Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-03-16
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
rhe Doings Of the State Law Makers 1t 81
Paul.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The D0ings Of the State Law Makers 1t ST
Paul.
ST. PAUL, March 7.-Quite number OF bills
received their final passage In the senate today.
and the calendar is almost clear. The bills
passed without opposition were: Transferring
any balance In the soldiers relief fund to the
general fund to authorize corporations to change
their articles of incorporation in certain cases;
requiring cities to let franchises to the highest
bidders; allowing Duluth On additional judge;
relating to the establishment of boundary lines;
relating to the salary of managers of state in.
situations; allowing the state board of health to
establish quarantine inspection on the boundary
ines OF the state; penalty for publication Of OBJ
scene literature: increasing the bounty for car.
ture of female wolves. The following new bills
were introduced: Amending law relating to high
schools: limiting time for opening streets and
alleys to 10 years, except by condemnation pro-
ceedings; to amend the law relating to duties o.
county commissioners TO amend the law relat-
ing to the levy and collection Of taxes.
The following bills were introduced in the
house: Detaching Of parts of school districts; to
prevent frauds by pretended banks; relating to
garnishments; relating to labels on bottles:
amendatory of the penal code relating to town.
ship organizations; relating to Ramsey county.
assessment Of taxes; material and material men
on public contracts; relating to public ceme-
teries relating to practice Of medicine; relating
to probattng OF wills; rights of way over state
parks; to prevent adulteration Of spices; to pre-.
vide for increase in size of organized counties
amendment to constitution, limiting sessions o.
the legislature to 80 days.
Mr.. Abbott, by consent, offered a resolution
instructing the judiciary committee to prepare
bill to punish incest. Adopted.
ST. PAUL, March Sin the senate joint res:
olution referring to railroad rates was read the
second time and placed on the calendar. Sen.
ator March introduced o bill to amend the law
to punish drunkenness. After considerable dis.
cussion the grain and warehouse committee waa
authorized to employ clerk. Lammens reso.
luton relating to the improvement OF closed
waterways OF the Red river was passed.
There was only one bill on the house third
reading calendar and the farmers were particu.
larly interested in it. so the bill was taken up
and passed. It is Maguire's bill to compel rail.
roads to construct side tracks and switches to
elevators built ON switches or within 20 fee,
therefrom.
The senate went into committee of the whole
and resumed the consideration OF Days game
and fish bill, where they left of yesterday.
In the house On unusually large number Of pc.
titions and remonstranoes were presented and
referred. Among the latter were several
against the pending new capitol bill; also an
increased number against any religious legisla.
ton. Tho committee made two reports OF
Winston's election bill. After considerable
discussion the majority report was adopted.
New bills were introduced as follows: Relating
to dams and mills; boards Of county commits.
sioners and printing contracts; fixing the price
Of handling railroad ties and cedar poles il
booms; for care Of free text books; limiting the
service Of sheriff to two two-year TERMS relat
ing to marriage; relating to incest
The eight-hour bill was brought up again,
only to be defeated
ST. PAUL, March 9.-In the senate bills vert
introduced: Amending the law of municipal
corporations; fixing the bonds of state treas
urer at u, 900 900 and making his salary Is 600
and amending the law relating to security fol-
costs. The balance OF the day was spent in
committee OF the whole. The bills relating to
good roads was the bone of contention. Theirs
were two bills on the subject, but no decision
reached.
The house had busy day. Bills were intro.
duced: Relating to fees OF clerks Of district
courts; improving frogs and switches on rail
roads, and bill for the election Of senator's end
representatives. The following bills were
passed: Construction of side tracks and
switches; control OF non-navigable streams by
county commissioners; relating to soldiers
home; to cure Irregularities Of private corpora.
tons; reassessment OF local improvements; for
fixture Of the Hastings & Dakota land grant;
regulating weights and measures; timber pro.
lection in state parks. When the bill provid.
ing fot free text books was reached, Mr.. Wins
ton demanded call of the house and main.
tanned it until o. members were present in their
seats AS the vote proceeded, Mr.. German and
Mr.. Linnemann of Stearns explained their neg.
alive votes, Mr.. German on the ground that the
bill was not optional as applied to cities: Mr..
Linneman, that his constituents did not wan,
it. The bill was passed, n to II.
ST. PAUL, March 1O-The senate met at 10 q
m. The order Of petitions was burdened with !,
score Of prayers from constituents. all of which
covered old ground. Three were in favor OF thu
Markham bill and q halt dozen for municipa!
suffrage for women.
Senator Craven offered . resolution request
ing the superintendent of public instruction t.
report to the senate an estimate Of the cost te
the state Of furnishing free school tAxt books
Adopted.
Senator Tawney offered resolution ordering
the printing OF so much Of the municipal char
ter bill as is now proposed by the charter com
|. mission.
Two bills were introduced One relating ts
fees Of clerk Of district court, and the othe,
providing for revision OF municipal laws.
Senator March's bill instructing railroad
commissioners to revise freight tariffs wal
passed.
In the house the following bills were intro
duced Relating to partition fences; to license
penses Of probate judge relating to fees Of state
treasurer; Minnesota hospital Of insane. I,
confines the location at Rochester and Fergu.
Falls.
The bill relating to defective execution o,
deeds was passed.
In committee Of the whole among important
bills recommended for passage was the Mark
ham BILL to provide a general law under which
the counties outside OF the large cities may is
sue bonds for the erection OF public buildings
The northern counties of Aitkin, Wadeha, Hub
bard and Itasca will be particularly interested
1tasca county is on the eve Of erecting full Sc,
Of new buildings at Grand Rapids Park Rapids
wants some new buildings and also Wadcna.
ST. PAUL. March 11.-There was barely I
quorum present today in the senate and the
business transacted was mainly unimportan,
routine. In committee Of the whole hak 6
dozen bills we're recommended to pass Nearly
an hour was spent discussing Rogers bill fixing
o legal classification for boilers.
Senator Dean and Senator Mcmillan reached
an agreement on their election bills. Each hai
! two measures-one prohibiting corrupt practice
and the other regulating primaries. Each rec
ognized that contest would endanger bott
measures, and accordingly they made com
promise whereby Mcmillan withdraws his cor
rupt practice bill and Dean his primary nlectior
bill-the two to unite their forces in the Other
two bills.
The house had hard work to get quorum
At no time during the day was the number sum
cient to attend to the calendar. The following
bills were introduced: For the consideration
and revision Of the laws of the state; manage.
ment Of county jails; to regulate the appoint
ment OF state officers; register of deeds to
require taxes to be paid before transfer is re
corded; relating to heirship Of real estate;
relating to intoxicating liquors. It requires II
villages OF 1000 population and less, that one
half the fee be deposited in advance Of time Of
application. a
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