The Dickinson press., 1895-03-02
A Resolution for an Investigation
10 Adopted In the Minnesota
House.

debate was an amendment to the
Schurmeier elective franchise bill,
which is to be changed so as to re-
quire thirty days residence in an
election district instead of ten.
The senate passed, under suspension
Of the rules. the house joint memorial
requesting congress to pass the Olney
arbitration bill, or some similar meas
TIRE. Among the bills introduced was
one changing thc usury law so as to
make the agent who eXacts usurious
Interest as a bonus. or in any other
way, guilty of Il nisdemeanor, and to
repeal the law making the usury work
q forfeiture of prinsipal to the lender.
There was also Il bill to extend the
operation Of the mechanics lien law
so as to include laborers who repair
farm machinery. and give them a first
lien on the machine. The Ramsey del
egation presented a bill to repeal the
special law Of 1889. under which the
municipal court is working II it be-
comes law the court would be re-
organized under the former special act,
the law of 1889 being amendatory
thereof
Senator Cole proposed an amend
ment to the usury law which will
strike some little terror in the hearts
Of those gentlemen who are engaged
in lending money at rates not favored
by the law. The bill makes certain
minor changes, and then changes Sec
ton 6 of the present law. The new
section 6 will read: "Any person who,
acting as the agent OF the lender in
any transaction per ta;ning to the loan
Vr,1,o tn
any such transaction acting without
the employment of an agent, directly
or indirectly takes or receives from
the borrower any money. goods or
things in action, or in any other way
as commission. gratuity or otherwise.
any sum which. together with the in
terest contracted to he paid by the
borrower for the whole period named
in the contract. whether such interest
Is or is not actually paid. exceeds the
lawful rate of interest. shall be pun
ished by imprisonment in the penitcn-
tiary for term not exceeding one
year, or by fine not exceeding $500"
In the House.
The house turned off good days
work. Thirty bills We're reported back
from committees, and like number
Of new ones were introduced. Six
bills were passed on the calendar and
one under suspension Of the rules. The
fight Of the day was over $. +. No. l.
Ozmun-t0 amend the military code
and appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
chase of service uniforms for the ma
tional guard. Mr.. Jacobson led tie
fight against the bill, which was
passed by a vote Of 20 to II.
Mr.. Douglas introduced a resolution
iEstructing Mr.. Feig's investigating
committee to inquire into certain sales
of state lands. wherein it is alleged the
state has been defraudcl out of a part
of the purchase price. The resolution
was adopted. and the committee will
find out for the house whether a GER
tain county auditor sold state land for
50 per acre and only turned over SIS
per acre; also. whether other valuable
land on one Of the iron ranges was
sold for the price received by the state.
or whether there was higher price
paid and portion Of the money d.
verted.
Wisconsin,.
Madison, Feb. 2S.-Thc senate rs-
fused to adopt the report of the COM
mittee killing the bill making Lincoln's
birthday Il legal holiday, but referred
the bill to a committee again. A large
number Of bills, most of them unim.
portant. We're indefinitely postponed,
among these being those extending the
property rights of married women;
amending the laws relating to building
ASSOCIATIONS and the two relative to
the salaries of supreme court judges,
one raising the salary to $500, and
the other decreasing it to $4,5OO. Five
bills We're passed, the most important
Of which provides for assessing YES
sells according to age and tonnage.
The senate killed the resolution pro
viding for constitutional amendment
creating board of pardons The res
OlutiOn calling for an amendment add
ing to the qualifications Of members
Of the legislature. that they must be
citizens Of the United States rs well
as Of the state was also killed.
North dakota.
Bismarck. n. D.. Feb. 2S.-The sen.
ate passed Haggart's bill repeating the
law holding the owner instead of the
city responsible for damages from de-
fective sidew alks; Veits', prohibiting
the manufacture and sale Of cigarettes
and tobacco to minors Gntended to
remedy defects in Wineman's bill;
Haggart's. for boiler inspection;
Rourke's, reducing the legal rate of
interest from IL to 10 per cent.
In the house Stafne introduced a bill
giving bounty of 50 per hundred
weight for binding twine manufac-
tured in North Dakota from material
grown in the state. The minority re-
port on the veto Of the military bill.
against sustaining it. was made spe-
cial for Friday. Wineman created
sensation by charging that the SEN
ate had sidptracL cd hi C,ill for the
deposit of state funds. and had at
tempted to defeat legislation on this
subject by messaging n senate bill
on the same subject as having been
passed when it had not passed, with
a view to claiming that point when 1t
was too late to remedy. The bill has
been sent to the house by the mistake
of the clerk, and was recalled by the
senate. Tyler's drainage bill passed.
The governor approved the civil code
and the gill for the geological survey.
Lindstrom's railroad bill was sent to
general orders by vote of 33 to 25,
but was made special order for to-
morrow. The senate committee re-
ported the following appropriation
bills: Agricultural college, Fargo, $780,