St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-26

eral Laws 1895, as amended by chapter
e. General Laws 1S85.-Miller.
S. F. No. 203-A bill for an act to pro,
vide for the punishment of persons in.
juring or destroying dams, booms and
similar structures, and to amend sec
ton 480 of the Penal Code.-Master-
man.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
Senator Young introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
"a committee of three senators to
investigate the disposition heretofore
made by the state of the mineral
lands, now or heretofore owned or
claimed by the state under any title
or grant for school, university, agri-
cultural college, internal improve
ments, salt springs or state institu-
tions said committee to have power
to administer oaths, subpoena Wit
nesses and enforce the production OF
any oral or written evidence
MORE RATE CUTTING. w
Senator Heneman introduced S. f.
419, which was referred to the COM
mittee on railroads. It provides that
after Aug. /, 1885, it shall not be lawful
for any railroad company, or common
carrier operating a road by rail, or
partly by rail and partly by water, to
charge for transporting freight for
distance of 60 miles or less more thah
rs per cent of the rates in force on
such lines on January l, 1885, for
distance of 60 miles and over, and
not less than Is miles the rate shall
not exceed so per cent Of the present
Jic.fo Of TX and under
80 miles they may charge not over 80
per cent; for 80 miles or more they may
charge 80 per cent of the rates in force
on Jan. l, 1895.
Senator Culkin introduced bill to
make building and loan associations
subject to the provisions relative TO
interest and usury. 1t also provides
that all charges made or extracted by
such associations for the loan or for
bearance of any money, whether by
premium, assessment on stock or
otherwise, shall be deemed to be inter-
est within the meaning of laws relat-
ing to interest and usury.
Senator Cronkhite introduced a bill
to appropriate $1,000 to aid in building,
road and bridges in Marshall county.
Senator Durham introduced COM
prehensive bill designed to empower
boards of county commissioners to
construct county roads and to drain
lands in connection Herewith. The
bill lays down provisions for assessing
taxes for the purposes named.
Senator Stockton introduced a bill
to appropriate 800 to complete and
furnish the schoo! building for the
Predetermined at Faribault.
Senator Pottgieser introduced a bill
which is designed to pay persons for
services in Office who may be turned
out by contested election. The case
which prompted the bill is that of c.
L. Herst, who held the office of city
treasurer for two months and had to
give it up to John Wagner.
Senator Stevens introduced q bill to
authorize two or more colleges, semi
nares or schools conducted by corpo-
rations to unite under one corporation.
Senator Miller introduced a bill to
amend chapter 143 of the Laws of 1893,
relative to organizing new counties.
Senator Morgan introduced a bill to
require all bonds issued by a county,
city, borough, town, village or school
district 10 De registered anu cefJlI6u
by the county auditor before being
sold
Senator Thompson asks an appropri-
alton of 50, 800 to aid in building q bridge
across Root river, in Fillmore county.
Senator Morgan introduced a bill
making it obligatory upon proper Off
GERS to include in the tax levy sufficient
amounts to cover maturing bonds and
interest falling due within the year.
A bill was introduced by Senator Nor
gan to prevent any corporation from
adopting any name for bank or trust
company until it shall be sanctioned
by the public examiner and secretary
Of state