Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Resume Of the Legislative Preceedingr7
At ct Paul.

policy bill, which provides that IN case OF q 70
tai loss on buildings insurance companies musi
| pay full face values Of their policies, was dis
cussed up to the close Of the forenoon session
| today and then passed by vote OF 81 to e.
! Senator Morgan introduced a measure which
| IS perhaps the most important new propos1tlon
! that hos been introduced in either house this
session. It provides for constitutional amend
ment authorizing the legislature to exempt
from taxation improvements upon real estate
to the value Of $500. The effect will be to prac.
tically exempt every poor mans house In the
state 81 ~ .l:3Egy+g=rs.,.5 s&Fss ~ lszssE8
| A hot dispute was precipitated in the house
by Henry Feig.s attempt to hive Mr.. Warner
capitol bill, which was on for o special order
for the afternoon, postponed for two weeks
Led by Messrs. Jacobson and Feig, III, rural
members fought bitterly the proposition to ad.
vance s25O,OO0 with which to begin work on the
capitol, and they succeeded. When this much
had been DONE the majority OF them turned In
and voted for the bill. which embodies the re-
moval of oil restrictions from the capitol COM
mission relating to the choosing Of architects
and the methods OF competition. sg
The following bills were passed: TO legalize
certain conveyances by women: to authorize the
extension Of the term OF corporate existence
In certain cases. A short reception was ten
dered Hon. Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, by
both branches.
ST. PAUL, March 6-In the senate Mr.. Ozmun
presented bill providing for the appointment
of four representatives to attend an interstate
conference to discuss the practibiity Of secur
ing uniformity OF laws Senator Thedon pre-.
sented bill to repeal the scalpers' law Of last
session. Senator Macarthur presented bill ex-
empting from taxation all property belonging
to a Grand Army post. In committee Of the
whole the bill prohibiting lobbying by state en-
p!oyes and the bill providing for the proven
tion of the spread OF noxtous weeds were recon-
mended to pass.
For the first time during the session the
morning roll call in the house failed to develop
q quorum, and recess OF 10 minutes was taken
to allow tardy members to arrive. Mr.. Jacob
son introduced o resolution to adjourn sine die
April TO- The reports of standing committees
were heard, q few bills we're introduced and the
calendar was at length reached BY this time
enough members had gone awa7 to make the
body short OF o quorum. The statement was
made that good many members had gone to
Minneapolis to hear Erwin's closing argument
In the Hayward murder case, so some one made
motion to adjourn to 10 o'clock tomorrow, and
the motion prevailed.
ST. PAUL, March THE capitol bill, or more
correctly. the bill amending the law passed two
years ago for the building OF . new capitol In
this city had its inning and final battle In the
senate yesterday.
Twelve votes were cast against tho bill, even
as it came from the house in its decapitated
shape, despite the fact that the Ramsey county
senators expressed their willingness to accept
the bill without the appropriation Of ESQ 900
for immediate use OF the commission.
The bill 10 finally dispensed OF and only needs
the governors signature to become law. Thus
after severe strugglethe capitol question bids
fair to be settled for all time. II the commits.
sion did not succeed in obtaining all that was
asked for, it received such additional conces-
| sions and powers which viii enable 1t to accom-
plish better results.
1t was purely routine day In the house and
but little was done. In the committee Of the
whole, Jacobsons bill for county option was
killed by indefinite postponement. The follow.
ing bills were passed: An act relating to the
unison Of the general statutes; to establish the
office Of state entomologist; toprotect the own
ers OF bottles, boxes, kegs, etc, and In the sale
Of mineral waters; 70 provide for boards or
trustees OF Y. NJ. c. A. associations.
ST. PAUL March s-The senate, after sharp
wordy war, enectually killed Robbins anti
lobbying bill by very decisive vote. A bill
was introduced providing for q state soldiers
monument on the new capitol grounds. The
following senate bills were passed: Relating Is
school meetings in common school districts;
relating to the salary Of state treasurers clerk;
Q bill for an act to vest in district courts all
| trusts relating to town sites heretofore vested
and naming OF barking and trust corporations
/ The following house bills were passed: To pre-
vent the spread of noxious weeds from empty
freight cars; 10 amend general statutes, 1878
relating to public highways in townships and
authorizing the inhabitants Of towns to place
roads and bridges under management Of board
Of supervisors.
| the busiest days Of the session yesterday after
noon by adjourninx to Monday at p. m.
kTwenty-eisht bills were introduced, five bills
| were passed and some discussions were had OF
| bills in COMMITTEES OF the whole.
| The following are the bills passed: To appro
| PIRATE money arising from the collection OF Ger
| tain seed grain notes TO the governors contin
| gent fund from which said money was originally
| drawn; to authorize the state auditor under
| certain conditions to cancel the accounts srls
| ing from seed grain loans made by the state IL
| 1877 and 1873 and to enforce payment In certain
| cases; to change to terms Of court in Fillmort
county, to increase the salary Of the chief clerl
of the state treasurer from 81 200 to 1900, wa
| passed under suspension Of he rules.
ST. PAUL, March cit was rather lonesom,
! about the capitol today, as the house was no
il session and not any too many members o
| the senate were in attendance at the session O
that body. The senate did some good work
| although there was comparatively little news
| to it. There was an absence Of q desire to tall
| that was SO apparent the day before, and after
getting down to general orders the sasator
| waded through the work with such dispatch
that they cleaned up all the loose work and ad
| journed at o'clock. It seemed as il Their
would be no end to bills introduced and tn,
committee reports, but this was about all Their.
| was to the forenoon session. The bills tina
| came In were not as a rule OF any great import
ance. Senator Spencer introduced a bill MAX
| Ing 10 hours working day and providing pen
alties for violation OF the lsw. Senator Thorp.
introduced q bill, the main point of which il
! that it prohibits the sale of liquor to person
| undergoing treatment at some inebriate institu
ton.
she "How do you know that you reall,
| love mel" He-s'How do know! Grea
Scotia Doesn't every body know that YOU
father is multi-millionaire!"- SomeryilI
| Journal.
LITTLE ETHEL-s'What makes the bab]
cry so?'' Little Dot-''Mamma says it'l
! cause he's getting teeth" Little Ethel
| !vrhaY must be awful bad tit " Goo,