The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-02-02

MINNESOTA, LEGiSLAIuaE.
&c Dolngs Of the statp Law Makers 81
rs e tss II, PAUL ssssAi st5ss q.
+ q. fAuL, ian. x.-By .good luck there wss
.'sta q Drum present WHOM the senate met aa
In committee OF tho whoic I-eayitt.s bill
III incomes was again considered. This blu
productive OF . good deal Of argument, %
aen senator seems TO have . distinct, personal
- regarding the measure, and these ideas are
OF AZ harmonious Tho following bills were
Atfoduoed: Authorizing sherins End deputies
1oompletc foreclosure sales after expiration
once; to permit cities and counties to renew
- present tax on personal property; to regu-
ate primary and political caucuses: amending
70 law relating to managers OF state reforma-
9ty; 70 amend the state constitution by provid-
~ Tor tho FORGETTING to tho state Of lands 70
aaln1ng unoccupied BY railroad companies for
No tano Of two years after the adoption Of the
mendment. -
Tho house held short session. The speaker
cling absent, Mr.. Wyman occupied tho chair.
me following bills were introduced: To change
40 rate OF interest on state loans from to
es cent; to authorize tho election Of highway
commissioners; relating to weights ind meas
res: to regulate the hiring or employment Of
.ersons at labor; proposing to tax incomes; to
INIT tic time in which to commence proceed
ngs to recover On stock and bonds issued by
corporation 1T limits the time to six months);
'olattng to building and loan associations linn.
ting salaries etc.. allowing villages Of over g.
~ to establish municipal courts; authorizing
electric lines to 30 built through townships
lnder certain conditions. An important bill
rus sent up by Mr.. Winston, amending tho gen.
:ral election laws. Adjourned until 10 q m
rresdav
81. PAUL, Jan. 2l-Both branches show de-
termination to get down to the work OF tho ses.
sion. While the morning hours were short, the
members put In good work In committees In
the senate bills were introduced appropriating
sl10 600 for institute for detectives at Faribault
providing that debts not lien upon property Of
decedent before death shall not become 80 af.
ter death; an amendment to fish and game
laws; appropriating g 900 additional to norma,
schools except the one at Moorhead, which is
sfven 81 600; appropriating Is 900 to erect
dormttory at the Moorhead normal school, pro
v1d1ng for government Of cities and repeal O;
special laws.
In the house the following bills were sent up:
Relating to state national guard. appropriatin,
II 500 to each company organized and mustered
into state service; to provide coats and blank
cts for state guard; to locate and mark tho
position OF Minnesota troops in battles at Chota-
nooga and Chickamauga: to regulate the sp
pointment OF Officers to state institutions: to
prevent railroad companies from abandonin.
any portion OF their line or to close q: abandon
station; appropriating SO 600 for the ST.
Cloud normal schools; to protect laboring and
material men makes claims valid against mu
nicipal corporations for labor performed or mo
tertal furnished; to compel railroads to make
tickets over Their lines good until used; to le.
NAHfOaUN 2Ann%
ing to powers Of district courts over corpora
lions % to removal Of their officers: making II
misdemeanor to sell liquor before taking GU,
license. Adjourned until Wednesday,
ST PAUL. Jan. &.-very brief were the ses-
Stons OF bob houses today. In the senate
the following bills were introduced: Relating
to changes in the articles Of incorporation Of
corporations; limiting the time for commencing
actions on stocks, Eonds. etc.; AUTHORIZING
towns to refund moneys collected on improper.
" or Illegally executed bonds: appropriatine
$50 90 for the construction OF lit rary at the
State University; to provide for three commits.
sioners to consider the matter OF taxation and
report IN January, 1895; to amend the law relat.
Ing to the issuance Of state teachers certin.
anthracite coal lands TO condemned and taken
possession OF by the government. On motion Of
Senator Donnelly tho rules were suspended and
the memorial was adopted by an unanimous
vote. On invitation OF President Northrup the
senate decided to visit the State University
Feb. l.
In the house the following bills were read: TO
regulate peddlers and peddling; to regulate the
practice OF veterinary medicine, surgery ond
dentistry; relating to life insurance companies
they shall make no distinctions as to persons
same age and condition. prohibits any re-
9oteS or allowances by agents or companies
,ther than stated in the policies); to provide
'or county teachers training schools: to define
public school holidays School months for
! teachers contracts arc made 70 days OF four
! weeks OF five days each, no deduction from
| :cachers' time for holidays: to license ped.
1lers; to lcgalizc certain proceedings OF villages
| 20 granting franchises to street railway com.
| panies.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 23.-There were few bills pro-
tented In the senate, but oil were important.
They were: To place express companies under
supervision OF the railway commission; relating
! 10 the storage and transportation Of grain to
Insert long and snort haul clause in the trans.
portatton laws; to repeal all laws Of 1888 and
Euendatorv thereof relating to grata and ware.
! houses In executive session the nomination Of
| Supt. Kiehle was confirmed.
The house today, 1Q- the second time,
| had up the resolution to make the members n
allowance for their expenditures for newspapers
nnd It was again defeated through the lack OF
tie necessary two.thirds vote which it takes to
| appropriate money. The vote was largely In
favor OF the resolution, but did not AFFECT tie
desired result. Mr.. Walsns bill to prohibit in.
| demnity insurance companies from doing busi-
| ness In the state was reported adversely and
was only saved from going to the waste baske,
| by the authors appeal to have it considered IN
the judiciary committee. Mr.. Walsh's coal
combine investigation resolution came bacl,
| from tho senate with an amendment limiting
the expenditure 10 500, and Mr.. Walsh moved
| its adoption. There was some opposition to tie
resolution at first.
| Bills were introduced to regulate telephones;
to regulate the employment Of women and chill
dren in factories to provide for suits for injuries
resulting from sale Of intoxicants; relating tc
| elevators at terminal points (nalios oil public
warehouses subject to state inspection and re
quires roads to allow warehouses on tracks and
| rights OF way); to regulate rates of freight OF
! railroads. requiring horizontal reduction Of :;
| per cent from published rate sheets. All roads
| ore declared highways ard forbidden 10 make
| cny discrimination.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 27-The house made ON al
day Of the session. Among new bills intro
| duced were two for school text books, ono fro1.
Mr.. Turrell. Of Redwood. and one from Cairns
Of Hennepin. Mr. Young. Of Waseca, intro
duced q bill FORGETTING the lands and franchise
Of the Hastings & Dakota Railroad. The hous
ended in special order. the election contest
so called Of B1ddemann VS.. Henrichs. for on
| of the Hennepin districts. 1t also once arc1l
knocked out the postage stamp $40. and on 80
calendar defeated tho Hopkins bill, whicl
amended the liquor license law.
| In both houses notice was taken Of the dealt
OF Hon. James G. Blaine and q joint committee
! named to draft q memorial.
| In the senate q fow bills were introduced. bu
the most Of the morning session was consume.
! In o debate Of the Worlds Fair additional ap
preparation OF 800 600. Tho bill was reached il
committee OF the whole, and there was warn
and lengthy discussion. At the afternoon SEES
| sion 1t was recommended to pass after breez
| debate, in which John Day Smith and Ignatiu
| Donnelly locked horns The debate was tn
! uveliest Of the session.
| Adjourned until Monday afternoon.
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