Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-04-22
SOLONS ADJOURNED.
RECORD OF THE CLOSING DAYs OF
THE LEGISLATURE.
Wednesday. April Is.


to examine into the question of new
capitol site and building and report at
the next session of the legislature. "A
resolution was afterward passed iHereas-
ing the committee to five members.
Senator John Day Smith moved to re-
consider the vote whereby the farmers
institute bill was lost Tueseay, and OBJ
tanned Sc votes therefor. Then he
moved to have the bill put on general
orders, which was done.
The house labor bill was indefinitely
postponed.
Appropriation bill for roads and
bridges was passed. 1t appropriates
$52.250.
The Keyes election bill, as amended
by striking out the provision for voting
straight tickets was passed.
The following bills were recommended
to pass: Senator Donnelly's bill limit
ing the amount of land that can be
owned by corporations to 5000 acres;
Senator Grinnell's bill relating to deeds,
mortgages and other conveyances. Nc
Hale's bill prohibiting Sunday amuse-
ments was, upon his own motion, in
definitely postponed, in retaliation, he
said, for the lack of interest in his other
great moral measure.
The attendance was very light in the
house during the first hour of the morn
ing. Reading of committee reports
took up much time, and a majority of
them were in favor of indefinite post
ponement.
The senate bill was placed on general
orders and the house bill sent to the SEN
ate.
The Leavitt income tax bill met its
fate when an effort was made to suspend
the rules and place it on the calendar.
The house voted it down.
Mr.. Bjorge, from the committee on
appropriations, submitted the geneaal
omnibus appropriation bill.
The house, after little scrap over the
journal, went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Greer presiding. The Du-
luth and Winnipeg bill was then read,
and recommended to pass.
Zelchs free text book bill, Keyes' bill
to abolish the contract system in the
Saltwater prison, Craig's S sapportionment
bill and an amendment regarding rape
were passed. The bill relating to age of
consent was taken from general orders
and placed on the calendar, which prob
ably insures its passage.
Thursday, April 0,
The senators Thursday morning voted
down all resolutions seeking to compen-
safe clerks for extra service The SearSe
bill, allowing SO per cent of the prison
ers at the st. Cloud reformatory to work
on cutting stone for sale was passed by
vote of 81 to Is.
Senator March, of the joint committee
on waterways, recommended the inn
provement of the upper Mississippi and
the Duluth -Crookston system of naviga-
ton, but did not favor the Minnesota
valley scheme. Five thousand copies of
the report were ordered printed. A re-
cess until O'Clock was taken.
The afternoon session of the senate
opened with a general ruefee in the IN
terest of local bills. There was special
order for o'clock, but there were hosts
Of local bills whose authors were par
ticularly anxious that the rules should
be suspended and their particular bills
passed at once. Just one more" came
to be the saying. Among others passed
was the bill authorizing the commits
sioners of Hennepin county to take
steps to raise the level of water in Lake
Minnetonka.
When the special order was reached
it was agreed to take up the general ap-
preparation bill. The items were read
one by one. The consideration Of the
bill occupied nearly all the afternoon.
In the house the committee on legisla-
tive expenses recommended that sala-
ries of door keepers, gallery keepers,
etc., be fixed at 81 per day. The report
was adopted.
Mr.. Bell sent up resolution that the
Duluth and Winnipeg land grant be cut
to five sections of land to the mile. II
was laid over by notice of debate. The
balance Of the forenoon was taken up il
a hot discussion over tho action Of the
special committee to investigate the
Duluth elevators. It was laid on the
table.
The senate amendment to the election
bill striking out the provisions for vot.
ing straight ticket by placing cross
opposite the name of the political party
was concurred in.
Among number of other bills rec
commended to pass was Senate File 76
introduced in the senate by Mr.. Hompe
1t provides for the erection of public
warehouses and elevators on the right
of way of railroad companies in tbs
state, whenever petition is presented
to thu officers of any railroad company
by two Or more persons who associate
| themselves together and form corpora
| tion.
| MIR. Stevens bill proposing All amend
mant to the constitution exemptins
from taxation for municipal purposes
corporations engaged in the manufacture
of articles composed of wood, wool
hemp, iron, etc., for period of twenty
one years was also recommended to pass
Friday, April II.
After spending hall an hour OF th5
| morning in resolutions the senate Rai
| another bout over; the Keyes election
bill An attempt to recall the bill from
the house was voted down, 43 to 7,
The senate bills recurring RAILROADS to
make imngdiafa sstectfon at granted
lands, and adjusting certain claims o1
railroads for swamp lands, were passed
Then the house bill appropriating $50,
900 for the worlds fair exhibit was
called up, and after amendments raising
the figures to 100000 and $I5, 200 hat
been defeated, the bill was passed by
vote Of 46 to 4, just as it came from thf
house.
: The senate opened proceedings in th
afternoon by passing the house bill pro
tectlng those having claims against par
ties injured by railroads end securing
damages. Z r,
dHonse: The journal had been sent t.
the printer and it would not return
until 2 o'clock. The Democrats saw ;
scheme to defeat the amendment ia th
election bill passed ut Thursday even
iag's session. A motion was made tina
all bills passed at the evening session b
withheld until the journal for that ses
sion be read. A hot debate followe,
which ended only on the appearance O
a page with the journal 1t was reat
and approved.
:isAe judiciary connlittee at o meetin
held I'M the forenoon voted to report th
McHale antl-tights bill back TO til
house without recommendation,
At the beginning of ths afternoon SCI
SIGN q moBieia to recall the Keyes elet
ton bill was voted down 61 to so.
After hard fight Senate File s64, th
bridge appropriation bill, was taken u
and read the third time and passed.
The next sensation was in the natul
of resolution introduced Ivy Mr.. M
Ggire that the prison investigating con
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