Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
n Resume of the Legislative ProceCdings
at ST. Paul.

ST. PAUL. April 9.--The senate killed two i'm
portant bills, chiefly by the aid OF the lobby
The anti scalper bill, as 1t is known, was killed
after o hard fight: about the warmest fight the
senate has had, aside from that over the An
derson ill The vote was rather close, and
would have been closer had there been a full
senate present. The Hanna bill providing for
the election OF the railroad and warehouse COM
missioners by the people, was also defeateo,
Aside from killing these two bills the senate
killed Coles gross earnings bill ana passed the
bill providing for free analysis OF clays, min
erals and specimens found in this state. me
bill relating to the probate code was passed,
and the bill limiting the time for bringing ac-
lions for assault or personal injury to two years
, The house was occupied with one bill and the
result was death. 1t was Reeves mineral ore
tax bill, repeating the present law whereby a
tax of cent a ton is levied on all ore mined
The bill was taken up as q special order In the
morning, but the crisis did not come until after
noon, although 1t was believed at first that it
would be over before the noon recess. The ma
ture OF the case, however, required so many Ill
agnosis from the solonS that final vote was
not reached until after o'clock That oper-
alton was fatal, but so desperately did the Dill
cling to sweet life that it came within three
votes of passing. The total vote on the meas
ure was 81 to 40, or nearly a full house.
ST. PAUL, April lO.-The senate passed a
Der all persons except those privileged to attend
Gov. Clough sent in q veto Of senate file $50, a
bill relating to building and loan associations.
The following bills were passed: transferring
$3.50 coo from the general revenue fund TO Inc
internal improvement fund; relating to the ex-
animation and commitment OF insane; to reg
ulate the business OF storage and warehouse
firms: to regulate the construction and manage
ment OF city and village lockups; to enable
foreign guardians to foreclose mortgages by
advertisement; authorizing the city OF st. Paul
to appropriate &3, 900 for library for the new
steamship St. Paul. Four bills were referred
back to the authors OF the bills, upon their o'rn
motion. These weae the three bills for The
establishment of normal schools at Litchfeld,
Glencoe and Pipestone, and M. Schaller's bill
for the protection of the propagation OF QuacK
grass.
The house voted down Jacobson's bill requir-
ing the filing of chattel mortgages with the
town clerk. The bill for constitutional con-
vention was passed by q vote Of Is ayes to none
against The aye of consent bill was referred
back to the judiciary committee. Furlong's
bill to lay water mains to the state fair grounds
was passed by a vote of SO to s. Other bills
were passed as follows: Relating to farmers
institutes; to prevent oppressive garnishment;
relating to public libraries and reading rooms;
to reorganiZe the State Agricultural society; re-
ducing interest by borrowers of building aad
of villages. The bill for constitutional amend
snent authorizing the annual transfer Of $500 900
from the school fund to the internal improve
ment fund was lost.
ST. PAUL. April lin the senate the ques-
ton whether the people of TIE state shall vote
on the proposition Of a new constitution was
discussed. The debate was free from partisan
ship and was conflict of ideas pure and sim
pie The measure was finally recommended to
pass The vote by which Senator Pottgieser's
bill, proposing constitutional amendment to
make the terms of Office of probate judges four
years, was lost the rseyious day. was reconsld-
cred and passed. The calendar was taken up
before the noon recess. Mr. Miller's bill to es-
tablish normal school at Pinestone was finally
brought to vote and defeated by vote of 10
ayes and Is nays.
In the house the majority and minority re-
ports on the Ives impeachment matter were
submitted without reading and the reports sent
to the printer. The banking bill, which was
passed with an amendment, came back from
the senate with another amendment. which
was agreed to and the bill passed. When
Wright's blacklisting bill was reached on the
calendar it was at the request of the author re-
ferred back to the committee of the whole.
Senator Young'S bill to forfeir the rights of the
Hastings g. Dakota railway company passed by
9 vote of 80 to 1. Mr.. Johns bill changing the
usury laws so that only the interest shall be
forfeited, ard that the usurer shall be subject
to criminal punishment, was passed.
ST. PAUL, April Ex-senator Howard intro
duced joint memorial asking for liberal ap-
preparation for deep waterways from the west
to the east The governor vetoed the senate
bill allowing two or more colleges to consoii-
date. DR.. Tiers pardon bill, which was defeat
ed, was reconsidered and placed on general or
ders. The bill to prevent propagation of quack
grass came up for passage, but was referred to
q special committee. The bill appropriating
$4,000 for opening closed waterways tributary
to the Red river was passed. also the bill to
regulate the receipt, storage and shipment of
grains in elevators and storehouSeS on right-of-
way of railroads
The house will hereafter meet at a. m. The
preliminary business was out OF the way before
10 O'Clock in the forenoon and the calendar was
taken up. There were two bills on the calen-
dar and these were adopted They were Mil
lers BILL fixing the general terms Of the dis
trict court of the 18th judicial district; the bill
of Messrs Shell and Douglas for the inspection
of hay, ETC., at St. Paul, Minneapolis and Du-
luth The balance of the day was spent in COM
mittee of the whole In the evening the matter
of the impeachment of Judge Ives was consid-
cred. After four hours of argument the case
was passed for future consideration.
ST.. PAUL, April BIT was purely commit
tee day in the senate. The most interesting
part of the proceedings was the discussion of
the insurance bill, which occupied all the morn
ing. 1t was considered by sections and finally
recommended for passage. Mansfelds liquor
bill caused considerable wrangling. It provides
that liquor license money received from saloons
in rural towns might be expended on roads and
bridges, instead of being used for school pur-
poses Durham good roads bill, after sharp
fight, was recommended for passage. Ozmun's
primary election law, which abolishes primaries
in the three large cities of the state, was killed
In the house the calender was taken up about
II o'clock in order to get some house bills
passed and into the senate. Among the bills
passed was the McKenney meat inspection bill.
The only votes against it were from Populists.
By permission of the governor Mr. Johns intro
duced a bill to amend laws relating to property
exempt from execution. The bill provides that
one bicycle shall be exempt from execution.
After sharp fight it was placed at the head of
the calendar The following bills were passed;
Relating to limitations; relating to shorthand
reporters; to make certain weeds common nui-
sances. The bill relating to newsboys and re-
stricting their hours was defeated.
-He-ferhaps you are aware tf1at
most of the great inventions of the
world are conceived by men. She
Oh, they are driven to invention. They
haven't any hairpins to do things
with. -Indianapolis Journal
Fig You'll generally find that