The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-11


The senate agreed to the amendment
by the house to three senate bills, and
repassed the same, as follows: s. X.
the state school funds in county and
other public bonds Of the state.
s. T.. No. 300, relating to the duties
and compensation Of county surveyors
and deputies. 'N~:
S. +. No. AIS, providing for the crea-
ton and organization Of new counties
Ito prevent Polk county from being
cut up into five counties.)
Twenty-Five Bills Passed.
The house sustained it's reputation
for industry, and put in the morning
and afternoon sessions on the calen-
dar, passing Twenty-Five bills.
Bills Passed -- Staples, an act to
amend chapter % Of the General Laws
Of 1889, relating to mineral lands; Van
SAINT, relating to duties of adjutant
general; Staples, to provide elelnen-
tary normal Instruction in state high
schools; Wright, to provide n bounty
for the arrest and conviction Of chick
en- and poultry thieves; O'Reilly, to
provide for separate elections for
municipalities; Johnson, e. c., to
amend section 81 Of chapter 6 of the
General Statutes Of 1873, providing
for reports ond examinations of pri-
vate banks; Mallette, relating to boiler
Inspectors; Jones, J. D., relating to
findings Of facts by juries in certain
cases; Johnson, G. E., relating to the
probate code; Johns, relating to sal
aries of county commissioners; Cant,
relating to the probate code; Siyright,
relating to section corners; Cant, re-
lating to logs and lumber; Wright, to
make municipal corporations subject
to garnishee proceedings in certain
cases; Gibbs, relating to grain inspec
ton, establishing civil service in the
department.; Damp, to prevent the
spread Of nOXious weeds on highways;
Committee on Education, substitute
for II. +. No. $40, to appropriate
money for higher education; Johns,
to encourage smelling iron ore; Com
mittee on Public Parks. to establish
an Interstate park at the Dalles of the
st. CroiX; Bickford, relating to the
certificate Of county auditors upon
deeds, ETC.; Reeves, to appropriate
money for drainage in Pope county;
Smith. G. A., relating to the qualiti-
cation of teachers; Dingman, relating
to elections.
st. Paul, April 9.-The senate went
into committee of the whole during
the morning session with Senator
Durham in the chair. The only bill
considered was H. +. No. 46S, to pro-
vide for the establishment Of two adj
dltional experimental agricultural sta
tons. 1t carries $4,000 to provide for
establishing the stations and run them
for two years. The bill was recon-
mended for passage.
At the afternoon session Bars bill
| to provide for the free eXaminati ton or
| analysis by the University of Minneso-
ia of specimens of minerals or clays
found within the state was opposed.
The three normal school bills, s. r.
No. G6-Heneman-for a normal
school at Glencoe, Mcleod county, s.
| f. No. 354-Miller-for a normal school
| at Pipestone, Pipestone county, and
| s. II. No. 7S-Hanson-for normal
| school at Litchfield, Meeker county,
were taken up and considered togeth-
er. The latter bill had been recon-
mended for indefinite postponement
previously, but was restored to gen.
eral orders at the request Of Senator
Hanson. After this defeat a combine
was made between the friends of the
several normal bills and other appro-
priation measures. and it was the first
| to run the gauntlet. There was some
| opposition. but upon a show of hands
the Litchtield bill was reported for
| passage by q vote of Is to g.. The
| Pipestone bill and the Glencoe bill
| were reported for passage without op-
| position.
| Senator Potter reported for passage
5. Il. No. 72S-to compel the attend
| ance Of children in school in cities of
| $4,000 and over. An effort was made
by Senator Ozmun to pass the bill un-
der suspension Of the rules, but it
| tailed and the bill was placed upon
| general ORDERS
The senate cOncurred in the house
amendments to S. r. No. At, to pro-
vide for consolidation Of two or more
colleges and the bill was repassed.
Under suspension of the rules Sen
ator Sperry as a special committee,
reported in favor of the passage of
$. Il. No. 666, to legalize certain coun-
ty bonds. The bill was read the third
time and passed.
In the House.
The house put in nearly the entire
day considering general orders in COM
mittee of the whole. and thirty-tWo
bills were recommended to be placed
on the calendar for final passage.
During the morning session Mr..
Reeves moved that H. T.. No. 7S1, his
Dill to repeal the law providing for a
tax OF 1 cent Il ton on iron ore and
leaving mining property to be assessed
and taxed as other property is taxed,
De made special order for 10 a. M.
Tuesday. There was no objection, al
though MI. Jacobson asked that Mr..
Reeves explain the bill, and it was
made a special order as requested.
Just before the noon recess Mr.
Cant moved that the vote, whereby
the vote was made special order. be
| reconsidered. He explained that I'M
der the present system the state re-
celyes one-half the tax, which in 1891
amounted to over $4,000. Under the
other system Of taxation the state
would only receive about one-four-
teenth Of the tax, the remaining thir-
teen-fourteenths going to the county.
The motion to reconsider was lost and
the special order for 10 a. m. Tuesday
stands.
During the morning session of the
committee Mr.. Gutterson was in the