Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-04-10
STATE LEGISLATION,
ACCORD or WORK DONE BY MIN
NEsoTA SolokS.

6ECCRH Of WYNN HSNe ~ "'"'
hesoTA soloNs.
A Conf pr extensive Summary Of tho Pro-
cesdinxs for the Week Giving a List of
Important Bills Introduced, RsterrsA.
and Passed.
Wednesday. April, 1.
The principal discussion in the senate
was upon the question Of state lava
publication. A report from the COZ
nittee On printing introduced ther ri.
iect. It set forth that after iny~ ,t NV
ton no better plan than tbs ~ ~
could be found. and that the' cbs,n u 1 60,
printing the laws in par onh1st fo ~.
would result in there be- r ~ S;s+r - y
ton of laws. The Es~ ut ~ vas uo .
After a large ins .liment Of comm;t
tee reports thu x,enatn waived tn. con
noerat,on OF The calendar and took VI
general or .ers, with Senator Allen IN
the char. There was considerable dis
cussioh 81 the veterinary surgery bill
and ae last it was recommended for pos
sage after some amendment.
ne bill renting back taxes on prop
erty sold BY railways was discussed al
length but no action taken.
Next came Senator Hompe's bill pro
viding that all newspaper articles
whether editorial, local or otherwise
shall be signed by the writers. An
amendment was offered by John Day
Smith making the rule apply only t.
articles rejecting upon character. The
amendment was accepted BY Mr.. Hompe
and tho bill was almost unanimously
recommended for passage.
The reapportionment bill was next
taken up and passed without objection
The house session was devoted t.
routine business Of very little impor
lance, such IS reports of committees,
petitions and resolutions. Among the
resolutions was one from Mr.. LOmen
asking congress to set apart not less
than &c, 600 acres of the non-arable lands
Of Northern Minnesota for 9 national
park to foster aud promote rainfall and
humidity in the state. Referred to q
committee for amendment
The world fair bill was taken up and
after amending it so as to appropriate
100000 for the state exhibit, it was
passed.
House File No. $50. the bill to tax rail
roads, was amended so as not to- repeal
The present law taxing the gross earn
fnes OF railroads and passed.
Thursday. April :.
Committee reports occupied sho1
time in the senate, and after that
order came the calendar.
aud brake bill came up and was referred
for revision. Keller's livery stable bill
was passed.
In committee Of the whole John Day
Smiths life insurance bill WAS RECON-.
mended for passage.
The baking powder bill was amended
to provide that every can Of baking
powder shall have on label complete
statement Of its ingredients and recon-.
mpnded for passage.
The joint resolution pstitioning con-
sress to establish q postal telegraph waa
favorably considered. Another bill OF
some interest was that Of Senate,
Leayitt, providing for the assessment
and taxation of telephone and telegraph
lines The Currier hill from tho house
was substituted for this-it having prac
tically the Same provisions-and was
then recommended for passage.
The message Of Governor Merriam
vetoing the Minneapolis charter was
read, and the senate then adjourned fo,
the day.
House: Claims committee reported 4
substitute for the original resolution in
the matter of the contested electitz
claims. The substitute was adopted
aud the resolution passed. The amounts
allowed arc as follows: 8. G: Bowman
$iS9 81; E. E. Price, 1886; John DAILY
s6sl; =. W. Durant, 1921. This is a cut
OF *l,3S5.24. The amounts asked for
were Bowman, }5e9.3s; Price, 81 ,235
Dunn. $l,l47a2; DAILY. 1921; Durant,
$l,2y3. o.. This is cut of about $40(
each on the attorneys Of Price. Dunn
and Durant and 500 on the attorney fos
Bowman.
The resolution to have &c, coo copies Of
the report ON fax culture printed W.
passed.
Mr.. Lomens park resolution wal
amended, making the proposed park con
sist of 10000 acres on the northern
boundary of the state, west of the
mouth Of the Vermillin river and thor
passed.
The house went into committee OF the
whole. with Mr.. Sheets in the chair
The following bills were recommended
70 pass by the committee Of the whole
Authorizing and ratifying the action
Of the board Of managers Of the st.
Cloud reforu,atory in paying interest OF
borrowed money; to prevent lettering
around railroad yards; authorizing the
publication of the official reports Of the
Minnesota troops in tho civil and Indian
wars; q bill for the promotion of forestry
and paying bounty for planting trees
recovering damages for death by wrong
ful acts or omission, and fixing tn
amount at s, 0W.
Friday. April ;.
There was lively crowd in the senate
Friday morning, called there by the veto
Of the governor upon the Minneapoli.
charter. The bill was finally recon-
mitted to the Hennepin county delega
tion for revision.
A joint resolution. OF Senator Ayers fol
the printing OF an extra edition Of 3,00(
copies OF the manual for distribution
among the schools inaugurated another
talking match. 1t failed to pass.
Committee reports were taken ~
again in the senate at 8 o'clock, but il
fifteen minutes the calendar was reached
Senator McMillan's automatic brak,
and coupler bill headed the list. It hal
been amended some. but upon ina
passage failed to receive the requisite
number Of votes to pass.
The bin regulating the practice o.
veterinary surgery was lost by vote o.
Is yeas to rs nays, but was Immediately
reconsidered aud placed ON general or
ders, the author of the bill being absent
Hompe's bill requiring articles /,
newspapers rejecting upon the charac
ter of any person to be signed by the au
thor was voted down.
The Craig reapportionment hill wa
called up and passed without objection
Several senators had secured recon-
mendations from the governor for tn
introduction Of bills. Among them wa
one from Senator Hompo cutting dow,
the price Of legal printing TO 40 cents TO
List and Is cents for subsequent inser
tions. The senate then adjourned.
The morning session Of the house wa
remarkably tame and free from scraps.
A resolution was adopted withdraw
ing all bills appropriating money TO
roads and bridges from the commits
on appropriations and sending them Il
the committee on roads and bridges.
The calendar was taken up the IL
were forty-two bills ON this order, NOR,
than half Of which were passed.
The Currier railroad bill was killed
much to the surprise Of the Alliance rep
resentatives. Il was recommended t,
pass in committee Of the whole o,
. Wednesday. There was NO discussion
Of tho measure, except short protes
against it by Mr. Searle. the vote No
suited 58 to 48 against,
The worlds fair appropriation hil
was Cut down to $50, 0OO and passed.
',rssr.~gs Saturday April !. .-9g.,s B..
Senate; Senator John Day Smith
secured the passage Of sresqlution Pro
viding for the expenses Of the senatorial
investigation Of the suppression Of testi
mouy In the bribery investigation caae
( COMMITTEES reportS followed. WhAn tn