Little Falls weekly transcript., 1895-03-15
The LEGISLATURE
Senate Puts in a Long Day, but
the Lower House Was
Not in Session.
MANY MEASURES DISPOSED OF.
Farmers Got a Rebate Of Road
Tax For Using Broad
Tire Wagons.

Tire wagons.
ST. PAUL, March 1.-The senate did
full days work, holding long morn
ing and afternoon sessions. It managed
to dispose of a large number Of bills
pending on general orders. Among
them it recommended for passage Sem
ator Keller's two bills relating to adul-
terated spices and baking powders. Also
the house bill providing for rebate of
81 road tax for every broad-tire wagon
used by farmers. An incident of the
morning session was the debate over the
anti-Sunday theater bill Of Senator
Theden. The committee to which it
had been referred reported adversely
upon it, and the debate was over the
proposition to get it on general orders,
when it can be discussed on the floor of
the senate. As matter Of senatorial
courtesy this was secured.
The New Bills.
Among the ~ bills introduced several
were of some general interest," Senator
Thorpe presented bill placing around
graduates of inebriate institutions the
same legal protection now given hab-
itual drunkards and students. His idea
is that when one has shown desire to
cure the liquor habit the law should
prevent temptation being placed in his
way. Senator Keller introduced bill
which is copy Of the California law
relating to taxation Of mortgaged prop
erty. 1t provides that when mortgaged
property is assessed for taxation the
face of the mortgage shall be sub
tracted from the value Of the property
and the owners assessment thereby re-
duced.
In Committee Of the Whole.
After disposing of Senator Keller's
two bills Theden's bill for state board
of embalming and to prevent the spread
OF contagious diseases caused consider
able debate and was laid over without
action.
Representative Vogers temperance
bill, forbidding a saloon within 500
feet of schoolhouse, except in villages
and cites, caused littlo feeling Sew
eruu senators attempted to get the dis
tance decreased to 500 feet, but failed.
After debate the bill was recon-
mended for passage.
S. F. 800, to allow boards Of education
to elect one of their number treasurer,
was recommended to pass, as was also
S. F. rs, by Senator Barr, providing tor
the establishing Of section or property
lines in any township in, the state at the
expense Of the property affected.
Sunday Theaters.
Senator Stevens stirred up the only
debate of more than passing interest by
motion to place upon general orders
Senator Theden's bill prohibiting Sun
day theaters and shows. The judiciary
committee recommended the bill for in
definite postponement, but Senator
Stevens suggested that it was q sub
ject upon which one senator was as
we'll qualified to act as any other and
that there was good deal Of difference
of opinion. It was given q place on
general orders.
The committee also recommended s.
F. 4S2. 1t provides that any applicant
for a teacners certificate might appeal
to the state superintendent from the
action Of the county superintendent.
Also S. F. 214, to legalize as state
certificate the teachers university cer-
tifcate of the department of pedagogy.
Senator Hodge secured the passage Of
a resolution asking Attorney General
Childs to give his opinion upon the legal
effect of the passage Of H. F. /, the bill
to tax unoccupied railroad lands.
Bills Passed.
S. F. 252-To amend sec. z, chap. g,
general statutes Of 1878, relating to the
deposit of state funds; creating a board
of audit consisting Of the governor,
auditor and secretary Of state to desig-
nate state dispositions.
S. F. 347-To appropriate $4,000 to
reimburse Professor Otto Lugger for
money expended at the request of the
governor to exterminate chinch bugs in
1904