The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
House Committee on LegiSla-
tive Expenses Making
a Record.
SAVING THE STATES MONEY.
Senate in Executive Session
Confirms Anderson and
Powers.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 6.-The house COM
mittee on legislative expenses is making
a record for ITSELF Another Of its re-
ports was read at the opening of the SEES
sion, and such degree of economy was
exhibited that many of the statesmen
to the railroad committee, but they
shouldered upon him load of duties by
making him clerk of the municipal leg
islation, grain and warehouse and agri-
cultural committees. The application
of Owen Mulgrew for position as as
sistant committeeman keeper was re-
fused, and David Geist, as assistant
page, was also denied the privilege of
being in the public service, and the
same fate was awarded M. A. Davidson,
who wanted to be assistant enrolling
clerk. In the early part of the session
George B. Moore worked eight days as
file clerk and last week a resolution was
presented to the house asking $40 for his
labor, but this was also vetoed by the
legislative expense committee. The
committee reported back the resolution
for flag raiser at So per day without
recommendation, and a motion to name
an old soldier for the position was lost.
House Routine.
In the house routine, committee re-
ports received We're from the committee
on general education, recommending to
pass S. E. so, to appropriate certain
money for public schools.
From committee on public accounts,
recommending S. T. 9S, providing for
the transfer of the school text book fund
to the revenue fund.
From the committee on grain and
warehouse, recommending FL. f. 110,
exempting 100 bushels of wheat, in
stead of so, to pass; FL. T. SO, relating to
grain inspection, to be postponed, and
II. +. 124, to transfer the amounts in
the seed grain fund to the governors
fund, to pass.
On the calendar, S. f. 100, by Rove
rud, to legalize certain acts of village
councils relating to highways, was
passed, as was also Fl. T. SO, by Staples,
to amend existing laws relating to
roads, and Ell. f. 81, by Gutterson, to
amend existing laws relating to high
ways. General orders was not reached,
an adjournment being taken at that
point until morning.
Some New House Bills.
Features of important house bills Of
the day were as follows:
By Christensen-To provide for a CLASH
fcation and revision of tariffs and rates
charged by common carriers by the rail-
road and warehouse commissioners in
June of each year on a basis of verified re-
ports to be furnished by the railroads.
By Schurmeier-In case any city of over
10000 inhabitants finds it's regular annual
appropriation insufficient, to permit-on a
two-thirds vote of the common council
the issuance of certificates Of indebtedness
to an amount of $4,000 at per cent pay
able semi-annually.
By Johns-To permit loans by the state
investment board from the university and
the permanent school fund to counties,
towns and villages in such sums as the
board and the applicant may decide for
terms not exceeding 20 years at not less
than per cent nor more than 5 per cent.
By Wright-To permit cities to issue
SCnOOl W purchase real estate lOr
school purposes and to build school houses
and equip and maintain them.
BY Rice-To appropriate $1,000 for the
relief of Henry Dillery, who was per-
manently injured by being kicked by
horse while in service of the national
guard.
By Cant-To prohibit the sale of cigars,
cigarettes or tobacco to any pupil of any
public school.
BY Smith, E. E.-To prevent corrupt
practices in elections and to provide for
publicity of and limit election expenses.