The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-03-26
sAUK CENTRE, sTEARNs COUNTY, M
MINNESOTA. THURSDAY, MARCH &c, 1891
STATE LEGISLATION.

STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD OF WORK DONE BY MIN
NEsoTA soLoNs.
a Comprehensive Summary of the Pro-
seedlings for the Week Giving List of
Important Bills Introduced, Referred,
and Passed.
Tuesday, March II.
The session of the senate and house was
Principally taken up by addresses by
4oses z. Handy, promoter general, and
hon. Ben Butterworth, secretary of the
Worlds Columbian exposition. The
TWO houses met in joint session in tine
house chamber and an hour was spent
N listening to the distinguished visitors.
hen the house was called to order
again the Minneapolis charter was read
third time and passed.
The house took up the usual order Of
business and consumed some time with
the reports of standing committees
Twenty bills were introduced, the most
important being one creating a board Of
education in each county, composed of
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judge of probate and one teacher, for
the purpose of prescribing school text
books for use in their respective coun-
ties. The house then adjourned.
After the joint session the senate re-
sumed business at lilo.
OF the dozen bills introduced, those
from Senator Lommen organizing the
counties of Red Lake and Sherman
from parts of the county of Polk were
perhaps the most important. ~ .
Senator Sevatson handed in bill pro-
viding for the establishment of courts
of Cancellation.
A bill from Senator Probstfield makes
it a misdemeanor for employers to re-
Quire surrender of any lawful rights
or privileges of citizenship from en-
ployes. g..
The balance of the morning was spent
In consideration of local bills.
A report from the special committee
on the claims of Platt B. Walker and Fl.
B. Strait for services rendered in secur-
ing the refunding of the direct tax from
the general government, reported rec
Ommending the payment of $500 to
Mr.. Walker and nothing to Mr.. Strait,
it not being apparent to the committee
that the latter gentleman rendered any
service in the matter.
The calendar was next taken up, and
there was no trouble in passing the bills
listed thereon, with the exception of ex-
600 for mon ument to the First Mime
sofa at Gettysburg. The bill passed,
however, Senators Crandall, Erickson,
Crate, Hompe, Leavitt, Lommen, Mel
and Probst6eid voting in the negative.
The most important bill introduced
at the opening of the senate was
that creating a board of agriculture. 1t
is the work of the Farmsrs' alliance, and
was introduced by Senator Borchert.
The commission is to have supervision
of the agricultural and forestry interests
of the state, and is to provide general
rules for the guidance and management
primary object is the promotion of agri-
culture. It is to be composed of the
governor, master of the state grange,
and the presidents of the State Agricul-
tural society. the State Horticultural
society, the State Forestry association.
the State Dairymen's association and the
State Farmers alliance,
Senator John Day Smith introduced,
at the request OF State Encampment, G..
A. R., a bill increasing the annual ap-
preparation for the burial Of ex-soldiers
from 81 900 to $4,000. This is done in
view of the increased number of deaths
among veterans and the inadequacy of
the present allowance.
The Joint resolution authorizing the
receipt of the refunded direct tax from
the United States government was re-
ported back and passed under suspen-
sion of the rules on motion of Senator
Tawney, its author.
IN commiccee o. sile whole a consid-
cradle number of bills were recon-
mended to pass without discussion. On
Representative Stockton's "anti -Pinker-
ton" bill there was caused little talk,
though not much opposition, and it was
finally referred for amendment. On
Mr.. Longs bill, prohibiting the attend
ance of children from criminal trials,
there was some discussion, and it was
finally amended so as to make the age
under which judges may exclude II
years instead of Is.
Speaker Champl1n took his place un-
der the canopy and called the house to
order at 1902 His appearance and
voice indicate that he is still weak and
unfit for prolonged labor as a presiding
officer.
The bill to provide statues for the ma
tional capitol of Gen. Sibley and Secre-
tary Window was amended and recon-
mended to pass by Mr.. Reeve. The
amendment excludes Secretary Window
from the provisions of the bill. The
amount is cut to $4,000.
Thursday, March 10.
In the senate Thursday Senator
Crandall sent up resolution-the Sec
ond one of the session authorizing the
Judiciary committee to redivide the ju-
licial districts of the state in such a
manner as to- consolidate several of
them and thereby reduce the expenses of
aalaries The reso nllIIlc.. was auopoeo.
Several petitions protesting against
the extension of the Minneapolis saloon
patrol limits were sent up by Senator
John Day Smith. e. r. Smith offered
4 bill prohibiting the shooting of quail
except in December. Mr.. March Of
tered two bills, one extending the time
Cor paying taxes from June to October,
ind the other abating taxes on resident
property of ministers.
Senator Probstfield offered measure
seeking to reorgauize the agricultural
college of Minnesota, by merging with
it's endowments the department. of mill
sary tactics and mechanical arts now
established at the university. The bill
establishes board of thirteen members,
TO be appointed by the governor, to be
known as the agricultural college board,
and to have control of the entire affairs
of the agricultural college.
The house spent the morning in the |
consideration of unimportant petitions |
and of still less important local bills.
The minority of the railroad committee |
reported Mr.. Curriers' substitute for his |
railroad bill, which was PLACED in gen.
era1 orders.
Then, in behalf of the majority of the |
railroad committee, it's chairman, Mr.. |