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

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. Blocker
automatic brake bill, which had been remod-
eled by q substitute, was recommended to pass.
A long drawn fight occurred on Jacobson's ole.
Vator bill. Several amendments were offered
and lost. Finally tho Smith bill was substi-
tuted and favorably reported. The bill for the
inspection OF oils was also favorably considered.
ST. PAUL, April d-By consent OF the gov.
ernor, two bills were introduced in the senate,
one relating 10 St. Paul sidewalks and the
other relating to the compensation of members
and officers Of the legislature It fixes the price
to be paid for enrolling work at ccnts and for
engrossing work at 8 cents per folio The bills
passed under suspension OF the rules. The
bill amending the law relating to the restrain
Ing Of cattle from doing damage WINS passed un-
der suspension OF rules, also the bill providing
puni.hment for engaging in trusts and COM
bines
and wife was also passed under suspension, also
the one relating to title insurance companies.
The bill requiring railroads to build elevators
ut certain points was lost. In the afternoon
the capitol bill was taken up and fully discussed
and was passed by a vote of "a to 20.
In the house, Mr.. knuts on had his seed wheat
loan bill corrected and repassed. The Davis
bill from the senate reducing the state militia
to two regiments and repeating brigade forma-
ton was killed by adopting the report of the
committee rcco nmeading indefinite postpone
ment. The balance of the day was spent in
considering the reapportionment. The bill
was recommended for passage. The basis Of
atives.
ST. PAUL. April I'm the senate McHale I'm
troduced a bill amending the probate coGe. Tho
Dill realizing to stock certificates; comforting ad
ditional powers upon boards Of education in the
matter of issuance of bonds, and the bill COM
polling railroads to fence their tracks and erect
cattle guards, were passed under suspension OF
the rules. Senator Morse brought up the uni
versity tax levy bill and asked that the same be
placed on the calendar, but the balance Of the
senators did not agree with him.
:. In the house two bills were introduced, one
for the leasing Of poor farms, the others to le-
galtze the sale OF township bonds The bill ap-
propriating s29 900 for fish hatchery was in
definitely postponed. The senate bill for the
publication of legislative manuals was passed
under suspension Of rules.
Senate amendments to H. F. 491, from grain
and warehouse committee, on elevators on
rights of way and sidetracks and switches, were
on motion OF Mr. jacobson, concurred in and
e bill repassed.
The house also concurred in the senate
amendments to the joint memorial to congress
on the coal combine and the memorial was re-
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. jacobson the two terminal
elevator bills were recommitted to the authors,
to report substitute and to retain the place of
ISL on the calendar.
In the afternoon, when tho calendar was
reached, the senate bill by Peterson governing
the receipt storage and shipment OF grain was
put on passage and lost by 46 to 81. The vote
was reconsidered and the measure passed by
50 to 40. motion to reconsider was lost.
ST. PAUL, April SIN the senate q bill was
introduced to amend the new capitol bill by ex-
tending the site limit from q quarter OF q mile
to one-han mile and adding new provisions
regarding architects and engineers. An at
tempt to put the bill on passage failed. After
long discussion the university bill was rec
commended to pass. The balance of tho day was
spent on the charter bill The following senate
bills have been signed: Relating to Minnesota
troops in the civil war; the bill requiring street
cars to be vestibuled; the sorting OF railroad
ties and cedar poles by boom companies: at
taching Polk county to the 10th district; care of
grain In cars; relating to boards Of county COM
missioners; relating to roads, cartways and
bridgeways.
In the house the only matter OF importance
was the introduction of the omnibus appropri-
alton bill It is claimed that the bill contem-
plates reduction in the tax levy to z mills, it
being 2.2 mills at the last session and ~ mills
previous The total amount OF the appropri-
atoms as the bill goes into the legislature is ST.
S02 O03, about $275 OOo less than was called for
two years ago. Tho amount appropriated for
new buildings is $7e8,7O0
One of the new features Of the bill is the ap-
preparation Of about $4,000 annually for two
years to the northern counties, which contain
50 many acres of unused railroad land, based
for each county on the amount of land,
However, if appropriations for drainage pur-
poses are made for said counties equal or
greater than their share of the $25 OOO the up.
preparation referred to is null and void.