Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-04-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURES.
The Doings of the State Law Makers at a..
Panl

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Doings of the State Law Makers at st.
Paul.
ST. PAUL March Ex-senator Donnelly. with
the consent of the governor, introduced reso.
luton and had the same passed under suspen.
sion OF rules. 1t provides for an interstate con-
ference of delegates appointed by governors for
the purpose of crushing the coal combine. The
Davis bill for the consolidation of the three
regiments OF the M. N. G.. into two of not less
than eight or more than twelve companies
each, and kills the brigade formation OF which
Gen. Bend is the head, was passed. The vote
stood 80 to II. Tawneys bill providing for the
issuance OF bonds by municipal corporations
for the construction Of canals was passed
with only two negative votes.
In the house the following bills were present
ed by consent of the governor: To prevent desc.
Grafton of the dead; to give town supervisors
the power to establish water works and operate
gas, electric light ETC.; to prevent contamina.
ton OF food; relating to the sale and redemp.
ton of transportation tickets.
The reapportionment bill was taken undor
consideration, but no conclusion was reached.
The house reached its calendar and passed
the following senate bills, which, with the ap-
prevail Of the governor, will become laws:
Senator Crandall's bill relating to the trans
fer of money from the soldiers relief fund
Senator Deans bill, No. 253, amending the
penal code, and another by the same amend.
atory of the penal code relating to obscene lit
erature.
Senator Morse's bill requiring annual state
ments of fees received by county officers.
Senator John Day Smiths bill relating to the
weighing and inspection Of grain
Senator McHale's bill relating to actions
brought upon criminal prosecutions
Among house bills passed we're Mr.. Young &
providing for an assistant to the state librarian:
also the pawnbroker bill to limit interest
charged to 10 per cent. The Wacek BIZ to ap.
point a comm. ssioncr the Torrens, Ham
burg, Australian and other systems of land
transfers, and appropriatiny S., 900 for his ex-
penses, also passed the house. The house also
passed the Greer bill relating to tax sales and
tx judgments. Also Mr.. Flctcner's correctiv
bill to legalize the organization of corporations
in certain cases. ...--
ST. PAUL. March S0.-In the senate the bill
for free public libraries was reported back with
amendments and recommended to pass. The
rules were suspended and the bill passed. The
bill to enforce the payment Of delinquent taxes
was also passed under suspension of the rules.
Senator Donnely's bill for the establishment
OF a state flag was passed At the afternoon
session the bill relating to printing and dis
tribution OF laws was discussed and finally
| passed. Streissguth's reassessment measure
known as the Sibley county drainage bill, was
lost Lommen's bill appropriating $25 600 for
opening the closed water courses of the Red
river valley was taken from general orders and
placed upon final passage. It was passed by o
vote of II to3
| The house had most OF it's time taken up with
the hearing Of committee reports. BY request
of the governor Mr.. Markham introduced
| substitute for H. F. 761, lost. rights OF way to
railroads over state lacks. 1t provides or
rights of way and dspot grants for any road
Building across tho state parks. The rules
| were suspended and the bill passed
| The house concurred in the senate amend
ment to H. r. 122, refunding of liquor licenses
in certain cases, and re-passed the bill It re-
| lates to the town Of Litchield. and with the
| signature OF the governor Is a law.
| The following house bills were passed: Le-
! CALLING the organization Of certain corpora
tons; jurisdiction of Justices OF the peace;
| powers Of district courts over corporations
| powers Of county commissioners; punishment
of boys under 16 years; relating to willful tres.
| pass. and Minnesota reformatory.
ST. PAUL, March BIN the senate the bill
| prepared by the q 0,ter commission was pre-.
| sented. The bill changing the time for holding
court in Hubbard county was reported back and
| passed under suspension of rules. The bill to
enforce the payment of delinquent taxes was
| discussed for an hour and then temporarily laid
! over. Senator Leavitt's bill providing for pub.
/ ncatlon OF the statements Of state treasurer in
the newspapers of the state was after discus
sion passce under suspension of rules. An
attempt to i2ass the bill for special tax. to
malutaln the sPtate university under suspension
OF rules falledj The following bills We're passed:
Amending the3 law taxing iron mines; taxing
the gross EARNINGS of sleeping Car, telegraph
and expressj companies; increasing the number
OF or boiler y districts; the delinquent tax
In the House Mr. Horton, by consent offered
the joint resolution to congress- from the ST.
Paul cnhmber of commerce, for digging deep
Water1fE'HJ canal and on his motion the rul es
were suspended and the resolution passed.
ing rest of the morning was spent in commit.
tee Gf the whole. When the committee rose
aHght ensued over the adoption of the report
Recommending the indefinite postponement OF
3 the bill exempting church property from tax.
alton.
Mr.. Bjorge of Otter Tail moved to adopt the
| report on the bill. A call of the house was de-
| sentees disclosed, was dispensed with. The
question was taken by ayes and nays, on the
| adoption of the report, Indefinitely postponing
| the bill, and it prevailed, 81 to 49,
| In the afternoon the bill placing express COM
| panies under state control was taken under
consideration. The debate was at times quite
! acrimonious, but the measure was finally rec
| commended for passage. The election bill was
| not disposed Of when the house adjourned.
ST. PAUL, April lin committee of the
| whole this afternoon the senate decided to rec
| ommcnd the passage Of the bill providing for
| annual sessions of the legislature, unlimited as
! to length, and salary for members of $500 pei
aunum The debate on the bill was long and in.
teresting. The original bill fixed the salary at
| 81 900.
The following bills were passed: Relating to
net fishing in international waters: amending
the law relating to delinquent taxes, requiring
costs to be added in publishing amounts; re.
quiring notice to be given of unpaid personal
property tax; appropriating $500, 900 for state
elevator at Duluth; permitting the appropri-
| alton for tubs and pals to be used for the man
ufacture Of binding Irvine at the Saltwater
prison.
In the house Mr.. Walsh, of the coal combine
Investigating committee called up S. F. 1885, on
interstate conference. Amended to extend the
conference to all the states, and the number OF
commissioners increased from to 1G, and the
per diem compensation stricken out; recon-
mended to be passed without further consider.
alton. The committees report was adopted,
and the rules were suspended and the joint me-
mortal was passed. This amendment was
agreed to by the senate. The morning hour
was spent in attempting to advance bills out OF
regular ORDER consequently nothing was DONE
In the afternoon the Winston election bill was
discussed and recommended to pass. Hereafter
house sessions will begin at a. m.
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