Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-04-17


John W. Arctander from the floor Tor
lobbying. After hot debate tho mo-
ton was withdrawn. The Pickerel lake
bill was passed bya vote of 20 to is.
Senator Sevatson's bill fixing the La
bility of common carriers as to the
handling of grain, providing for weigh.
ing, furnishing cars and so on, was
passed by vote of % to 8.
At the request Of Senator March the
Illuminating oils bill was next taken up.
This bill does away with general iuspec-
ton. but fixes standard and provides
penalties for selling off grade oils, and
puts the enforcement of the law in the
hands Of the state dairy and food COM
mission. 1t was recommended to pass.
Senator EAton's bill for en- amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting
special legislation was recommended to
pass.
An evening session was held to con-
slider prison matters. Sanborn moved
the adoption Of the bill submitted with
his report, and Donnelly put in sub
stitute providing for commission to be
elected by the people. Donnelly's sub
stitute was adopted after lon debate.
The omnibus appropriation bill
was not reported in the house Monday
as anticipated, the committee not hay
ing completed the bill to its satisfaction.
Mr.. Feig, chairman of the special
committee appointed Saturday evening
to report on all bills relating to free text
books, submitted lengthy report. The
Zelch bill providing for the appointment
of state free text book commission
was the one practically agreed upon,
with amendments striking out the
penalty clause and giving independent
school districts the same privileges as
regular districts.
All other bills relating to text books
were recommended to be indefinitely
postponed, and the Zelch bill as amend
ed was ordered printed and placed on
general orders.
The Hompe railroad bill amending the
law relating to common carriers and
railroad and warehouse commission.
was passed. Also bills
To provide for the erection of a monu-
lnent to Minnesota soldiers at Gettys-
burg, and appropriating - 900 therefor.
For the preservation of game and fish
At the evening session the Craig re-
apportionment bill was placed at the
head OF general orders; also the bill pro-
viding for tax levy for the next two
years.
The bill to amend the constitution SO
as to prohibit special legislation was
recommended to pass.
Tuesday April II.
In Tuesdays senate session Mr.. Hompe
introduced the omnibus appropria-
ton bill and it was given its second
reading and placed on general orders.
Donnelly's bill, making the board of pris-
on managers elective, was considered
and an amendment reducing the num-
Der from five to three was adopted.
Then Senator Donnelly urged an amend
ment instructing the board of managers
to purchase an additional binding Irvine
machine at once. This caused long
debate, bat it was finally passed.
AS finally passed the bill provides for
q board of three managers to be elected
by the people, the governor to appoint
for the remainder Of the time until the
next general election. The board is
directed to purchase a binding Irvine
machine and proceed with the manu-
facture Of Irvine, selling the product to
residents Of the state at actual cost of
manufacture, less the price of the prison
labor employed.
In the course of the committee re-
ports, which occupied much of the re-
mainder Of the afternoon, the bill rails
ing the farmers institute appropriation
to 900 and changing the manage
ment was indefinitely postponed by the
opposition of the Farmers alliance men.
In committee Of the whole, bills We're
recommended to pass as follows: Mr..
Gallagher's bill, amended! relating to
mechanics liens; Senator Craig's reap
portionment bill; zelch's state text book
bill.
In the house there was an unusually
large number of committee reports, aud
much time was consumed making
motions to advance local bills to places
on the calendar.
Mr.. Kinney finally insisted that the reg
ular order b. proceeded with. The cal
endar was then taken up and the St.
Paul official salary bill was passed.
Among other bills passed was Mr..
Stevens bill, House File 1880, prohibit
ing special legislation in all cases where
general law could be made applicable.
The special order for the Afternoon
was the consideration of House File
No. 1.021. entitled IAN act to prohibit
letting contracts for tho employment OF
prison labor and the rental Of shops and
grounds at the state prison at Saltwater,
and to remove the contractors at the ex-
piration of present contracts. The
Kill was recommended to DaSs