New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-03-15
MINNEsO Ia LAWMAK ERS
IDOINGs OF THE LEGISLATURE
DAY BY DAY. 81
Routine Report OF the Proceedings
Of Both Branches OF the Min
nesota legislature Dur
ing the Past Week.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4.
Senate.

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House File 40, Representative O'Neilrs
whether premium notes are paid or not,
came up when the calendar was reached.
1t met with objection by Senators J. u.
Smith and Sanborn. who amended it
so as not to apply to marine insurance
or installment notes. Senator Sanborn
moved to strike out the words in line
''or from any other cause" and to exempt
marine policies. Carried. Senator GRAY
en- moved to further amend by exempt
ing policies on the installment plan. OBJ
jected to. Several other attempts to
amend were made and objected to. After
a desultory discussion the bill was passed
by vote of 80 to 9.
Mr.. Winston offered a resolution that
in recognition of the fact that it is inau-
guration day and as token of respect
ing administration, the house take a re
cess for one hour, IL to II o'clock. Mr..
Winston said there were other reasons
for this. The sessions of the house had
been characterized by the generous, NON
partisan conduct of its members in the
transaction of business, free from serious
differences and acrimonious debate. The
time proposed could well be spent in
personal, fraternal interchange, and in
short addresses by the members. The
resolution was adopted.
Sundry petitions were presented and
referred. +..5-.s
Committee reports were made from
the judiciary committee, with the excep-
ton of H. +: $50, to prohibit the giving
OF free passes to state officers, which was
reported without recommendation. Also
for H. Il. 256, relating to inspectors of
h0iln lnfs fops h cI,IN ifp1fn
was reported II. r. Nos. 231, 256 and
259, on the same subject, were reported
to be indefinitely postponed. The reports
were adopted.
The following bills were introduced and
REFEREED -.
H. F. - to provide for the destruction
of grasshoppers and other destructive in
sects and worms; H. Il. 1874, to abate
nuisances; II. T. 735. to authorize boards
of park commissions to issue certificates
of Indebtedness; HI. F. 736, relating to
prd2as and depny stes M to
mission; H. +: 1873, relating to work on
roads: H. F. 739, to prohibit the publica~
ton of testimony and the details of trials:
II. f. 14O, to provide for the construc-:
and other noxious weeds; II. +. 741, re-
lating to terms of Office of county audit
ors and treasurers, terms are increased
to four years: II. F. 742. relating to clerk
of court of Hennepin county; it repeats
the special law of 1891 regarding fees;
be corrected, was, on motion, amended
under suspension of the rules and re-
passed. .,
The house then went into committee of
the whole on general orders. 80, =.
MONDAY, MARCH 6.
, 80. ~ .aa7j75. .
The following bills were introduced:
Repeating chapter 101 Of the General
or widening Of inland lake outlets; to
prevent the making of contracts for the
payment of money in one metal to the ex-
cluslon of the other; repeating chapter
ISL of Laws of 1881. relating to timber
culture; regulating Lloyd or individual
county printing shall be let to the lowest
bidder; amending the law relating to
the preservation Of life and protection of
passengers; joint resolution favoring the
pending sixteenth amendment to the
federal Constitution; proposing an
the amendment adopted last fall prohib-
iting special legislation.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole. .,-
The entire morning was consumed in
committee of the whole.
The following bills were passed at the
afternoon session.: To legalize convey
ances of married women. This is a Du-
luth title corrective bill, and is designed
to clear up the cloud of title against
some 800 valuable lots in the celebrated
case where woman's deed was given on
power of attorney from her husband:
sheriffs to complete mortgage sales after
term of office; relating to the duties of
justices OF the peace; amendatory of the
penal code. This law relates to the state
reform school and contemplates releases
of the young sentenced there when their
conduct warrants; relating to civil ac-
tons against receivers, requiring them to
be brought in the counties where the
cause OF action was laid; comforting the
same powers on corporations organized
under special acts as those organized nm
der general laws; on the qualifications Of
teachers, and making a system of teach
ers certificates; requiring railroad COM
panles to make their round-trip tickets
good in either direction; to provide fbr
county teachers Institutes; creating q
bureau of labor and labor statistics. and
defining its duties; to provide for the
poor by counties: relating to clerks to
probate judges-they are empowered 10
call the calendar and take testimony Of
witnesses in certain cases; to provide for
the organization Of new counties.