Morris tribune., 1891-04-22
SOLONS ADJOURNED.
RECORD OF THE CLOSING DAYs OF
THE LEGISLATURE.
Wednesday. April 15

committee en- capitol sites, provided for
| in Senator Nc MILAN S resolution adopted
a week or two ago, Senators Mcmillan,
Dean and La Due. This committee is
to examine into the question Of q new
capitol site and building ana report at
the next session of the legislature. A
resolution was afterWard passed iGGreas-
ing the committee to five members.
Senator John Day Smith moved to re-
consider the vote whereby the farmers
institute bill was lost Tueseay, and OBJ
tanned Sc votes therefor. Then he
moved to have the bill put on general
orders. which was done.
The house labor bill was indefinitely
postponed.
Appropriation bin for roads and
bridges was passed. 1t appropriates
$52.250.
The Keyes election bill, rs amended
by striking out the provision for voting
straight tickets was passed.
The following bills were recommended
to pass: Senator Donnelly's bill limit
ing the amount Of land that can be
owned by corporations to 5000 acres;
Senator Grinnelps bill relating to deeds,
mortgages and other conyeyances. Nc
Hale's bill prohibiting Sunday amuse-
ments was, upon his own motion, in
definitely postponed, in retaliation, he
said, for the lack of interest in his other
great moral measure.
The attendance was very light in the
house during the first hour Of the morn
ing. Reading OF committee reports
took up much time, and Il majority Of
them were in favor Of indefinite post
ponement.
The senate bill was placed on general
orders and the house bill sent to the SEN
ate.
The Leayitt income tax bill met its
fate when an effort was made to suspend
the rules and place it on the calendar.
The house voted it down.
Mr.. Bjorge, from the committee on
appropriations, submitted the general
omnibus appropriation bill.
The house. after a little scrap over the
journal. went into committee OF the
whole, Mr.. Greer presiding. The Du-
luth and Winnipeg bill was then read,
and recommended 10 pass.
Ztlch,s free text book bill, heyes' bill
to abolish the contract system in tie
Saltwater prison, Craig sappcTtiOnment
bill and an amendment regarding rape
were passed. The bill relating to age of
consent was taken from general orders
and placed on the caleClur, which prob
ably insures its passage.
Thursday. April o.
The senators Thursday morning voted
down all resolutions seeking TO c0mpen-
safe clerks for extra service. The SearSe
bill, allowing 80 per cent Of the prison
ers at the st. Cloud reformatOry TO work
on cutting stone for sale was passed by
a vote of 81 to -.
Senator March, Of the Joint committee
on waterways. IeconmeQItettf-7t the I'M
proyeRGn1t Of the upper Mississippi and
the Duluth -Cro0kston system of nayiga-
ton, but did not favor the Minnesota
valley scheme. Five thousand copies Of
the report were ordered printed. A re-
cess until o'clock was taken.
The afternoon session of the senate
opened wltITG general melee in the iI,-
tsefest of local bills. There was special
order for o'clock, but there were hosts
of local bills whose authors were par
ticularly anxious that the rules should
be suspended and their particular bills
passed at once. Just one more" came
to be the saying. Among others passed
was the bill authorizing the commits
sioners of Hennepin county to take
steps to raise the level Of water in Lake
Minnetonka
When the special order was reached
it was agreed to take up the general ap-
preparation bill. The items were read
one by one. The consideration of the
bill occupied nearly ali the afternoon.
In the house the committee Oh legisl2-
tive expenses recommended that sala-
ries Gf door keepers, gallery keepers,
ETC., be fixed at 81 per day. The report
was adopted.
Mr.. Bell sent up resolution that tbs
Duluth and Winnipeg land grant be cut
to five sections of land to the mile 1t
was laid over by notice Of debate The
balance of the forenoon was taken up in
a hot discussion over tho action of the
special committee to Investigate the
Duluth elevators It was laid on the
table
The senate amendment to the election
bill striking out the provisions for vOt
ing straight ticket by placing a cross
opposite the name Of the political party
was concurred in.
Among a number Of other bills ree-
commended 20 pass was Senate File rs,
introduced in the senate by Mr.. Hompe.
1t provides for the erection of public
warehouses and elevators on the right
of way of railroad companies in the
state, whenever a petition is presented
to the officers of any railroad companT
| by two Or more parsons who associate
themselves together and form corpora
| ton.
Mr.. Stevens bill proposing an amend
ment to the constitution exempting
from taxation for municipal purposes
corporations engaged in the manufacture
of articles composed of wood, wool,
hemp, iron, etc, for a period Qf twenty
| one years was also recommended to pass.
Friday, April II.
After spending half an hour OF the
morning in resolutions the senate had
another bout over tho Keyes, election
bill. An attempt TO recall the Bill from
| the house was voted down, 43 to Z.
The senate bills requiring railroads to
make immediate selection Of granted
lands, and adjusting certain claims OF
railroads for swamp lands, were passed.
Then the house bill appropriating $50,-
600 for the worlds fair exhlhib w&8
called up, ard after amendments raising
| The figures to 100000 and $fj, 600 had
| been defeated, the bill was passed by a
vote of 46 to 4, just as it came from the
house.
The senate opened proceedings in the
afternoon by passing the house bill pro-
/ tecting those having claims against par
ties injured by railroads and securing
damages.
House: The journal had been sent to
the printer and it would not return
until 2 o'clock. The Democrats saw .
scheme to defeat the amendment to the
alaotion bill passed at = Thursday even
ing's session. A motion was made that
all bills passed at the evening session be
withheld until the journal for that ses-
sion be read, A hot debate followed
ghich ended only on the appearance of
d page with the journal 1t was read
and approved.
The Judiciary committee st a meeting
held Ill the forenoon voted 70 report the
McHale antl-tights bill back to thu
house without recommendation
At the beginning Of the afternoon ses
sion a motion to recall the Keyes cleo,
ton bill was voted down 61to so.
After hard fight Senate File 864, th.
bridge appropriation bill, was taken III
ord rood +b6s fIi7.d fi1,oo 17,H 7ancGad