Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-04-23
MINNESOTA SOLONS.
Condensed Proceedings Of Both
Branches Of tile Minnesota Leg
stature
What is Being Attempted in the Way
Of legislation by Our Law
s makers
Tuesday April. Ia

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An amendment was attached instructing
the board of managers to purchase another
set OF binding tWfne machinery ut once.
Ihe number OF the managers Yves reduced
from five to three The. perfected bill was
passed and sent to the house.
The forestry bill was indefinitely post
poned by the senate. This bill provided
Tor the distribution OF printed matter Civ
sng directiens for cultiYating trees and for
preserving natural forests. is 1t carried with
ut "A annual appropriation OfAb0at 1000.
The bill relating to district courts, which
nor shall whenever in his Judgment he
thinks Unnecessary, appoint any district
Judge in the state to hold court outside OF
his district. The judiciary committee spent
some time in considering the question OF
Fedistricting the state; into judicial districts
eat did notthave time to complete a bill for
that purpose. In order, however, to equal
ize the work of the district Judges the bill
passed was prepared. In some Of ! the dis
tricts the judges have, it is said, but little to
de. while in others they are overworked.
r. HOUSE,.
Fl. F. 1047. the bill giving the city coun.
ell ofSt. Paul authority to grant sites 10
defeated by a vote of q to q, but on motion
of Mr.. Bell, who gavenotice OF reconsiderA-
ton, the bill was referred to the Ramsey
county delegation.
Mr.'Hadland's Bill, Fl. +. $50, toe prevent
towns and villages granting bonuses to
railroads unless on n two-thirds vote of tho
residents, and then the-bonus not to exceed
? per cert OF the assessed valuation of the
community, was defeated by vote of 50 to
2S
On the motion Of Mr.. Boyd Of st. Louis
county III. f. $40, the Duluth l. Winnipeg
land grant bill, was made a special order
Tor this afternoon at O. clock Mr.. Bjorge
IL al
but steal anyway, and that more iinpor-
tant bills to the state required considers
.siop>
II. 7. 1921, Mr.. Keyes' bill prohibiting the
contract system at the Saltwater state pris-
on, which had been made special order,
was taken up and considered in committee
OF the whole, Mr.. Mcguire Of Lac qui Parle
being called to the chair.
Mr. Keyes' motion, to recommend the bill
to pass, was carried, there being but one dis
senting voice heard. The committee then
arose and reported, the report being &C
cepted without any negative vote.
Mr.. Doyle next called up Senator Craig's
reaportiontment bill, S. r. 354, and without
any discussion or opposition it was recon-
nfendcd TO pass. ss
Wednesday. April. Is.
SENATE
The senate held three sessions yesterday
and succeeded in disposing of good deal
OF business, and d good start was made
towards clearing up general orders.
The question of purchasing newspapers
FOR the senators was brought up again by a
resolution, allowing each member % cents
: tho debate on the resolusion Was . sparrina
match between Senators DonneHy and
Keller.
i Under committee reports the senate labor
J. ~k-lE L u = 4
Representative Long providing that eigl.
hours shall constitute days work in all
state, county and municipal work, with q
recommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed.
The report OF the committee to indea.
nitely postpone was then adopted by the
senate without division.
Two efforts were made to take up the
employers liability bill out of its order,
huI both failed.
The Keyes election law was labeled tc
pass, with the amendment of. This amend.
ment could only be the senate amendment,
requiring the voter to marx, the name Of
The principal feature of yesterdays SEES
sion of the house was the debate on the Dur
auth b Winnipeg land grant bill This
measure has been hanging over the house
since early in the session, and on Tuesday
last twas made special order for yester-
o'clock, the speaker calling Mr.. Greer to
/ he-chair. The debate was long and inter.
esting. and occupied over two hours, the
bill being finally recommended to pass by
vote Of 66 yeas to 40 nays.
MIR. Bjorge 5submittedtl the omnibusappro-
priation bill which was reported in sub
stance last Saturday The appropriation
for the expnnses Of the state nrison will he