The Dickinson press., 1895-03-23
CL0UGH signs IT
ANDERSON'S RAILROAD LAND TAX
BILL Is EOW A LAW.
1t Provides for Snbmi1t!ng to the
People Of Minnesota IL Constitu.
ttOnal Amendment to Tax the
Unused Railway
Lands.
CHARTER BILL NEARLY FINISHED.
TO he COnsiderctl-COunci Elect
Heads OF Departments.

Ahuerson Dill, providing for submit.
ting to the people an amendment to
the constitution by which unused rail.
way lands in THE state may be taxed.
Gov. Clough this morning signed the
Iheden bill. knocking out the Rand
ordinance, and allowing any citizen to
complain of a saloon.
The senate spent the day in commit.
tee of the whole, debating the provis-
Ions Of the city charter bill. it was
finished with the exception of the
chapter on water works and n few
scattering sections
During the debate a number of
mlnor changes and amendments were
made and some changes which are con-
sldered important and may have an
influence upon the final passage OF the
Dill. Among the latter is the change
limiting the bond issue of all cities to
per cent Of their property valuation.
Inc Dill as amended in the municipal
corporation committee. allowed cities
having less than 5000 inhabitants to
issue ponds not to exceed 10 per cent
of their property valuation.
The principal fight occurred over tile
method OF selecting q chief Of the fire
department; whether by action of the
council or appointment of the mayor.
ihis was a test Of strength between
the advocates of the different meth
ods of selecting the heads Of the vari-
Gus city departments. and the vote of
bile SENATE was in favor Of having the
council elect the department heads.
with tlc exception of the police, health
department and park board.
Senator Stevens secured three
amendments that will please the ad.
vocates of business methods in citv
affairs. The section forbidding alder.
men to solicit Jobs for political friends
was amended, making its violation
sunlcient cause for removal Tie max.
imum salary schedule urged by certain
associations in st. Paul was adontcd.
1t Is to apply until THE council shall
have fixed the salaries by three
fourtls vote. All police officers under
the grade of captain are to be granted
trial before the city council prior tn
removal. hut the mayor has power ia
suspend them from duty pending sucl,
trial.
In the House.
The house broke all previous records
ana passed twenty-three bills incluu.
Ing THE omnibus game and fish bill and
the Zier bill authorizing the formation
or fire patrols and salvage col7,s in
cities Of over 5000 inhabitants. The
Cronktite bill requiring all stone used
In state buildings to be quarried, cut
and dressed Within the state; the Mas.
terlnan bills, making it penal of.
lense to open the gates of dams OF,
logging streams and fixing the penal.
ties for falsifying scale bills, and the
Robbins bill. authorizing counties to
commit inebriates to gold cure estab.
llshmelltS, We're also passed,
Following are among the other bills
passed:
MclIale. relating to inlepandpn,
school districts; Miller, to authorize
the use Of waters of meandered lakes
ana streams for protection OF cranber
ry marshes; Thorpe, relating to the
d'1ttes Of county superintendent of
schools; Thompson to legalize the TAX
ing of acknowledgements and other Of
ftcial acts heretofore taken and done
by any person previously appointed
and acting rs a notary public; Master
man. to amend section 4SO of the Penal
Code; MatlMeson. to appropriate money
to the dairymcn's association; Gron
dahl, relating to the levy and collec
ton Of special assessments In cities
Of less than 25,O0O inhabitants; com
mittee on public Lands. relating to tht
lbasca State Park; committee on town,
and counties. to provide for the bond
Ing Of counties to build court houses
sederberg. relating to bonding countic.
for poor farm, roads and bridges.
The game and fish bill. which PASSED
the house, makes several changes ii
tho open Seasons for game and fish
No change is made in the open season.
TOR prairie chickens, partridge, grous,
or quail. The use Of POND nets il
Interstate waters is permitted under
certain conditions. Moose. elk an(
caribou are protected until Jan.
1898. The open seasons are:
Wild ducks, geese. brant and snipc-
Sept. l to April Is.
Golden plOver-Sept. 1 to June /.
Dcer-.Sov. to Nov. 90 land only
five deer may be killed by any one
person during the season..
Bass. wall-eRd pike, etc.-A1ay 1 to
March ].
The board may authorize citizens Of
the state to take with spears during
December and January and February
from THE inland lakes for home con.
sumption any fish except bass, wall
eyed pike and trout.
The shipment from the state Of
any variety Of bass, pike or trout
caught in the inland waters is prohjb-
itrl.