Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-04-25

TILE LEGISLATURE.
4 Resume Of the Legislative Proceedings
fss sa at ST Paul.
81. PAUL. April ia There was general lacy
OF interest In the senate in the matters thu,
camo before II. Twoacalls were ordered wnsn
tne calendar was reached. There were no h.Ils
OF great importance. hich was probably the
reason The following bills were passed: En-
towering the purchase OF the actual battle te Id
OF Birch Coulie and the removal OF the airch
Couile monument: to provide for elementary
normal instruction in state high schools and
appropriate money for the same; enabling own
ers OF land to lay out and construct pu lic
ROADS, prescribing the powers and duties OF
county commissioners and other officers relat.
ing thereto, aud providing for the drainage and
repair OF the roads constructed under this a.t
La1e IN the afternoon the insurance bill was
taken up. 1z ~ pa.
IN the mouse jacobson reported the bill to re-
duce salary OF supreme court reporter from So
90 TO 1900 and tho same was passed BY q small
majority. Tho committee on logs ana lun ser
suoInitted majority ana minority reports on the
surveyor Eenersi.fee bill. Tho house passed 20
bills on the calendar, eight of which are senate
dis Wright's bills for free travelling Libraries
was lost, but probably through mieapprehen.
sion OF the nature OF the measure. Notice OF
reconsideration wSs given. The senate omni.
bus appropriation bill was read just before the
noon recess and placed down ON special order
for Thursday. Mr.. Wright moved that the SEN
ate census bill be Indefinitely postponed. M.
Jacobson succeeded in defeating the motion,
and the bill was on his motion laid on the table
ST. PAUL, April 17-Almost the entire fore.
INN IN f1No 0nntA -sAHa
ports Of either committees or senators to whom
had been referred bills for amendments. These
reports were numerous, several OF them giving
rise to considerable discussion Several points
OF order were raised and parliamentary rules
were called in question and seyeralrulings were
suggested by the senators, but without avail.
The bill to encourage tho payment Of taxes Of
1888 was Voted down. In tho afternoon the pine
land billN were taken up, and after two hours
discussion 1t was voted to report progress. The
fight was renewed In the evening, but no con.
clnsion WAS reached.
The morning session Of the house was devoted
to slaut htering bills on general orders, and
some fifteen OF them went under Mullins bill
for taxing dogs was passed The evening ses-
sion was devoted to work In committee Of the
whole. surprise occurred when Tiers patent
medicine bill was reached. It was thought for
weeks that this bill was downed but to the
surprise Of all, the author included, the meas.
vote. After 5 p. m. the calendar was taken up,
and two bills were passed and one lost. The
house bill relating to the time OF holding an.
nual school meetings In school districts was
lost by q vote of IL to 81. Mr.. Soules bill sp
propriating $50 600 to purchase machinery for
the Saltwater prison to enable the board Of
managers to put into operation tn piece .rics
system was passed. Mr. Warmers bill t. pra.
vide for departments Of public works IN CITIES
OF over 100, 900 inha bitants was passed
ST.PAUL April 1s.-1n the senate this morning
an attempt was made to suspend the special
order, the general appropriation BILL but the
senate was opposed to 1t and this bill, S. F. No
TAB, was taken up and discussed item by item
Senator Wyman, who had reported the bill,
submitted number OF minor amendments
Striking out an appropriation OF $1,000 for the
Soldiers Homo and inserting Increases amount
Ing to III, 900 which covered mistakes made
when the bill was drawn up. The entire day
was spent in consideration Of the bill
The house Of representatives devoted nearly
oil Of yesterday forenoon and afternoon to the
consideration OF two senate bills on special
order. The principal part OF the forenoon was
taken up In the consideration OF the senate
omnibus appropriation bill. The special order
began at 10 o'clock and lasted until l o'clock
The bill was adopted without = cent cut out,
and with $4,000 added to it. AT 2:30 in the
Culkin was taken up on special order, and the
matter wound up at o'clock In the defeat of
the bill by q vote Of 81 to 81 One more afirma.
tive vote would have passed the bill Mr. War
ner moved q reconsideration OF the vote where
by the bill was lest The motion prevailed and
after some sparring between members the bill
was laid on the table to be taken up later. In
the evening Is bills were recommended to pass
and postponed,
ST. PAUL, April 19.-When the senate began
work Senator Kaatvold moved that the vote
giving Duluth $4,000 for 9 normal school be re-
considered. The vote was taken after several
counter motions, and the Duluth normal school
appropriation was stricken out for the fourth
time. The bill passed by o vote of A votes all
present voting for It, In the evening several
bills were discussed. but only TWO were passed,
and they were: Relating TO the making Of .
copy OF delinquent real estate tax list: to save
redemption rights from execution sales when
an action is pending to set aside such sales In
certain cases.
The house devoted nearly oil the forenoon
and afternoon to passing bills on the calendar.
DR.. Tiers patent medicine bin went under to
| the tune OF 80 to 40 votes. With the exception
of about four representatives, every one who
voted for the bill did so as . compliment to the
doctor, who is personally very popular among
the members, and they would have voted in the
negative had their votes been needed to kill the
vote SO rs to be sure their votes were not need
ed on the negative side
ST. PAUL. April 2O.-The senate won another
point with the general appropriation. The
house refused to accept the 6l6, 900 for the Red
Wing training school and a conference commit.
tee was appointed. The committee reported
| that the house receded from its position. The
| senate then repassed the bill as amended. The
Culkin primary election bill is now ready foI
the governors signature, and then 1t will be
come law. The bill came from the house and
had several amendments attached to it, After
q conference the senate adopted the amend.
ments and passed the bill as amended. The
bill allowing cities to pass ordinances licensing
milkmen and appointing inspectors of diaries
was passed. The senate again passed the bill
establshind Q normal school for Litchfield was
passed: The Meillicke bill TO prevent the re
straint OF trade was killed.
The house made o record for itself. Under
| the spur Of the eleventh hour the calendar was
tackled With vigor quite amazing, and numer.
Gus bills were sent on their way rejoicing
| among them the amended Staples pine land bill
the amended anti-pool selling bill, the amended
| age OF consent bill, the amended general appro
priations bill and the Mathieson milk inspec'
| tion bill-a verirable royal flush hand OF bills
| The day for milk inspection bill was saved by
DR.. Zer. There was q strong feeling agains,
the I'LL until he spoke explaining it's charactel
and emphasizing the need OF such a law, con
sidering it from . scientific standpoint.
Or the worlds cotton crop Of 10, 0o0,-
900 bales, the southern states of this
country produced nearly 5000, 600, or
about four .fifths.
The bed Of the North Atlantic con-
sists of two valleys, separated by q
mountain range that runs from the
Azores to Iceland.
ss Mrs. THok "A. ScoTT has enriched the
University Of Pennsylvania Archmo.
| logical museum with several rare OBJ
tacts of Ervptian arts.
THE ARMS OF EUROPE.
THRarny and navy Of England cost
| $3.50, OOo, 900 I. year.
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