Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-03-28

was by Schaller. It provides that before any
city shall incorporate under the provisions Of
the act the legislature must pass alaw prescrib.
ing the general limits under which the charter
must be framed. This modites the bill materi-
ally and reserves to the legislature consider
able control over the cities. The forestry bill
was for the prevention and suppression OF for
est and prairie fires. The bill Of Senator Rove
rud, making vagrancy and tramp life contrary
TO general law, was passed, but there was SO
much opposition that the author had the same
reconsidered and committed to q special COM
mittee.
In the house @ bills were introduced. Zer
introduced q bill providing for: an. assistant
bank examiner and an assistant public exam
iner.. Most OF the measures were of minor i'm
portance. The rest. of the day was spent in
committee OF the whole When the bill pro.
viding for q salvage corps came up it was imme.
diately attacked by Jacobson, who claimed the
measure proposed III It one.fourth of the per
cent tax paid on premiums by. the, insurance
companies to the state be devoted to the estab-
lshment OF salvage corps for cities OF s, 600 in
habitants or over, but this was not Just prop.
osition, inasmuch as its benefits would be ex-
perienced only by the insurance companies and
the cities. The tax belonged to the state, and
any attempt to divide meant nothing else than
the appropriation OF just 50 much money. The
bill was killed. +
having clearing week and this morning four d
everything fixed up but general orders, and ii 9
entire day almost was spent in committee Ct
the whole. The bills seemed numerous but Ly
hard work the list was gone half through and
several big bills were tackled during that time.
TIE most important bill considered was the
last one, q bill introduced by Senator Cole, pro-
vidlng for the payment OF money from the
gross earnings fund to the counties where the
unused railroad lands are situated The bill
was recommended for passage. Potter.s tax
bill was killed by indefinite postponemert.
Thedon's bill prohibiting Sunday theaters was
also put to rest in the same way.
Bi.,s were introduced to regulate express
companies and declare them common carriers;
to prohibit the sale OF liquor in original pack
ages to be drank on the premises s,.;%
BY decisive vote the house accepted the re.
port Of It's committee on public lands Indefinite
postpontng the Gibbs pine land bill: s'The bill
was drawn up by State Auditor Bob Dunn, and
embodied his views on the subject but the
TO any argument to be made in favor of giving
the measure further lease Of life, and so voted.
In the afternoon the census bill came up as
special order and a sharp tlk ht was the result.
It was not until o'clock that vote was
reached, and the bill was lost. Mr.. Jacobson
then moved that the committee on census be
instructed to prepare bill to take the census
oAoAo - ShA0 S'oSS, 0AaA sAO hlOtAoA pEESdICO
ST. PAUL. March 23.-The senate spent most
OF the day in committee. The bill of Senator
Culkin, which applies the laws Of usury and in,
terest to building and loan associations was rec.
commended. for passage. The age of consent
bill, after long discussion placing the age at Is
years, was recommended for passage Bills
were introduced to purchase the site OF Fort
Ridgley, Nicolletcounty, and erect monument
thereon; to limit the time to institute actions
q sainst real estate; relating to foreclosure Of
mortgage, notice to be served by sheriff or dep.
uty.. The: ST., Paul druggists .preseRted!a petit:
ton against the passage OF the Zier pa tent med
icine bill rs -; - ,a.s{. E
+, In the: house the bill to- do away with screens
and chairs in saloons was Killed by Indefinite
postponenent. The Bill making John S. Pills
bury an honorary member OF the. board of re.
gents Of The State university was passed and
taken at once to thes senate .Whereitwss passed
under suspension of rules. The following bills
were passed: To provide for a hard fiber Irvine
phInt alta he state prison: authorizing cities te
create the ONCE OF weighmaster; to exempt the
scales et certain elevators mills alids !railrodd
yards from Jurisdiction Of the city !sealer Of
weights; to prevent railroads from charging ex
cess, for overlooking eafs;s to amend the'artto
regulate elections; to; amend the net providing
for.the organization of school districts The
Zier compulsory education bill was killed by
the report Of the, committee, on education
which recommended indefinite postpo1ement