The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-30
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Dolngs of the State Law Makers at st.
Paul

The DOlngS oil the state Law makers at SCs
ST. PAUL, March EN- the senate petitions
were presented asking that the powers of the
grain and warehouse commission be not ex.
tended. The following bills were introduced:
For bridge across the Mississippi: to amend
the law relating to the Incorporation of vii
lagos: compelling contractors to give tonds for
moving school houses: settlement of differences
between employees and employers. The bill was
drawn by Commissioner Powers, and provides
that when 25 employees are affected the differ
ences shall be arbitrated
The bill providing for the publication OF
treasurerS' reports in newspapers was recon-
mended for indefinite EOstponement and the
bill for the distribution to counties of the gross
earnings tax was recommended to pass
The senate met at e:30 and took up the free
school text book ILLS. which were special or
der for that hour. Il. T. :9G was passed after
long discussion and the senate then adjourned
to Thursday.
AS soon dis the house had settled for business
a resolution censuring Judge Brill OF the Ram
Sey district court was introduced and adopted.
A cOmmitte was appointed to investigate the
matter. The following bills were introduced:
Relating to damages b. be:,stG: to provide for
coal and mineral leases: satisfaction of judes
mentS: recurring ord OF marriage certiii-
Gates: relating TO ini orpCrltion OF villages TO
amend law irotititinG pools and trusts. 1t
adds imprisonment to the present penalty: re-
lating to plats lost or iGeStroyed: relating to
salaries of cOanty attorneys
In the afternoon. in committee OF the whole
Cairn IS bill amending the PROBATE code relating
principally 0 TIE w 80 dover in estates was
indefinitely POSTPONED. The Craig land grant
forieit,r r. iii laaCn UP and finally recon-
mended for passage.
ST. PAUL. March a3.-The senate held a bus,
session and tranSa: red sore important busi-
ness. TIE Minneapolis morgue bill was passed
and. being d house bill, will now go to the gov
ernor. aI,Milans primary election bill was
lost bat afterwards raconsdered and referred
for amendment, and subsequently passed.
The following bills were introduced: To
amend the laws relating to farmers mutual in
Suran,e companies: for a normal school at
Tracy; asling congress for $4,000 for the i'm
provement of BlGe Earth river: to promote the
keeping of records at county seats OF old SOL
diers and of building monuments: relating to
the descent of lands to surviving husband and
wife: relating to conveyances by husband and
wife, making liquor licenses personal property,
subject to transfer etc.: providing for lien on
lumber and timber to remain on lands where
they float longer than nine months; making the
spi'sing of logs penal offense
The house passed the Craig land grant for
fixture bill, the Merritt bill for opening and
operating mines and quarries. and the import
ant bill of Mr.. Smith of Becker, relating to the
abandonment and vacation of railways and col
lection of assessments. The Sanborn parole
bill for the state s prison and reformatory also
went through. and now when signed by the
governor. will be a law. 1t introduces the sys-
tenn of parole recommended by the governor in
his inaugural address. But three new bills
were introduced In the afternoon Cairns pri-
mary election bill and Bjorge's bill abolishing
capital punishment were recommended for pas
sage.
ST. PAUL, March 24.-In the senate two new
bills were introduced, one by Senator Donnellv
to amend the libel law, and the Otnear by DedOn
authorizing towns to issue bonds to pay out
standing Indebtedness. Under the head OF
committee reports several measures were rec
commended for indefinite postponement-among
them being the bill to establish the City Of
Blaine. the state forestry bill, the bill to pro-
vide the defenders of Fort Ridgeley with med
ais and the bill to provide armories for the ma
tiOnal guard.
Senator Ladues vagrant law, Wyman's fac
tory inspection BILL Hammers bill relating to
electric light companies and SevatSOn 8 grain
bill were among the bills passed by the senate.
| In the house the following bills were intro
duced: Relating TO titles of land: relating to
the ownership of personal property; actions to
recover real property.
The house concurred in the senate amend
ments to Abbotts bill relating to the adoption
of children.
The house calendar was dispatched at the af-
ternoon session and only one bill was defeated,
the Turrell city and village lookup bill The
Cairns primary election bill went through with
q whirl and the bill abolishing the death pen
atty was passed with votes to spare. Sfngu-
lar point regarding the latter bill was the fact
that the most enthusiastic opponents were the
| clergymen of the house, Rev. Wahlund of Isanti
and the house chaplain. Rev. Mr. Forth. There
was scene of deep interest attending the vote,
q n1anafiOn nj I1rO ~
attended with expressions OF applause, es-
pecially those that denounced judicial murders,
and appealed for their abolition.
| ST. PAUL March 25-In the house the regu-
| lar order brought but few new bills, and the
| list of long bills from the senate consumed the
| balance of the morning hour. Among them was
| the Peterson grain and warehouse bill. whose
! friends were anxious to advance it on it's way
| to passage. The effort was made. by motion
| of suspension of the rules, but an opposition
developed, and the bill was allowed to lie over
till a resolution can advance it to the place de
| sired.
The senatorial reapportionment bill was re-
ported from the committee and made the spe
| cial order for Tuesday, 2 p m
The house. by resolution introduced by one
of the Hennepin delegation, called for the jul
| dietary committee to report the Dean anti-pool
| BILL which is required to be reported on Mon
| day. The bill is in the subcommittee on con
| stitutional law. of which Mr. Wilson of Good
hue is chairman, and it will probably be re
| ported for indefinite postponement, on the
| ground that it is unconstitutional.
In the senate Keler's bill for the manage
| ment of the state reformatOry was amended In
committee of the whole so as to prohibit whip
| pings, and then sent to the calendar with ia
vorable recommendation.
The senate devoted the greater part of the
session to the discussion of Leavitt's bill t.
| provide for a bill to amend the constitution tt
cover the taxation of telegraph, telephone
sleeping car and insurance companies on thei,
gross earnings.
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