The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-17
GAMBLING LOCALIZED.
The Lower House Of the State
Legislature Defeats the
Pool Room Bill.
Action Taken in Committee OF
the Whole Reversed on
Final Passage.
Sanborn's Silver Resolution
Recommended to Pass in
the Senate.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 10.-The opening bust
ness of the house was protest from
citizens of Brown county against the
passage of the bill for new capitol and
urging the building of state elevators at
Duluth with a capacity of 10000, 900
bushels.
A majority of the Judiciary commit
tee reported favorably on the bill in
creasing the liability for death by acct
dent from $4,000 to $12,500, but there
was minority report recommending
indefinite postponement. The bill. on
motion of Mr.. Fletcher, was sent to
general orders with both reports.
Committee Reports.
Reports of committees were received
and acted on as follows:
Commercial. f. 226 relating to Farmers
Institutes; recommended to pass.
Education-H. F. 5S, relating to tax levy for
university support; to pass as amended. The
amendment makes the levy 15-lOO mills in
stead of 2-l0.
temperance f. S. relating to use of
money from liquor licenses, for village and
county general fund; to be indefinitely post
poned. Also III. f. 3.9, to apply liquor licenses
to construction of roads and bridges; and IL.
F. 272, to prevent the sale of liquors to minors;
both to pass.
Military Affairs-H. F. 276, on state rifle
range; II. +. 800 to provide armories, and I'll
F. 2S3, to organize medical corps; all recon-
mended to pass.
Other Business.
NJ. yXT;ll;,,,,e of Do,,,eou offora1 q
resolution to request the governor to
offer a reward of $500 for the recovery
of the child Mable Schwarz. of st.
Paul, abducted last June, and appro-
priating that amount.
Mr.. Cairns, of Hennepin, called up
the concurrent resolution to investigate
charges Of cruelty at the ST. Cloud re-
formatory. The senate amendment to
give the committee power to investi-
gate the records of the institution and
to send for persons and papers and to
administer oaths was cOncurred in.
Mr.. Cairns offered a resolution to re-
imburse d. M. Sullivan in the sum OF
1928. 50 for election expenses and $500
for attorneys fees for expenses incurred
in defending his seat from the contest
by M. Doran. The resolution was
adopted The house then took recess
to $50.
Anti-Pool Room Bill Defeated.
At the afternoon session of the house
the anti-pool room bill, unanimously
recommended to pass at Wednesday,
session in committee of the whole after
striking out the proviso permitting poo
selling at race tracks, was taken up
The horsemen on the floor raised the
cry that such a measure would Kill
every race and fair association in the
state and the measure was defeated by g
vote of As to 80.
Bills Passed.
The following bill was passed under
suspension of the rules:
H F. 149-A bill to authorize the towns O.
Elgin and Plainview to refund to Taxpayers
$4,000 from the interest on certain bonds.
The following bills were passed of
the calendar:
II. F. 4O1-Relating to the erection of publ,
elevators.
H.F. 9ERefating to the establishment o
boundary lines
II. f. 59-Legalizing official certificates il
mortgage foreclosures.
H. f. 205-Legal holidays in public schools.