The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-23
MINNESOTA LEGlsLATuRE.
The Doings OF the State Law Makers ut
st. Paul

The Doings OF the State Law Makers ut
st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 13.-The senate met at 3 o. m.
Senator Sanhorn resurrected the silver resolu-
tion The following bills were introduced: To
provide for the establishment of free employ
ment bureaus in cities of over so 900 population:
to provide for the trial Of questions issues of
usdry by jury: amending the law relating to
farmers mutual life insurance companies,
bringing them under the supervision of the in
surance commissioner; relating to the taking Of
streets for park privileges: appropriating S8 900
to put an additional story ont the laundry build
ing at the St. Peter hospital: appropriating $685.
500 to complete buildings at the Fergus Falls
insane hospitals to amend the law relating to
higher education, requiring boards of education
to visit schools: to prevent the obstruction of
navigable rivers. relating to the construction of
booms: offering bounty of SIS for killing fe-
male wolves at certain periods of the year.
The house was in session barely 80 minutes,
adiourning after adopting resolutions of respect
to the memory of Abraham Lincoln.
ST PAUL Feb H.-Tne senate in committee
of the whole had Deans anti-poOl selling bill
under consideration and finally recommended it
for passage after amending it to allow pool sell
ing on race tracks. After amending the bill
compelling railroads to build platforms for I'M
loading farm machinery the same was recon-
mended to pass. The following tillS were in
troduced: To amend the law relating to teSti-
mOny in justice courts: to amend the law relat-
ing to work on public highways; amending the
laws relating to the election of town super
visors: proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition relating to the assessment of local prop
erty for improvements.
In the house today there was a perfect flood
of road and bridge bills the members Fastening
to get their appropriation bills in, under the
rule that AL must be in by the 18th of February.
The total number of hills crept up past the $50
mark, and the aggre- ate of bridge appropri-
atoms asked now exceeds any possibilities of
the internal improvement funds for years by
many thousands OF dollars. The extreme north
ern districts have the largest requests. The
bill relating to blindness in children was passed.
The question arose upon the adoption of the re-
port on the senate bill appropriating 500 600 for
the world s fair and the same failed to pass
by q vote of So ayes to IS nays Twenty-Five
were absent or not voting.
ST PAUL, Feb 15.-The house in the morning
session received a perfect avalanche Of appro-
priation bills, chiefly for bridges and road i'm
provement, the aggregate for the morning hour
exceeding $4,000 and previous TO this there had
been fully as much more. Tle aggregate of the
whole, with the amount the internal improve
ment fund is now overdrawl, against which
there is an excess Of legal demands. is close to
$50 co., In the afternoon the house passed the
worlds fair appropriation bill, which now only
needs the signature of the governor to become
law. The Blocker building and loan salary
blll also passed. II to Is.
The senate held a morning session that ex-
tended into the afternoon and then ad .ourned
for the day. The silver question bobbed up
again and the senate went on record in favor of
free coinage. The railroad committee reported
Glader's bill proposing a horizontal reduction
OF p per cent in freight rates recommending it's
indefinite postponement The senate by close
vote rejected the report and sent the bill to gen.
eral orders SO that the victory for the railroads
will not avail much. Several i'm portant bills
were introduced. One creates the Office of com
missioner OF agriculture and appoints Gen. G. C.
Andrews to the place. Senator Davis endeav-
ored to Introduce bill out OF the regular order
but was cut off by an objection. 1t will seek to
consolidate the three regiments of militia into
two and do away altogether with the brigade
formation
ST. PAUL, Feb. 16.-Deans anti-pool room
bill, :as amended, passed the senate with only
five votes againstit. AS it now stands the bill
prohibits pool selling, but exempts race tracks
for 30 days each year. Senator Ward intro
duced bill relative to the terms of county
treasurers and auditors, extending the former
to four years. The following bills were read
the third time and passed: Glader's bill requir-
ing railroad companies to erect platforms for
bill requiring railroads to give notice whether
passenger trains are on time not; providing
for changes of venue in municipal courts.
In the house few bills were introduced. The
principal ones being to prevent fraud and adul-
iteration in baking powders: providing for ex-
ira assessments for highways: to establish uni
form standard of admissions to the bar. The
afternoon was spent in committee of the whole.
The substitute grain measure of Mr.. Greer of
Mob Sho yuh oh 10 &c NV
Nelson's bill, governing the receipt, shipment
and storage of grain, was reached about 4
o'clock. Mr. Greer managed the bill and offered
an amendment OF Importance, acceptable to the
friends of the BILL which was adopted. Mr..
Brules of Blue Earth endeavored to have the
bill apply to Touring mills He was defeated
Mr.. Leonard claimed the exception of the
four terminal warehouses, now under state in
spection, rendered the bill unconstitutional, or
special legislation. He wanted the bill laid
over for the attorney generals opinion. Ee
was defeated.
The bill was made special order for the g.
Both branches adjourned until Saturday. the
18th.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 1S.-But few bills were intro
duce in the senate, and only two were of any i'm
portance Senator Davis introduced his bill
consolidating the three regiments of nationa
guards into two regiments. The bill also abol
lessen the expenses of the state militia.
Another interesting bill was introduced by
Senator March Of Hennepin county. 1t is .
proposition for an act to compel manufacturers
and dealers in naptha and gasoline to labe
their goods according to quality. There were
several other bills mostly of minor character
There was larger attendance of representa-
tives than is usual on Saturday, but despite this
fact not much business was transacted Neither
the house nor the senate have expedited bust
moss at a very lively rate thus far. Work has
been confined chiefly to the introduction of new
bills and none of the measures which are i'm
po:tant have been even discussed to an issue
other than the worlds fair appropriation. The
anti-pOOl war has covered lots of time and is
now before the house in the shape of the amend
ed Dean BILL but nothing was done with it. it,
friends claim that it is going through the house
but there is considerable question about this.
WELL TO REMEMBER,
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