Morris tribune., 1895-04-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Resume OF the Legislative Proceedings
mt St Paul.

/ OF interest IN the senate III the matters Thu
| came before it, Two calls were ordered whsn
| the calendar was reached. There were no Ellis
/ of great Importance which was probably the
1 reason. The following bills were passed: EN-
4 towering the purchase of the actual battle ns Id
of Birch Coulie and the removal OF the Birch
/ Coulie 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 public
/ roads, prescribing the powers and duties of
i county commissioners and other officers relat-
! ing thereto, aud providing for the drainage and
| repair of the roads constructed under this act.
Late In the afternoon the insurance bill was
| taken up.
In the houst, jacobson reported the bill to re-
| duce salary of supreme court reporter from %.
| 500 to 5000 and the same was passed by small
| majority. The committee ON logs and Jun Der
submitted majority and minority reports on the
| surveyor general fee bill. The house passed 20
bills on the calendar, eight of which are senate
bills Wrights bills for free travelling libraries
was lest, but probably Through misapprehen-
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 Gown on special order
for Thursday Mr.. Wright moved that the SEN
ate census bill be indefinitely postponed. Mr..
Jacobson succeeded in defeating the motion.
and the bill was on mis- motion laid on the table.
ST. PAUL. April 17.--Almost tho entire fore
noon in the senate was occupied with the re-
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 several rulings were
suggested by the senators, but without avail.
The bill to encourage the payment Of taxes OF
1893 was voted down. In the afternoon the pine
land bills were taken up, and after two hours
discussion it was voted to report progress. The
fight was renewed in the evening, but no con-
cluSion was reached.
The morning session OF the house was devoted
to slaughtering 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. A surprise occurred when Tiers patent
medicine bill was reached. IL was thought for
sweeks that this bill was Fdowned, but to the
surprise of ALL the author included, the meas
ure was accompanied for passage by large
vote. After p M the calendar was taken up,
' and two bills we're passed and one lost The
house bill relating TO the time of holding an
nual school meetings in school districts was
lost by vote of 10 to ST. Mr.. Soule's bill APP
propriating $4,000 to purchase machinery for
the Saltwater prison to enable the board Of
managers to put into operation thu piece ~rice
system was passed. Mr.. Warmers bill t. pro
vide for departments Of public works In cities
of over 100 1000 Inhabitants was passed.
ST.PAUL,Ap 1s-In the senate this morning
an attempt was made to suspend the special
order, the general appropriation BILL but the
senate was opposed to it and this bill, S. F. No
743, was taken up and discussed item by item.
Senator Wyman, who had reported the bill,
submitted a number of minor amendments
striking out an appropriation Of $1,000 for the
Soldiers Home and inserting increases amount
ING tn WI SfaEp
when the bill was drawn up. The entire day
was spent in consideration of the bill.
The house of representatives devoted nearly
all 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 al 10 O'Clock and lasted until 1 O'Clock.
The bill was adopted without cent cut out,
and with $4,000 added to it. At $50 in the
afternoon the primary elections bill OF Senator
Culkin was taken up on special order, and the
matter wound up at o'clock in the defeat of
the bill by a vote of 81 to "a. One more afirma-
tive vote would have passed the BILL Mr.. War
ner moved 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 knatvold moved that the vote |
giving Duluth $4,000 for 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 a 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
rights from execution sales when
an action is pending to set aside such sales in
certain cases.
The house devoted nearly all the forenoon
and afternoon to passing bills on the calendar.
DR.. Tiers patent medicine bill went under to
the tune OF 80 to 10 votes. With the exception
OF about four representatives, every one who
voted for the bill did SO as a 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
bill A good many of these kept tab" on the
vote SO as to be sure their votes were not need
ed on the negative side
ST. PAUL, April o0.-The senate won another
,oint with the general appropriation. The
house refused to accept the $4,000 for the Red
Wing training school and a conference commit
ee was appointed. The committee reported
hat the house receded from its position. The
enate then repassed the bill as amended The
>ulkin primary election bill is now ready for
he governors signature, and then 1t will be-
ONE law. The bill came from the house and
ad several amendments attached to it. After
conference the senate adopted the amend
nents and passed the bill as amended. The
ill allowing cities to pass ordinances licensing
lilkmen and appointing inspectors of daires
7as passed The senate again passed the bill
stablishind normal school for Litchfield was
assed. The Meillicke bill to prevent the re-
traint of trade was killed.
The house made a record for ITSELF Under
be spur of the eleventh hour the calendar was
ackled with vigor quite amazing, and numer-
us bills were sent on their way rejoicing
mong them the amended Staples pine land bill,
ne amended anti-pool selling BILL the amended
ge of consent bill, the amended general appro-
riations bill and the Mathieson milk inspec-
on bill-a veritabls royal flush hand Of bills
he day for milk inspection bill was saved by | j
II. Tier. Theirs was d strong feeling against |
ne bill until he spoke, explaining its character
nd emphasizing the need of such law con-
dering 1t from scientific standpoint.
OF the worlds cotton crop of 10000 {
DO bales, the southern states of this
ountry produced nearly 5000, 600, or ]
bout four .fifths. s
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