The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-18
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
Briefly Showing Bills Introduced and Bus
: 80 :. nekS Finished. 81 80

| St. Paul, Feb. 9.-The senate held a
short session in the morning and adj
journed for the day. The following
bills were introduced: =
Empowering cities, villages and bor-
oughs to disinter bodies from aban-
doned and neglected cemeteries, rebury
them and use the old cemetery for q
park. '.-~ -
For the appointment Of civil service
commissioners in Minneapolis. ~
Appropriating $500 for bridges in
Kandiyohi county.
| Appropriating $500 for a bridge in
Kandiyohi county over Halverson
slough. = .
Appropriating $500 for a bridge in
Kandiyohi county.
Amending law relating to actions by
administrators.
Amending laws of 1895 relating to
domestic stock and fire insurance COM
panies.
Releasing the receiver of the Bank
of New England from paying interest
therein.
In the house the following bills were
introduced:
Amending the present law relating
to common school districts and the
payment of treasurer's reports
Appropropriatinn $500 to aid in
building bridges and roads in the town
of Kingman, Renville county.
Appropriating $1,000 to aid in road
and bridge building in Itasca county. :
Appropriating So. 600 to aid in road
and bridge building in Aitkin county.
Appropriatiug $1,000 for a bridge
across Willow river in Aitkin county.
Appropriating 50, for road i'm
provement between Elk river and Sher-
burn county. .-
To give minors the right to draw
their pay unless parents or guar dians
give notice to the contrary.
| st. Paul, Feb. 10.-The senate had
few absentees yesterday, and the only
petition presented was one by Senator
Whitney asking that bank failures be
inquired into. The following bills
were passed:
! To regulate and improve the service
of grain inspection and weighing and
registration in the state of Minnesota.
To amend laws relating to uses and
trusts.
To amend laws of 1878, to exempt a
husband from liability for torts COM
mitted by his wife.
TO create and provide: for system
of travelling public libraries, and to
promote the establishment of free pub
lie libraries and to create a public Ii
brary commission.
TO amend general statutes of 1878
the erection Of public buildings by
cities, towns and villages.
In the house the following bills were
introduced: To provide seed grain to
farmers who lost their crops by storms
in 1896. TO appropriate $40, 900 for
purchase Of same.
! Providing for payment of wages to
employees of corporations which have
been placed in the hands of a receiver
Relating to actions for the division
of real property. ,>..
To amend laws relating to terms of
senator's and representatives of the
legislature of this state.
TO repeal laws relating to uses and
! trusts.
| TO appropriate $3.50 for compensa-
tion of the commission in the case of
Minnesota and Wisconsin on the mat
ter of the government harbor at the
head of the lakes.
! To amend laws declaring certain
weeds a nuisance, and providing for
| their destruction.
l. st. Paul, Feb. 11.-Senatorz Dunn.
yesterday. offered a resolution, alleg-
ing discrimination by the Chicago,
| milwaukee and St. Paul railway
against St. Paul, Minneapolis and
southern Minnesota cities, in favor of
Chicago and Eastern points, and ask
ing the railroad and warehouse CON-
mission to Investigate the allegation.
| The resolution was adopted. The fol-
| lowing bill were introduced:
| Amending section z, of article l, of
the constitution, relating to rights of
| persons accused of crime.
10 validate the mortgages or power
OF attorney by married woman where
the husband does not Join.
Relating to sale Of Intoxicating
/ liquors.
Enforcing payment of delinquent
taxes prior to 1895.
Requiring all druggists, on demand,
to furnish copy of prescriptions to
persons presenting the same from any
practising physician.
10 enforce and promote immigration.
The house recommended for passage,
by large vote, Representative Gron
da's bill to authorize county commits
sioners to lay out bicycle paths upon
the side OF public roads, protecting the
same, similar to the law now regulat-
ing sidewalks in cities and villages.
The following bills were introduced:
Appropriating So, 600 for the relief of
Henry Dillery, of st. Paul, who was
kicked by an artillery horse W lille do
inc duty as member of the National
! Guard.
Amending the state constitution pro-
viding that judges of probate be elected
for six years. etc.
To require. railroads to carry bicycles
as baggage.
y. To, define express companies, tele-
phone compa MES, telegraph and sleep