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ST. .PAUY, NIaafichn 4.-'The Senate set
Ned to work Yesterday, the interest
question. for the time, being out Of the
way. The railway commissioners sub.
mitted q report of the stock and bonds
Of the "Soe" road There were three
bills introduced. two of them local and
one providing penalty for butter adul-
teration. An even dssen uf lGcal Bills
were passed. and The Senate adjourned.
Ia the Hotise tho first hotir was 6eei'.-
pied by presentation bf petitions, most
aal 81 thein being protests against the
Currier bill regulating railro: Is. In
the regular routine of work the bill by
Mr.. Bull. regulating interest, making
the rate 8 H,,u per cent was taken up
nnh pilssed by a vote of GS t6 10 Only
three bills of general interest were hi:
trodnced. One to prohibit selection OF
ldrora nnatquainted with the English
language: to punish false registration
of cattle and one to authorize governors
OF other states to appoint persons to
detect cettlc strayed into the state.
ST.. pAU1. March 5-when tho San
ate mot vas+arday tho pros;dant,s oh ha;,
was vacant. Lieut.. Gov. Ives was sick.
Senator Hompe was elected President
pro tenn. Nothing beybhd The regular
order OF business was transacted in the
morning. Only three general bills were
introduced. Two were by Senator
March; one provides for city and town
ship oil inspectors, and the other pro-
poses an amendment to the. savings
bank law. Senator Nelson presented a
bill amending the game law. In the
committee of the whole Hompe's rail
road bill ciiclted = good deal OF discus
sion, spnt no action was taken.
In the House as Soon rs the usual
number Of excuses were granted for
sick members the routine was taken up.
Mr.. A. French introduced bill appro-
priating $4,000 for farmers Institutes,
each institute not to exceed $780, Mr..
Wahlund sent up bill providing for
for school census each alternate year;
by Coburn, compel railroads to put in
track scales; by Lomen, to prevent
debtors giving certain creditors prefer
ence; by Carlton, providing for state
board of education
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ton yesterday, and when adjournment
was reached had proceeded far enough
to declare that interest should be re-
duced to and six per cent. although
the bill did not reach passage. Bills in
troduced: To establish land title
ourt; prohibiting amendment to the
constitution; to prevent fraud in dairy
products; making the board Of equali-
zation elective; requiring charter cleo
tions in towns and villages; regulating
compercial agencies and joint reso-
luton relative to postal telegraph.
In the House petitions against the
Currier railroad law were again piled
up on the Speakers desk, and the morn
ing hour was consumed before the in.
PRODUCTION of bills began. In the after
noon Mr.. Stivers introduced bill fix
ing ten hours as days work on rail
roads. Among other bills were: Max
ing eight hours days work; to encour.
age the breeding of racing and trotting
horses; relating to the record of deeds
provide free text books; amending
the law for the assessment and collec-
tion Of taxes.
ST. PAUL, March 7.-Nearly one-third
of the Senators were absent yesterday
on account of sickness, consequently
the discussion of the interest bill was
postponed until Tuesday, the 10th. The
bills introduced were: placing all cor
porations under supervision of the state
examiner; relating to mortgages and
securities; protecting stockholders IL
corporations; regulating costs in ciyi
actions; amending laws Of corporations
The House met with good sprink