The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-01-22
MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 14.-The Senate met
at p. m, and proceeded at once to bus
iness. Considerable time was taken up
with matters pertaining to st. Paul.
One bill was passed; bill changing the
charter of the city last named. The
following bills were introduced.
BY Senator Stevens; exempting man.
ufacturing establishments from taxa
tion. BY Senator Bell; prohibiting
non-residents of the state from doing
police duty. BY Senator Leavitt; fix
ing the rate of interest. BY Senator
Lienau; exempting real estate securi-
ties and mortgages from taxation. by
Senator Kelley; providing for an eighty
days session of the legislature. BY
Senator Donnelly; providing that suits
at law must be brought in the county
where at least one of the parties to the
suit lives. BY Senator Geisel; provid
ing that divorced persons cannot marry
again until one year after the divorce
has elapsed.
When the house convened at p. M,
the members were nearly all in their
seats. For the first time since the be-
ginning of the session the house was
chaplain, Rev. w. Wilkinson Of Mime
apolis, officiating.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 15.-Most of the time
of the Senate on yesterday, was occu-
pied in discussing the protest filed by
the Repu blicans, against the action Of
the majority for taking the appoint
ment of committees away from the
Lieut.. Governor All objections to the
protest were ruled out by President
Ives. The session was enlivened by
several sharp passages-at-arms between
John Day Smith of Hennepin and Sena-
tor Donnelly and others, after which
the protest obtained and is made part
of the record. Under suspension of
rules an appropriation of $l5O,OOO was
passed for Legislative expenses. Fol-
lowing bills were introduced: BY Sena-
tor Mayo, regulating the practice Of
veterinary surgery, medicine and dem
tistry in Minnesota; by Senator Dean
amending the act organizing the rail-
road commission; by Senator Stevens,
amending the act relating to homestead
exemption; by Senator Stevens, amend
ing the act relating to conveyance by
married women; by Senator Dean,
amending the act relating to corpora
tions; by Senator Craven, making Kel-
ly's compilation of the statutes an off,
cial publication Of the state.
The House fairly got down to work
and number of bills were introduced
among which were: By Stockwell, COM
pelling all corporate bodies to pay en-
ment to the constitute reducing leg
islative sessions to eighty days. BY
Dorelius, abolishing struck jurics. BY
Stockwell, bill prohibiting the en-
ployment of foreign detectives as po-
lice. BY Bell, bill compelling prison
made goods to be so stamped, also a
measure providing for the encourage
ment of twine manufacture in the state.
All other measures were local in char
acter.
ST. PAUL. Jan. 16.-The Senate yes
terday was in quiet mood the atmos-
phere having been cleared of the smoke
of the battle over the Republican pro-
| protest.
President Ives announced the appoint
ment of the following committees.
On Beet Sugar-Lienau, Day, Hompe,
Dedon, Bell
On Manufactures-Steve Daugher-
ty, Leavitt, Mcmillan, Donnelly.
On Mileage-Kelly, Smith, E. R.
Lommen.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Senator Peterson, j. w. to regulate
the practice OF veterinary surgery and
medicine in Minnesota. by Senator
Sevatson, to amend the act establishing
the board of steam boiler inspectors.
BY Senator Grinnell, making Fl fly two
| pounds legal bushel Of buck heat in
Searles, providing for the incorporation
| of cooperative live stock insurance
companies. BY Senator Morse, to
amend the general statutes relating to
witnesses and evidence. BY Senator
Mcmillan, requiring railroad mpanies
to equip all engines and cars with au-
| tomato couplers and brakes.
In the House none of the standing
committees having been appointed but
little business and few bills were intro
duced as follows: BY Mr.. Tripp, to re-
peal chapter 7S of the General Laws
| 1881, passed at the extra session; relat-
| ing to offenses on street cars. Referred
| to judiciary committee. BY Mr.. Stock
we'll, to provide free text books and
school supplies to the public schools Of
| the state. Referred to the committee
| on education. BY Mr.. Anderson, an act
| to amend sections and 3 of chapter
2O5, General Laws 1889, relating to the
| preservation of game. Mr.. Searle, an
| act to amend sections 6, 7, and 13 of
| chapter sOs, General Laws 1887, estab-
| fishing the Minnesota state reformatory
at St. Cloud and providing for the gov
ernment thereof. BY Mr.. Stockwell,
Laws of the state; substituting the
word ''eighteen" for sixteen" in sub
sections and 4 of section 24O By Mr..
Keyes. an act to provide for the submis-
| sion of proposition for calling con-
stitutional convention
ST. PAUL, Jan. 1.-THE sessions of
both branches were short yesterday,
and devoid of much actual business.
In the Senate Senator McHale present
| ed bill regulating the issuing of
| liquor licennes. Senator Lineau's bill
provides for a board of immigration.
| The house reported back the worlds
| fair resolution with an amendment
making the number of members of the
| lower branch upon the committee six
instead of five, and the senate con-
| Cured.
In the House an hour or more was
consumed on the question of newspa-
| ers for the members. Only two bills
of general Importance were introduced.
One by Turrill repeating the bounty on
wolves, and one by Nelson, N. p, re-
quiring railroads to equip their cars
with couplers and brakes. The resolu-
ton by Setterlund authorizing COM
mittee to investigate the harvester
trust, was adopted. The standing COM
mittees not having been appointed the
House adjourned until 10 a. m. Monday.