St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-08
TO PREVENT BLINDNESS.
a Unique Bill introduced by Mr..
Hemstead, OF Grow Wing.

a Unique Bill introduced by Mr..
Hemstead, OF Crow Wing.
Members of the house went to work
with a will yesterday. The session
opened at 10, and at 1880 O'clock adj
journed until Monday afternoon. The
introduction of bills consumed the
greater portion of the session, and
among the most striking are:
A bill for an act for the prevention of blind
ness.
Section I. Should any midwife or nurse,
having charge of an infant in this STATE, no
tice that one or both eyes OF such infant are
infiamed or Redeemed. ut any time within
two weeks after its birth, II Shall be the duty
cf such midwife or nurse 50 having charge
of such infant, 10 report The fact i'll writing,
within six hours. TO the health officer or
some legally qualified practitioner of medi
cine OF the city. town or district i'll which
the parents reside.
See. .. Any failure to comply with the
provisions of this aci shall be punished by a
fine not to exceed $i00, OF imprisonment not
10 exceed six months, or both.
This unique bill was introduced by
Mr.. Hemstead. of Crow Wing. and was
consigned to the tender keeping of the
Judiciary committee.
Stir the Railroads.
Mr.. Bell, of Ramsey, had bill read
the first time which is likely to bring
up the old Duluth 4 Winnipeg fight. 1t
is bill for an act fOrfeiting 10 the state
of Minnesota all title, right and estate
to land heretofore granted or rendered
by said state to any corporation to aid
i'll the construction OF any railroad. The
bills reads
Section ]. That there is hereby forfeite
to the state of Minnesota. and the state cd
Minnesota hereby resumes all right and titlef
thereto, all lands heretofore granted or
rendered TO any corporation 10 AID in the
construction OF any railroad. and all such
lands are declared 10 be part of The lands
belonging 10 the STATE of Minnesota, free and
clear of any claim on demand on the part of
any railroad company or corporation.
Sec ,. That no lands. and no right, title,
estate or interest in any lanGs forfeited. re-
claimed or resumed by this act. shall thereby
inure to the benefit of any CORPORATION or
ganized or operated for the construction of
any railroad, nor shall This act re construed
TO enlarge The area OF land heretofore grant
ed or rendered by any legislative act Of this
state, to aid III the construction OF any rail
road. Or TO confer any right upon any cor
poraton or person - lands which are eX-
cepted from such grant or tender. nor shall
the molety of the land granted or rendered
to any railroad company Oh account of a
main and branch line appertaining to I'M
completed road, and hereby forfeited or re-
Sumed, within The conflicting limits of the
grants or tenders for such main or branch
lines when but one Of such lines has been
completed, inure by virtue of the forfeiture
hereby declared TO the benefit of the COM
pleted line; provided, this act shall in no
manner affect vested rights.
I'ripp's Primary BILL.
Mr.. Trip, of liennepin. introduced
an important bill entitled an act to reg
ulate primary meetings held by politi-
pal DartipS ana IN DuuiSh cOrrunt proo-
tees at such meetings and at political
elections. The first section christens it
the primary Meeting and Convention
Act of 1891" Section . defines the
meaning of a primary caucus and con-
vention. According TO section 8 no
primary meeting can be held without at
least four days notice, and provision is
made for the publication Of 4 notice of
the primary election in the local news
paper. The primary can be held at any
time between the hours Of. O'clock i'll