Mower County transcript., 1895-03-20
e Tuesday. March II.

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| SENATE-After two days of discussion
Anderson's railroad land tax bill was de-
leatod, lacking one vote Of enough to pass
Nearly q score of bills were recon-
! mended for passage at the evening session
OF tho soaats. :: The most important of
these was the Jones thistle bill andD
Robillard's bill to establish q medical
corps In the national guard.
HOOSE-By q vote of " to II. the
house decided to accept the invitation
Chairman McInnis Of the committee on
mines and minerals to visit the great
mines In the northern part of the state on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this
week, the legislature adjourning for the
week ON Thursday noon. To make up the
eme IL was decided to meet two evenings.
Az the afternoon session of the house
tne OIL to establish fifth normal school
al Duluth was passed after two hours
debate by vote of 78 to II.
Wednesday, March 13.
SENATE-House File l, the Anderson
bill to tax unused railroad lands. passed
the senate after a fight that has been
waged with great earnestness. The SEN
ate mad been in continuous session under
call OF the senate from the moment of
assembling at $3.50 in the afternoon until
after 10 o'clock. The senators were i'm
prlsoned during that time by their own
action while the sergeant-at-arms was
huotlng 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, Law 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
bi!i, the Robbins Keely cure bill, Johns
bill to prevent the obstruction of public
levees, Staples bill relating to examine
tlon OF teachers, and DR.. Zier's bill for the
formation of a salvage corps. The bill for
Two additional judges in the Minneapolis
district was indefinitely postponed
Thursday, Feb. II.
SENATE-After the presentation of pe-
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senate went to work on the calendar. Sen
ator Ozmun's corrupt practice bill wos
passed with but one dissenting vote. 1t is
S. F. %, to prevent corrupt practices in
elections, to limit tho 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. It apnropriates
$4,000 for the destruction of the noxious
weed.
Bills recommended to pass in committee
of the whole:
10 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.
TO define and construe the words rail-
road company" and railroad" where the
same occur in title l, chap "a, statutes of
1873
10 amend sec. 2, chap. 121, laws of 1887.
to provide for public school libraries.
10 amend sec. 13, chap 65, statutes of
1873, relating to courts of justices of the
peace.
Relating to the requisites of summons
issued by Justices of the peace.
To provide that q personal service of
notices nast be:made before the right to
redeem land q; 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 Interpretation.
HOUsE@Mtnneapolis through Mayor
Pratt, made the formal tender to the
house Of Loring park as capitol site.
The tender was Il voluminous document.
After considerable discussion the matter
was referred to the judiciary committee.
The house then adjourned.
Monday, March 18.
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