The Dickinson press., 1895-04-20
MINNESOTA LAWS.
THE SENATE SPENDS THE DAY on
THE CALENDAR.
senator Greer's Insurance Dlll
Passes After a Lengthy Discuss
sion-Inscription in the Birch
COulie Monument I'll He
Changed.
ELEMENTARY NORMAL SCHOOL.
schaller's Bill for Elementary Nor
NAL School Instruction Passes
the Senate.

acted into laws. The only incidents
that disturbed the routine Of the dav
were the two fights, one during the
morning and the other during the af-
ternoon. made by Senator Greer on
the insurance bill, 4 recOdificatiOn Of
all the Insurance laws of the state.
A call OF the senate was made to get
back tile members who had disap-
peared during the flood of oratory.
ana forty-siX senators were secured
The roll was called and the bill Dassed
-42 to 3.
s. Il. No. S3-Collester-To repeal
chapter %, Special Laws 1891, to au-
thorize and direct the treasurer of
the Village of GAINESVILLE. Waseca
county. to pay one-half of all moneys
derived from licenses granted for the
sale of intoxicating liquors in said vii
lage to the treasurer Of the school dis
trict Of GAINESVILLE. Passed.
5. f. No. 13.)-Iltis-ro appropriate
S1,2OO for the removal of the Birch
Coulee monument in Renville county,
and to change its inscription so that
1t shall read that Maj. Brown was in
command at the battle. Passed.
s. II. No. 741-To amend section 5.
chapter 60, General Statutes 1878, re-
lating to proceedings to debar hus-
band and wife from interest in the
property of the other. Passed.
s. +. No. 3l1-Potter-To create the
office Of county assessor, to regulate
his salary and the salaries and num-
Der of his deputies. Passed, 2S to IL,
$. r. No. 554-Steycns-To further
regulate elections, relating to lallo1s:
providing for perforated ballots. A
fight was made upon the bill, alleging
that it was in the interest of city
printers. Senator Stevens made an
earnest speech in it's favor, saying it
was an effort to prevent bribery ut
elections. Passed, 30 to 8.
s. Il. No. 542-Stehbins-To provide
for the sale of the state capitol lands
In Kandiyohi county. and for the re-
lS9l, relating to leasing said lands.
s. +. No. G47-Wing-'ro amend sec
tion %. chapter H.. General Laws
lSS3, as amended, relating to the con-
troll OF infectious diseases. Passed,
20 to ..
s. II. No. 47G-Schaller-'ro provide
for elementary normal school instr,lc.
tion In state high schools and to ap-
proprate $4,000 for the same. Passed,
Is to 0.
S. L. No. 41O-Lunhanl-To enable
owners Of land to lay out and con-
struct public roads, prescribing the
powers CT county commissioners and
their officers relating thereto, and pro-
viding for the drainage and repair of
the roads constructed under this act.
Passed, 20 to 8.
In the House..
The following among other bills
were passed:
TO reduce the salary of the supreme
court reporter TO $1,000 per annum.
Dunllam - Reluting to .oads and
bridges.
Stevens-Relating to the articles of
incorporation of certain beneficiary
societies.
Misunderstanding to village cemc-
teries.
Collcster-Relating to courts of JUS
tice of the peace.
ROverud-rO amend the penal code,
Vallejo provide for the publication
of official state and county ballots.
tlnderleak - Providing for the co.
operation Of educational Institutes.
Committee OH Approximations - To
appropriate money for the supreme
court contingent.
Jacohson-To provide for the prcser
vation of the battle and camp grounds
of Camp Release.
Mathieson-'ro prevent fraud in tho
manufacture and sale of cheese.
Cant-Granting certain powers tc
| the city councils of cities.
Wooldridge-To amend an act tc
regulate elections.
Misunderstanding to the change OF
boundaries of counties.
Soule-To prohibit sectarian instruc.
ton in the public schools.
MISUNDERSTANDING to the burial of
honornbiS discharged soldiers, sailors
and marines.
On motion of Mr.. Olds S. f. No. 737.
a joint memorial to congress relating
| to deep waterways. was read the sec
Ond time and placed on the calendar.
The conference committee OH Fl, e..
No. 40, relating to the size of election
districts, reported and the bill was
laid upon the toble. The bill was
called up later and amended on mo-
ton of Mr.. Cant exempting cities
from the provisions of the bill ard
passed
Mr.. Wright's bill, II. +. No. GG5. to
provide fol free travelling libraries,
was defeated, and Mr.. Staples gave
notice of reconsideration.