The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-02-05
MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 27.-There was short
session of the House only yesterday,
with L. K. Stone presiding in the ah-
sence of Speaker Champlin. General
bills introduced were: To prevent
crimes against the elective franchise;
to amend the road and bridge law; to
provide for mechanics lien; to fix the
liability of tows, counties and corpora
tions relating to defective bridges.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 2S.-In the Senate yes
-terday the joint resolution asking con-
gress to defeat the bill guaranteeing
the bonds of the Nicaragua canal was
downed. Donnelly and Hompe being
chief opponents to the resolution.
Among the bills introduced were; By
Leavitt, amending the constitution to
provide for an income tax; Lommen, to
extend the time of payment for seed
grain furnished in 1888; by Leavitt, to
tax incomes of sleeping cars, telegraph,
and telephone companies.
In the House the following bills were
introduced: BY Ball, to reduce interest
from to 8 and 10 to 8; by Erickson, to
relieve the poor of a county; by Bjorge,
bill providing for the submission of a
constitutional amendment providing for
the prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the State
of Minnesota at a special election to be
held on Nov. 3, 1891. Referred to the
temperance committees; by Feig, bill
regulating the salaries Of certain county
officers. Referred to the committee ON
public accounts and expenditures.
Mr., Foio int @1,,t;D
posing that committee of fifteen be ap-
pointed, ten by the speaker and five by
the president Of the Senate, to investi-
gate the capitol lands in Kandiyohi.
There were ten sections of these lands,
and, according to Mr. Feig, the capitol
could be located on one section and the
expenses incurred could be betrayed
from the proceeds of the sale of the re-
mainder of the land The new capitol
was not to cost more than So, 800, 900.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 29.-In the Senate
yesterday after a resolution to investi-
gate the official action of Oil Inspector
Nichols had been introduced by Senator
La Due and adopted, the contested cleo
ton case of Searles VS.. O'Brien was
taken up on the report of the commit
tee and the rest of the day consumed in
consideration of the same without
reaching conclusion.
The House was occupied all day in
the introduction of resolutions and bills
large proportion of which were local.
The principal bills introduced were:
BY Long, to compensate state prisoners
for extra labor; also one to prevent
persons under 1s years attending crimi-
nal trials; BY Diment, making sleeping
car companies liable for property the
same as hotels; By Currier to tax tele-
phone and express companies; BY
Searle, regulating the liquidation of
banking companies; BY Feig, to regu-
late the election of presidential electors;
By Diment, a bill to regulate the carry
ing of grain and produce by railroads,
inspection, ETC., and one by Stockwen
raising the age of consent from 10 to IA
years. Feig's capitol removal recolu-
ton was taken up and laid on the table.
The Reeve resolution allowing each
member $40 for postage was passed by
a bare majority.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 90.-The Senate Yes.
terday was occupied all day with the
Searles-O' 'Brien contested election case
from Washington county and 1t was
5;30p. m. when vote was reached.
O'Brien, Democrat, was given the seat
The vote was O'Brien, 80 and Searles
21. Seven Republicans and three Alli-
ance men voted for O'Brien.
! The House held but one session.
When the noon hour was reached the
table was practically cleared, and an
adjournment was had until the next
morning at 10 a. m. Mr.. Doyle intro
duced bill providing for the taxation
of mortgages and trusts. Mr.. Mcclure
had two bills, one for the weighing and
handling Of grain, while the other was
to protect farmers from loss by hail and
cyclone. Mr.. Battley sent up a bill
providing for the inspection of steam
boilers. All other bills were local. A
lively tilt was had over a resolution of
keyes providing for the retention of
Warden Randall at the Saltwater prison
until the investigation committee~could
finish work. 1t finally went over under
notice of debate
ST. PAUL, Jan. S1,-Both branches
held short sessions yesterday and ad-
journed as mark of respect to the
memory of Secretary Window, until
Monday at 3 p. IN. In the Senate DON
nelly introduced a bill relating to liza
bility of employers and employees. SEN
ator March, to regulate the inspection
of grain; by Sevatson, to tax express
companies; and by Dean to regulate
common carriers.
In the House the morning hour was
occupied in discussion of the Keyes
resolution for the retention of Warden
Randall at Saltwater. The resolution
was adopted. Searle presented a reso-
luton announcing the death of Secre-
tary WindCm. After several seconding
speeches were made joint committee
was appointed to draft resolutions and
House adjourned.
Doing Things Up Brown.
Nubuddy-Now, Mr.. Architect, we
come TO the library. l suppose that II
have to be pretty big room.
Architect-I presume so. How many
books have you?
Nubuddy-I thought we might leave
that to the furnisher and decorator
haven't any yet.-Harper's Bazar
What pretty idea, Johnny, to
call your sailboat Mammal" Eyes, II
is: tell you she's a spankcr"-Brool
lyn Eagle.