The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-04-27
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Doings Of the State Law Makers at st.
Paul.


demnation preceedin.s in'the acc ..isiiion of tie
Weyeraaaser tract of land in Itasca state park,
the prairie fire appropriation Of S. 90 and addi
tional clerk hire for the governor and auditor
amounting to $3.50. The senate additions
amount to &l5 $50, the reductions to SIG, AGO. or
net reduction of $1O,45O.
AS soon as the house met it went into COM
mittec of the whole and advanced and killed
some 80 bills. Leavitt constitutional aIneld-
raent for tie taxation of irheritances Vas 2es-
commended for passage; s'so the bill eXteoCing
" the school age of children TO rorr years rs
to the distrits1ion Of funds By consent. MIR.
Turrell in,rodu, Ell tie lii for the tax Ivy,
with was russed.
ST PAUL April IL The senate r solution
urging congress to adopt q national art.sela WIS
CONSUMED to the table senator Mott into
ICED bill arprorriating So OOl for hrilding
roacs and bridges il Inc various counties OF c
state An attempt to pass under sas. elsion
fs!led Tie terminal railway charges till "; 9
defeated by lack Of one vote. In the afternoon
i. was reconsidered and again failed. TIE anti.
scalrer ill IVES reached and call of the Sc! Ute
found all but two senators present. SON. !.
ter Speeches were made agains: the neasr c,
but it passed by vote of 81 to II. Otner Ii. 8
pissed were: Relating to veterinarians and
Surgeons: relating to the la yOr bureau: to le al
ize tie acts of supervisors of towns Alps.
Brown grain elevator iii; IVES defeated.
TIE honsc concurrci in the senate resolution
to turn over to the attor ,ny genera: tac Rhodes
Litter book. Tue S"n& e .illS pro1iGing for an
ianeritan.e tax on lc--a- les and the one in
creas.ns the surrc1n" 20 r! reporter salary 10
s. 5UJ were pas Led II e afternoon the ca!e.,-
dar vas re:ci,el :nd tie following hills passed:
Wolf 70 ...:ias: supplementary capitol bill:
bonds OF ir?e. cndent 900; districts. The /; !
coileill - fe, IN Of railroads was lost also
the i'll raI>t IL, the rate OF interest L: COL.
fcs report on the general appropriation bill
VAS q. reed 10 and the bill repassed.
=. t!o.., -or,; i7.-T..e legislative day of
tie l7tn e. tended inc tie lsta tie senate ed
jouTai II ct IS q. II and tie house al } a. n.
at &c SeSiO2. o. tie Se-l.fe Il nuEif er
@ lis - r. j: 8 i | ei uDi PASSED. One pro-
,ilos iCT tie &Jlti1tE,e.t of IL committee to
;1rc tne inveS+i G.:on Of the Fine land
sa'eJ Tac bill de.>,ii-l- legal newspaper tet
ter tnoyTn as tac DLuu Iii Us passed unt2r
susr n ion Of tie rl:oy TIC Two lis vi iIf
oft the ruin insnei:,;l s. stem ana >s1oli; alag
tee railroad co.a-liiScl oth filled. A,acns
tee bills passed were tle lO,.otTlng: kIZ!r.s
stantiard OF Neiynts a.-l 1ntsss..res Of a-ii-
tur,l products: p1ri& fTAt:Gs ii tae sue OF
goods and ,ier, nnnGiss: Ciiesley DRAMA Re Lin
making railway tel cts foOd either way: re-
Quirinr personal no Of tire pira-2n Oh t:se
lin for tie ..,:i.l ion OF roDe;ty so. .or de-
hEqLert t@E>s: tae gaze and G,2 / !: Loci
pei.n rest r..-l.s and !-o,e-S to mott CT iac
u.s. Oh oieo -lar Ga rira
Tae bill O .er.ait .lti"s 10 vote OF y rro.H
os;ti n TO aid r.i:.o We. e.t.s,cI. Tie J.!
was designed to aid - Dal~tl, De ,sat q Il
Mott crn rsilro's..
