Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-03-13
Fifteen new bills were introduced, the

Fifteen new bills were introduced, ths
most important being a bill to create
and organize state board of agriculture
and forestry commissioners. This board
is to consist of the presidents of the
State Agricultural society, the
HORTICULTURAL association, Forestry
association, Dairy association and
Farmers alliance. The object Of
the bill is declared to be the promotion
of the agricultural interests OF the stats
and to provide rules for the guidance
and encouragement Of farmers hsti-
tutee and all societies and institutiong
organized for the promotion Of any
branch Of agriculture.
Mr.. Weatherston introduced bill to
prevent the dissemination or sale of the
seed Of squitch" grass, proclaiming the
aforesaid grass nuisance and providing
penalty for allowing it to grow upon
land. Town supervisors are empowered
to cut the same before it has time to
seed, and to charge the work to the OWL
ers Of the land.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Cantle.
berry, Wacek, Anderson, Battley and
Gross as committee on game and game
laws. Adjourned till Tuesday.
Monday, March 8.
Senator John Day Smith called up the
matter of reimbursing Platt B. Walker
for services in connection with the direct
tax matter, and the matter was referred
to a special committee consisting Of Sen
ators Leavitt, Tawney and Barr.
The order of Introduction Of bills
brought in bakers dozen of measures
Of varying importance. Senator Sevat-
son proposed an appropriation of $500
tor monument to commemorate tho
massacre of thirteen citizens of jackson
county by the Sioux Indians in 1859.
Senator Barr also handed in a bill ex-
tending the time during which the Du-
luth, st. Cloud and Mankato may earn
the swamp land grant.
Senator Lineau introduced bill au-
thorizing the St. Paul city council to
expend SIC, ,oOO for the construction Of q
public bath and swimming school
Committee reports occupied the next
half hour or 80. Senator Tawney re-
ported substitute for Donnelly's mort
gage tax bills, which he entitled IAN
act to relieve property from double taxa
ton in certain cases." This measure is
quite radical, but has been approved by
Mr.. Donnelly.
When general orders were reached tho
senate went into committee of the whole,
with Senator Sanborn in the chair.
Senator Lineau's bill providing for
state teachers certificates was recon-
mended to pass, and also the bill raising
the age of consent. According to the
bill as recommended the age of consent
is fixed at IL years. The penalty is
graded. so that if the girl is under 10
years it is imprisonment in state prison
for life; If ten years of age and under ii,
imprisonment in state prison not less
than seven nor more than thirty years;
If IA years Of age and under 16, impris-
onment IN state prison not less than one
year nor more than seven years, or i'm
imprisonment in the county jail not less
than three months nor more than ore
year.
Tuesday, March 10.
Senate: Interest bills postponed.
Resolutions appropriating 1891. .4i to re-
imburse Mr.. Searles for his election
contest expenses adopted; also one ap-
proriating $1,294.50 for Mr.. O'Brien for
similar purposes.
Among the bills introduced was one
from Senator Geissel fixing the punish
ment for the sale for smoking and the
smoking of opium at $1,000 fine, or i'm
prisonment from one to three years.
Senator Sevatson fathered q bill fixing
the compensation of county officials in
counties under 10000 inhabitants at
$500, and in counties Of from 10000 to
x, 900 at 81 900.
After half an hour on the calendar
Senator Peterson's bill amending the
law requiring railroads to build and
keep in repair highway crossings was
passed. Senator Hompe's railway bill
was recommended to pass.
Senator Hompes bill requiring court
commissioners to give bonds for $4,000
was recommended to pass.
Senator S. D. Peterson's bill recurring
the railroad commissioners to ascertain
the cost Of railroads was recommended
to pass
Tuesday mornings session Of the house
was dull and uninteresting. There was
scarcely quorum present, and those
members who were in their seats seemed
not to realize they were there for bust
ness.
A number Of bills, among others one
appropriating al, 900 for the running
expenses Of the St. Cloud reformatorY
from Jan. 1889, to July, 1891, were re-
ported back, with the approval Of the
governor.
The bill to abolish the state board Of
corrections and charities was reported
back by the committee to whom It was
referred, with the recommendation that
it pass.
b. A. Walsh introduced House File
7s2 which provides for the establish
ment Of a court of appeals to consist of
. chief Justice and two associate JUS
tices. The bill provides that the Judges
shall be appoined and serve until the
next general election, when their sue
cessors shall be elected. They shall be
elected for two years, and shall d1aw
3, 600 per year salary and 10 cents per
mile for each mile travelled in the Dis
charge Of their duty.
At O'clock the house went into COM
mittee Of the whole and took up the
general orders. The, memorial ashing
congress to do away with' dealing h
options was taken up and passed after o
lengthy debate.
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