The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.


/ buRkes
| The last day for introduction of bills has
come and the present body has gone far
| ahead of it's predecessors in the number of
| such measures even as it has taken the
medal for being the champion slaughterer
| of good measures introduced.
| The corporations seem to have had in
mind that the way to kill bill is in COM
mittee and have been apparently success
full in securing such make of committees
| as to render this assassination an easy job
| So much, however, of this has been done
that both bodies are decidedly hot at their
committees and particularly has this been
the case in the senate, which body has sew
eral times refused to accede to the COM
mittees' recommendations.
The senate committee on railroads if We
mistake not has reported adversely on
every bill before it except two, and these
two were in favor of the roads,
The Judiciary and banking committee
have each been active in the same way
home hot at the manner in which the
corporations have things. Senator
Larson had good bill on banks killed and
in fact the banks and railroads have had
practically full swing and few blind
as not to see the moving causes.
1t is unfortunate that more men in both
bodies have not had the back bone of
Senators Culkin, Heneman and Ringdal
In getting up to fight when a committee
has sat just measure.
When the bill to punish vagrancy came
up Senator Ruskin got in a whack that
told. saying, "These poor fellows ought to
be punished for not being present to lobby
against such bill"
The house and senate have passed a bill
to make John Saint Pine Land Pillsbury
a member of the board of regents for life
with the following members voting no-to
their credit be it said:
Knuteson, Lee, Meilicke, Moore, Nelson
and Vigen in the house and Ringdahl in
the senate. May they continue to vote
likewise on all similar questions, for it is
about time that John S. Pillsbury should
be made to give an account of his steward
ship and tell how these books and accounts
came to be lost or destroyed, instead of
having a life lease of the job.
The committee reported favorabIy on
bill prohibiting fraudulent marking of sill
verware, but as yet nothing is done to
stop the fraudulent marketing of stocks,
bonds and mortgages
They also report favorably on Knutesons
bill for road and bridge fund
The bill for the erection and mainte-
nance of a hard twine plant at Saltwater
has passed and is law despite the
should be allowed to pass that a certain
man either drew or had anything to do
with the passage. The warden has gone
East to buy the plant and Robbins voted
for it,
The railroads and express companies have
had powerful LOBBY on hand to try and
defeat Miller's express bill and ,Thedens
repeal of the anti-scalper law. Myers, the
conductor lobby agent of Milwaukee, has
been OH hand as usual to work against
Theden's bill. The senate has passed
Young's bill to forfeit the Hastings and
Dakota land grant, and disputed a resol,,-
ton to exclude corporation advisers from
the floor.
Mr.. Brevig's bill relating to sending pa
pers to non-subscribers has been favorably
reported, and, wonderful to relate a favora-
BILE report has been made on bill to pre-
vent receiving deposits in insolvent banks
Meiickes freedom of market bill has
been favorably reported and after hard
fight, in which Meilicke gave Robbins of
Hennepn, the champion of the elevators a
hard rub, the bill went on the calendar and
may pass. Mr.. Meilicke has made stren-
uous fight and won many friends for the
BILL despite the fact that Robbins pleaded
with the Republicans and Democrats to
vote against it as it was a Pupulist meas
ure.
Mr.. Foss is one of the Republicans who
has succeeded in securing a favorable re-
port on his bill for graduated tax on in
heritances and we glad to note this
fact, for he is one of the liberal and adj
vanced thinkers that side of the house.
The attorney general has given an opinion
that Hannas bill for election of railroad
commissioner is constitutional and it looks
as if Mr.. Hanna will secure favorable
action on same.
Senator Ringdal is bound to place the
senate on record the railroad question,
dAu do lHcy nave uIlIIOTIIliy beaten all
bills to reduce fares, claiming as an excuse
the senate had no information in value of
roads, Mr.. Ringdal has introduced bill
providing for full examination of the cost
and management of all roads,
BILLS ASSASSINATED.
For free employment offices.
To appropriate money for a drainage ditch
in Norman county.
The Feig drainage bill
To prevent truancy
Relating to county superintendent
For compulsory education.
Relating to chattel mortgages.
Relating to mortgage foreclosures
Relating to foreign insurance companies.
To transfer internal Improvement fund to
roads and bridges.
To regulate express companies.
To regulate pay of juries.
To regulate building of lawful fences.
Prohibiting cruelty to animals.
To limit liza bility of mortgages.
Relating to redemption from mortgage
sales.
To prevent drunkenness.
Relating to probate records.
Tiers constitutional amendment
To prevent destructive floods.
To legalize ilegitimate children.
| Rela ting to election of city attorney
| Relating to duties of auditors and treas
urers.
To prohibit sectarian instruction in
| schools.
Regulate management of county jails.
| To compel railroad companies to fence
| their right of way.