The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-25
STATE LEGISLATURE
rwENTY-NINTH BIENNIAL SESSION
wednesday, April, II.

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drawn between the measure favored by
the state auditor and the one that had the
Endorsement Of the pine land committee.
The Staples bill has the right Of way, but
it has not been disposed of. A motion to
indefinitely postpone the Staples bill was
lost by q tie vote.
HOUSE-The Miller express bill passed
the house after a heated debate.
Soule's' bill appropriating $4,000 to
carry out the provisions of the Schuer-
meier prison labor bill was also passed.
The surprise of the day was the passage
OF bill, under suspension Of the rules,
abolishing the state geological survey and
also the office Of state geologist.
Thursday. April IL.
SENATE@The senate took up the day
and half the night In discussing tho gen.
eral appropriation bill, and has substi-
tuted the senate measure for that Of tho
house, except the pare down to the enact
ing clause. The third reading Of the
measure will send it to the house for 4
concurrence to the amendments. The
amendments make deductions Of $l7, 100
and additions Of s61 900, or net gain Of
$43, 800.
HOUSE-The house, as special order.
considered and passed the general appro-
priation bill for the present session.
amounting In all to a grand total of 81
Y31, 12S.4l.
By Industrious application to business
the house disposed of ~ bills at the even
ing session, IL of which were recommended
to pass. Among the number were Mr.
Feig's bill to provide corps for the pre-
vention of forest fires, Mr.. Jones bill pro-
- &C., fnxvA - ktn
thresher, and Mr.. j. NJ. Smiths bill to re-
quire persons appointed on the police force
Culken's election bill was killed. q,
Friday, April 10.
SENATE-The Staples pine land bill
was passed, 20 to Is. ~
n. f. 752, the state census bill, was
passed under suspension Of rules at the
request Of Senator McHale.
TIE omnibus appropriation bill was
finally disposed Of at the morning session
after few amendments, the chief one be-
ing the reconsideration of the vote by
which Duluth was given SIG, 900 for nor
NAL school. The bill was then passed
HOUSE-Among the bills passed by the
house were the following: ..f.-.l
Relating to city repositories and inter-
ests on balances therein.
To promote practical forestry and to ap-
propriate money therefor.
To provide for q Hen for the owners and
operators of threshing machines.
To provide for the Incorporation OF the
grand lodge of Minnesota, Independent
Order of Good Templars. az -
To provide for examination Of certain
amount of grain mortgaged in certain
cases. 80 ~ aEE
To provide for assessment of taxes upon
grain and its products stored in elevators
To limit the fees in cases of contested
elections before the legislature of this
state. r5l ,u.
Relating to the state board Of health
and vital statistics.
Relating to the compensation for the
enrolment and engrossment of bills.
For the relief of G. NJ. Hillman and to
appropriate s., 500 therefor.
Saturday, April 20.
SENATE-Work on the calendar occu-
pied great part of the day. Among the
bills passed were the following:
To regulate and legalize primary cleo
tions.
Relating to the inspection of milk and
To appropriate $30,0OO for building
cottage at the Minnesota soldiers home.
To establish q state normal school at
Litchfield, NJ ecker county.
To appropriate $4,000 for the purchase
Of machinery and materials to be used for
certain purposes in the state penitentiary.
HOUSE-There was quite fight over
the Mathieson bill to provide for the in
spection of milk and dairy herds in cities,
but DR.. Tier made speech which showed
up the danger from tuberculosis 40 plainly
that the opposition wilted and the. bill
was passed. - -
The anti-pool room bill also passed.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the Staples land bill and
the Wright census bill. III al
The Ctlkin primary election bill was
passed by vote of SO to Ii.
Monday, April 22.
SENATE-Over half a hundred bills be-
came laws through the laborious efforts
Of the senate In its last legislative day.
The time was well utilized, and DISPOSE
ton to do effective work was manifested
during the day and night. 4 "|.j.3
Among the measures killed In the sem
ate was S. F. 24S, the, age of consent bill
Inc Dill proposing q constitutional con.
vention was passed BY a vote of 81 to a.
Other bills passed:
Regulating guaranty corporations IL
censing peddlers; licensing nonresident
hunters; providing for an interstate park
at the Dalles of st. Croix; creating board
of pardons. Tra| .r@ff
HOUSE-Senstor Lloyd's bill to trans
fer biennially $50 600 from the general
a, e., IN he; int ~
the house b. one vote.
The tax levy bill was passed. 1t reduces
the levy from IL mills to 1.5 mills.
Bills wer. passed to tax parlor and
sleeping cars; limiting election expenses;
providing for settling differences between
employers and employees.
STOLE A PRISONER.