The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-14
STATE LEGISLATURE.
WORK OF THE MINNESOTA LAW
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Condemned Report of the Proceed
ings I'm the Senate md House, Com
prising Brief Summary of the
! Weeks Business. .@- -. ~
st. Paul, Feb. 8:-The Senate Joint
resolution for the appointment Of a
committee OF the house and senate to
confer with similar committee of the
North Dakota Legislature with a view
OF securing cheaper coal rates was
passed under suspension Of the rules
! The following were among the most
important bills introduced:
10 provide for the incorporation OF
mutual life and casualty insurance
companies on the assessment plan,
| 10 authorize probate courts to an.
| point guardians for minors in certain
cases, when child is under II years of
| age.
| 10 amend section 236, penal code,
relating to the carnal knowledge and
| abuse Of children, and fixing the penal
| ties for violation.
TO define duties of master and en-
| ployer to employees in certain cases.
10 amend section 1, chapter 1913,
General Laws Of 1890, relating to no.
| tice of redemption from taxation.
Prohibiting the discharge of fire.
arms within 1000 feet of a dwelling
without written permission.
10 amend section1, chapter 14S,
General Laws Of 1893, relating to the
issue of county, school and municipal
bonds.
10 amend section 81, chapter 6,
General Statutes, 1878, relating to the
| deposit of state and school funds, re-
! ports, etc.
The bill making the 10Th of February
Lincoln's birthday legal holiday was
passed.
In the house the following bills were
introduced:
TO appropriate $4,000 to support the
state reform school.
To authorize county commissioners
to issue bonds for building bridges and
roads.
Relating to the management of banks
and banking associations.
Relating to primary elections.
Amending the law relating to chattel
mortgage sales.
Bill to establish a state weather serv-
TO cOdify the insurance laws of the
state.
To repeal laws relating to manufact-
ure or sale Of lard and lard compounds
To appropriate $1,000 for the cree
ton Of a new building Tor the reform
school.
TO regulate bond investment COM
panies by requiring the deposit OF
~, 4o4
the protection Of stockholders.
Defining the place Of payment of
money due on mortgages, notes, bills,
etc.
The most Of the day was taken up in
committee of the whole on general or
ders.
st. Paul, Feb. 9.-In the senate the
following bills were introduced:
TO provide for the purchasing of
school text books for pupils in certain
cases.
10 provide for the loan of seed grain
to farmers whose crops were destroyed
in 1894, by hail or other storms.
To regulate and improve the civil
service of cities of Minnesota.
To amend section 6, chapter g., gen.
eral statutes 1873, relating to causes
for divorce.
10 amend chapter 15S, General Laws
1880, relating to serving processes in
justice court, appointing special Off
Ger to serve summons.
To legaliZe special assessments here
tofore made by cities and villages upon
private property to pay local improve
ments.
TO amend laws relat ting to the juriS-
diction of Justice of the peace and
where maintain office.
10 legalize the taking of acknow-
Judgements heretofore takenby persons
then acting as a notary public.
To appropriate 100000 to farmers
whose crops were destroyed by hail
storms in 1894.
TO appropriate $4,000 for relief of
sufferers from the cyclone which oc-
CURED IN Meeker county on June p,
1894.
To prohibit the display of flags of
foreign nations upon a public building.
In the house the following bills We're
passed:
All act to transfer the school text
book fund to the internal revenue
fund-Greer.
An act vacating state and territorial
roads through plated portions of cities
-Gerlach.
An act relating to the taxation OF
certain railroad lands-Anderson.
An act relating to the compilation of
the General Laws of Minnesota by
Henry b. Wenzell and others-J ohns.
An act to organize medical corps
in the national guard-Robillard
An act to prohibit wrongful practices
by officials Of the state-Robbins.
An act relating to licences to sell in.
toxicating liQuors-Vogel.
A joint resolution to the senate and
| house of representatives of the United
States-Gibbs.
! Bills introduced in the house:
Wright-To prevent employers keep
ing list of persons to prevent such
| persons from securing employment on
a fine Of $1,000 or Imprisonment in
states prison for three years.
Smith, G. H.-To appropriate money
to aid farmers who lost their crops In
the storms of 1894.
| Reeves-To authorize village coun
ellis to grant to any company or cor
poration as bonus the license money
of the village, provided such action
be approved by majority Of the vot
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