The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-03-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
What the 27th Minnesota Legislature /.
Doing.
ST. PAUL, March 23.-Notwithstand-
ing the past week included St. Pat
rick's day and a trip to Saltwater to
inspect the binding. Irvine machinery
it has been week of hard work and
good progress has been made in sever
al branches of legislation. Considera-
BILE time has been occupied in both
branches in consideration of the bills
amending the charters of St. Paul and
Minneapolis.
The rush of bills introduced has been
steady all the week and the outlook
now is that the number will almost if
not quite reach that of two years ago.
Speaker Champlin sent in a bill on the
Goth providing for an amendment to the
constitution. 1t is similar to the one
introduced by Donnelly in the Senate,
early in the session. The bill covers
the control of railroads and the weigh
ing, inspection and shipment of grain.
Makes railroads receipt for the weight
of grain, and responsible for delivery
OF the same, less l per cent for vast
age. The bill has some of the features
of the Diment, Conner and the Searle
bill.
The Goth was the last day for the in
PRODUCTION Of appropriation bills, but
the time was extended one day to allow
several members to report measures
they were unable to complete. Most of
the appropriation measures were
presented OH the day first fixed.
Mr.. Rjorge presented the tax levy
bill which provides for the levy of taxes
for state purposes for the fiscal years
ending July 81, 1892 and 1898 and pro-
svides for the levying Of tax of 1915, 1000
on all the taxable property in the state,
such tax not to exceed rate of one
and seven-tenths mills ON the dollar, to
defray the expenses of the state for the
year ending July 81, 1892; and of 81, 000-
for the year ending July 81, 1898, the
rate not to exceed one and seven-tenths
mills on the dollar.
House File 933 provides for the def
cheney in appropriations two years ago
for 1891. The principal items being:
Salaries of Judges, SAL, 96s.52; Wolf
bounties, $4,000: printing, advertising
and binding $4,000 and other small
items which makes the total SIT ,243 81
The appropriations for general ex-
penses are as follows: For 1892, the
sum of $lO4, 600: for 1898, the amount is
placed at $l2O.22O. Other appropriation
bills are as follows:
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Additional allowance for clerk
hire in the office of insur-
ance commissioner $500 $500
For incidental expenses of the
same 20 81
For additional clerk hire in
the Office of state auditor
and land commissioner 300 300
Total $3.50 $3.50
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Farmers Institutes $4,000
Publishing General Laws $4,000
Minnesota reports $500
lndexing General and Special
Laws 200
Publishing synopsis of constitu-
tional amendment 1000
Additional vault and safe room
n treaSurerS office 1000
Total 500, 500
SUMMARY COVERING TWO yEARs)
General expenses 1888. $50
Annual appropriations 1900
Miscellaneous expenses 6O,52O
deficiency 1l7,243
Judiciary expenses 1926, 800
Capitol building repairs 10000
Grand total $40, 9S3
Speaker Champlin appeared in the
chair on Wednesday the first time for {,
week, having been confined to his hotel
with an attack of La Grippe.
Some three weeks ago resolution
was introduced appropriating 10000
for busts in the National Capitol of
Gen. Sibley and Secretary Window
On Wednesday, the resolution was i'm
ported back by Mr.. Reeve with name
of Window stricken. The reason being
that the committee did not consider
that he had been a resident Of the state
for the past few years. The appropria-
ton is cut to 100000.
Mr.. Reeve introduced bill regulat-
ing the rate of Interest," 1t provides
that:
Section Interest upon any legal in
debtedness shall he at the rate of 6 per
cent. unless a different rate is contract
ed for.
Section ALL contracts hereafter
ter maturity as before. Any rate pro-
viding for an increase after maturity
shall work forfeiture Of interest.
The bill is nearly like the Massac],u-
sets law. In short it makes per cent
legal rate without contract and allows
any rate that contracting parties may
agree upon.
Mr.. Richardson of Otter Tail Co. has
presented Il bill that should the same
become a law would do away with all
squabbling for the printing and cutting
of rates of mortgage foreclosure aGver-
tisements. The bill provides that in
case of foreclosure of mortgage by pub
LEGATION said notice shall be published
in a newspaper printed in the county in
building located nearest to the prem
ises intended to be sold. Just how the
distance is to be determined when the
land is located number of miles from
a town where there are two or more
papers published is not known. The
bill does not say whether the distance
shall be designated by air line or tray.
eled roads. The bill is known as II. T..
953.
Mr.. Penny. of 1lennepin, has bill
before the House charging in materi-
al manner the law relating to liquor
licenses The bill provides that all H.
censes shall expire on July of each
year. County commissioners and mu-
nicipal authorities shall have power TO
issue licenses during any month of the
year, making the license run pro rata
from date of issue to July 1. The bill