The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-04-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Doings Of the State Law Makers at sc.
Paul.
81. PAUL. March so.-Senstor Donnelly, with
tho consent Of tho governor, introduced . reso.
luton and had the Same passed under suspen.
sion Of rules. It provides for an interstate con.
ference Of delegates appointed by governors for
the purpose of crushing the coal combine. The
Davis bill for the consolidation of the three
regiments Of the M. N. G. into two OF not less
than eight or more than twelve companies
each, and kills the brigade formation OF which
Gen. Bend is the head, was passed. The vote
stood SO to II. Tawneys bill providing for the
issuance Of bonds by municipal corporations
for the construction Of canals was passed
with only two negative votes.
In the house the following bills were present.
ed by consent Of the governor: To prevent desc
Grafton OF the dead: to give town supervisors
the power to establish water works and operate
gas, electric light ETC.; to prevent contamina
ton OF food; relating to the sale and redemp
ton Of transportation tickets.
The reapportionment bill was taken under
consideration, but no conclusion was reached
The house reached its calendar and passed
the following senate bills, which, with the up
prevail OF the governor, will become laws:
Senator Craudall's bill relating to the trans
fer of money from the soldiers relief fund
Senator Deans bill, No. 253, amending the
penal code, and another by the same amend.
atory OF the penal code relating to obscene lit
erature.
Senator Morse's bill requiring annual state
ments Of fees received by county officers.
Senator John Day Smiths bill relating to the
weighing and inspection of grain.
Senator McHales bill relating to actions
brought upon criminal prosecutions.
Among house bills passed were Mr.. Young'f
providing for an assistant to the state librarian
also the pawnbroker bill to limit interest
charged to 10 per cent. The Wacek bill to ap-
point commissioner on the Torrens, Ham
burg, Australian and other systems OF land
transfers, and appropriating IS, 900 for his ex.
penses, also passed the house. The house also
passed the Greer bill relating to tax sales and
tx Judgments Also Mr. Fletchers correctivt
bill to legaliZe the organization of corporations
in crtain cases.
ST. PAUL, March 3O.-In the senate the bill
for free public libraries was reported back with
amendments and recommended to pass. Tho
rules were suspended and the bill passed. The
bill to enforce the payment OF delinquent taxes
was also passed under suspension OF the rules
Senator Donnelly's bill for the establishment
Of q state flag was passed. At the afternoon
session the bill relating to printing and dis
LElUuIlOu VI laws #dS OlSCuSScu Auu uudAIy
passed Streissguths reassessment measure,
known as the Sibley county drainage bill, was
lost. Lommen's bill appropriating $4,000 for
opening the closed water courses of the Red
river valley was taken from general orders and
placed upon final passage 1t was passed by q
vote Of Al to 3.
The house had most OF it's time taken up with
the hearing OF committee reports. BY request
of the governor Mr.. Markham introdr ced
substitute for II. F. s61, lost, rights OF way to
railroads over state acils. 1t provides or
rights Of way and depot grants for any road
b'iilding across the state parks The rules
were suspended and the bill passed.
The house concurreG in the senate amend
ment to H. F.. 122, refunding of liquor licenses
in certain cases, and passed the bill. 1t re-
lates to the town Of Litrhfeld and with the
signature OF the governor Il law.
The following house balls were passed: L.
galizing the organization Of certain corpora
tions: jurisdiction of justices of the peace;
powers of district courts over corporations;
pow ers OF county commissioners: punishment
OF boys under 16 years; relating to wjllful tres
pass. and Minnesota reformatory
ST. PAUL March BIN the senate the bill
prepared by the CT S:ter commission was pre-.
sented. The bill changing the time for holding
court in Hubbard county was reported back and
passed under suspension of rules. The bill to
enforce the payment of delinquent taxes was
discussed for an hour and then temporarily laid
over Senator Leavitt's bill providing for pub
LEGATION of the statements Of state treasurer in
the newspapers of the state was after discus
sion passed under suspension of rules. An
attempt to pass the bill for special tax, tc
maiutain the state university. under suspension
OF rules failed. The following bills were passed:
Amending the law taxing iron mines: taxing
the gross earnings of sleeping car, teeg raph
and express companies; increasing the number
OF boiler inspector districts; the delinquent tax
bill.
In the house Mr.. Horton by consent, offered
the Joint resolution to congress, from the St.
Paul chamber of commerce, for digging deep
Water-We; canal, and on his motion the rul es
were suspended and the resolution passed.
The rest of the morning was spent in commit
tee OF the whole. When the committee rose
a fight ensued over the adoption OF the report
recommending the indefinite postponement Of
the bill exemptlng church property from tax.
alton.
Mr.. Bjorgc OF Otter Tail moved to adopt the
report on the bill. A call CT the house was de-
manded, and then on only eight unexcused abb
sentees disclosed was dispensed with. The
question was taken by ayes and nays, on the
| adoption OF the report, Indefinitely postponing
the BILL and it prevailed, 81 to 80.
In the afternoon the bill placing express COM
panleS under state control was :Gken under
consideration The debate vas at times quite
acrimonious, but the measure was finally rec
commended for passage. The election bill was
not disposed OF when the house adjourned.
ST. PAUL, April lin committee Of the
whole this afternoon the senate decided to rec.
ommcnd the passage of the bill providing for
| annual sessions OF the legislature, unlimited as
to length, and salary for members of $500 per
annum. The debate on the bill was long and in
teresling. The original bill fixed the salary at
| 81. 600.
The following bills were passed: Relating to
net fishing in International waters; amending
the law relating to delinquent taxes, requiring
costs to be added in publishing amounts: re-
Quiring notice to be given OF unpaid personal
property tax; oppropriating 100000 for state
elevator at Duluth: permitting the appropri-
alton for tubs and pals TO be used for the man
ufacture of binding Irvine ut the Saltwater
prison
In the house Mr. Walsh, of the coal combine
| investigating committee called up S. r. 1856 on
interstate conference. Amended to extend the
conference to all the states, and the number OF
commissioners increased from to IL. and the
per diem compensation stricken out; recon-
mended to be passed without further consider
alton. The committees report was adopted,
and the rules were suspended and the joint me-
mortal was passed. This amendment was
agreed to by the senate. The morning hour
was spent in attempting to advance bills out OF
regular order, consequently nothing was done.
In the afternoon the Winston election bill was
! discussed and recommended to pass. Hereafter
house sessions will begin at a. m.
NINE bellies of Beaver Dam, Wis, have
had a woodsawing match. The saving was
easy, but the effort to say nothing mus,
have been Philadelphia Record.
Nv ELL" said the man who handed his
last cent to the lawyer, II suppose turn.
about is fair play. broke the law and the
law broke me-"
THERE is one thing about house which
seldom falls, but never hurts the occupants
when it does. That is the rent.-N. Y.
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