Morris tribune., 1895-03-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
Resume Of the Legislative Proceedings
at st, Paul.

ST. PAUL March 19.-In the senate bilis were
| Introduced TO appropriate the interest OF Inc
| internal improvement fund to the road fund; W
| amend the election laws relating to county Of
ficers to elect the same for Tour years 70 pro-
| vide for the addition OF assistant pubic ex-
| amtner. The balance OF the day was spent In
| consideration OF the charter bill
The house had busy day. The game anu
| fish bill was passed, and the bill proviolng lot
salvage corps. The bill requiring scnooi
| teachers OF the third grade TO be able 10 read
| music was lost The following senate bilis
were passed; Relating TO the assessment ana
| collection OF taxes; relating to Independent
school districts: TO authorize the use OF waters
| of meandered lakes and streams for protection
| of cranberry Marshes relating to the duties OF
the county superintendent OF schools; TO legal
fze the taking of acknowledgements and other
| onfcial acts heretofore taken ana done oy any
person previously appointed and acting as no
tarv public 10 provide for the use OF stone in
the construction of public buildings, said stone
TO be ouarried, cut and dressed within this
state; to appropriate money and TO repeal the
tax levy contained in sec. 4, CHI. 239, general
laws 1889; TO amend Sec 460 OF the penal code,
providing heavy penalty for blowing" DAMS
relating to falsifed scale bills; relating to tho
organizing of new counties; to establish the 14th
judicial district and fix the terms OF court.
ST PAUL, March 20-In the senate Master
mans bill cutting down the fees OF the sur
veyor general for scaling logs and lumber was
passed under suspension. Masterman also IN
troduced O bill placing with the state prison
board authority to contract the labor OF one
half of the convicts for six years. No convict
can be leased for less than IS cents per day.
The bill relating to the support of fire depart
m snts In cities and towns was passed under
suspension of the rules.
In the house 10 petitions from various parts
of the state protesting agai INST the adoption of
the Zier compulsory education bill and the
adoption of Mr.. Dale's bill for the taxation of
church property were presented to the house
this morning. DIR. Tiers bill avoids the snag in
the Bennett INV and provides that any school,
whether public or parochial, that teaches the
common branches of education in the English
language, is a school within the meaning of the
act. Mr. Jacobson sent up resolution provid-
ing that hereafter the house meet at $50 a. M,
remain in session until 1890 at which time the
speaker shall declare recess until O'Clock,
from which time the house shall remain in ses-
sion until adjournment. The resolution was
adopted without discussion. Only three local
bills were introduced. The bill declaring a for
feIture of state swamp lands granted TO the
Minneapolis & ST. Cloud railway was recon-
mended for passage.
ST. PAUL. March 2I.-The senate passed the
Sheehan home rule bill, an important forestry
bill, and primary election bill The most i'm
portant was the Shehan bill. It was amended
generously, but the most important amendment
was by Schaller II provides that before any
city shall incorporate under the, provisions OF
the act the legislature must pass a law prescrib-
ing the general limits under which the charter
must be framed. This modifeS the bill materi-
ally and reserves 10 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 yagrancy and tramp life contrary
IN la nj w n
much opposition that the author had the same
reconsidered and committed to a special COM
mittee.
In the house p bills were introduced Zier
introduced a bill providing for an assistant
bank examiner and an assistant public exam
liner. 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 salvage corps came up it was imme-
diately attacked by Jacobson, who claimed the
measure proposed that one-fourth of the per
cent tax paid on premiums by the insurance
companies to the state be devoted to the estab-
ishment of salvage corps for cities of 1000 in
habitants or over, but this was not a 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 SO much money. The
bill was killed.
ST. PAUL, March 2e.-The senate has been
having clearing week and this morning found
everything fixed up but general orders and tie
entire day almost was spent in committee CT
the whole. The bills seemed numerous, but by
hard work the list was gone half through and
several big bills were tackled during that time
The most important bill considered was the
last one, bill introduced by Senator Cole, pro-
viding for the payment of money from the
gross earnings fund to the counties where the
Ian arr eli bp
was recommended for passage. Potter's tax
bill was killed by indefinite postponement.
Thedon's bill~ prohibiting Sunday theaters was
also put to rest in the same way.
Bills were introduced to regulate express
and declare them common carriers;
to prohibit the sale of liquor in original pack
ages to be drank on the premises
BY decisive vote the house accepted the re-
port of its committee on public lands indefinite
the Gibbs pine land bill. The bill
was drawn up by State Auditor Bob Dunn, and
embodied his views on the subject, but the
house preferred the judgment of its committee
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 sharp fight 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
to prepare bill to take the census
alone of the state and the motion prevailed.
ST. PAUL, March 23.-The senate spent most
If the day in committee The bill of Senator
Julkin, which applies the laws of usury and in
crest to building and loan associations was rec
,mmended for passage. The age of consent
ill, after long discussion. placing the age at is
ears, was recommended for passage. Bills
we're introduced to purchase the site of Fort
sidgley, Nicollet county, and erect monument
hereon; to limit the time to institute actions
yainst real estate; relating to foreclosure OF
nortgage notice to be served by sheriff or dep
ty The ST. Paul druggists presented q petit
ion against the passage of the Zier patent med
zine bill.
In the house the bill to do away with screens
nd chairs in saloons was killed by indefinite
The bill making John S. Pills
ury an honorary member of the board of re.
ents of the state university was passed and
AIKEN at once to the senate, where 1t was passed
nder suspension of rules. The following bills
ere passed: To provide for hard fiber Irvine
liant at the state prison; authorizing cities TO
reate the office of weighmaster; to exempt the
,ales OF certain elevators, mills and railroad
ards from jurisdiction OF the city sealer of
Fights; to prevent railroads from charging ex-
sss for overlooking tars; to amend the act tc
,gulate elections; to amend the act providing
'r the organization of school districts. The
Ter compulsory education bill was killed by
le report of the committee on education.
hich recommended indefinite postponement