Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-02-19
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Condensed Proceedings of Both
Branches Of the Minnesota Leg
islature.
What is Being Attempted in the Way
Of Legislation by Our Law
makers.
Tuesday Feb. 10.
SENATE.

When the session Of the senate opened
Senator John Day Smith presented another
batch Of petitions from Minneapolis people
against extending the saloon limits.
Senators Burkhardt, Craig and Dean pre-
scented petitions asking to have the age OF
consent raised.
Senator Keller presented petitions relat-
Ing to the st. Cloud reormatory
When general orders were reached the
senate went into committee OF the whole.
second bill en- general orders was Senator
Donnelly's joint resolution providing for
conference with the legislatures of the
states OF the Mississippi valley in reference
to the interest on money. The house reso-
luton which contained the same pro-
visions was defeated III the senate on Satur-
day. Senator Donnelly offered an amend
ment providing that the commission to be
composedshouldno not meet with commissions
OF other states to consider the questions of
interest and usury, but should instead carry
on q correspondence with the committees
OF other Legislatures, with a view to agreeing
upon uniform rate of interest and u COM
mon usury law. The amendment further
provided that nothing in the resolution
s)ould be construed 20 mean that the states
were to iavor any league or conspiracy
against the authority Of the United States.
A roll call was demanded, and Senator
Donnelly's motion was defeated by vote
OF 10 yeas to % nays
The bill OF Senator Hompe submitting an
amendment to the constitution providing
that the legislature can make any APP
pontive office in the state elective, was re-
terred back to the Judiciary committee
Senator Llenau, from the committee on
beet sugar, reported in favor of establishing
that industry in Minnesota, and presented
a blu providing that instructions in sugar
beet raising and beet sugar manu- acturing
shall be gwen at the agricultural farm, and
appropriating $55, 900 to establish sugar
manuIactory at that point
The senate committee on state institu-
tons yesterday gave hearing to a delega-
ton Of citizens from st. Cloud, upon the
question OF employing skilled labor in the
granite quarry at the state reformatory. J.
Fl. Drake spoke in favor of restricting the
output OF granite from the retormatory,
while j. H. Cooper took the part OF the in
stitution.
Yesterday morning the house was occu-
pied with large amount of small business
arising out OF reports o committees and the
Introduction Of resoi utions Mr.. Bells bill
for the abolition of wolf bounties was I'M
1avorably reported upon by the committee
on agriculture, and Mr.. Furlong made a
strong speech in favor Of retaining the
bountes. Mr.. Bell sent communication
to the clerks desk to be road from the
audltor OF FOLK county requesting the pas
sage of the bill, and this was supplemented
by a statement from Mr. Capser showing
that Polk county drew over 81, 800 in volt
bounties, and the adj joining county o! Doug
las but $50. The committees report to in
definitely postpone the bill was adopted.
wit 1he understanding that Mr.. Bell is TO
bring in another bill to meet the existing
abuses of this bounty system.
The committee on towns and counties re-
ported the West Duluth incorporation bill
favorably, but after Lively spat between
Mes rs. Kendall and Boyd the bill was re-
telred back.
The joint resolution relating to the Mag
ara ship canal was reported iavorably upon
by the committee on commerce
The Judiciary committee reported back
the single tax bill without recommenda-
ton, and also recommended that the pre-
amble to- Mr.. Reyes resolution calling
constitutional convention be stricken off.
The bill recommending an amendment to
the United States constitution in the meth
Cd Of electing presidential electors was rec
commended to be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Smiths bill, II. f. 32l, has the effect
OF making the state bear the expense OF GER
tain state prosecutions for otfenses. and not
the county. NJ. Moore introduced free
text book bill
Mr.. r. A. Walsh introduced a bill which
proposes to obliterate the dividing line
which separated the election districts OF
justices of the peace in St. Paul into east
and west Of Wabasha street. This bill will
greatly simplify the election OF justices by
making their election at large.