The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-18
His motion prevailed, and by vote OF
"a to Ia, the bill was placed on general

His motion prevailed, and by vote OF
"a to Ia, the bill was placed on general
orders,
A resolution to have the state pay for
newspapers furnished the senator's was
voted down Wednesdav-22 to %.
When the house file constituting
eight hours a davis work on public
works, was given it's first reading, Sen
ator Donnelly at once moved its refer
ence to committee of the whole. Mr..
Crandail was surprised that the presl-
dent Of the Farmers Alliance should
make such motion, inasmuch as there
was not farmer IN the state in favor
Of it. Hammer cOntended that eight
honrs' work in cities and towns would
have a tendency to drive labor FROM the
farms, as it was impossible to run a
farm on the e,ght-hour principle, and
laborers were certain TO 60 where they
could work the least. The motion to
refer the pill to the committee OF the
whole was not only voted down. but by
a vote of "a to 10 the bill was indefinite.
ly postponed.
The house files fixing the salary OF
the Hennepin county auditor at $500
and defining the justice of the peace
duties in Minneapolis, passed.
In THE HOUSE
It is practically a law, and Minnesota
will have seven congressman. In the
house Tuesday night, Mr.. Doyle called
up Senator Craig's reapportionment
bill and without discussion Or opDosi-
tion the committee Of the whole rec
commended It's passage. The house also
recommended the passage OF Represen~
tative Zslch's bill creating state text
book commission and county board of
education to secure uniformity Of text
books, is regulate the price thereof and
to appropriate the necessary money.
Representative Matt Gallagher'5 me-
chanic's lien bill was amended and It's
passage favored; the bill gives labor a
first hen on its products.
MIR. PenneY's bill seeking to detach
Fridley from Anoka county and attach
it to Hennepin county, was recommend
ed for passage.
MIR. Kendall. Of st. Louis. precIpita~
ted mild discussion Wednesday. by
the introdu of a lengthy resolution
which cited the fact that On April H. a
resolution was passed authorizing a
committee to look into the matter OF
an alleged steal of 10000 bushels OF
wheat at Duluth, that the committee
has examined witnesses relative TO the
shipment of grain from the Lake Su-
perior Elevator Company and other
companies. That the representatives
of these companies had besn denied the
right TO ba present by attorney and
Cross examine the witnesses. The sup,
porteTs OF the resolution were incensed
at the manner i'm which the investiga"
ting committee had pursued its investi-
CATION behind Closed doors, examined
| witnesses and had given the elevator
| men no chance TO be heard. Messrs
| Moore and Barrett defended themselves
| the latter claiming that owing to a press
| Of time il would be Impossible for the
committee to allow The elevator men to
examine witnesses throug their attOr-
neys and submit the report before final
adjournment, Representatives Greer
and Searle supported tho resolution Wig
Orously, both claiming that while the
| former committee bad no doubt been
honest. yet it had not conducted it's ill.,
vestigation in an impartial manner and
| that if the findings Of such methods of
procedure were Endorsed the legislature
| would stultify itself. n office OF debate
was given by Mr.. Darelius AND the res
| olution went over,
! 1t WAS bulky petition which Major
Reeve sent up TO to the clerks desk
Wednesday morning which contained
| upwards of 1000 names Of Minneapolis
petitioners PRAYING against the passage
OF any SO called usury laws. The petit
| tion is signed by 36l ATTORNEYS; 449 real
estate men; 727 merchants; ESQ clerks,
! bookkeepers and cashiers; LIZ liquor
dealers; ITO tobac .onists; 456 insurance
agents and statesmen; I'll sash. door and
blind manufacturers and general man
ufacturers; 223 physicians, hotel mem
and railway employees; 61O farmers, la
borers and domestic servants; $50 stem
ographers, BARRIERS. photographers and
miscellaneous signers; 2l5 grain men.
employment agents and jewelers.; All
contractors and carpenters, POS printers,
jobbers and importers: 102 manufacture
ers and the remainder miscellaneous.
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