The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-01-15

of the deaf and dumb school at DEVILS Lake
and also bill providing for the Australian
system OF voting at elections. II. II. Strom
introduced House Bill No. Z, to amend tire
constitution so rs to forever prohibit lot
teries.
Friday Jan. 9.
SENATE.
The senate held very short session to-
dav. Among the bills introduced was one
by kinter to fix the salaries of county SUI
perintendents of schools according to the
number of schools i'll the county, raging
from $500 to 81, 800. Worst presented bill
to permit the parole of prisoners who have
served the minimum sentence for crime.
kinter also proposes to have county funds
deposited in the bank making the best bids
therefor and giving good security against
loss. Lieut.. Gov. A1lin announced the COM
mittee on privileges and elections to be
Arnold, Ink, Kinter, Worst, Cashel, Kuhn
and LOwrey. The senate then adjourned
until Monday afternoon.
HOUSE.
In the house most of the time was con-
Sumed in the selection of seats. kearney
got a committee appointed to investigate
some jamestown contractors who had gwen
a bond to the state. LutZ introduced bill
to provide facilities for marketing wool un-
der the direction of the state commissioner
of agriculture; LOOMS to regulate salaries
of county treaSurerS; Burke to regulate ad-
mission of attorney TO practice only by the
action of the supreme court. RtChlelntrO-
duced three bills to amend the 1890 revenue
law, one for the transfer of delinquent tax
records from county treasurer to auditor
and one providing for discharge of chattel
mortgages without fees; Gill to permit
changing boundaries of school districts on
petition of two-thirds of the voters. No
committees were announced, and the house
adjourned till Monday. 1t is expected that
the committees will then be ready and bu>i-
ness can be transacted.
Some people think that the office of oil
inspector is great snap, and there is host
of applicants for the place. Ole ANyig,
Democratic member from Cavalier, has in
troduced bill to dispense with the office.
Saturday Jan. 10.
No session of the legislature was held to-
day. The speaker and lieutenant governor
| are held at work on the committees, and
| those in the senate will likely be announced
on Monday The house has not yet secured
a committee on rules, and this will probably
| delay the committee announcements until
| Tuesday
The senate committee on elections is at
work on the contest cases, the first one be-
ing from Ramsey county. The testimony
| is very voluminous, and prominent MEM
Der of the committee has expressed the
opinion that it will take two weeks to de-
eide the cases. There is good deal of bit
terness manifested in the Ramsey county
cases.
Monday Jan, IL.
SENATE.
In the senate to-day Lieut.. Gov. Allen
announced his committees and a number
of bills were referred to them :or considera-
| tion. They were as follows:
Judiciary-Little, La Moure, Cashel, Kinter
| Worst, McGivray, Patch.
Education-Worst, Bryniolfson. Kinter, Al
men, Svensrud, Bidlake, Mccormack of Grand
| Forks.
| Elections and Privieges-Arnold, Ink, Kinter
| Worst, Cashel Kuhn, Lowry.
Appropriations - Haggart, Little. Bidlake
| Weiser, Johnson OF Trail, Engle, Arnold, Kuhn
| Mccormick of Ramsey.
Railroads-Johnson Of Traill, Patch. Sven
n9ngson Bidlake, Worst Ink svensrqd:
| Pnkham, Fuller, Lowry. Enger, Engle.
Public Lands-Palmer. Mccormick OF Ramsey
Haggert, Kinter, Fuller, Biorgo, Pinkham.
| Ways and Means-La Moure, Nelson, John
son of Trail, Bisbee, Little, Kinter, svennung
| son.
ger, Almen, Svennungson. Mccormick OF Ram
Warehouses. Grain and Grain Grading Mel
son, Kuhn, Fuller, Bidlake. Biorgo Enger. John
Counties-Johnson of Ward. Mccormick o
Ramsey, Bidlake, Ink, McGillvray, Palmer
| Weiser.
Engrossed and Enrolled Bis-Ink. Little
Svensrud, McGillvray, Almen.
Banks and Bankins-Cashel, Little, Patch
Mccormack OF Grand Forks LaMoure, Kuhn
| Ink.
Cities and Municipal Corporations-Fuller
Haggart, Arnold, Cashel, Lowry Miller, La
| Moure.
Indian Affairs-Engle, Bisbee, Palmer, John
son of Ward, Miller
Statistics-Miler, Bryniolfson, Engle, Biorgo
McGillvray.
Federal Acknowledgement of Crane
Forks, LaMoure, Haggart, Patch, Nelson.
Insurance-Weiser. Amen, Enger, Little, Mel
son.
Public Health-B -Brynjolison, Palmer, Sven
nungson, Fuller, Bisbee
Public Printing-Lowry, Arnold, Worst, Me
Gillgray, Hagpart
Temperance Almen. Enaer, Svennungson
Nelson, Pinkham, Kinter, Brynjolfson.
Mines and Minerals Gillvray, Fuller, Mi
Ter, Johnson OF Ward, Bioryo.