The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-04-27
MINNESOTA LAWMAK Err
DOiN0S OF THE LEGISLATURE
DAY BY DAY.
Routine Report or the Proceedings
of Both Branches OF tho Min
nesOta Legislature Dur -.
ingthe Past Week.
SATURDAY, APRIL IL.


The judiciary committee reported fu-
| vorably on the bill for d commission to
examine the Terrence land transfer sys-
TEN. Adopted.
Gov. Nelson announced that he had
signed S. Il. 5G3.
The house amendments to 8. Il. 271
were eoncurred in. The same action was
taken with reference to the amendments
to 5. T. 4i0.
House files on first reading were read
and referred and senate and house files
on second readings were advanced peg.
Senator Donnelly called mp =. L. 44G,
his terminal railroad charges bill, and
| offered q number of amendments which
were adopted The bill was lost-27 TO
| 10. ~-.-r. -.----..-
Fl. i. GIG was taken from general Or
ders and passed. 1t relates to refunding
bonds
Senator Crandalls bill, S. T.. 436. to
repeal tie tree culture act, was the first
measure on the calepdar. Senator Don-
nelly made q speech against the measure
| asserting that the law had done immeas-
urable good in beautifying the prairies
of the state The bill was killed on a
vote of 10 ayes to 8 noes.
The roads and bridges omnibus ap-
preparation bill stirred up little excite
ment when it was called up. 1t is S. L.
| 572. Senator J. w. Peterson character
lied the measure as the twin of the gen.
eral appropriation BILL and Senator
March also opposed the bill, but it passed
-3S ayes to noes.
There was no debate upon the Glader
'City of Blaine bill, s. +. 392. 1t was
peremptorily killed.
The Barr drainage bill, s. T. 434, was
passed, as were the following:
s. f; 297, the Day bill relating to
ports and laws.
Il. +. 262, protecting union labels.
II. +. 257, relating to trials in cases in
which labor or wages is an issue.
ii. +. ~, relating to books of account
in evidence.
H. r. 333, to prevent adulteration of
| honey.
H. T. 800, relating to the settlements
between the state treasurer and state
II, F. 357, providing an ad ;tional
| clerk for the state treasurcr's Office and
providing salary of 5000.
IL. F. 35S, relating to repositories for
state funds.
The anti-scalGer bill was passed by
vote of 81 to II.
Mr.. Fleming succeeded in getting ND
3: Il. 137, the game and fish bill of Sen
ator Day. Mr.. jacobson, Mr.. Sails and
| others opposed any advance of the bill
and the discussion developed very EN-
| phatic opposition to the BILL A motion
| to make the bill the special order for 3
p. m. was lost. Mr.. Fleming said he was
aware, some lazy whelps were sitting
around tAe lakes catching out the fish.
who did not want the game law i'm
proved. He moved to take I'D the bill.
Ihls required suspension of the rules
and was defeated.
The house cOncurred in the senate res
olution authorizing the sergeant-at-arms
to turn over to the attorney general the
Rhodes letter book =.
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR the rules
were suspended and the house passed s.
+. 40, legalizing certain bonds issued by
the town of Candy, Lyon county. for
building a town hall
While working on the calendar the
house disnosed of the following bills:
). +. ia, Leavitt providing for an in
heritance tax ON bequests, devises. lega-
cies, etc. Passed, G7 to Is.
). r: 20. increasing to s., 500 per year
the salary of the supreme court reporter
Passed, Il to %.
The calendar was taken up and the
following bills passed upon:
S. +. $50, relating to rec0gnizance
bonds. Passed
S. Il. 567, repeating chapter 40, spe-
cial laws Of 1891. Passed, 73 to Z.
H. =: f $50, fencing of railroad lines.
S; F. $40, wolf bounties. Passed, y
S. F $50. for appointment of bailiffs in
courts. Passed. 81 to g.
s. F. 5G1, supplementary capitol bill.
Passed, 70 to 10.