The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-02-12
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TO take, out licenses at any time during
the year, and to pay proportion of the;
yearly license according to the portion
Of the year covered by the license.
The House was called to order at $3.50
p. M, with large showing of empty
seats, there being but few more than q
quorum present. The Window resolu-
tons were adopted. A number of bilis
were introduced, most them Of local.
Mr.. Gildea, introduced bill to prohibit
any member of the legislature or public
officers, state, county, or municipal,
from receiving or accepting any free
pass or passes or ticket or gift from any
railroad under penalty. Referred to
the judiciary; by Mr.. Doyle, bill pro-
viding for the appraisal and sale of pub
lie lands granted to the state by con-
gress for completing public buildings;
also one to indemnify for loss occasioned
by mob or riot. !. 2ssa y =
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 4.-The Senate yes
terday was occupied nearly all day in
consideration of the Mayo resolution to
appoint committee to inquire into
and investigate the cost. condition and
management of the railroads. After
discussion the resolution was passed.
Senator Stockton introduced bill re-
pealing the law requiring the publica-
ton of tax sales.
In the House, notwithstanding the
Durant-Daley contest was brought up
and the mass of testimony read, a large
number of bills were introduced, among
which were the following: regulating
liability of employers; amending the
pharmacy law; to regulate actions for
personal injury; to abolish mileage of
members; to provide for the equipment
of the national guard; to prohibit ped
lers selling goods without license. The
House in committee of the whole passed
upon several bills, but took no definite
action.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 5.-The Senate had its
working clothes on yesterday and was
busy all day after Senators Smith and
Donnelly exchanged compliments. Bills
were introduced for purifying elections;
regulating cooperative insurance;
changing the law under which the
board of equalization works; providing
for the certifcation of the payment of
taxes; regulating common carriers and
providing for board of railroad COM
missioners; amending the corporation
act and> suspending heavy charges in
the case of manufacturing establish
ments. Resolutions were introduced
proposing committee to investigate
prison management.
The House was occupied all day with
the Durant-Daley contest and q vote
was reached late in the afternoon. BY
vote of Sc to 80 the House decided in
favor of Daley.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 6;-The Senate was
filled with petitions yesterday endors-
ing and asking for the passage of the
law raising the age of consent. Then
Senators Smith and Donnelly had a talk.
In the committee of the whole the fol-
lowing bills were recommended to pass:
extending the banking privileges to
trust companies; prohibiting prize
fighting; to tax incomes; authorizing
county commissioners to aid in con-
structing roads and bridges; authorizing
officers Of town insurance companies to
adjust small losses: making the willful
injury of property misdemeanor. The
bill exempting real estate mortgages
from taxation was killed.
The House was busy all day. Among
the bills introduced are the following;
to provide for text books; for protection
of animals; to protect the safety of en-
oloyes; to prevent employers exercising
political influence over employees; to
tax the stock of corporations; to pro-
hi ~ H. ~
Reformatory.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. ct was a morning
for resolutions III the Senate on Satur-
day. Donnelly's resolution for COM
mittee to confer with committees from
other states upon the subj ect of inter-
est was defeated. The resolution to
print the report of the Senatorial in
vestigating committee of two years ago
was adopted. Donnelly had two bills
upon prison management; one regard
ing binding Irvine, the other providing
for the election of the prison board by
vote of the people. A large number Of
bills were passed all of them local.
The House held it's first Saturday ses-
sion and for the first time reached the
calendar and several bills were passed,
none of them very important. Mr..
Bell OF Ramsey, presented a bill to for
felt unearned land grants. Mr.. Trip
of Hennepin, introduced measure pro-
viding for the control of primaries,
caucuses and conventions. Mr.. Lock-
woods bill is to prohibit the formation
of trusts and combinations. Other bills
introduced are: Amending the divorce
law; establishment and vacation of
highways; relating to title insurance
companies; defining the duties of state
superintendent of public instruction
and one to regulate the formation of
mutual insurance companies.