The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
IL THE SENATE.

ST. PAUL, April ia large part OF
the morning session of the senate was
spent in roasting" Loren Fletcher for
an intervk in a Minneapolis paper In
which he referred to the pine land in
vestigating committee in anything but
complimentary terms. Soon after the
senate was called to order Senator Don
nelly rose to question of privilege and
after reading the interview referred to
paid his respects to the Fifth district
congressman in scathing terms. Sena-
tors Keller, Smith, ]. D., and Leavitt,
members of the committee, also took
hand in resenting what they deemed an
insult to them. Senator Hompe here
suggested that Mr.. Fletcher might have
been incorrectly quoted, and on his mo-
ton the matter was laid over day, the
idea being that if Mr.. Fletcher does not
retract or modify his remarks, a vote OF
censure would be the proper thing.
Limiting Debate.
Senator Day made two attempts to
expedite public business but in both
cases he met. defeat. He first moved
that all speeches in the senate or COM
mittee Of the whole should be limited
to 10 minutes, and that no member
should speak more than twice, except
that the author or exponent OF the bill
might have Is minutes. This had to go
over for day as it amends the rules.
Senator Day then moved that each SEN
ator be allowed to take one bill from
general orders and place it on the cal
endar before p. IN. This, after long
discussion, was voted down-16 to %.
H. F. 300, repeating special law re-
lating to salaries of officers OF Winona
county, was passed.
On motion of Senator OBrien, S. F.
Ala, his bill appropriating 81 900 for the
relief of jeremiah Sullivan, who lost an
arm at the penitentiary, was passed.
Insane Hospital Bill.
S. F. $50, the bill revising the laws
governing the insane hospitals, was
then taken up in special order. The
amendment of Senator Allen, increas-
ing the board of trustees to nine mem
bers, was voted down, IL to 81. On
motion of Senator Craven, an amend
ment was adopted, making it necessary
that a person supposed to be insane
should be taken before the judge OF
probate for commitment. Senator
Dean moved an amendment to make it
necessary for the friends or relatives of
a patient to provide suitable clothing,
etc. After a long discussion this was
voted down. 10 to "A, and the bill then
went to third reading and passed 3G
to 5.
S. F. 372 1-2, Guderian's drainage bill,
which was special order, was taken
up and passed.
Governor Nelson announced the NOM
ination of John HI. Mullen as surveyor
of logs and lum per for the Fourth lum-
Der district. The nomination was con-
firmed and recess was taken to 2:30
p. IN.
The Anti-ScaIper's Bill.
The entire afternoon was spent in
considering the anti-scalpers' bill in
committee Of the whole. Its mysteri-
Gus disappearance, however, seems to
have made it friends and it was recon-
mended to pass by vote of q to TO-.
The following bills We're also recon-
mended to pass:
S. F. 297-Providing for the maintenance Of
high schools.
H. f. 333-To compel dealers to label adulter-
ated or counterfeit honey.
H. f. 360-Amending the law relating to the
funds in the state treasury.
H. F. 35S-Pelating TO the repositories of
state funds.
II. f. 4-e-Providing an additional inspector
for the labor bureau.