Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-03-09

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
he Doings of the State Law Makers at st,
Paul.
ST. PAUL, March 1.-The senate received .
new petition. 1t requests the submission vi tho
prohibition question to the vote of the people.
The following bills were introduced: Providing
for q commission to secure the erection ,
new capitol in kandiyohi county; to provide for
the assessment and collection Of taxes upon e..
tates Of decedents; to legalize effectively exc.
cuted deeds; to amend the law relating to the
collection of taxes; to exempt mortgages from
double taxation.
The afternoon session was devoted entirely
to the discussion OF the Markham bill for tho
taxation of railroad lands. No conclusion was
reached.
In the house the following bills were intro.
duced: Relating to hours Of labor of women and
children, limiting the hours to eight per day,
also q general eight-hour bill except as other
wise contracted for; to authorize corporations
to issue bonds for construction of water powers:
to exempt steam engineers from jury service:
relating to county surveyors in plating roads:
to regulate the fees of attorneys in damage
cases III loss OI lie, q llWlC Is UXCU Ut % per
cent of the whole sum recovered; to elect rail-
road and warehouse commission: regulating
fees for prosecutions for personal injuries cases.
are limited to per cent on settlements, per
cent before trial. after trial 10 per cent, and in
all other cases not exceeding Is per cent.
Mr.. Greer called up the senate resolution that
appropriation bills be introduced on or before
March and reported back by March l5 The
house concurred on Greer's motion.
During the afternoon session the anti-scalpers
bill came up for consideration in committee,
and after amending so as to make mileage books
good in the hands Of any person the bill was
recommended to pass.
ST, PAUL, March 2.-The Markham bill occu-
pied nearly the whole time of the senate today.
It was taken up at the morning session and was
still undisposed of when an adjournment was
taken at the afternoon session. At the morn
ing session Senators Hompe and March argued
against the bill. In the afternoon Senator
Tawney was again heard in advocacy and Sena-
tor Sanborn in opposition. The friends of the
bill were reinforced by Senator Donnelly, who
made strong speech in favor OF it. A number
of other senator's spoke most Of them support
ing the bill. At o'clock 1t became evident that
the discussion could not be terminated tonight
and the bill was made . special order for Tues
day next at 2:3O p. m.
In the house the Cairns anti-screen bill was
knocked out in committee of the whole This
afternoon, and probably will not be resurrected
this session. The measure had met with vigor-
GUS opposition, from the time of its introduce
ton, but from the high esteem in which it's
author was held In the house, it had been re-
ported for passage, and was advanced we'll to
the top of q long list OF bills.
The antt-scalper or railway ticket bill was
reached and the fight pro and con was strong
and earnest The bill was the last of o calendar
upon which two full hours of rapid work had
hoo phos do S,r1
and con, Mr.. Van SAINT the author Of the bill,
leading on with rafting speech in favor Of the
railroad boys the conductors. The vote was
ayes, 70; nays, %. So that the bill was passed
with Is votes to spare, So being the required
number.
The status Of the bill now that is so amended
that it will require the railroad companies to
redeem the unused portions OF tickets at the
same rate paid for them,
The Greer-Nelson grain and warehouse bill,
known as the governors bill, was taken UP.
The republicans favoring the measure against
the balance Of the house. Upon final call there
were 81 ayes, SO nays and II absentees. Noyes,
of Washington was the only republican voting
no.
ST. PAUL, March SIN the senate the follow
ing bills were introduced: To provide for the
care and protection Of grain at terminal points,
ordered printed and placed on general orders
beard Of charities; amending the bill relating to
assessments.
The afternoon session was spent in committee
of the whole, with barely. a quorum present.
The only important action taken was the favor
able report on Lienau''s bill changing the ar.
rangement of the Official ballot The bill in its
present shape provides that the candidates Of
each party shall be grouped in separate party
votes. 1t requires an opposite each candi-
date to be voted for except the presidential
electors, all Of whom may be voted for by one
at the head of the presidential ticket.
Senator Sevatson moved to amend the bill by
changing the square for marking from the front
to after the names. The object was to prevent
confusion, the square under the present system
being after the name. The amendment was
adopted and the bill as amended was recon.
mended to pass.
The house, in the forenoon session, cleaned
up every species of work before it, including its
calendar, up to work of committee of the whole.
OF the latter there Is, however, an immense &C.
emulation, 1l9 bills, besides those added to-
day. The house, in its calendar, passed the
measure, in the interest of farmers, to loan
money OF the state, through the counties and
towns, to farmers who lost crops last year. for
seed grain. The appropriation therefor is
$4,000.
In the afternoon some Is bills were agreed to
for passage. The bill OF Mr.. Howard creating j
bureau Of labor and defining its duties which
has been specially urged by the Trades and
Labor assemblies, and which has been man.
aged by the labor leaders Of the house, devel.
oped more difference Of opinion, mainly as to
the details.
ST. PAUL, March 4.-In the senate there was
but one bill to be introduced. It was by Senator
Allen, and provided for guarding against fores,
and prairie fires.
Senator Canestorp tried to get the rules sus
cd nd no 80
S75 900 passed, and seemed hurt to find that one
or two senators objected to passing bill appro
priating that amount of money without having
had chance to see the bill and read 1t over
The DIRECTORS were Obdurate, however, and fin
ally compromised by making the matter spe
cial order for next Tuesday at II o'clock.
In the house Mr.. Winter OffOred q resolution
providing for a recess between the hours OF II
and II this morning in order that the time dur.
ing which the Inauguration ceremonies were in
progress at washington might be spent in lis
tening to short addresses from the members
which, he said would further cement the good
feeling between the members Of the respective
political parties in the house. The resolution
was unanimously adopted.
kilograms OF congratulations were sent tt
the retiring and incoming presidents.
In the afternoon Mr.. Horton introduced bill
authorizing park boards in cities to issue GER
tihcates of Indebtedness for the maintenance
and improvement of parks. The certificates are
to be payable in not more than three years and
to bear interest at per cent It went to the
judiciary committee.
MERELY AN IM1TAToR this fair bust.
ness" SAID a New Yorker to Chicago man,
''yOur town is merely doing what Ohio did
long ago" "What is that?' demanded the
Chicag0an with some asperity. MAKING
capital out of Columbus. detroit Free
Press.
eTH1s machine only registers two hun
dred and fifty pounds, and weigh in the
neighborhood of three hundred.'' stOh
well, If you want to ascertain your exac;
weight, drop nicAle in twice, and foot uE
the aggregate. Harper Bazaar.
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