The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-02-09
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Dolnes Of the Dtate Law Makers 81
o.. Paul

The Dolnss Of the stats Law Makers 81
~ Paul.
ST PAUL, JAM 3.-The legislature transacted
NO business today out Of respect to the memory
OF James q. Blaine, but both houses met in
joint session at 4:15 in the afternoon and lis
tened to the report Of the joint committee ap-
pointed to draft resolutions.
The resolutions were read, but not adopted
until several Of the members Of tho legislature
nad taken the opportunity to pay tribute 70 the
Great ability and other. characteristics Of The
deceased
ST. PAUL, Jan. SIN the senate, upon mo
ton Of Senator Stockton, committee OF nve
Was appointed to which all food and dairy ollls
shall be referred. The following bills were In.
troduced: To provide for the government Of
municipal corporations; amending the law gov
erping county superintendents Of schools In.
creasing by 81 600 the standing appropriation OF
the Moorhead normal school; approprtating
$4,000 to open the closed waterways Of Nor
man and Polk counties; creating an omc1al IN
spector Of steam craft on inland waters; pro-
viding that ive-sixths Of . jury may return
verdict in civil cases after six hours delibera-
ton; preventing the sale Of intoxicants TO
minors; authorizing the establishment OF coun-
~ poor houses and work houses; providing for
the erection OF beet sugar factory at the agri-
cultural college; making fire insurance compa-
rest Of the day was spent in committee Of the
whole.
The house held but one session, the greater
portion Of which was occupied in hearing re-
ports Of committees. The following bills were
introduced: Relating to Incorporation OF vii
lagos: relating to mileage of county commits
sioners; relating to roads, cross-ways and
bridges; to establish the ONCE of examiner of
telegraphers and train dispatchers. Mr. Turreu
moved to take up the world s fair appropriation
bill, notice of passage Of which was given by
the senate but it was defeated.
Both houses adjourned until Thursday.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 2-Both branches tried to
earn their salaries today. Two sessions were
held and much routine business was completed.
In the senate the following bills were intro
duced: To make married women responsible for
her debts, the same as unmarried women, and
empower her to convey property to husband or
vice versa; amending the law relating to eEami-
nation Of teachers by county superintendent:
to provide that all farmers who Use a 3inch
wagon tire after June, 1894, shall have one
fourth OF their road tax abated; to require all
county officers to file with the county commits
sioners sworn statement of fees received. The
following bills were passed: Daughertys till 10
legalize certain documents transferring real es-
tate executed by married women under power
OF attorney prior to 1869; Stevens bill making
proceedings for vacation of streets and alleys
legal if such proceedings have not been pro-
tested against for five years; Stevens bill to
authorize sherifs and deputy sheriffs to COM
plete foreclosure sales after their terms of Of
fee expire.
In the house the following bills we're intro
duced: Requiring railway coaches to be heated
by electricity; relating to inspection Of steam
boilers: q free school text book bill; to regulate
the wholesale traffic Of liquors; relating to the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors to minors; regulat-
ing political caucuses and conventions; reQuir
ing passenger trains to stop ct all county Seats
relating to divorce, either husband or wife, who
have been insane for 10 years may be divorced;
appropriating 100000 to open the water-courses
in the Red river valley; creating new counties,
the same not to be less than 400 square miles;
taprovide armories for the national guard to
regulate the employment of children; to exempt
public lands used as roadways from taxation;
relating to damages against railway companies
byemployes.
ST. PAUL, Feb SIN the senate q resolution
was introduced BY Senator Sanborn calling for
the appointment of . special commission OF five
senators and nine representatives to take in
charge matters pertaining to the Itasca state
park. Bills were introduced to regulate tele-
phone charges: relating to construction OF fish
ways in dams: to prevent pool selling.
Senator Aliens bill requiring the publication
OF proceedings OF village councils was amended
to provide that the charge shall not exceed the
legal rate for such work. ana then passed.
q Senator Smiths amendment to the cruelty to
animals law was lost receiving only Is votes.
Among the bills that safely ran the gauntlet
of the senate roll call were Stevens general law
for the legaiizatiOn of defective deeds and mort
cages: Stevens bill relating to uses and trusts;
McHale'sfil] relating to recognizanees in GRIM
inal prosecutions: Stevens bill amending the
Law relating to roads and bridges; Sanborns
bin relating to summons in actions for divorce.
In the house the following Deasures were pro
posed: Relating to weights and measures; to
tax sleeping cars appropriating S15 600 for geo.
gra phical survey Of the state; authorizing vii
lagos to donate liquor license money to schools;
to punish pawnbrokers for charging more than
10 per cent: to make mortgages and contracts
for sale of real estate, to make same payable at
some bank or express Office lit is made unlaw-
full to take paper not 30 stating, Or to place OF
payment); relating to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors lit towns vote against license 1t sh IL
not be changed until the general election; to
prevent the manufacture and SAFE of hoop
skirts.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 4.-The senate had nothing to
do until it reached the calendar When that
arrived the following bills were passed: Pro-
viding that liquor licenses may be issued at any
time of the year for full year, and that pro
rata proportion may be refunded If licenses are
cancelled; adding sections to the penal code re-
to animals. The bill Of the committee on print
ing calling for an edition Of 5000, instead OF
5000 copies of the legislative manual: the bill
for the revision of the statutes caused some lit
tie debate but the roll call gave it 81 Affirmative
votes to in the negative: legalizing the ex
penditure of u SO698 as interest by the state
reformatory board: governing the operation of
traction engines on the highway: relating to
suits in courts of justices of the peace.
In the house the following bills were intro
duced: To repeal the tax on Minnesota mort
cages: to provide for the erection Of new
capitol building: to regulate common carriers
and define the duties of the railroad commits
sion; compelling railroads to furnish transfer
facilities between the lines of the different COM
panies and to make reasonable joint rates;
amending chapter 80, laws of 1873, relating to
chattal mortgages: to amend the laws of 1879
relating to public libraries providing for the es-
adjustment of free libraries and reading rooms
in villages upon two-thirds vote of the people:
to provide for an assistant state bank examiner
and for the payment of fees into the state by
banks and trust companies, the salary Of the
assistant public examiner to be 81 800 per year:
to amend the law relating to the time OF pub
fishing lists Of delinquent taxes: amending the
game laws altering the timber hunting; to re-
Quire persons convicted Of misdemeanor to labor
on streets or other public works.