The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-04-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Doings of tho State Law Makers at St.
Paul.

L.
mittee reported back q substitute for Donnellys
pension money bill It provides that in case
the inmate OF soldiers home has family the
pension money shall go towards their support.
The substitute was passed under suspension
of rules
Senator Tawney inquired about the anti
scalpcrs bill. stating that he did not see it on
general orders. The secretary stated that he
had no: yet found the bill. Mr.. Tawney sug.
gestod that committee be appointed to inves-
tigate. hut no action was taken in the matter.
The bill has gone througn the house and its dis
appearance is creating considerable ugly talk.
The rest of the Gay was spent In committee OF
the whole The bill for gross earnings taxation
was recommended for passage.
The house had a fight Of over an hour over
the anti-pool room bill. 1t was adversely re-
ported by the judiciary committee, in whose
pockets it had been for several weeks. on the
ground that it was IN constitutional. 1t was
finally placed general orders by vote of %
to 81
The house, ~ rising vote, adopted resolu-
tons endorsing Judge I.ocaren of Minneapolis
for commissioner of pensions
The entire afternoon session was spent in
work upon the bill for senate reaprortionment.
After 80 districts mad been agreed to, veral
increases having been made a discussion arose
which developed the sentiment that the bill
was amended to death
ST PAUL March Ex-senator Donnelly, with
the consent Of the governor, introduced a reSo-
luton and had the same passed under suspen.
SION of rules Il provides for an interstate con-
ference OF delegates appointed by governors for
the purpose OF Ir,.s.iIr the coal combine. The
Davis bill for the consolidation of the three
regiments OF the II. N. G. into two of not less
than eight more than twelve companies
each, and kills the brigade for nation Of which
Gen. Bend is the head. was passed. The vote
stood 81 to H. Tawney's bill providing for the
issuance of bonds by municipal corporations
for the construction of canals was passed
with Only two negative votes.
In the house the following bills were present
ed by consent of the governor: To prevent desc
Grafton OF the dead to give town supervisors
the power to establish water works and operate
gas, electric light. etc.; to prevent contamina
ton of food: relating to the sale and redemp
ton OF transportation tickets.
The reapportionment bill was taken under
consideration, but no conclusion reached
,rne house reached its calendar and passed
the following senate bills, which, with the APP
prevail of the governor, will become laws:
Senator Crandalls bill relating to the trans
fer of money from the soldiers relief fund
Senator Deans bill, No. 253, amending the
penal code, and another by the same amend
atory OF the penal code relating to obscene lit
erature
Senator Morse's bill requiring annual state
ments of fees received by county officers.
Senator John Day Smith S bill relating to the
weighing and inspection of grain
Senator McHales bill relating to actions
brought upon criminal prosecutions
Among house bills passed were Mr.. Youngs
providing for assistant to the state librarian:
also the pawnbroker bill to limit interest
charged to 10 per cent. The Wacek bill to ap
point a commissioner the TorrenS, Ham
burg. Australian and other systems of land
transfers, and appropriating 5000 for his ex
penseS. also passed the house the house also
ms no rp1af n tn
X I'D .ments. Also Mr.. Fletcher's corrective
bill to legalize the organization of corporations
in certain cases.
ST. PAUL. March 3G-In the senate the bill
for free public libraries was reported back with
amendments and recommended to pass. The
rules were suspended and the bill passed. The
bill to enforce the payment of delinquent taxes
was also passed under suspension of the rules.
Senator Donnelly's bill for the establishment
of a state flag was passed. At the afternoon
session the bill relating to printing and dis
tributon Of laws was discussed and finally
passed. Streissguths reassessment measure,
known as the Sibley county drainage bill, was
lost. Lommens bill appropriating sa5. 600 for
opening the closed water courses of the Red
river valley was taken from general orders and
placed upon final passage. 1t was passed by q
vote of Al to g.
The house had most OF its time taken up with
the hearing of committee reports. By request
of the governor Mr.. Markham introduced
substitute for H. F. 761 lost. rights of way to
railroads over state arks. 1t provides lor
rights of way and depot grants for any road
building across the state parks, The rules
were suspended and the bill passed.
The house concurred in the senate amend
ment to H. F. IT, refunding of liquor licenses
in certain cases, and re- passed the bill. 1t re-
| lates to the town OF Litchfeld. and with the
signature of the governor is a law.
The following house bills were passed: Le-
galizing the organization OF certain corpora
tions jurisdiction of justices OF the peace;
powers of district courts over corporations:
pow ers of county commissioners; punishment
of boys under Is years: relating to willful tres
pass, and Minnesota reformatory.
ST. PAUL, March 3l.-In the senate the bill
prepared by the charter commission was pre-.
sented The bill changing the time for holding
court in Hubbard county was reported back and
passed under suspension of rules. The bill to
enforce the payment of delinquent taxes was
discussed for an hour and then temporarily laid
over. Senator Leavitt's bill providing for pub
LEGATION OF the statements of state treasurer in
the newspapers of the state was after discus
| sion passed under suspension of rules. An
attempt to pass the bill for special tax. to
malutain the state university, under suspension
OF rules failed. The following bills were passed:
Amending the law taxing iron mines: taxing
the gross earnings of sleeping car, telegraph
and express companies: increasing the number
! bill
In the house Mr.. Horton, by consent, offered
| the joint resolution to congress, from the ST.
| Paul chamber of commerce, for digging deep
| waterway canal, and on his motion the rul es
| were suspended and the resolution passed.
| The rest of the morning spent in commit
| tee of the whole. When the committee rose
| a fight ensued over the adoption of the report
| recommending the indefinite postponement of
the bill exempting church property from tax
| alton.
| Mr.. Bjorge of Otter Tail moved to adopt the
| report on the bill A call of the house was de-
manded. and then, on only eight unexcused alb
| sentees disclosed, dispensed with. The
! question was taken by ayes and nays. on the
| adoption of the report, Indefinitely postponing
the bill, and it prevailed, 81 to 80.
In the afternoon the bill placing express COM
panies under state control was taken under
consideration. The debate was at times quite
acrimonious, but the measure was finally rec
commended for pas sage. The election hill was
not disposed of when the house adjourned.
NINE bellies of Beaver Dam, Wis, have
had woodsawing match. The saving was
! easy, but the effort to say nothing must
have been Strhn.-Philadelph Record