Morris tribune., 1891-02-18

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finished within five years the lands re-
vert to the state. The bill went to the
public lands committee.
Senator Keller introduced a bill to
pension school teachers after ten years
consecutive service. Senator Leavitt's
bill for taxing railroad and corporation
was recommended to pass.
House: A large number of local meas
ures were put through Immediately
after the reading of petitions and reso-
lutions.
Mr.. Boyd introduced a bill granting
to the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad
company, conditionally, certain swamp
lands conditionally granted thereto by
the act of March 8, 1878, which trans
ferred such grant to the Duluth and Iron
Range Railroad company.
The long-lcoked-for railroad bill of
Mr.. Bjorge was presented. 1t provides
for the fixing of uniform system OF
freight charges, Classics the freight and
places many structures upon the railroad
companies.
Bill providing for all executions to
occur at the penitentiary introduced.
Bills were passed: Relating to quail
iication of jurors. No juror shall be re-
quired to serve more than one term a
year.
Detaching Itasca county from Aitkin
and organizing new county.
Saturday, Feb. Ia.
The session of the senate was decidedly
lively-at least the first hour of it was.
AS usual Mr.. Donneily had his finger in
the pie, but fyom this particular pie he
got no plum, but pill, and not sugar
coated one either. Senator Hompe
moved that file 2O0 be taken from the
committee on railroads and placed on
general orders alleging that it was being
killed in committee. Senator Donnelly,
who is chairman of the committee, was
in arms in moment and opposed the
motion hotly. The motion carried how
ever, three Alliance members voting in
the affirmative.
Mr. Donnelly then sarcastically con
graduated the senators upon the ter
ginning of another.
Senate bills were passed authorizing
county commissioners to aid in con-
structing roads and bridges; relating to
streets and roads; relating to town in
surance companies; the house bill for
furnishing seed grain to certain local.
House: A lively debate was caused
clerk of the state prison committee,
perfuous.
by various committees and placed on
general orders, among others being the
so-called anti-Pinkerton bill.
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among them being one by Mr.. Mcclure
false statement of the value of their
power the railroad commissioners to see
profit than the legal rate of interest; and
recovery of damages by any person who
may be injured by the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, holding the vendor liable
for damages,
Monday, Feb. 16.
The session of the state senate on
Monday was rather sparsely at
tended. Senators Dean and John Day
Smith sent up petitions from business
men Of st. Paul and Minneapolis pro-
testing against the passage of any fur.
ther legislation making more severe the
laws of the liability of employer to em-
ployes, after which Mr.. Sanborn sent up
series of joint resolutions regarding
the deaths of Gen. Sherman and Ad-
miral Porter which were unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Davis offered bill extending the
terms of all clerks of courts from two to
four years, where the terms are not that
already. -
- A request from the Kansas legislature
to have the Minnesota legislature select
delegates to a commercial congress, cen:
sisting of states west of the Ohio river.
was rsferre6 70 the committe on federal
relations.
After passing several bills, including
Senator Keller's bill to encourage the
manufacture of binding Irvine, the sem
ate took recess until o'clock.
The afternoon session was taken up
by consideration of general orders
with Senator Lineau in the chair. The
bill of Senator Mcmillan relating to the
subject of franchises for the use of
streets, and highways was recommended
to pass.
Senator Deans election bill was re-
ferred to special committee composed
of Messrs. Dean, Mcmillan and Leavitt,
who each have an election bill and who
will agree on a substitute.
In the house Mr.. Feig called up his
resolution regarding the passage Of the
ioint resolution of coincidence and 'reS
eret regarding the deaths of Gen. Sher=
- ia Admiral Porter, and the re.
port of the house tnereo-. AA n'es'as'a
and adopted. The same report W as
made in the senate and appears in the
proceedings of that body.
The joint resolution to congress in
favor Of building the Nicaragua ship
canal was taken up under suspension
of the rules and passed.
Mr.. Stone, of Ramsey, introduced Q
resolution calling for a new capitol
building at st. Paul to cost 81 ,000, 900.
A number of senate bills were read O
second time and the house adjourned.