The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-04-09
STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD OF WORK DONE BY MIN
NESoTA SoLoNs.
! Comprehensive Summary Of the Pro-
ceedings for the Week Giving q List of
Important Bills introduced, Referred,
and Passed.
Tuesday, March 81.


Tuesday, March 81.
In the senate committee reports were
taken up almost Immediately after the
opening of the session, and proceeded
Tor an hour without anything of interest
10 vary the monotony.
In the afternoon the first matter of
importance to come before the senate
was Senator Donnelly's mortgage taxa
tion bill, s. f. Sc, which was on its final
passage. There was no debate what
ever. Senator Leavitt attempted to get
an amendment before the senate, but
Senator Brown objected and the roll was
called on the bill. The result showed
20 votes in it's favor and 90 against it.
= A heated debeate was INDUCED in over
resolution to sell some land In West
st. Paul which some claimed the state
owns. The land was once the bed Of a
duly meandered lake. 1t was finally
decided to get the attorney generals
opinion before taking action.
After recommending several bills re-
lating to the preservation of game and
fish to pass. the committee arose and the
senate adjourned.
In the house an attempt was made to
take the Scent street car fare from the
table and pass it, but it was voted down
emphatically.
Mr.. Trips bill, seeking to regulate
corrupt practices, now at the head of the
house calendar was voted down. A mo-
ton to reconsider carried, and the bill
was referred to Messrs. Kinney and
Trip for correction. 1t then passed by
vote of IS to 81.
Upon assembling at 2 p. m. the house
went into committee of the whole to
consider as special order the substitute
for the Currier bill, with Mr.. Wacek, of
lie Sueur, in the chair.
Mr.. Feig moved that House File 901,
the Currier substitute recommended
to pass. Adopted.
The calendar was taken up again after
the report of the committee of the whole
had been adopted, and the first bill on
the list was II. F. 1874, Mr.. Penney's bill
to repeal the present law relating to ex-
ecution, and providing that they all
take place at Saltwater penitentiary.
After lengthy discussion the bill was
defeated by vote of SO yeas to A nays.
The speaker announced the following
list of delegates from the house to the
convention of Western states to be held
at Kansas City: Messrs. Kinney, Ong-
stsd, Stockwell, McGrath and Tucker.
Wednesday, April I.
The principal discussion in the senate
was upon the question of state laws
publication. A report from the COM
mittee on printing introduced the sub
iect. It set forth that after investiga-
tion no better plan than the old one
could be found. and that the scheme for
printing the laws in pamphlet form
would result in there being no distribu-
ton of laws. The report was adopted.
After large installment of commit
|. tee reports the senate waived the con-
sideration of the calendar and took up
general orders, with Senator Allen in
the chair There was considerable dis
cussion of the veterinary surgery bill
and at last it was recommended for pas
sage after some amendment.
The bill renting back taxes on prop
erty sold by railways was discussed at
length but no action taken.
Next came Senator Hompe's bill pro-
viding that all newspaper articles,
whether editorial, local or otherwise,
shall be signed by the writer's. An
amendment was offered by John Day
Smith making the rule apply only to
articles rejecting upon character. The
amendment was accepted by Mr.. Hompe
and the bill was almost unanimously
recommended for passage.
Fhe reapportionment bill was next
taken up and passed without objection.
The house session was devoted to
routine business of very little impor-
lance, such as reports of committees,
petitions and resolutions. Among the
resolutions was one from Mr.. Lomen
asking congress to set apart not less
than 10, 900 acres of the nom arabic lands
of Northern Minnesota for national
park, to foster and promote rainfall and
humidity in the state. Referred to a
committee for amendment. -
The worlds fair bill was taken up and
after amending 1t SO as to appropriate
100000 for the state exhibit, It was
passed.
House File No. $50. the bill to tax rail-
roads, was amended so as not to repeal
the present law taxing the gross earn
ings of railroads and passed.
Thursday, April 2.
Committee reports occupied a short
time in the senate, and after that
order came the calendar.
and brake bill came up and was referred
for revision: Keller's livery stable bill
was passed. = s',''.tE
In committee Of the whole John Day
Smiths life insurance bill was RECON-
mended for passage.
The baking powder bill was amended
to provide that every can of baking
powder shall have on label complete
statement of its ingredients and recon-
mended for passage.
The Joint resolution petitioning con-
ere 49,. :. 70 establish postal telegraph was
favorably considered. Another bill of
some interest was that of Senator
Leavitt, providing for the assessment
and taxation of telephone and telegraph
lines. The Currier bill from the house
was substituted for this-it having prac-
tically the same provisions was
then recommended for passage.
The message of Governor Merriam
Yetoing the Minneapolis charter was
read, and the senate then adjourned for
the day,
House: Claims committee reported a
substitute for the original resolution in
the matter of the contested election
claims. The substitute was adopted
aud the resolution passed. The amounts
allowed are as follows: S. G. Bowman,
$4S9.38; E. e. Price, 1856; John DAILY,
$621; E. w. Durant, $621. This is cut
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