St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-30

fees to the county auditor.
S. L. No. 1876, introduced by Senator
Spencer and referred to the committee
on insurance, defines the liability OF
fire insurance companies.
S. I. No. 1876, introduced by Senator
Jones and referred to the committee on
agriculture, authorizes townships 10
issue bonds to build township fences to
prevent the spread of the Russian
thistle.
S. L. No. 137, introduced by Senator
Allen and referred to the committee on
towns and corporations, is designed to
amend the law relative to organizing
new counties. 1t is provided that no
county shall be enlarged 10 exceed an
area Of 1.2D0 square miles, and no new
county shall be created 10 contain
less than 400 square miles nor less
than 1900 inhabitants. The bill also
prescriDes the proceedings to be had in
changing counties by votes of the peO-
pie.
S. f. No. 1873. introduced by Senator
Stevens and referred TO the judiciary
committee. is designed to prevent pool
selling and book making. This is the
same as the bill introduced on the same
subject by Senator Dean two years ago.
S. f. No. 139, introduced by Senator
Stevens and referred TO the Judiciary
committee, relates 10 criminal GtfeaseS
by corporations. 1t is provided that i'll
case OF an Indictment agdlnSt corpora
ton the notice thereof shall be renewed
by the sheriff III the same manner as in
the renewal Of notices in civil cases
upon corporations. The corporation
may appear by counsel or one of its Of
Gcers and the proceedings shall be con-
q
to the proceedings against all individual.
If the corporation fails to appear the
clerk shall enter plea of not guilty
and The trial may proceed i'll the absence
of a representative of the corporation.
If Il fine is imposed against the cor
poratiOn it shall be entered uD and Its
collection enforced in the same manner
as judgments in civil actions.
;. F., No. 40, introduced by Senator
Stevens, and referred TO the committee
on temperance, prohibits the sale of
liquors OH the state fair grounds under
penalty OF not less than 500 nor more
than $3.50 for the first Utfense and not
less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for
the second otfenSe, or by impr. sOnment
in jail for not less than thirty days nor
more than six months.
S. T. Ne. Ill introduced by Senator
Young and referred to the committee
Oil temperance, amends sec. 4. chap. 6
of the General Laws of 1887 SO as TO pro-
vide for Furnishing the sale or giving
away of liquors without a license, by
imposing IL fine of $50 to 500 or impriS-
oninent from thirty to ninety days IN
jail. The law is not to be applied 10
druggists selling upon prescription.
). f. No. l42. introduced by Senator
Greer and referred to the Judiciary CON-
mittee, provides that an affidavit Of
publication of legal notices III a news
paper shall be received i'll evidence.
s. f. No. l43, introduced by Senator
Stevens and referred TO the committee
on printing, provides for punishment
for any infringement upon trade marks,
labels and advertisements, whether used
by labor union or an individual. Pro-
vision is made to recover damage for
counterfeitiH9 a label or trade mark, and
also imposing Il fine not exceeding 500.
5. F., No. IA, introduced By Senator
Larsen and referred to the Judiciary
committee. authorizes the county
treasurer to pay the expenses of con-
structing public ditch or drain from
money collected by assessment on prop-
eriy. Senator Larsen wanted the bill
passed under a suspension OF the rules,
but at the suggestion of Senator Green
allowed it to go 10 the Judiciary COM
mittep, with the understanding that it
would receive Immediate attention.
S. E., No. 145, introduced by Senator
Thorpe and referred to the committee
on education, proposes to amend an old
law SO as to allow teachers to be eX-
amined by the county superintendent Of
schools.
S. F. No. 146. introduced by Senator
Heneman and referred to the commit
tee on elections, provides that indie
pendent candidates for office may be
nominated in the following cases: For
a state office l per cent of the voters
III list sign the petition OF nomination.
b ut not more than 2,000 names shall be
required; for offices i'll a Judicial dis
trict per cent Of the voters must sign
the petition, and candidates for county
Offices must secure signatures TO their
petitions equivalent to 10 per cent of
the vote at the preceding election.
S. +. No. lat. Introduced by Senator
Cole and referred to the finance COM
mittee, provides for appropriating
services as nurse at Fort Smelling i'll
the year 1862.
5. f. No. 148. introduced by Senator
Pottgieser and referred to the Judiciary
committee, provides for the employment
of interpreters i'll districts courts.
s. f. No. 49, introduced by Senator
Thorpe and referred TO tde committee
on education, amends the school law so
as to extend the provisions relative to
high schools to the graded schools
S. f. No. $50, introduced by Senator
PottgieSer and referred to the Judiciary
committee, provides for extending the
time of existence of corporations by
resolution.
S. +. No. Isl, introduced by Senator
Yale and referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee, fixes the salaries and compen-
satlOn of members, officers and en-
plOyes OF the legislature, and is amend
atory of chapter Of, the Laws of 1878.
a communication was received from
Attorney General ChildS in reply to the
re quest of the senate whether any COR
poraIionS of the state held more than
5000 acres of land, etc, saying tn at he
had nothing at hand to make him aware
of any such condition of affairs, and he
had not instituted any suits aloug this
line.
Senator French introd uced bill in
tended to give the municipal court Of
Redwood Fails authority to do certain
acts provided By a special law Of 1891,
and;t0 legaliZe certain acts of the munic-
lpal court SOf that city. Senator French
wanted the bill passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Senator Howard suggested that the
bill was III cOntraYention of the con-
sutulional provisions against special
legislation and the matter was referred
to Senators French and Morgan for con-
sheraton After a consultation Senator
French withdrew his bill and a general
bill covering the desired points will be
presented later.
Bill R ecaIled
At the request Of Senator Barr Senate
File No. 90 was recalled from the hands
of the governor and returned to him to
make some alterations to meet all obs
lection made by the governor. The bill
repeats sec. 9 Of chap. 222 of the Laws of
the Special Revision of 1881, which fixed
the salary of the superintendent of the
poor farm i'll Blue Earth county at $500.
Mere Commissions.
A communication from the governor,
making additional appointments, was
received, and the senate went into ex-
eeutive session to consider the same.
Action was deferred on these appuiut-