The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-04-13
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Doings Of tho State Law Makers ct st.
Paul.

MtNNE0OIA 160tSIAtOnEs
rhe Doings Of tho State Law Makers at st.
Paul.
ST. PAUL. April 4.-The new capitol bill was
this afternoon recommended to pass by the SEN
26 to 10. When the committee arose the report
was adopted on roll call by vote of 20 to 10.
An attempt to suspend the rules and pass the
bill failed The bill to submit to the people
proposition to amend the constitution SO as to
provide for annual unlimited sessions Of the
legislature and a fixed salary Of $500 per an
mum for members was killed. The vote was %
to 20. The bill had majority Of those voting,
but lacked five OF the constitutional majority
required for the passage of bill.
The bill amending the seed loan law was
passed. The bill is a companion to the T5, 900
appropriation bill and provides for the en-
forcement OF the repayments to the state of the
loan by making failure so to do q misdemeanor
The house was in a business mood and kept
ut work all day.
The calendar contained q numbers eight of
them senate bills six of which will become
laws if the governor signs them, as follows:
Appropriation for second volume of Mime
sofa in the War
Requiring the vestibuling of electric cars.
The county hospital act, commissioners may
establish.
Sealing of grain in carload lots and duties Of
grain inspectors
The Stevens bill for construction and main
tenance of roads and cartways.
An act to empower counties, towns and cities
to construct canals and water ways.
Senator Aliens bill requiring the publication
of village council proceedings was lost.
OF house bills passed, F. M. Wilson's reform
school bill and the Abbott bill to put express
companies under state control the Williams
bill to punish boys under is years Of age and
the Staples bill regarding the location Of high
ways were passed.
In the afternoon the house completed the cal
endar, passing among other bills the jacobson
elevator bill, the Kelly aEti-cigarette bill and
the Winston bill relating to estates OF adopted
children and the Winston election bill.
ST. PAUL, April 5.-The senate again had the
legislative session problem under consideration.
Senator Eaton moved to limit sessions to- 60
days. An attempt to make it 80 days failed.
Donnelly moved to make the sessions annual
and fixed salary of $780, After considerable
discussion both amendments were adopted and
the bill recommended to pass
Morse's bill creating the inspector of ele-
vators and lifts was defeated.
The following bills were passed: The bill
amending the probate code; legalizing the issue
of bonds; relating to elevators and warehouses;:
Staples hill relating to school districts, and
Anderson S bill prohibiting the adulteration of
lard
The house, as soon as it was ready for bust.
ness, went into committee of the whole and in
that capacity spent the whole day. Blocker s
automatic brake bill, which had been remod-
eled by substitute, was recommended to pass.
A long drawn fight occurred on JacobsOn's ele.
vator bill. Several amendments were offered
and lost Finally the Smith bill was suOsti-
tuted and favorably reported. The bill for the
inspection of oils was also favorably considered
ST. PAUL, April 6-By consent OF the gov
ernor, two bills we're introduced in the senate,
one relating to ST. Paul sidewalks and the
other relating to the compensation of members
and officers of the legislature 1t fixes the price
to be paid for enrolling WORK at cents and for
engrOSSing work at cents per folio. The bills
passed under SUSPENSION OF the rules. The
bill amending the law relating to the restrain
ing of cat le from doing damage WINS PASSED Tn
der suspension of rules. also the bill providing
punishment for engaging in trusts and com-
bines
The bill relating to convcyances by husband
and wife was also passed under suspension. also
the one relating to title insurance companies.
The bill requiring railroads to build elevators
at certain points was lost In the afternoon
the capitol bill was taken up and fully discussed
and was passed by vote of "a to 70.
In the house. Mr.. KNIT. on had his seed wheat
loan bill corrected and repassed. the Davis
bill from the senate reducing the state militia
to two regiments and repeating brigade forma
ton was killed by adopting the report of the
committee reco intending it'd efinite postpone
ment The balance of the day was spent in
considering the reapportionment The bill
was recommended for passage. The basis Of
representation is IS senators and III represent
atives.
ST. PAUL April TN the senate McHale in
troduced q bill amending the probate 90. e The
bill relating to stock certificates: comforting ad
ditional powers upon boards of education in tee
matter of issuance of bonds, and the hill com
polling railroads to fence their tracks and erec1
cattle guards. were passed under suspension Of
the rules. Senator Morse brought up the uni
versity tax levy bill and asked that the same he
placed on the calendar but the balan>e OF the
senators did not agree with him.
In the hous e two bills were introdu, cd. one
for the leasing of poor farms the others to lie
galize the sale of township bonds. The i'll ap
propriating S25 600 for fish hatchery was in
definitely postponed. The senate bill for the
publication OF legislative manuals was passed
under suspension of rules.
Senate amendments to H. F. 491 from rail-
and warehouse committee, on eleva: rs or
rights of way and sidetracks and switches were
on motion of Mr.. Jacobson, concurrci in ans
the bill repassed
amendments to the joint memorial 10 ongres:
on the coal combine and the memori..i was re
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Jacobson the two termina
elevator bills were recommitted to the authors
to report substitute and to retain the place o.
551 on the calendar.
In the afternoon, when the calendar was
reached, the senate bill by Peterson governing
the receipt. storage and shipment Of grain wal
put on passage and lost by 46 to 81. The VOTE
was reconsidered and the measure passed by
SO to 40. motion to reconsider was lost.
ST. PAUL, April SIN the senate bill wal
introduced to amend the new capitol bill by ex
tending the site limit from a quarter of a mile
to one-half mile and adding new provisions
regarding architects and engineers. An q
tempt to put the bill on passage failed. Aftel
long discussion the university bill was rec
commended to pass The balance Of the day was
spent on the charter bill. The following senate
bills have been signed: Relating to Minnesota