual
amount of sickness was reported. A
few bills were introduced, the most i'm
portant being by Mr.. Bull, providing
for state board of agriculture and for
estry. Mr.. Wetherston sent up bill
to provide for the determination of
"quack'' grass. Adjournment was
make until Tuesday, 10 a. m.
ST. PAUL, March 1O.-The Senate met
yesterday with small attendance.
Senator Tawney reported substitute
for Donnelly's bill relating to taxation
of mortgages" and the subject was
made a special order for afternoon of
Thursday the 18th. In the afternoon a
number of bill were introduced among
which were: To prevent sale of cigar
cites to minors; preventing persons un-
der 1s years entering saloons and one
requiring owners of dogs to take out
licenses.
ST. PAUL, March f1.-The Senate
postponed action on the usury bill yes
terday. The Senate in committee rec
commended the passage of Donnelly's
railroad 1Dnendment, which is copy of
the Illinois law. A few local bills were
introduced, and in the afternoon num-
ber of local measures were passed.
The attendance in the House was
small. Petitions were presented against
the Currier bill. A letter from the fam
lily of General Sherman was read thank
ing the legislature for it's resolutions of
coincidence. Only two bills of general
interest were introduced. One by Mr..
Walsh to establish court of appeals,
court midway between the district and
supreme court which shall be a court of
of record, and consist of a chief justice
and two associate justices, with seal
and powers as follows: The governor
shall appoint the justices, who shall
hold Offices until the general election,
and when elected shall hold Offices for
two years. The other was by Mr..
,Teig, bill to abate all taxes imposed
IN seed grain loans.
ST.. PAUL, March 12.-The Senate
spent the entire day yesterday in dis
cussion of the usury question. The
question was whether double penalty
should be inflicted, viz: in addition to
the forfeiture clause shall the taker of
usury be fined or imprisoned. The
question was debated all day, at times
with acrimony, and when adjournment
was had the forfeiture clause was
stricken out and the penalty clause re-
tanned. Final action on the bill was
not taken.
In the House the proceedings were
lifeless. 1t was purely routine work
from opening to close. No bills of any
Importance were introduced. Donnel-
ly's memorial to congress relating to
sale of options in agricultural products
was passed. Also the bill asking CON-
gress to fix day for the annual cele-
bration of Columbus discovery of Amer
lea. In the committee considerable dis
cussion was raised over the bill to abol-
ish struck juries, but it was finally rec
ommended for passage.
ST. PAUL, March 13.-After days and
weeks spent in discussion of the inter-
est question the Senate yesterday
passed almost without change the Davis
bill as introduced during the first days
of the session. The bill reduces inter-
est from 10 and to 8 and 6. The Sen
ate then adjourned.
In the House with Mr.. Furlong in the
chair great deal of business was tran
sacted. A score or more of bills were
introduced. The most important being:
One by Smout of Faribault Co., chang
ing qualification of voters. If his bill
becomes law foreigners cannot vote
on first papers; by Greer, providing for
closing of estates in probate courts; by
Penny, regulating liquor licenses; by
Wacek, providing for an investigation
of Torren's land transfer system. In
the afternoon the House passed the bill
providing for election of railroad COM
missioners by the people. Also the bill
abolishing struck juries.
ST. PAUL, March 14.-The Senate
having disposed of the interest question
settled down to hard work on the 18th
Senator Keller introduced bill pro-
viding a bounty of 81 on each 100
pounds of fax fiber. Senator Davis
sent up an important bill relating to
corporations. The general effect of the
bill is to require from all foreign cor
porations the same things that are re-
quired by the laws of the states under
which they are organized. Two bills
amending the game laws were intro
duced. The House bill amending the
seed grain law was passed and several
local bills.
In the House it was discussion day.
Speaker Champlin being sick Judge
Furlong occupied the chair. But little
routine work was disposed of. No bills
of any interest were introduced. When
the House met in the afternoon, Mr..
Reeves resolution against free coinage
being a special order, was taken up
and defeated. The Keyes Australian
election bill was next taken up and oc-
cupied the rest of the afternoon. It was
recommended for passage.
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