Morris tribune., 1891-03-11


to be misGemeanor.
At $3.50 the house went into commit
tee of the whole and MIR. Penney, OF
Houston, was called to the chair.
House File 3s2, bill to establish
training schools for county teachers, was
recommended to pass, as were also sew
eral minor measures.
Friday. March 6.
Owing to the absence of so many sem
ators the senate unanimously voted Fri
day morning to continue the special or
der on the interest bills until next Tues
day morning at 1890 O'clock.
President Hompe also announced the
Investigation committee in the matter
of the suppressed testimony iii the SEN
atoril canvass case of two years ago.
The committee consists of Senators
John Day Smith and Lommen.
Mr.. Donnelly had bill placing all
corporations under the supervision of
the public examiner and several other
bills relating to the affairs of corpora
tions.
Senator Lommen introduced bill ap-
propriating $12, 500 annually for four
years for the drainage of lands in the
Northwestern counties. Mr., Lommen
also fathered q proposition 10 create a
railroad and warehouse court, to consist
of three judges, to be elected at the gen.
eral election and take the place of the
present commissioners.
In the house the report of the railroad
committee in regard to amount of land
grants in the state was read. The con-
gressional land grants foot up to
S,0S1 ,209.21 acres; state swamp lands
4,l03, ,694.50 acres, of which 1,7S5, $40. 70
acres have been conveyed.
The committee ON military affairs sub
mitted lengthy report on house file
59S, introduced by Mr.. Stivers, and pro-
viding for the compilation and publlca-
tion of the official reports and CORE
spondence relating to the organization
and services of the Minnesota troops in
the civil and Indian wars. The commit
tees report recommended the passage of
the bill, the book to he published as a
companion to the book of narrative and
roster of Minnesota troops published by
authority of the last legislature. The
bill provides for the publication of 10,
600 copies of the book, the cost of which,
as estimated by d. Ramaley, the state
expert, will be $S,S64.
Mr. Dorelius introduced a bill amend
ing the homestead exemption act so that
the exemption shall not exceed 81 500 in
value.
The calendar was taken up and the
following bills passed:
Regulating admission to practice OF
law; relating to nlalfeasance in office;
to confirm official acts of notaries pub
lie; amending chapter so. General Laws
of 1885, requiring railroad companies to
provide waiting rooms; to provide for
revision of General Laws of the state;
relating to training school for teachers.
-. ,---l Saturday March :.
Gen. Cross moved that the house ad
journ at 1870 until Tuesday at 10 a. m.
his motion was carried by vote Of 30
to 19.
The Judiciary committee reported a
substitute bill for four house files
and one senate file amending the divorce
laws. The substitute bill makes deser-
ton for two years next preceding the
filing of the complaint good cause for
divorce, the present law requiring the
time to be three years. But what the
bill gives with one hand it takes away
with the other, as it also provides that
decree of divorce shall not take effect
until one year afte- 1T has been filed, the
object being to prevent divorces con-
tracing hasty marriages.
Fifteen new bills were introduced, the
most important being a bill to create
and organize a state board of agriculture
and forestry commissioners. This board
is to consist of the presidents of the
State Agricultural society, the
Horticultural association. Forestry
association, Dairy association and
Farmers alliance. The object Of
the bill is declared to be the promotion
of the agricultural interests of the state
and to provide rules for the guidance
and encouragement of farmers insti-
tntes and all societies and institutions
organized for the promotion of any
branch of agriculture.
Mr. Weatherston introduced a bill to
prevent the dissemination or sale of the
seed of " quitch" grass, proclaiming the
aforesaid grass nuisance and providing
a penalty for allowing it to grow upon
land. Town supervisors are empowered
to cut the same before it has time to
seed, and to charge the work to the own
ers of the land.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Camille
berry, Wacek, Anderson, Battley and
Cross as committee on game and game
laws.
The house adjourned at 1890 until
Tuesday morning.
Monday, March 8.
Senator John Day Smith called up the
matter of reimbursing Platt b. Walker
for services in connection with the direct
tax matter, and the matter was referred
to special committee consisting of Sem
ators Leavitt, Tawney and Barr.
The order of Introduction of bills
brought in bakers dozen Of measures
of varying importance. Senator Sevat-
SON proposed an appropriation of 5000
for monument to commemorate the
massacre of thirteen citizens of Jackson
county by the Sioux Indians in 1852
Senator Barr also handed in bill ex-
tending the time during which the Du-
luth, st. Cloud and Mankato may earn
the swamp land grant.
Senator Lineau introduced bill au-
thorizing the st. Paul city council to
expend 1000 for the construction of a
public bath and swimming school.
Committee reports occupied the next
half hour or SO. Senator Tawney re-
ported a substitute for Donnelly's mort
gage tax bills, which he entitled Am
act to relieve property from double taxa
ton in certain cases. This measure is
quite radical, but has been approved by
Mr.. Donnelly
When general orders were reached the
senate went into committee of the whole,
with Senator Sanbcrn in the chair.
Senator Lineau's bill providing for
state teachers certificates was recon-
mended to pass, and also the bill raising
the age of consent. According to the
bill as recommended the age of consent
is fixed at Ii years. The penalty is
graded, so that if the girl is under 10
years it is imprisonment in state prison
for life; If ten years of age and under IA,
imprisonment in state prison not less
than seven nor more than thirty years;
if ID years Of age and under IS, impris-
onment in state prison not less than one
year nor more than seven years, or inn
Imprisonment IN the county Jail not less
than three months nor more than one
year.
4. J. Cromell, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis,
has a hairless horse that Barnum q
Bailey have endeavored TO secure on an
offer Of 81 500.
PLATTEv1LIE, Wis, March 9.-The
one-week- old infant found in a snow.
bank a few days since in the neighbor-