The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-03-23
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Doings of the State Law Makers at st.
Paul.

ST PAUL, March 14.--In the senate the fol-
lowing bills were introduced: For the equita-
BILE distribution of the gross earnings tax of
railroad companies: exempting municipal cleo
tons iror1 the Australian system in cities Ut
less than 5000; to prevent contractor from
signing his interest in contract for the per-
Torrance of which he has given a bond without
the consent of all sureties on such bond. The
governors state prison parole measure was
passed. The interest of the day was conferred
in the consideration of Markhams bill for the
tax of railroad lands. It came up in the COM
mittee of the whole. The matter was not dis
posed Of being male special order for the at
ternoon of the 18th.
In the house the following pills were present.
ed: To Tx maximum rates OF railroad rates on
mixed trains at cents per mile: regulation of
paupers. insane and feeble minded: relating to
municipal elections in cities of less than 80 600
population to permit old soldiers to engage in
the show business without license. The house
| passed number of bills relating to liquor IL
censes: two bills relating to the taxation Of
sleeping car companies Jacobson's bill con-
corning common carriers, railroad and ware
house commission, and several minor bills.
ST PAUL, March bit was day OF debate
in both branches of the legislature. In the house
| the surveyor general bill and the new capitol
resolution were the questions under consider.
alton and at times the debate was nearly per-
sonal The surveyor general bill, providing for
q new log scale, ETC., came up in the shape of
| two reports of the committee After an hours
DEBATE both measures we're put on general or
derS. The new capitol proposition was next
| taken in hand, but no conclusion reached. the
same being made a special order for the next
| day at 2 p. m.
In the senate, Senator Tawney introduced q
bill providing that Incorporated cities may aid
| in the construction of wagon roads and bridges.
| After recess the senate received report from
| the Judiciary committee S. +. 2S9. bill for
| granting women municipal suffrage and making
| them eligible to hold city, county and village
Offices This is substitute for the original bill,
| which IVES merely a legislative enactment. The
sui stitute was read twice and placed on general
orders being taken up at once when the senate
went into committee of the whole. The final
| outcome was that the original resolution call
! ing for constitutional amendment amend
| ed to allow women to vote at any and all cleo
| lions. The Markham bill was taken up and de
| featcd
| - PAUL March 16.-In the senate Mr.Craven
presented a bill constituting state board Ct
migration and making appropriation.
therefor Most of the business OF the day was
done oat OF the regular or.er. In the reports of
| committees three four bills were passed I'M
| der suspension of the rules. The farmers are.
| growing anxious about the state elevator bill,
| and Canestorp today succeeded in having it le
called from the committee on finance and placed
reapportionment committee was presented and
sent to general orders.
In the house the capitol bill was the question
| at issue, and OratOry, pro and con. on the bill
| consumed the entire afternoon in the house,
When night came to the relief of tired repre-
| ScntativeS, il came with quasi victory for the
| Capital city and yet with 50 close Il vote that
there is not in sight enough votes for the final
| passage of the bill. The discussion of the Cay
| was devoid OF any of the sensational features
| which had been expected, although there was
undisguised hostility on the part of the north
| ern contingent led by Mr. Fleming OF Grow
Wing and Mr.. Dunn of Mile Laos. The I'LL
was amended, limiting entire cost to ~ 000 COO,
| and was recommended to pass by vote of 80 10
43, eight less than the required numl er TO pass
the measure.
| ST. PAUL, March 17.--The senate committee
| on education recommended the passage Of the
| house text book bill, and the report adopt
| ed. Lineaus free public employment Office bill
| and Days game and fish bill were passed: also
| Dean bill to require candidates and party COM
mittees to file schedules of campaign expenses.
| In the afternoon the following bills passed:
Amending the probate code; relating to pay
ment OF witness fees: relating to new trials;
amending law relating to trust deeds relating
to organization of new school districts: pertain
ing to the filing of plats of cities, towns and vii
| lagos: to authorize mortgages to pay taxes and
| insurance on mOrtgaged property; extending
! the time in which corporations may wind up
| their business; to make the destruction of mus
| kallOnge fish a misdemeanOr providing for the
| vacation OF roads remaining unused five years:
providing for the distribution of supreme court
| reports: providing that interest on installment
| notes on which interest has been deducted from
| the principal shall not exceed per cent: relat-
| ing to the estate of deceased persons: amend
ment to the law relating to deeds; amending
the law relating to the incorporation of villages:
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state board of health: relating to the sentencing
| of prisoners convicted of felony and their sub
| sequent release on parole.
| The house devoted the entire forenoon in
| talking over the matter of salaries of employees,
but in the afternoon passed the following bills:
| Legalizing acts of state reformatory: relating
to the appointment of county assessors: new
capitol for Minnesota.
| ST. PAUL. March 1s.-The house had an alb
solutely profitlesS session in the morning hour,
and consumed the entire time on a couple Of
reports from the judiciary committee. 1t was a
| bad time for the committee which was uncere-
moniously sat upon. There was a reappear-
ance of the Markham bill. in the resurrection
| Of the bill which had been killed by the commit
| tee on railroads. to apportiOn the gross earn
ings tax among the counties in which the rail
road lands are exempted. The railroad COM
mittee reported the bill for indefinite postpone
ment, and Mr.. Markham had the bill recon-
mitted and referred to the committee on taxes
and tax laws, where it should have gone in the
first place. The latter committee reported a
substitute, which makes the bill all the strong
err and recommended it to pass
In the senate the bill for incorporation Of
homes for orphans and abandoned children,
which occasioned an acrimonious sectarian de-
bate yesterday, was recalled from the house, it
being stated that some senators had been tan
gled up in the vote. The bill for the redistrict-
ing-of The judicial districts Of the state devel-
oped considerable opposition. The house CAPT.
toll bill was given its first reading and referred
to the committee on printing, to be reprinted as
amended.
The senate adjourned to Monday, but the
house held an afternoon session. but accom-,
plished very little.
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