Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-03-19

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MINNESOTA Law MAKERS.
sf. PAut, March 10. The Seisate me-
yesterdy with q ANAL att2ndenss:
Senator Ta,yney rs orteS subsei (,
for Donnellyle bill aatfnt 70 sstax ation
OF motgaaea = RnA tk9s Subject wei
made Rspecial order fora afternoon 81
Thursday the lath. In the afternoon :
number Of bill were introduced among
which were: To prevent sale Of cigar
cites to minors; preventing persons UNI
der 10 years entering saloons and one
requiring owners OF dogs to take out
licenses.
81. PAUL.. March iis-The senate
postponed action on the nsuft bill yes
terday: The ssaists III committees ree-
bmmended the pass1R OF Donnellys
railroad amendmen ich is copy q
the Illinois law: 4 few local bills were
introduced, and in hsafternoor . NUM-
Der of1ocal measuresiwer passed.
The attendance 81 the House was
small etitionag were presented against
the Cnrrier bill. A letter from the fam.
Nv Of General Sherman was read thank
Ing the Legislature for its resolutions Of
coincidence. Only two bills Of general
interest were introduced. One BY Mr..
Walsh to establish 8 court Of appeals, .
court midway between the district and
supreme court which shall be court Of
OF record, and consist Of chief justice
and two associate justices, with = seal
and powers as follows: The governor
shall appoint the justices, who shall
hold Offices until the general election,
and when elected shall hold Offices Tor
two years. The other tvas..sby Nj.
Feig, bill Is abate all taxes imposed
on seed grain loans.
ST. PAUL, March 13. The Senate
spent the entire day yesterday ip din
cussion OF the nsury question. The
question was whether double penalty
should be inflicted, viz: in addition to
the forfeiture clause shall the taker. 81
usilry be fined or imprisoned. The
question was debated all day, at times
with acrimony, and when adjournment
was had the forfeiture clause was
stricken out and the penalty clause re-
tanned. Final action on the bill was
not taken.
In the House the proceedings were
lifeless. 1t was purely routine work
from opening to close. No bills Of any
Importance were introduced. DOnnel-
ly's memorial to congress relating to
sale Of options in agricultural products
was passed. Also the bill asking com
gress to fix a day for the annual cele-
bration of Columbus discovery Of Amer
lea. In the committee considerable dis
cussion was raised over the bill to abol-
ish struck juries, but it was finally rec
ommended for passage.
ST. PAUL, March 13.-After days and
weeks spent in discussion of the inter
est question the Senate yesterday
passed almost without change the Davis
bill as introduced during the first days
Of the session The bill reduces inter-
est from 10 and Z to8 and 6. The Sem
ate then adjourned:
In the House with Mr.. FurlOng in the
chair great deal of business was tran
sacted. A score or more of bills were
introduced. The most important being:
One by Smout Of Faribault Co., chang
ing qualification Of voters. II his bill
becomes law foreigners cannot vote
on first papers; by Greer, providing for
closing of estates in probate courts; by
Penny, regulating liquor licenses; by
Wacek, providing for an investigation
Of 9Torren's land transfer system. In
the afternoon the House passed the bill
providing foreloction 81 railroad com
missioners by the people. Also the bill
abolishing struck juries.
ST. PAUL, March 1.-THE Senate
having disposed of the interest question
settled down to hard work on the lath.
Senator Keller introduced bill pro-
viding bounty of 81 on each loo
pounds of fax fiber. Senator Davis
sent up an important bill relating to
corporations. The general effect of the
bill Is to require from all foreign cor
porations the same things that are re-
quired by the laws Of the states under
which they are organized. Two bills
amending the game laws were intrp-
duced. The House bill amending the
seed grain law was passed and several
local bills.
In the House it was discussion day.
Speaker Champlin being sick. Judge
Furlong occupied the chair. But little
routine work was disposed Of. No bills
of any interest were introduced When
the House met in the afternoon, Mr..
Reeves resolution against free coinage
being special order, was taken up
and defeated. y The Keyes Australian
election bill was next taken up and oc.
cupied the rest of the afternoon. 1t was
recommended for passage.
ST. PAUL, March 16--Ihe Senate on
Saturday attempted to pass the Interest
bill, but the attendance was not large
! enough and the matter was postponed
The. bill providing for the manufacture
Of beet sugar was favorably recon-
nended: also the Biil repeating the. Ii
bel law. a few bills were introduced
bit nearly all were CT a local character
| The House was occupied nearly all 81
the morning in an acrimonious debate
on the question Of appointing srecia.
committee to investigate building and
loan associations In the afternoon q
large number Of bills were introduced
One provides for only skilled engineer.
on locomotives; to license billiard ane
! pool tables; to appropriate $685. COO FOL
| enlarging the soldiers home; to protect
! sheep fromsdogs to improve the branl
Of horses III Minnesota. Resolution.
| were introduced in both branches, fix
ing the day of tinnl adjournment a
| April 10th, but were not adopted.
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