St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-04

of the whole, MIR. Horton in the chair.
The following bills were considered and
acted on as noted:
II. +. ISL. +. Cole, relating to incOr-
poration of villages: to pass.
III. +. $40, Boggs-TO amend chapter
30. General Statutes 1878, by changing
lumber district boundaries. to pass. The
bill establishes the districts as follows:
The st. CroiX lake and river and their
tributaries constitute the First district.
The Mississippi river and its tributaries
above the mouth of the st. CrOiX lake
constitute the Second district. The
Mississippi river and its tributaries be
tween the mouth of st. CroiX lake and
the outlet of Lake Pcpn constitute the
Third district. The Mississippi river
and its tributaries below the outlet OF
Lake Pepin 10 the southern line OF Wa
basha county constitute the Fourth dis
trict. All the waters tributary to Lake
Superior, and all the waters Ill the
counties of st. Louis. Lake and Cook,
the Little Fork and Big Fork rivers aud
their tributaries, Rainy lake and Rainy
Lake river as far as the Lake of the
Woods, and all the tributaries of RAINY
lake and Rainy Lake river constitute
the Fifth district. The Mississippi
river and its tributaries from the south
ern line of Wabasha county to the
southern line of the state OF Minnesota
constitute the Sixth district. The Red
river, Red lake and their tributaries, eX-
eept Rainy lake, Rainy Lake river and
their tributaries, constitute the Seventh
district.
Ii. +. GIL, Walsh-Bill for the benefit
of Ramsey county. 1t provides that the
county commissioners may eXpend not
to exceed 800 in any one year for repair
of roads in another county, and IS III
tended to allow the Ramsey county
commissioners TO keep In good cOndi-
ton the roads leading into the city from
Dakota county. Recommended to pass.
II. +. 675. Fuller-Providing for trans
fer of liens Oh logs and lumber; TO pass.
II. f. 35S, Wyman-To regulate the
placing of state funds in repositories:
to pass.
ii. +. 29S, Cotton-TO divide title in
surance companies into two classes; i'll
cities of less than $4,000 people the de-
post to be Sl00, 900, in larger cities the
deposit to be S200,0OO; to pass.
II. f. $50, Fleming, a curative act to
legalize certain conyeyanceS; to pass.
5. f. 353, Tawney. providing method
by which cities, towns or villages may
vote aid for construction of canals and
improved waterways; to pass.
Will Not Visit
On converting after recess. a COM
munication was laid before the house
by the speaker. 1t was from the Wood
Harvester company, asking the house to
fix date for visiting the works. Mr..
Turrell diu not think the house could
afford to spend half day for such
visit. He moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which the invitation was &C.
cepted. and the motion prevailed.
The house resumed consideration of
general orders after recess, Mr.. Horton
being again called to the chair. The
bills acted OH one way or the other
were:
ii. +. 731, substitute for H. F. 256-
Creating two additional boiler inspect
ors: definitely postponed.
ii. f. 595, Rodger-Providing for ad-
justment of insurance losses by county
adjusters TO be named by the state in
surance commissioner; indefinitely
postponed.
II. +. GA. Williams. to protect water
from pollution; indefinitely postponed.
IL. +. GO. substitute for III. +. ZIG and
301, 10 regulate employment of children
under sixteen years of age in factories,
workshops and mines; to pass.
ii. f. 1l6, OngStad, prohibiting accept
ance or use of free passes by public fiji
GERS; indefinitely postponed.
S. f. 101, Stevens, amending law of
1891 relating to roads and cartways; to
pass.
S. 2S, O'Brien. making fire lnsur-
ance companies liable for the full sum
named in the policy; talked to stand
still.
Mr.. KnutesOn. by request OF the gov
ernOr, introduced Ii. f. $50, to amend
an act passed by the present legislature
appropriating $4,000 as a seed grain
loan to farmers whose crops were de-
stroyed by hail. The bill amends by
making it the duty of the county auditor
to levy tax on the lands of farmers
who receive loans, ami making the loan
practically lien on the land and crops
until paid; punishment is also provided
for any attempt to evade payment.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read second and third time and
passed.
Mr.. Wyman's bill. providing for a
state board to select the repositories for
state funds and relieving the state
treasurer from responsibility for loss.
created small-siZed storm Of talk. Mr..
Greer was willing to have the depOSitO-
ries selected by a board, but wanted
the treasurer to bear all the RESPONSE
bility, and offered an amendment to that
effect. The amendment was over
whelmingly voted down and the bill
recommended to pass as printed.
For the benefit of any one who may
have forgotten the fact, it will not he
amiSS to say that the house meets at
a. III. today and every day until other
wise ordered.