Warren sheaf., 1893-04-13
J. MINNESOTA LEGIsLATuRE.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Fhe Doings Of the State Law Makers at st.
Paul.
ST. PAUL, April 4.-The new capitol bill was
this afternoon recommended to pass by the SEN
ate in committee of the whole. Tho vote was
26 to 13 When the committee arose the report
| was adopted on roll call by vote of 20 to 49,
An attempt to suspend the rules and pass the
bill failed. The bill to submit to the people o
proposition TO amend the constitution so as to
provide for annual unlimited sessions Of the
| legislature and a fixed salary Of $500 per an.
mum for members was killed. The vote was %
to 90 The bill had q majority Of those voting,
but lacked five Of the constitutional majority
required for the passage of q bill.
The bill amending the seed loan law was
| passed. The bill is companion to the SIS 900
| appropriation bill and provides for the en-
forceInent of the repaymentS to the state of the
loan by making failure so to do a misdemeanor.
The house was in business mood and kept
at work all day.
The calendar contained - numbers, eight OF
| them senate bills, six OF which will become
laws, if the governor signs them, as follows
Appropriation for second volume of Mime
sofa in the War
Requiring. the vestibuling of electric cars
establish.
Sealing of grain in carload lots and duties of
grain inspectors.
The Stevens bill for construction and main
tenance Of roads and cartways
An act to empower counties, towns and cities
to construct canals and water ways.
Senator Aliens bill requiring the publication
OF village council proceedings was lost.
OF house bills passed, F. N. Wilson's reform
school bill and the Abbott bill to put express
companies under state control, the Williams
bill to punish boys under 16 years of age, snd
the Staples bill regarding the location OF high
ways were passed.
In the afternoon the house completed tho cal
enttar, passing, among other bills, the jacobson
elevator bill, the Kelly anti-cigarette bill and
the Winston bill relating to estates Of adopted
children and the Winston election bill.
ST. PAUL, April 5-The senate again had the
legislative session problem under consideration.
Senator Eaton moved to limit sessions to GO
days An attempt to make it 50 days failed.
Donnelly moved to make the sessions annual
and fixed salary OF $780, After considerable
discussion both amendments were adopted and
the bill recommended to pass.
Morse'S bill creating the inspector Of ele-
| vators and lifts was defeated.
The following bills were passed: The bill
amending the probate code; legaliZing the issue
OF bonds; relating to elevators and warehouses;
Staples bill relating to school districts, and
Anderson's bill prohibiting the adulteration Of
lard.
The house, as soon as it was ready for busi-
ness went into committee of the whole and in
that capacity spent the whole day. Bleeckers
automatic brake BILL which had been remod-
eled by substitute, was recommended to pass.
A long drawn fight occurred Oh JacobSOn'S ele-
vator bill Several amendments were offered
and lost. Finally the Smith bill was substi-
tuted and favorably reported. The bill for the
inspection of oils was also bly, considered
ST. PAUL, April 6.-By consent of the gov.
ernor, two bills were introduced In the senate,
one relating to St. Paul sidewalks, and the
other relating to the compensation OF members
and officers of the legislature. It fixes the price
to Ee paid for enrolling work at conts and for
engrossing work at cents per folio. The bills
passed under suspension Of the rules Tho
bill amending the law relating to the restrain
ing OF cattle from doing damage wns passed un-
der suspension Of rules, also the bill providing
pun, ,hment for engaging in trusts and COM
| bines.
The bill relating to conveyances by husband
nnd wife was also passed under suspension also
the one relating to title insurance companies.
The bill requiring railroads to build elevators
at certain points was lost. In the afternoon
the capitol bill was taken up and fully discussed
| and was passed by a vote OF "a to 20
In the house Mr.. Knuts on had his seed wheat
| loan bill corrected and repassed. The Davis
| to two regiments and repeating brigade forma-
| ton was killed by adopting the report Of the
| committee recommending indefinite postpone
| ment. The balance of the day was spent in
| considering the reapportionment. The bill
| was recommended for passage. The basis Of
representation is IS senators and III represent
! atives
ST. PAUL, April TN the senate McHale in
| troduced bill amending the probate code. Tho
bill relating to stock certificates; comforting ad-
! dlt1onal powers upon boards of education In the
| matter of issuance Of bonds, and the bill COM
peling railroads to fence their tracks and erect
| cattle guards, were passed under suspension of
| the rules. Senator Morse brought up the uni
versity tax levy bill and asked that the same be
| placed on the calendar, but the balance of the
| senator's did not agree with him.
| In the house two bills were introduced. one
for the leasing of poor farms, the others to le-
| galize the sale of township bonds. The bill ap-
| propriating a??5 900 for a fish hatchery was in
definitely postponed The senate bill for the
| publication Of legislative manuals was passed
| under suspension of rules.
Senate amendments to II. F. 491 from grain
| and warehouse committee, on elevators on
| rights OF way and sidetracks and switches, were,
| on motion of MI jacobson, concurred in and
9 bill repaSsed.
| The house also concurred in the senate
| amendments to the joint memorial to congress
on the coal combine and the memorial was re-
| passed.
| On motion of Mr.. jacobson the two terminal
| elevator bills were recommitted to the authors,
to report substitute and to retain the place Of
| 551 on tho calendar.
! In the afternoon, when the calendar was
| reached, the senate bill by Peterson governing
! the receipt. storage and shipment of grain was
| put on passage and lost by 46 to 81. The vote
| was reconsidered and the measure passed by
50 to 49, A motion to reconsider was lost.
! ST. PAUL, April SIN the senate bill was
! introduced to amend the new capitol bill by ex-
| tending the site limit from o quarter of mile
! to one-half a mile and adding new provisions
! regarding architects and engineers. An at
! tempt to put the bill on passage failed. After
| O. long discussion the university bill was rec
commended to pass. The balance of the day was
| spent on the charter bill The following senate
bills have been signed: Relating to Minnesota
troops In the civil war; the bill requiring street
| cars to be vestibuled; the sorting of railroad
| ties and cedar poles by boom companies; at
taching Polk county to the 10th district; care of
| grain In cars; relating to boards of county COM
missoners; relating to roads, cartways and
| bridgeWays
! In the house the only matter of Importance
was the Introduction Of the omnibus appropri-
| alton bill. It is claimed that the bill contem-
plates reduction in the tax levy to mills it
being 90 mills at the last session and IL mills
| previous. The total amount OF the appropri
ations the bill goes into the legislature is ST.
S02 Oo3, about S275 900 less than was called for
| two years ago. The amount appropriated for
new buildings is S7Ge, 200.
| One of the new features OF the bill is the ap-
| preparation of about $4,000 annually for two
| years to the northern counties, which contain
so many acres Of unused railroad land, based
Tor each county on the amount of land.
However, if appropriations for drainage pur-
poses are made for said counties equal or
| greater than their share of the $25 900, the ap-
| preparation referred to is null and void.
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