The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-02-17
Charges of Cruelty at the st.
Cloud Reformatory Will Be
Looked Into.
Concurrent Resolution to That
Effect Adopted by the State
Legislature.
Donnelly Denies the Existence
of a Combine of Democrats
and Populists.

ST. PAUL, Feb. There was barely
the morning. A majority of the mem
bers had gone home for Sunday and
many were unable to return on the
early trains. Half dozen petitions
asking for the passage of the anti-scalp-
ers' bill were received.
A petition asking congress to create
the cabinet Office of secretary of labor,
which is going the rounds Of the state
legislatures this year, was referred to
the committee on labor legislation.
Messrs. Furlong, German, Scofeld,
Abbott, Turrell, Greer, Fleming, Mark
ham and Moore sent up petitions ask
ing the passage of the bill for the ap-
pointment of a commission to have
charge of Itasca park.
The judiciary committee favorably
recommended Mr.. Ives bill granting
water power and other companies
rights of eminent domain, with an
amendment requiring such compa-
MES when they desire to enter upon
streets with wires or pipes, to first OBJ
tain permission from the local authori-
ties and then pay adequate compensa-
ton to property owners for damages.
Report adopted.
To Investigate the Reformatory.
Mr.. Cairns introduced a resolution
calling for the appointment OF COM
mittee to investigate the reports that
whipping and other cruelties are prac-
ticed at the st. Cloud reformatory. The
resolution calls for three members Of
the committee from the house and two
from the senate. 1t was passed, and
Messrs. Cairns, Fuller and Skinner
were appointed as the members on the
part of the house.
The committee on appropriations re-
ferred theroad and bridge appropriation
bills back to the committee on roads
and bridges for recommendation.
New Bills
The following new measures were in
PRODUCED:
| By Hopkins-To allow villages to issue bonds.
By Paulson--To regulate building and loan
associations
By Leonard-To amend section IA, general
| laws of 1878.
! By Mountaineering the salary of the chief
engineer at the capitol from 81 200 to 81 800 per
! year.
| By Misunderstanding to county roads,
On motion of Mr.. Horton his bill for
a new capitol was ordered printed, and
the house then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Turrell in the chair.
Mr.. Wilson's bill authorizing cities to
make local improvements and assess the
cost upon abutting property was first
taken up. After nearly an hours dis
cussion the bill was recommended to
pass and the committee arose. A re-
cess was then taken until 2:30 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon the house went into
committee of the whole with Mr.. Hor-
ton in the chair H. F. No. 9, Mr.
Fletcher's bill relating to boundary
lines, was the first bill taken up and
progress reported. III. F. No. 8, Mr.
Wyman's bill providing for the incor'
poration of clearing house associations
was taken up next and Mr.. Fletcher
wanted it amended to include trust
companies.
Mr.. Wyman objected and Mr.. Fetch
er's amendment was voted down on &
vive voce vote. The bill was recon-
mended to pass.
Mr.. Cairns bill to abolish days o.
grace was recommended to pass. Prog
ress was reported on the substitute fol
H. F. No. "a, Mr.. Greer's elevator bill.
H. F. No. 40, Mr.. O'Neills bill requir
ing insurance companies to pay loss by
fire whether notes issued in payment
for the policies had been paid or not
was taken up. Mr.. Wacek moved tt
amend by making the note lein upon
the land or property of the insured
1t was recommended to pass.