The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-01-20
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.


popular measure.
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
Briefly Showing Bills Introduced and Bus
mess Finished.
st. Paul, Jan. 1.-THE senate had
fair attendance this evening, only 10
absentees being reported. Owing to
the fact that the lights were turned off
business was transacted under difficult
ties. A fuse had burned out and the
electric lights were unavailable.
President Gibbs called the body to
order at o'clock. Chief Clerk Langum
had found bit of candle and fixed it
up before his desk, and by this feeble
light PRAYER and roll call proceeded.
No business was transacted.
Contrary to expectations there were
but few absentees in the house when
Re preventative Jacobson called the
body to order, in the absence of Speak
err Jones, who was ill. A bill by Lit
Teton to revise the laws, and one by
Mcdonald to revise the laws relating
to banks of deposit, and several minor
measures were introduced.
St. Paul, Jan. 12.-The senate this
morning disposed of a numb Der of inter-
esting and important matters. 1t Ge-
cided that the judiciary committee
might elect its own chairma an, and the
election of Senator II. f. Stevens to
his old place, as result of this action,
disposes of question which has caused
considerable excitement among the
senators, though they have kept it
from the public as far as possible. The
following bills were introduced:
Fixing the fees in all courts in this
state to be paid by applicants for cer-
tificates of declaration of intention to
become citizens of the United States
and for certificates for full citizenship.
To legalize conveyance of real prop
erty made by husband directly to wife
and the record of such conveyance.
Empowering benevolent, missionary,
religious corporations, ETC., to author
ize any other corporation to elect por-
tions of it's trustees, directors or man
ayers.
To appropriate money for higher ed
ucation.
Requiring receipts issued by county
treasurers to be countersigned and reg
istered by county auditors, and provid-
ing compensation therefor.
Speaker Jones was unable to appear
and Representative She'll called the
house to order.
Ignatius Donnelly sprung an import
ant question in shape of resolution
to investigate the Iron Mountain land.
The following bills were introduced:
Providing for a lien on grain fol
threshing the same.
Amending general laws relating to
appeals from justice courts.
To legalize certain interpretations of
villages.
Amending general statutes relating
to taxes, tax sales and redemption
therefrom.
Relief of James Ward; appropriating
SIS, 900 for same.
To prevent com binations between
fire and other insurance companies do
ing business in Minnesota.
To amend the grain and warehouse
laws relating to appeals of railroad
companies from the commission to dis
trict courts.
Placing a lien on horses and other
stock for shoeing the same.
Regulating uniform time for holding
primary elections.
To amend general laws relating to
selection of members of railroad and
warehouse commission.
Empowering benevolent and relig-
ious corporations to allow other corpo-
rations to elect portions of their di-
rectors, trustees or managers.
st. Paul, Jan. 13.-It took the senate
less than an hour to finish its business
and adjourn. A few resolutions for
the appointment of committee clerk
ships were sent up, then the following
bills were introduced:
To amend the laws relating to the
organization of domestic stock insur-
ance companies.
To amend and revise the tax laws Of
the state.
To separate departments Of the in
stitute for detectives and organize
three boards Of directors.
To improve service in grain inspec-
ton.
To amend the laws relating to in
ebriate asylums.