The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-03-21
STATE LEGISLATURE
TWENTY-NINTH BIENNIAL SESSION


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Dill to tax unused railroad lands. passed
the senate after fight that has beer
waged with great earnestness The sen
ate had been in continuous session under
a call of the senate from the moment Of
assembling at 2:30 in the afternoon unit
after 10 O'Clock. The senators were i'm
prlsoned during that time by their OWL
action while the sergeant-at-arms was
hurting up absentees, and particularly
Senator Cronkhite. who, up to the hour OF
adjournment, had not been found. The
bill was finally passed and cinched by the
usual motion to reconsider, lay on the
table, ETC.
HOUSE-The house passed five bills and
recommended several others in commit
tee of the whole.
Senator Cronkhite's bill to provide for
the use of Minnesota stone caused some
debate, but was recommended to pass
Among the other important measures
recommended to pass were the Itasca park
bill, the Robbins Keely cure bill, Johns
bill to prevent the obstruction of public
levees, Staples bill relating to examina-
ton of teachers, and DR.. Zier's bill for the
formation of salvage corps. The bill for
two additional judges in the Minneapolis
district was indefinitely postponed.
Thursday, Feb. ii.
SENATE-After the presentation of pc
titiOns and introduction of a few bills the
senate went to work on the calendar Sem
ator Ozmun's corrupt practice bill was
passed with but one dissenting vote. 1t is
5. +. %, to prevent corrupt practices in
elections, to limit the expenses of candi-
dates and political committees, and to
provide penalties, etc. Senator Iltis voted
against the bill.
S. F. $50, the Jones thistle bill, was
passed without opposition. 1t appropriates
e25, 900 for the destruction of the noxious
weed
Bills recommended to pass in committee
of the whole:
To establish the Office of state entomolo-
gist at the experiment station.
To reincorporate villages of 1900 inhab-
Itants and over
To define vagrancy and provide punish
ment therefor.
Relating to the requisites of summons
Issued by justices of the peace.
To provide that a personal service of
notices must be made before the right to
redeem land or real property from sales
for local improvements or other assess
ments can be extinguished.
To make adjacent lands to an incor-
porated village used as a cemetery part of
such incorporation.
HOUSE-Minneapolis through Mayor
Pratt, made the formal tender to the
house of LOring park as capitol site.
The tender was voluminous document.
After considerable discussion the matter
was referred to the judiciary committee.
The house then adjourned.
Monday, March Is.
SENATE-Nearly the entire day was
put in considering the municipal charter
bill. Twenty-Five of the 90 pages of the
bill were gone over and number of minor
amendments were made The bill was
taken up under a special order.
HOUSE-Little was accomplished at
the morning session of the house aside
from the introduction of bills and the re.
port of committees.
The house cOncurred in senate amend
ments to house bills relating to the sale of
unclaimed baggage; establishing medi-
cal corps for the national guard, and re-
lating to territorial roads.
The house went into committee of the
whole in the afternoon and took up the
fish and game bill section by section
A motion to strike out the appropria-
ton entirely was voted down and an
amendment to extend the open season for
ducks and geese to April Is was adopted.
When it came to the question of the
appropriation for carrying out the provi-
sions of the law there was another hot
fight, with Representative Underwood in
the lead, and Representative jacobson
making hot second. Mr.. jacobson of
fered an amendment to reduce the appro-
priation to S15,O00 the amount allowed
under the old law, and 5000 less than is
proposed in the bill. Mr. Underwood's
motion to strike out the appropriation
clause was promptly voted down. A vote
was then taken on Mr.. Jacobson's amend
ment to cut the appropriation down and
this was carried. The committee then
recommended the bill for passage
The evening session was held with small
attendance, but good results. Over 20
bills were advanced to the calendar or
promoted to general orders.
Tuesday, March 40.
SENATE-The senate put in all day
Tuesday upon the charter bill, but has not
yet finished the revision, although they
have gone through it once.
S. F. 5S3, relating to forestry, was made
the special order for Thursday at Up. IN.
H. F. 673 passed under suspension of
the rules. 1t provides that any township
composed OF territory co-extensive and
identical with the territory composing any
village NAV lie dissolved.
H. f. 3S7, I'd establish a normal schOo;
at Duluth, has been recommended to pass
b. the committee on normal school,
S. f. 40, relating to game and fish, has
been indefinis ely postponed
Tne committee on railroads has recon-
mended indefinite postpOnement of four
bills introduced to make horizontal cuts
in freight rates
HOUSE-At the morning session the
house departed from it's regular order and
took up the calendar Every bill >>.id was
passed without delay. The more import
ant of the measures were as follows:
Proposing an amendment to sec. Is Of
art. of the constitution.
Relating to the assessment and collec-
ton of taxes.
Relating to independent school districts.
To authorize the use of waters of mean
dercd lakes and strears FOR the protection
of cranberry marshes.
Relating to the duties of county superin-
tendent of schools
To provide for the use of stone in the
construction of public buildings, for which
funds shall he appropriated by the state of
Minnesota, said stone shall be quarried,
cut and dressed within the state.
Relating to the Itasca state park.