The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-04-09
MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.

ST. PAUL, April 1.-The morning
session yesterday in both branches was
very tame. The Senate did nothing
and the House got all tangled up in a
parliamentary knot and it took fully
an hour to get it's line of work straight
ened out. In the afternoon the first
thing to come before the Senate was
Donnellys mortgage taxation bill with
the Tawney amendments. It was on
final passage and there was no debate.
The vote upon the measure was % yeas
to % nays, so the bill was lost. Kel-
ler's livery bill was passed ar a num-
Der of local measures
In the House during U..e morning
hour an important bill was lost and
again revived and passed. 1t was
Trips bill governing caucuses and
conventions. Being put on it's passage
an error was discovered, so it was voted
down, reconsidered and carried. AS
passed it applys to towns and cities OF
1870 and upward. In the afternoon
the railroad bills were special order.
Stivers wanted the order deferred SO
as to consider the Hompe bill at the
same time, but the House was against
him. The consideration of the railroad
bills was contest between the Searle
and Currier bills. The Currier bill was
accepted and by vote of IS to ~ was
recommended for passage. The Penny
bill regarding criminal executions
was defeated.
ST.. PAUL, April 1.-The Senate yes
terday took Leavitt's resolution provid-
ing for publication of the laws in the
pamphlet form and distribution by the
newspapers COT the state and voted
ed it down. Hompe's bill compelling
editors to sign their names to articles
in newspapers was also voted down.
Donnelly tried to amend the bill and
made long humorous speech in sup
port of his wants. Senator Craig's bill
reapportioning the state into seven dis
tricts was recommended for passage in
its original form.
In the House the Governors veto of
Pickerel lake bill was sustained. Fo-
ley's railroad taxation bill which had
been recalled from the Senate was
taken up and amended so as not to
conflict with the present gross earnings
law. Trips bill to prevent crimes
against the elective franchise was dis
cussed but no action taken. The
worlds fair bill was taken up and con-
sidered. The original provided for
100000 appropriation. A motion to
make the amount $25, 900 was killed
as we'll as $4,000. Finally $500 was
put in the bill and as amended was
recommended to pass.
ST.. PAUL, April 3.-The Senate was
booked to meet at $3.50 yesterday morn
ing. an hour earlier than usual, but the
Senators did not take very kindly to the
idea and it was after 10 o'clock before a
quorum was present. The work of the
day was purely routine. A few local
bills were passed. In committee of the
whole the only important bill consider
ed was the bill regulating the sale of
baking powder, sugar. ETC., which was
recommended for passage.
In the House the resolution allowing
payment of the contested election cases
was passed. Mr.. Maguire's resolution
authorizing the printing and distribu-
ton of 10000 copies of the report of the
committee on fax was taken up and
passed. The committee of the whole
RECOMMENDED the passage of the farm
crs' institute bill, also the bill relating
to foreign live stock insurance ccmpa-
MES.
ST. PAUL, April 4.-The first matter
for the Senate to consider yesterday
was the veto of the Minneapolis charter
which was recOmmitted for amendment.
McMillan's resolution providing for
capital commission was taken up and
passed. In the afternoon the automat-
ic brake and car coupler bill was put
upon passage and defeated. Then came
Hompe's newspaper bill compelling all
articles of personal nature to be
signed by the author. The Senate was
in the graveyard business and this also
was buried.
In the House the morning hour was
devoted mainly to the reports of COM
mittees. a few measures were recon-
mended for passage but the majority of
reports were of an adverse nature and
the House adopted them. In the after
noon the main question was the Cur
rier railroad bill. When it was reached
the only speech made was by Scarle
and that was short. A call of the
House brought 1914 members. The re-
suit of the ballot was 81 nays and 4S
yeas. SO the bill was lost. The
worlds fair bill appropriating $4,000
was lost, then reconsidered, amended
to $50, 600 and passed.
ST.. PAUL, April 6.-The morning ses-
sion of the Senate on Saturday was
very tame and the work was simply
routine. In the afternoon the baking
powder bill was reached, The bill
compels manufacturers to stamp the
formula on the cans containing the
powder. The first vote resulted in de-
feat of the bill but reconsideration
was taken and the bill passed. The
bill while known as the baking pow
der bill applys to syrup, sugar. coffee,
ETC. After a few local bills were
passed the Senate adjourned.
In the House, upon request of the
Governor, Helms introduced ? bills To-
cal to Waseca County, and Bjorge a
wolf bounty bill. The baking powder
business came up in the House and af-
ter a breezy little row the measure was
placed on general orders. The Currier
railroad bill was reconsidered upon
motion of Mcclure, and after long
parliamentary wrangle the same was
declared dead beyond resurrection. The
He:lse adjourned until 2 p. m. Monday.
WElL-kNOWN AMERICANS.
SEVEN native sons of Vermont will
sit in the United States senate.
Mr.. WILLIAM WALDORF AsToR has
opened a regular business Office in Lon
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