The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-27

What the Legis1ptuHe Is Doing.
BY John HI. Burke.

What the Legislature Is Doing.
BY John HI. burke.
The legislature has beenIup to the mines,
swelled heads consequent upon the liba-
tons INDUCED in, for be if known that in
some respects and with a part of the men,
bers the trip was lone roaring drunk and
the many incidents that could be narrated
of the antics of certain alleged honorable
gentlemen in their researches as a commit
tee on public morals, seeking for light,
could be better told in the barroom slums
than in a lady's boudoir.
In many respects we are reminded of the
words of Timothy, when we look over the
makeup and consider the actions of the
present house of representatives This
know also, that in the last days perilous
times shall come. For men shall be lovers
Of their own souls, covetous boasters, proud
bl~asphemous, disobedient to parents, un-
thankful, unholy, without natural affec-
lions, truce breakers, false accusers, in
continent, despisers of those that are good,
traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of
pleasure" and hence, when anyone sees fit
to disapprove of the orgies or antics of that
body, the only reply that will be made is
in the language of John 1920: "And many
of them said he hath a devil and is mad.
Why hear We him.
The governor has signed the Anderson
tax bill, and it is now in order for the rail-
roads to persuade the people that lands
should not be taxed.
Mr.. Knatvold introduced a resolution to
inquire into the amount of railroad lands
subject to taxation and untaxed, and the
chair appointed Knatvold, Stevens, Stock
ton, Schaller and Morgan as the committee.
all except Knatvold having voted against
the railroad land tax bill.
BILLS ASSASSINATED.
Relating to practice of medicine and sur
gerry.
Reducing salaries of state officers.
To regulate salaries of county assessors,
county auditors and treasureres.
To egulate mercantile agencies.
To aid the Stearns and Meeker county
cyclone sufferers.
Relating to public school libraries.
Regulating charges for freight on grain
and lumber.
Regulating freights and fares.
To add a normal department to the State
University.
For purchase and floating of flags on pub
lie schools.
Relating to adulteration of syrups, sugar
and candy.
Brevig's copy of Iowa railroad law.
To protect passengers.
Providing for farmers organizations.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
To provide for sanitary regulations of
bakeries and manufacture of food products.
To amend section 8 of article 9 of the
constitution relating to taxation.
Relating to powers of district courts.
To prevent spread of witch grass.
To provide repositories for town money.
To allow corporations to be sureties.
Relating to installment payments of local
assessments. 81 j
Grand petit jury fees and mileage.
Relating to protecting meats from vermin
and flies.
For reports from railroads of salaries
paid officers. t
To encourage smelling ores.
Formation of town Insurance companies.
For taking a census. p
Relating to free libraries.
Relating to veterinary practice.
To regulate neWSbOys.
General bridge law.e1
To compensate persons who nave aided
nonresident paupers.
To limit mortgage liability.
FOR assistants 10 puDlic examiners.
Dog license. N.t6
Uniform street paving law.
To legalize mortgage sales.
Relating to redemption from mortgage
sale. "
Relating to pound masters.
For propagation of food fish.
Relating to chattel mortgages.
For election of dairy and food commits
s:oners.
To prevent adulteration of candy.
Allowing municipal courts to issue exc
cutions.
To establish state public school at De-
troit.
Transferring internal Improvement land
fund to road and bridge fund.
Relating to election Of county auditor and
treasurer.
Relating to agreements by executors and
for safe keeping of funds, etc.
To encourage higher education in rural
schools.
Requiring commission merchants to keep
record of consignments.
Relating to admission to practice law.
Relating to service of summons on cor
poratiOnS of other states.
Relating to instruction in public schools.
Validating certain acts of county com
nisSioners.
Relating to evidence.
Relating to garnishments.
To furnish supreme court reports to
judges of probate.
To allow county treasurers and auditors
compensation for clerk hire.
Defining duties of deputies.
Relating to employment of convictS.
Relating to fees of surveyor generals.
For transcribing mutiIated records.
To establish municipal courts.
Regulating title by descent.