The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-03-12
STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD OF WORK DONE BY MIN
NESc,TA SOLoNS.

RECORD OF WORK DONE BY MIN
NESc,TA SOLONs.
A Comprehensive Sammary Of the Pro-
ceedings for the Week Giving List Of
Important Bills introduced, Referred,
and Passed.
Tuesday, March 8.
A communication was presented to
the senate by the railway commission
ers in reply to the resolution of Feb. Z
giving statement of the amount Of
stock or other indebtedness Of the 500
road.
The committee on immigration re-
ported recommending the indefinite
postponement of tho bill for q commits
sioner of immigration.
After committee reports Senator Lea
witt introduced bill providing q $50
penalty for the sale of spurious butter.
For the second offense 500 fine is i'm
posed by the bill.
Numerous petitions against the pas
sage of the Currier railroad bill and
some on other subjects, were read upon
the opening Of the house.
The committee on world fair reported
back III. F. 277, relating thereto, and
submitted substitute providing for
the composition of the worlds fair COM
mission to comprise six citizens to be
chosen equally from the different politi-
cal parties, and appropriating the sum
of 800, 900, no portion to be used in the
construction of any building.
Mr.. Reyes, of Winona, got through q
resolution that the vote by which Stock
wells anti Pinkerton bill was lost be
reconsidered, and that the bill be placed
in its order on the calendar.
Mr.. Lockwood. of Pipestone, handed
up resolution calling for the appoint
ment by the speaker of a committee Of
five to ascertain whether or not Eric
Olson had not at the meeting of the
committee on railroads held Friday de-
hvered a speech advocating the passage
Of II. F. 68, Olson at that time having
been clerk of the committee on state
prison, and the resolution of the house
of Jan. % having prohibited clerks from
endeavoring to influence legislation un-
der penalty of losing their salaries.
Mr.. Lockwood moved the passage Of
his resolution, but Mr.. Bjorge gave no
tice of debate.
The roll call on Mr.. Bulls interest bill,
II. F. IA, resulted in its passage 68
to 10. s
The speaker announced the following
appointment: As house members of the
joint committee on waterways, Messrs.
Kendall, Wagner and Smith and the
house adjourned.
Wednesday, March 4.
Lieutenant Governor Ives being ill,
Senator Hompe was elected president
pro tenn. of the senate.
There were no petitions or resolutions
prevented and the senate got quickly
down to business. Half dozen bills
were introduced the most important of
which was one from Senator March
providing for pew system for the in
spection of illuminating oils. It pro-
vides for local inspector in each village
and fixes penalties for false inspection,
or selling oils without inspection.
Senator Keller called up the house
bill appropriating Sal 900 for the current
expenses Of the st. Cloud reformatory,
and it was passed at once.
y Senator Craig's bill limiting the sal
aries of officers of loan and building as
sociations to $500 was passed, and a
recess taken to 8 p. m.
A large number of petitions and reso-
lutions were read in the house upon as
sembling.
The Reyes Australian election bill
was reported back by the committee
amended in important particulars, of to
manner of voting and form of ticket;
also in the matter of registration in
cities over 10000. 1t was placed on
general orders.
The introduction of new bills was con-
tinued at the afternoon session, one
being to create state board of immi-
grafton, to consist of the governor, state
auditor and secretary of state.
Stockwelrs anti-P inkerton bill, So
called was passed by a vote of 80
to 10.
Mr.. Stockwelrs bill, II. F. 267, pro-
viding penalties for the attempt on the
part of employers, either persons or cor
porations, to deprive by contract or
agreement any employee of the rights
and privileges of citizenship in exercis-
ing the right to belong to any association
or union, came up on third reading for
passage and was lost. Mr.. Stock well
gave notice of motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Kendall gave notice of a motion
TO reconsider 81. F. IA, the anti-Pinker-
ton bill. So ordered.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, with Mr.. Trip in the
chair. Mr.. Knudson's bill, Fl. F. 1O3,
creating board of pardons consisting
OF the governor, secretary of state and
attorney general, was amended by Mr..
Penney, VINO wished a provision in
serted that no one convicted and SEN
fenced to prison for life for murder
should be pardoned at all.
No IL rTy1--
amendment by Mr.. Feig that two citi-
zens at large be placed on the board Of
pardons was lost. Mr.. Knudson's bill
pass.
Thursday, March 5.
A resolution was presented in the
senate by John Day Smith to appoint q
committee to investigate the reason why
a portion of ex-senator Sabin's testi-
mony was omitted from the publication
of the senate bribery investigation
two years ago. The secretary was in
structed to take charge of all copies of
the publication already printed.
At the afternoon session motion to
reconsider the vote by which the Davis
bill was laid aside was carried.
Mr.. Deans amendment was defeated
by vote of to 80.
Senator Davis moved to adopt the first
section of No. 1. This provides for a
reduction of interest to and 8 per cent.
to take effect upon the passage of the
bill. The motion prevailed, 80 senators
voting aye and IA voting no.
Among the petitions in the house at
the opening of the morning session was
one containing 5000 names against the
Currier railroad bill.
After some routine business and the
passage of a number of local bills, Mr..
lockwood called up his resolution ask
ing that the speaker appoint committee
Of five to investigate the conduct Of e.
Olson in having broken the rules of the
house when he attempted to influence
legislation on Fl. F. 6S, Olson having
made a speech before a committee on
railroads. TWAS defeated by l majority.
Mr.. Stivers introduced an important
railroad bill that all railroads in the
state shall not allow any of their train
men employees who have been on duty
for twenty consecutive hours to go on
duty again before they have had eight
hours rest, and that for such class OF
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