Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-03-19
MINNESOTA SOLONS,
Condensed Proceedings Of Both
Branches Of the Minnesota Leg
islature
What is Being Attempted III the Way
of Legislation BY Our Law
makers.
Tuesday March. 10.

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The attendance of members in the honse
Yesterday was unusually light and during
she morning session but little business yvas
transacted. Several petitions presente,l
AGAINST the Curster bill were received and
s Iuaens Q! wright county presented petit
uons asking that all liquor licenses be
turned into the county, instead Of the vii
iase treasnraeA A letter from the family OF
tne late Gen. Sherman was read, thanking
the minnesota legislature for its resolutions
" ccnsiolencc and sympathy.
oShate bills were reported upon by the
committees, among which were the appro.
priation bill for the st. Cloud reiofn,atorv
and the bill abolishing the state board 81
corrections aud charities,
Inc order OF the introduction of new bills
WAS reached, and ten or eleven measures.
mostly OF y local character, were read for
the hrst time by Judge Dakin. Several were
Ot local character, but of no great inn
portknce.
The principal general bill introduced was
BY Mr.. Il. A: Walsh Of Ramsey county, and
10 to establish q court Of appeals.
The following senate files were recom-
nsn.ied to pass: SOY, e. 34l, 81, IS. g. 7S
2l3, lao. o., &C. lOl, 81 and 90
The house then adjourned until 10 O clock
this morning.
The senate yesterday postponed the con-
sideration OF the usury bill again, and if
another postponement Is not agreed ypon.
~ will be taken up this morning 1T 1880.
The day was occupied with the transaction
O. business in the regular order. One OF
by the committee OF the whole that Sen.
ssor Donneiiy's railroad constitutional
amendment bill should pass The bill is
nearly copy o: provision OF the consti-
senator Iien.n, bill adding two mem.
6ses C. the high school board and creating
me ONCE OF high school inspector, with a
salary Of =, OOO per year, was recommended
90 pass AFTER some opposition. The objec-
uons raised were to tho creation Of another
state Office.
"Wednesday. March. II.
SENATE
So FAR Is progress on the usury bill was
concerned but little was accomplished One
additional section of No. was finally
adopted. but the temper Of the senate is SO
uncertain that 1t may be changed by to-
Gays proceedings.
siderasion Of the usury bill. Senator Don.
nelly read list of alliances which had pc
utionad 70. the retention of the usury laws.
Senator Dean considered that both bills,
no. ! and No. 375, were departures from
The correct system Of finance, aud argued
.nat II would be great calamity to make
the laws relating 10 interest and usury more
stringent at this time.
senator Keller spoke in favor Of 6 and 8
per cent interest, with simply the forfeiture
Q. intsrest for usury.
Senator Donnelly moved to amend Sena-
Tor MARGINS amendment by striking out so
clause. This was the second time during
the day that the senate had voted on this
question. This time the amendment OF
Senator Donnelly Was lost by vote Of 3 to
As soon as the president declared the
aud said he presumed the senate was about
70 adopt the amendment Of Senator March.
which would repeal the present usury law
and replace it with law making the taking
ofusury penal offense.
II have" he continued, .been holding some
the tiuas has come to disclose it, "A member OF
this senate. who IL a banker, said to mo that
The banks Of this state had raised $4,000 to
do not charge that any OF this money has been
aiveu to buy senator's. But do charge that
money has besn raised to defeat the question
After order was restored Senator Leav-
Ut said he presumed the senator from Da-
kota had kept his charge of corruption for
the last shot, but it was blank shot, as
there Was nothing in the charge. He then
presented the following resolution:
Resolved. That . committss OF Ave shall be
appointed, Of which the senator from Dakota
6hall bs ehsiSnan, to tuvestigste the charge that
the bankers OF this state have raised $1O, 900
20 dsSsst 8. y. No. /.
The resolution was adopted without d.
vision, onlytw or three voices being against
u. aud thesenats adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning.
After the house had assembled and the
opening ceremonies had been gone through
Dir. Reeve called up his resolution memo
rializing congress against freq coinage and
had its discussion made special order for
Friday ut : p. NJ.
A motion by Mr.. Ringwald providing
that each member Of the legislature be- al
lowed five additional copies Of the new leg-
islative manual went over on notice O. de-
bate.
The new bills introduced were not very
numerous, but seven or eight of them pos
Sessed points Of general interest.
A bill by Mr.. French relates to the meth.
Cd Of procedure by heirs to real estate, in
cases where person dies intestatc.
Mr.. Smith introduced bill providing
for the creation Of new lumber district to
be known as Lumber District No. g. which
shall comprise st. Louis, Lake. Itasca and
Bc!trami counties and tributary territory
TO the Rainy river. Itfurther provides fol-
the appointment OF surveyor general for
the new district, and fixes the scaling fee ct
i've cents.