Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-02-12


hereafter the park board shall not issue
bonds without the consent OF the common
council. The bill has the unanimous con-
sent of the Hennepin delegation.
Senator Keller presented bill which pro-
vides that corporations for manu- actnring
purposes shall not be required to pay any
tee for filing articles of incorporation
NO MONEY TO BUY VOTES.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill yes
terday which limits the amount of money
that any candidate is allowed to spend III
his campaign for election. Tho maximum
amount to be expended is sl.uoo
including United States senators and
congressman. For county offices the limit
is $500, and for town, village and city offices
1t IS $3.50 except that for the office of mayor
in cities of more than Is, 900 inhabitants the
limit is $500. These amounts must include
all moneys spent to secure nomination as
well as election Sworn statements OF the
amount of money so spent must be filed
with designated officers before certificates Of
election are issued.
A large portion Of the day was spent by
the senate in committee of the whole The
morning session was presided over by SEN
ator Leavitt, while Senator Eaton occupied
the chair in the afternoon. The following
bills were recommended to pass: S. F. No.
70. allowing non-residents to use public
Town libraries, NO. ~, increasing jurors
fees; No. 81, reducing the number Of people
necessary to incorporate village to one
hundred No. Co. providing for committee
to consider the subject Of waterways; No.
81, to protect and reimbu any reversioner
against the failure of any tenant for life to
pay taxes; No. 1OG relating to banks and
banking; No. ITO, relating to the duties OF
public examiner.
With the exception of passing under a
suspension Of the rules House file 40. which
provides Tor the distribution OF seed gram
TO farmers whose crops have suffered by
blight, FROST hail. ETC., the house was en-
gagged all of yesterday with the Dnrant-
Daily contest case, and finally disposed OF it
in the afternoon by awarding the seat to
the Republican, Mr.. Daily, by vote of So
Friday Feb. 8.
The Legislature spent the day in visiting
state institutions.
Saturday Feb. 7.
SENATE.
In the senate yesterday the greater part
ofthe morning session was spent in discuss
ing resolutions. In the afternoon large
number of local bills were passed, and just
Louise joint resolution providing for COM
mission from the legislature to confer with
similar commissions from other states upon
the subjects Of interest and usury. This
was one of Senator Donnelly's pet measures
and he met square defeat by vote of "a
to 10.
Senator Donnelly introduced two bills re-
lating to thestate prison management. One
of the bills authorized the board of prison
managers to purchase another binding
twine machine for the state prison and to
proceed with the work of getting the plant
in operation as rapidly as possible. The
second bill provided that the board of state
prison managers shall be elected by the
people. The board shall consist Of FIVE
members all to be elected at the next gem
elected for two years and two for four years
and at the expiration of the term of office
of each member his successor shall be elect
ed for four years. In case ofvacancy i'll the
board it shall be filled BY. appointment, by
until the next general election.
Senator Davis bill asking congress to
give bounty to the Minnesota Rangers is
introduced at the request of ex-Judge Il. st
Julian Cox, president of the association OF
the members ofthe regiment. Judge Nc
Fail is secretary ofthe association.
HOUSE.
Inc mouse helQ It's nrSt Saturday session
yesterday morning and transacted quite a
general importance We're introduced, to-
gether with large number ofminor and
local bills. The calendar was reached also
and the greater portion of it disposed Of in
quick order. The speakercommencetlb bus.
mess by announcing til appointment OF
Messrs. Richardson, McAllister, and Erick.
son as the special committee to confer with
similar committees from other Western
states with view to fixing uniform late
Of interest
The committee on agriculture made a
favorable report on the joint resolution
favoring the passage OF the Buttcrworth
anti-option bill
A resolution by Mr.. Stevens providing
that all bills reported for passage by tn,
appropriations committee be referred tothe
committee on ways and means went ovei
on notice Of debate given by Mr.. Stone.