Morris tribune., 1891-04-08
STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD or WORK DONE BY MIN
NEsOTA SOLONS.

A Comprehensive Summary OF the Pro-
ceedings for the Week Giving d List oi
Important Bills introduced, Referred
and Passed.
Tuesday, March 81.
In the senate committee reports were
taken up almost Immediately after the
opemng Of the session, and proceeded
for ali hour without anything of interest
to vary the monotony.
In the afternoon the first matter of
Importance to come before the senate
wa Ee.a.o. Donnaily's mortgage taxa
ton hill, S. L. %, which was on its final
passage. There was no debate what
ever. Senator I.eavitt attempted to get
An amendment before the senate, but
Senator Brown objected and the roll was
called on the bill The result showed
% votes in its favor and % against it.
\ heated debeate was indulged in over
Il resolution to sell some land in West
St. Paul which some claimed the state
owns. Tho lana was once the bed of a
duly meandered lake. 1t was finally
decided to get the attorney generals
opinion before taking action.
lating to the prese Nation of game and
fish to pass, the committee arose and the
senate adjourned.
In the house an attempt was made to
take the Scent street car fare from the
table and pass it. but it was voted down
elaphaticany,
Mr.. Trips bill, seeking to regulate
corrupt practices, now at the head of the
house calendar was voted down. A mo-
tion to reconsider carried, and the bill
was referred to Messrs. Kinney and
Trip for correction. 1t then passed by
vote Of s. to p.
Upon assembling at p. IN. the house
went into committee of the whole to
consider as special order the substitute
for the Currier bill. with Mr.. Wacek, of
LIE Sueur, in the chair.
Mr. Feig moved that House File 901,
the Curr;er. .sub5titute-ber recommended
to pass. Adopted.
The calendar was taken up again after
the report Of the committee of the whole
had been adopted, and the first bill on
the list was H. F. 39t. Mr.. Penney's bill
to repeal the present law relating to ex-
ecution. and providing that they all
take place at Saltwater penitentiary.
After d lengthy discussion the bill was
defeated by vote of Sc yeas to A nays.
The speaker announced the following
list of delegates from the house to the
convention Of Western states to be held
at Kansas City: Messrs. Kinney, Ong-
stad, Stockweu, Mc6Eath and Tucker.
Wednesday, April 1.
The principal discussion in the senate
was <apon the question of state laws
publication. A report from the COM
mittee on printing introduced the sub
iact It set forth that after investiga-
tion no better plan than the old one
could be found. and that the scheme for
printing the laws in pamphlet form
would result in there being no distribu-
ton of laws. The report was adopted.
After large installment of commit
tee reports the senate waived the con-
sideration Of the calendar and took up
general orders with SanatGx lien Il
4teiie hair. There was considerable dis
Cor rfon of The veterinary surgery bill
tho sat last It was recommended for pas
after saIne amendment.
luily g bill remitting back taxes on prop
60 sold by railways was discussed a
length but no action taken.
Next came Senator Hompe's bill pro
viding that all newspaper articles
whether editorial, local or otherwise
shall be signed by the writers. Al
amendment was offered by JoLn Da,
aGuta making tae rule apply only t.
articles Telecting upon character. TIL
amendment was accepted by Mr.. Homp
and the bill was almost unanimousl,
recommended for passage, =
The reappo1tonmeut bill was mex
taken up and passed without objection
Tho house session was devoted t
routine business OF very little impoI
lance. such as reports of committees
petitions and resolutions. Among tn
resolutions was one from Mr.. LONE.
asking congress TO set apart lat les
1ilan l0. 900 acres IF the enon -arah BILE land
sf Northern Minnesota for 3 nations
park to foster and promote rainfall an
humidity III the state. Referred to
committee for amendment.
The world fair biii was taken up an
after amending 1t SO as to appropriat
100000 for the state exhibit, it wa
passed.
House File No. 800. the bill to tax raj
r1ads. was amended so as not ta repea
the present law taxing the gross carr
+ras OF railroads and Daasaf
Thursday. April 2.
Committee reports occupied shol
time in the senate, and after tina
order came the calendar.
and brake bill came up and was referre
for revision. Keller's livery stable bi
was passed.
In committee of the whole John Da
Smiths life insurance bill was recon
mended for passage.
The baking powder bill was amende
to provide that every can OF bakln
powder shall have On a label a complet
statement Of its ingredients and recon
mended for passage.
The joint resolution petitioning col
gress to establish postal telegraph Wa
favorably considered. Another bill
some interest was that of Senatt
Leavitt, providing for the assessme1
and taxation Of telephone and telegraI
lines. The Currier bill from the hou
was substituted for this-it having pra
tically the same provisions-and w
then recommended for passage.
The message of Governor Merria
vetoing the Minneapolis charter W
read, and the senate then adjourned Fl
the day.
House: Claims committee reported
substitute for the original resolution
the matter of the contested electit
cI:lulS. L uS 6duSLitubG was cSuOpbs
aud the resolution passed. The amour
allowed are as follows: S. G. Bowma
s,483. SO; d. q. Price, 1856; John Dal
S621: q. VI. Dufant, @521. This is a c
of @1 ,3S5. * The amounts asked f
were: Bowman, S599.3S; Price, 81, ,2a
R---,a1, 81 HIP; DAILY, $G21; Duran
Sr,s93 81, This is cut of about 81
each on the attorneys of Price, Dur
and Durant and 500 on the attorney f
Bowman.
The resolution to have $4,000 copies
the report on fax culture printed W
passed.
Mr.. Lomen's park resolution W
amended, making the proposed park co
sist of 10000 acres on the northe
boundary of the state, west of t
mouth Of the Ver1nillin river and tn
passed.