Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-04-17
STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD OF WORK DONE BY MIN-
hEsoTA soLoNs.

NsSOTA SOlONS.
4 Comprsho nsiys Summary Of the Pro-
essdings for the week Giving List of
Importsn. Bills Considered, Referred
and Passed.
Wednesday. April 8.
Resolutions occupied some little time
in tho senate Wednesday morning. First
Senator Sanborn's resolution providing
for the payment of $3.50. so for the OK.
penses Of the state prison investigation
was passed. A resolution providing
that salaries of doorkeeper, assistant
doorkeeper and keeper of the gallery b
raised from s. to IS from the beginning
Of the session was passed.
On motion of Senator Sanborn it was
decided to make all bills ree:ting to tho
state prison Il special order, and next
Monday evening at 1880 was chosen ~
the time.
A portion Of the Minneapolis delega.
ton reported on the veto of the charter
and favored its passage over the veto.
The discussion lasted all the forenoon.
The vote resulted "a yeas, % nays, -
the veto was sustained.
In the house the bill prohibiting tho
sale of liquors within twenty miles Of an
Indian reservation was placed on gen
sral orders.
House File oo4, regulating the rate Of
interest, introduced by Mr.. Reeve,
which makes the legal rate Of interest
per cent in the absence Of any contract,
was also placed on general orders.
The report Of the minority committee
atinO tha n ICorSify,
Agricultural college was SUI uitted.
There are fifteen members on the con-
mittse, nine of whom favor separation.
A motion to lay the minority report on
the table was lost and tho bill was
placed on general orders.
The Ho1upe railway bill was subs1-
tuted for the Searle bill by vote 81 to
n, and progress reported.
Mr.. Longs bill providing for eight
hours as days labor on all pubic
works in this state was considered
aud recommended to pass.
Thursday, April ..
Senate: McHales anti-tight bill va
passed after sharp discussion, the vote
being 81 yeas, 12 nays.
The next thing to claim attention VS.
the Pickerel lake, West st. Paul, mat
ter. The lake occupies about 100 acres
and Is dry at some seasons Of the year
and sometimes covered with water. II
Is claimed by the AUDITING property
owners, the Great Northern railroad
and tho state. The Ramsey county
senators, Messrs. Sanborn. Dean and
Stevens, fought the bill as an unwar-
ranted interference with private rights:
they held that the courts must settle the
matter. Senator Day claimed that the
bill was for the interests of the state at
large; the land was valuable and the
attorney general wanted the assertion
of the state right made as an aid in
pushing the claim. It was finally res
commended for passage.
In the house the bill in relation to tho
license term was recommended to pass;
bill prohibiting minors playing pool or
billiards was placed on general orders;
bill providing for removal of screens
from saloon doors and windows was in
definitely postponed.
The committee on banks reported to
indefinitely postpone two bills relating
to the interest and usury laws, and tho
reports were adopted.
The committee on reapportionment
reported unanimously in. favor of Sem
ntor Craig's bill. dividing the state into
DcNcH COtlE IcSSlOudl QlSQTICtS.
McHale's anti-tights bill was referred
to the committee on education. though
not until temperance, printing and other
committees had been suggested as proper
resting places for 1t, E -
The committee on education held .
meeting almost Immediately and decided
to recommend that the bill be referred
TO the judiciary committee for them ia
pass upon its ConstitutionaIity,
The calendar was then taken up, and,
there being forty bills thereon, it occu-
pied the remaining part of the afternoon
session. The most important of the bills
passed was Mr.. Trips bill. House File
Id, to prevent crimes against the cleo.
tive franchise. The bill had been pretty
well discussed and amended and II
passed with but little discussion BY .
vote of "a to IS.
Mr.. Feig's bill amending the law r.
lating to the weighing Of grain was
passed by vote Of rs to 6.
Mr.. Longs bill, House File 698, to es-
tablish the hours on public works by
making eight hours constitute days
labor, was passed-70 to %.
Friday. April 10.
The senate wasted over an hour Of tho
morning In desultory debate on Sen.
Ator DOnnelly's resolution introduced
Thursday providing for the selection by
each senator Of q bill from general or
Aers for the purpose of advancing i'm
portant legislation. The motion was lost.
The remainder Of the morning session
was spent in committee reports.
Nearly the entire afternoon session
was taken up by the discussion OF the
0ll repeating the law taxing mining
products and exempting mining lands.
Several long speeches were made, and
the bill was finally recommended favora-
bly,. Pending motion to adopt the re.
port the senate adjouln ned.
House: The railroad committee recon-
mended to indefinitely postpone the bill
regulating passenger rates in the state,
and also the bill giving the railroad and
warehouse commission additional DOW
er9.
Then the McHale resolution, III the
words Of the immortal Koklico, "bobbeA
up serenely" in the shape of an invita-
ton by tho president of the Metropolitan
Opera house to the house to attend the
performance Of the Crystal Slipper and
sec the shapes" there presented. The
invitation was accepted in twink
ling.
Bells bill, FORGETTING railroad land
grants, was lost.
Among the bills passed after the house
got down to work were the following:
10 prohibit trusts and pools; amend
ing the law relating to savings associar
tions; amending law relating to inspect
ors of steam boilers; providing for sem
aphores; relating to Torrens' system of
land titles.
The last bill is for a commission of three
TO be appointed by the governor to gain
AZ possible information regarding the
"Torrens Australian system of land
transfers, wherever the same is in op.
erAtiOn and to report to the next legis.
lature. An appropriation of $500 each
u made as salary and expense money.
An evening session was held after ths
theatrical performance was over, bat
tAe members were not inclined to traa&
act any business. '
Saturday ASril II.
Senate: Tho morning was devoted Is
- Senator Leavitt's bill repeating the
mining law. 1t was amended to simply
amend the present law by raising the
tax on mining products from to 8
Csnts per ton and recommended to pass.
The labor bill was recommended to
pass. '-' 49, -,
About two hours Of the afternoon Sos
sion were consumed in committee re-
ports and first and second reading Of
bills.
At 5 o'clock the calendar was reached.
bat was passed over. and general orders
were taken up, with Senator Crate in
the chair. -ass-.ses >---'e.., 49, ~
The Keyes election bill, which passed
the house few weeks ago, was taken
mp first, and after being amended 80 as
to strike out tho straight voting
clause IVES recommended to pass.
The house spentthe day In committee
Of the whole. sf,se > Z & 5,