The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-03-28

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HOUSE-Minneapoli through Mayor
Pratt, made the formal tender to the
house Of Loring park as capitol site.
The tender was q 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 SO 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 a hot second. Mr. jacobson Of
fered an amendment to reduce the appro-
priation to $4,000, the amount allowed
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proposed in the bill. Mr.. Underwood's
motion to strike out the appropriation
clause was promptly voted down. A vote
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 10.
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. $50, relating to forestry, was made
the special order for Thursday at 2 D. M.
H. F. 673 passed under suspension of
the rules. It provides that any township
composed of territory co-extensive and
Identical with the territory composing any
village NAV be dissolved.
H. F. 1877, to establish normal school
at Duluth, has been recommended to pass
by the committee on normal school.
S. F. 40, relating to game and fish, has
been indefinitely postponed.
The 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 depart ed from its regular order and
took up the calendar. Every bill read was
passed without delay. The more import
ant of the measures were as..follows:
Proposing an amendment to sec. 10 of
art. 1 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
dered lakes and streams for the protection
of cranberry marshes.
To provide for the use of stone in the
construction of public buildings, for which
funds shall be appropriated by the state of
Minnesota, said stone shall be quarried,
cut and dressed within the state.
Relating to the Itasca state park.
To provide for the bonding of counties
to build courthouses.
Providing the Keely cure for the treat
ment of inebriates by counties under di-
rection of the probate court.
Relating to and providing for the estab-
lishment Of salvage corps and fire patrols.
To legalize certain township orders here
tofore issued under the authority of vote
Of the majority.
Specifying the time and place when and
where game and fish may be killed or
caught.
Relating to bonding counties for poor
farm, roads and bridges.