The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-01-26
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF the Legislature Day
by Day.
SATURDAY JAN. 81.
MONDAY, Jan. 16.


Senator Crate called up the resolution Of
/. Tered Friday. giving the committees on en-
r0llment clerk. The resolution was adopt
ed.
Senator Peterson introduced a resolution
authorizing the president to appoint clerk
on the committee on railroads, Mr.. Dom
nelly moved to amend by giving the chair
man of the committee the powerto appoint
the clerk, the bill was lost and the original
motion adopted.
Senator Sanborn offered a concurrent
resolution adopting the rules of the joint
session of the Twenty-Seyenth legislature
as the rules of the joint session of this ses-
sion. The resolution was adopted.
A lnfge number of bills were introduced
among the most important being the fol-
lowing:
BY Senator Probsfield-S. f. No II, a
joint resolution memorialiZing congress in
regard tothe Pacific railway subsidies. AIT.
er some little discussion it was passed by o
vote of IS to l. Senator Dean alone voting
in the negative.
BY Senator Wood IS. r. No. 73 bill re-
quiring railroad companies to put in track
scales at stations shipping 90 900 bushels of
grain year, and to manage and keep the
same in repair, under penalty ofS500 fine for
failure to comply with the provisions ofthe
law; to the committee on grain and ware
houses.
BY Senator Woods. r. No. 70, a bill In
relation to elevator sites on railroad right
of way and condemnation proceedings in
reference thereto.
BY Senator Tawney-S. F. No. 81, bill
proYidingfor the commitment to insane asy-
lums of men ound to be insane after lear
ing i'll the district court.
HOUSE.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr. Boggs---H. +. 81. to establish
state normal school at Duluth. It asks for
an appropriation of 5000 for plans and
specifications. The building is not to cost
over 100000 aud is TO be built out OF the
reforinatory stone at ST. Cloud, and to be
conditioned on Duluth donating five acres
OF land. Referred to state normal school
committee.
By Mr.. Peterson---H. F. 49, relating to
taxable transfers of property. Referred to
committee on judiciary.
BY Mr.. Walsh-H. F. No SO. to regulate
travel on street cars. Companies are re-
quired to 'urnish seats and cannot eject for
not paying fare If not SO furnished. The
fare made cents. ii the passenger stands
To committee on interpretations.
BY the Same-H. +. No. 80, to resulate
travel on railways. The provisions are ths
same as in H. F.. No. So. The fare made l
cent per mile il passenger stands.
By Mr.. Noyes-H. +. No. 81, relating to
animals running at large in Washington
county; to Washington delegation.
BY Mr.. Wilson, Fl. f. No. 81, relating to
the salary of supreme court reporters. Aft
er 1893 It's made the same as judge of dis
trict court, $1,000 per year. TO committee
on judiciary.
BY the Ssme---H. F. 90. relating to in
demnity insurance corporations against
personal injuries. The indemnity company
may be joined as defendants with the com.
panies with which the injured may be en-
ployed Referred to judiciary.
BY Mr.. Grecr--H. T. "a, relating to pro-
bate courts. The state to furnish Mime
sofa reports To committee on judiciary,
The house adjourned to 10 tomorrow.