The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-03-19
MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.

MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.
ST.. PAUL, March 10.-The Senate met
yesterday with a small attendance.
Senator Tawney reported q substitute
for Donnelly's bill relating to taxation
of mortgages" and the subject was
made special order for afternoon OF
Thursday the 18th. In the afternoon q
number of bill were introduced among
which were: To prevent sale of cigar
cites to minors; preventing persons un-
der 10 years entering saloons and one
requiring owners of dogs to take out
licenses.
ST. PAUL, March 1.-The Senate
postponed action on the usury bill yes
terday. The Senate in committee rec
commended the passage of Donnelly's
railroad amendment, which is a copy OF
the Illinois law. A few local bills were
introduced, and in the afternoon a num-
Der of local measures were passed.
The attendance in the House was
small. Petitions were presented against
the Currier bill. A letter from the fam
lily 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 court of appeals, q
court midway between the district and
supreme court which shall be court of
of record, and consist of a 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 for
two years. The other was by Mr..
Feig, bill to abate all taxes imposed
on seed grain loans.
ST. PAUL, March 12.-The Senate
spent the entire day yesterday in dis
cussion of the usury question. The
question was whether double penalty
should be inflicted, viz: in addition to
the forfeiture clause shall the taker of
usury 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 con-
gress to fix a day for the annual cele-
bration of Columb bus discovery of Amer
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cussion was raised over the bill to abol-
ish struck juries, but it was finally rec
commended 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 to and +. The Sen
ate then adjourned.
In the House with Mr. Furlong in the
chair great deal of business was tran
sacted. score or more of bills were
introduced. The most important being:
One by Smout of Faribault Co., chang
ing qualification of voters. If 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 Torren's land transfer system. In
the afternoon the House passed the bill
/ providing for election of 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 18th.
Senator Keller introduced bill pro-
viding a bounty of So on each 100
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 intro
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
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 a special order. was taken up
and defeated. The Reyes Australian
election bill was next taken up and oc-
cupled the rest of the afternoon. 1t was
recommended for passage
ST. PAUL, March 1.-THE 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-
mended; also the bill repeating the IL
bel law. \ few bills We're introduced
but nearly all were of local character
The House was occupied nearly all of
the morning in an acrimonious debate
on the question of appointing special
committee to investigate building and
loan associations In the afternoon a
large number of bills were introduced.
One provides for only skilled engineers
on locomotives: to license billiard and
pool tables: to appropriate 100000 for
enlarging the soldiers home; to protect
sheep from dogs: to improve the brand
of horses in Minnesota. Resolutions
were introduced in both branches. fix
ing the day of final adjournment at
April 10th, but We're not adopted.
III courting-match is no: declared of It
must end in u ten. Y. Picayuna