The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-09
MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.


in working mood yesterday. After
the reports of committees had been re-
ceived the Hompe railroad bill was
taken up and after few amendments
was passed. The bill com bines the
warehouse and railroad commission
and gives the powers similar to those
conferred by the Iowa law. On the
passage of the bill there was only one
dissenting vote, Senator Morse.
When the House met in the morning
there was no quorum present and an
adjournment was had per force until
afternoon. At 2 o'clock the House got
to work. Gallagher's three-cent street
car fare bill was laid over. Bulls bill
taxing railroads was recalled from the
Senate for amendment. In committee
of the whole several bills were consid-
cred but no action was taken.
ST.. PAUL, April 1.-The morning
session yesterday in both branches was
very tame. The Senate did nothing
and the House got all tangled up in a
parliamentary knot and it took fully
an hour to get its line of work straight
ened out. In the afternoon the first
thing to come before the Senate was
Donnellys mortgage taxation bill with
the Tawney amendments. It was on
final passage and there was no debate.
The vote upon the measure was % yeas
to % nays, so the bill was lost. Kel-
ler's livery bill was passed and a mum.
ber of local measures.
In the House during the morning
hour an important bill was lost and
again revived and passed. 1t was
Tripp's bill governing caucuses and
conventions. Being put on it's passage
an error was discovered, SO it was voted
down, reconsidered and carried. AS
passed it applys to towns and cities of
10000 and upward. In the afternoon
the railroad bills were a special order.
Stivers wanted the order deferred so
as to consider the Hompe bill at the
same time, but the House was against
him. The consideration of the railroad
bills was a contest between the Searle
and Currier bills. The Currier bill was
accepted and by a vote of IS to 81 was
recommended for passage. The Penny
bill regarding criminal executions
was defeated.
ST. PAUL, April 2.-The Senate yes
terday took Leavitt's resolution provid-
ing for publication of the laws in the
pamphlet form and distribution by the
newspapers oof the state and voted
ed it down. Hompe's bill compelling
editors to sign their names to articles
in newspapers was also voted down.
Donnelly tried to amend the bill and
made a long humorous speech in sup
port of his wants. Senator Craig's bill
reapportioning the state into seven dis
tricts was recommended for passage in
it's original form.
In the House the Governors veto of
Pickerel lake bill was sustained. Fo-
ley's railroad taxation bill which had
been recalled from the Senate was
taken up and amended so as not to
conflict with the present gross earnings
law. Trips bill to prevent crimes
against the elective franchise was dis
cussed but no action taken. The
worlds fair bill was taken up and con-
sidered. The original provided for
100000 appropriation. A motion to
make the amount $4,000 was killed
as well as $4,000. Finally $75, 200 was
put in the bill and as amended was
re recommended to pass.
ST. PAUL, April 3.-The Senate was
booked to meet at $50 yesterday morn
ing, an hour earlier than usual, but the
Senators did not take very kindly to the
idea and it was after 10 o'clock before a
quorum was present. The work of the
day was purely routine. A few local
bills were passed. In committee of the
whole the only important bill consider
ed was the bill regulating the sale of
baking powder, sugar, etc, which was
recommended for passage.
In the House the resolution allowing
payment of the contested election cases
was passed. Mr.. Maguire's resolution
authorizing the printing and distribu-
ton of 20, 900 copies of the report of the
committee on fax was taken up and
passed. The committee of the whole
recommended the passage of the farm
ers' institute bill, also the bill relating
to foreign live stock insurance compa-
nies.
ST. PAUL, April 4.-The first matter
for the Senate to consider yesterday
was the veto of the Minneapolis charter
which was recommitted for amendment.
McMillan's resolution providing for a
capital commission was taken up and
passed. In the afternoon the automat-
ic brake and car coupler bill was put
upon passage and defeated. Then came
Hompe's newspaper bill compelling all
articles of a personal nature to be
signed by the author. The Senate was
in the graveyard business and this also
was buried. The Craig reapportion-
ment bill was passed without amend
ment or opposition.
In the House the morning hour was
devoted mainly to the reports of COM
mittees. A few measures were recon-
mended for passage but the majority of
reports were of an adverse nature and
the House adopted them. In the after
noon the main question was the Cur
rier railroad bill. When it was reached
the only speech made was by Searle
and that was short. A call of the
House brought 1O4 members. The re-
suit of the ballot was Sc nays and 4s
yeas. So the bill was lost. The
worlds fair bill appropriating ZOO
was lost, then reconsidered, amended
to $50, 900 and passed.
II THOUGHT her heart was broken when
her husband died?" $50 it was. Perhaps
that accounts for her since tvinp il with n