The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-22
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Senate Puts in Busy Day,
but the House Takes a
Vacation.
VISITED THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Several Unimportant Meas
ureS Passed by the Up
per House.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 15.-Only one branch
Of the legislature was in session during
the day, the house having gone on
trip to Red Wing to inspect the reform
school. An attempt was made in the
senate to adjourn in order to allow the
members to take in the excursion, but
after considerable discussion the motion
was voted down. /
A large number Of committee reports
were handed in at the opening of the
morning session and all were adopted.
Among the measures reported favor
ably was III. +. l, Anderson's bill
relating to the taxation of railroad
lands.
| Senators Johnson, McHale and Stock
ton were named by Lieutenant Cover
nor Day as the committee under the
johnson resolution to investigate the
purchase of supplies for the Rochester
hospital for the insane.
Work on the Calendar.
At IL o'clock the senate reached the
calendar and passed the following bills
in rapid order:
S. f. 113-To amend sec. g. chap. ISL,
general laws of 1889.
! II. f. 9S-To amend chap. IS, general
statutes of 1878, relating to roads and
highways.
S. f. l46-To amend Sec IS, chap. 4, gen.
eral laws 1898, relating to elections.
S. f. 79-To authorize the division of Or
ganized towns by boards of county COM
| misSiOnerS. in certain cases.
S. f. 144-To authorize county commits
sioners and treasurer to audit and pay
moneys for the construction of a ditch,
drain or water course, etc.
| S. T. S2-To amend sec. 1, chap. 1853, gen.
eral laws of 1889, relating to drainage OF
lands.
S. L. 1870 amend chap. IL, general
statutes of 1878, relating to assessment
and collection of taxes.
S. f. 1910 prevent pool selling and
book making,
S. f. 1910 legalize the records of Ger.
tain certificates relating to foreclosure Of
mortgages.
H. F. 16-To amend chap 147, the same
being an act granting reward for killing
wolves.
H. F. 1s4-The bill appropriating money
for deficiency for examining, appraising
and selling lands and timber for fiscal
year ending July 81, 1895.
| S. f. Ito amend chap. "a. general laws
of 1885, entitled the military code, and the
several acts amendatory thereto.
General Orders.
Senator Greer occupied the chair in
committee of the whole. General or
ders being taken up Mr.. Ozmun tried to
have his corrupt practice bill placed at
the head of the calendar, but his pur-
pose in securing this with so many alb
sent was defeated. Several bills were
passed over because of their reference to
committees.
The bill to increase the salaries of
judges of the district court to $4,000 in
cases where over $50 days term of court
is held to year precipitated a debate.
Senator Sheehan suggested that the bill
may be defective The bill was recon-
mended to pass.
Senator Heneman's bill to authorize
villages to appropriate part of the license
money for the purchase of libraries OF
school apparatus Or upon road improve
ments was opposed by number OF sem
ators and long debate resulted. 1t
was finally recommended to pass.
Bills of the Day.
Senate bills introduced were as fol-
lows:
By Wyman-Providing for regulation
and inspection of quarries.
By French-Providing for re-arguing in
supreme court.
BY Sheehan-To amend law relating to
| fees of state oil inspector.
By Barr-To repeal chapter 222, special
! laws of 1881, relating to salaries of officers
/ in Blue Earth county. Passed under sus'
pension of rules
By Keller-Relating to commitment OF
prisoners to county Jail, for violation OF
ordinances, etc.
By Smith-To authorize the railroad
and warehouse commission to sell the site
of the stats elevator at Duluth.
By Theden-To prohibit public shows
and exhibitions on the sabbath day.