Petersons i'll rc.-tin u, Il nG cement 10 the
grain and elevator business WAS los: ais lie
Cairns election ti: the ives bill -,l1 IN Gle tr1c
light and wate. power tonapa-.i s the I'll O.
| emf lent Gcm1ia Vas passed. TIE We i are
number of minor bills passed.
Dur;ng the closing ho.rs of tie session tae
house became regular Issndemoni Il Ill Ine
| fight over ,le railroad fencing iii, watch was
| finally defeated. TIC iou<;c passed TIE insane
| bill and then went on with tle call whore y
| ea,h III ,na'er was allowed to call up one bill.
At night the Asbury hospital bill was fond to
\ be missing. and Mr.. Wymln secured the con-
I sent OF the governor to tae introduction Of an
| other-ani it was sent UP and passed. 1t wes
| the last biN introduced during the session and
| it was numbered 91e Then the anti-pcol room
BILL the Minneapolis m ,uitipal court Till. the
| woman suffrage bill and the Davis bill to wipe
the brigade formation OF the militia off the face
! of the earth were excessively killed. TIE
| Winston election bill was passed, and so Was
| the Duluth elevator bill
The Dunn resolution authorizing the gov
ern0r to commence prosecution in matter Of
pine lands In Mile Laus olnty was passed.
ST. PAUL, April 1e.-The 18th legislature d
| Minnesota became matter of the past at 1.
O'Clock noon. The clock said SO, but it wa.
| considerably after that by actual time Thu
closing hours were about the same as on former
| occasions A few resolutions introduced in
creasing the pay of this clerk or that door
| keeper, presentation to the presiding officer
| accompanied by resolutions of respect TELLING
| of the uniform fairness and impartiality will
| which the said officer has ruled upon dilatory
| motions, woodchucks and meritolious meas
| u,es. The last hours of q legislature are full
/ IS, ILL o.i% S1Nxr
On the face all enmitieS are forgotten no mat
| ter how much they may rankle the breast. Il
| the senate the pay Of several clerks and th<
pages were increased. AS soon as the reSolu
| ton was offered notifying the governor that thu
| hour of adjournment had arrived Senator Don
| nelly took the center aisle, and in a felicit0u
| speech presented President Clough with
| handsomely framed group picture OF the mem
| bers of the senate.
! Gov. Nelson announced his approval of the
| senate bill for the continuance of the pine lands
| investigation.
| Seuxtor Keller offered resolution informine
| the world fair commission that the senate :!
now ready to accept the invitation to visit th<
| worlds fair buildings. Adopted.
The senate then proceeded to the election O
a president pro TEN. On the second ballot Sen
| ator SAINT Orn was elected.
The governor having no further conmunica
ftions to make the senate adjourned
| Inc house met at III q. m. A 0umDer or reSO
lutions to increase the pay of employees vert
voted down, but the resolutions increasing thu
compensation OF the reading and assiStan
i erls were adopted A resolution was Offered
| ny MIR. Wyman to elect speaker pro TEN
! Adopted. Mr. Wyman. in a few very appropri
| ate words nominated Mr.. Turrell of Redwood
Mr.. Kelley of Ramsey cheerfully, heartily ant
cordially seconded. The motion prevailed. Yhe
chair regretted the absence of Mr. Turrell, that
| he might present to him the gavel and surren
der the chair. Mr.. TurreL was called away or
| business
| Mr.. Kelly reported from the governor thai
| MS excellency had no further communication tt
make and babe the members of the Legislature
God speed to their homes.
The house authorized the speaker and chic
clerk TO pay any just bills approved by the com
mittee on legislative expenses
| Mr.. Abbott arose to present on behalf of the
house the large group picture Of all the mem
bers of.the legislature to the speaker. He paid
| q glowing tribute to the qualities that make
Speaker Lee an ideal presiding officer.
Chief Clerk johnson made neat speech and
presented Speaker Lee with gold-headed cane
as q token Of appreciation from the clerks.
| Adjourned sine die at 2 p. m.