The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-04-13
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.


The DoinGs of the State Law Maksrs at sc.
Paul.
81. PAUL, April The new capitol bill; was
this Afternoon recommended to pass by the SEN
ate In committee Of the whole. The vote was
p TO ia When the committee arose the report
was adopted on roll call by vote Of - to 49,
An attempt to suspend the rules and pass the
Dill failed. The bill to submit to the people q
proposition to amend the constitution so as to
provide for annual unlimited sessions Of the
legislature and a exed salary Of 500 per an
mum for members was killed. The vote was q
TO q. The bill had q majority of those voting.
but lacked five Of the constitutional majority
REQUIRED for the passage Of q bill.
The bill amending tho seed loan law was
passed The bill Is o companion to the $4,000
appropriation bill and provides for the en-
forcement OF the repayments to the state of the
loan by making failure 50 to do q misdemeanor.
The house was in q business mood and kept
ct work all day. ~
The calendar contained "a numbers, eight Of
them senate bills, six of which will become
laws, II the governor signs them, as follows:
Appropriation for second volume Of mime.
sofa in the War . ss..,. IS
Requiring the vestibuling Of electric cars
Inc county hospital act, commissioners may
establish.
Sealing OF grain in carload lots and duties of
grain inspectors.
The Stevens bill for construction and main.
ttuAuce Oh rOaQS ana cartW0yS.
An act to empower counties, towns and cities
to construct canals and water ways.
Senator Aliens bill requiring the publication
OF Village council proceedings was lost.
OF house bills passed, F. M. Wilson's reform
school bill and the Abbott bill to put express
companies under state control, the Williams
bill to punish boys under IL years of age, md
the Staples bill regarding the location OF high.
ways, were passed.
In the afternoon the house completed tho cal.
endar, passing, among other bills, the Jacobson
elevator bill. the Kelly anti-cigarette bill and
the Winston bill relating to estates OF adopted
children and the Winston election bill.
ST. PAUL, April 5.-The senate again had tho
legislative session problem under consideration.
Senator Eaton moved to limit sessions to 60
days, An attempt to make it 80 days failed
Donnely moved to make the sessions annual
and a fixed salary Of s40o After considerable
discussion both amendments were adopted and
the bill recommended to pass.
Morse's bill creating the inspector Of ele-
vators and lifts was defeated.
The following bills were passed.: The bill
amending the probate code; legalizing the issue
OF bonds; relating to elevators and warehouses:
Staples bill relating to school districts, and
Anderson bill prohibiting the adulteration OF
lard.
The house, as soon as it was ready for bust.
ness, went into committee OF the whole and in
that capacity spent the whole day. Bleecker's
automatic brake bill, which had been remod-
eled by o substitute, was recommended to pass.
A long drawn fight occurred on JacObson's ole.
vator bill. Several amendments were offered
and lost Finally the Smith bill was substi-
tuted and favorably reported. The bill for the