The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-25
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
Briefly Showing Bills Introduced and Bust
90, ness Finished.

LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. "a:
Briefly Showing Bills Introduced and Busi-
H.. ness Finished.
St Paul. Feb. 17.-The senate YES
terday ordered an investigation into
the accounts of the state printer. The
following bills were introduced:
To establish, regulate and support .
state fire marshal.
To reduce salaries and fees of county
officers IS per cent.
Regulating the police department of
Minneapolis, creating a civil service
board.
Authorizing county commissioners to
to publish certain tax supplements.
Requiring trust companies to pay q
fee ON bonds depositing with the state
auditor.
To make an appropriation for judi
cal salaries.
To abolish the Office of coroner sub
stitude that of medical examiner.
The Foss morbid sentimentality bill,
which prohibits sending flowers to
man or woman accused of murder or
convicted of that crime, passed the
house by vote of 60 to 10. The fol-
lowing bills were introduced:
Defining responsible of corpora
tions so as to include steamboa COM
panles in the list Of corporations liable.
To allow boards of education to elect
one of their number as treasurer.
Defining powers Of insurance COM
panies doing business in the state.
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to bring suit where the relationship of
landlord and tenant does not exist.
To de fine vagrancy.
To require labelling of convict labor
to be 50 marked before sold.
To provide that ten members of the
jury may render q verdict in civil cases
after six hours deliberation.
st. Paul. Feb. Ex-senator Yale yes
terday secured the adoption of reso-
luton prohibiting smoking in the SEN
ate chamber: The following bills were
passed:
Fixing date for terms of court in the
Third judicial district, Olmstead and
Wabasha counties.
To provide for the expenses of road
and park commissioners.
A bill for an act to amend section
6715 of the general statutes of 1894, re-
lating to punishment for the crime of
grand larceny in the first degree.
In the house the following bills were
introduced:
To provide for the treatment of in
ebriates by counties.
To amend the state constitution to
exempt homesteads not exceeding 81, 900
in value from taxation.
To provide for payment of judges of
election rs cents per hour except when
counting ballots, when they are to be
paid 30 cents per hour.
Relating to the fling of certificates
Of candidates nominated for Office.
To require railroads to put safety
devices on all freight and fiat cars.
To facilitate the settlement of in
solvent estates, providing for transfer
of real property in full or partial pay
ments.
To provide for the adjustment of
the game and fish commission and the
substitution of separate commissioners.
To regulate the manufacture of beer,
ale and porter, providing that these
beverages brewed from pure material
shall be so branded and that others
shall be branded inferior.
To provide for the appointment of
state commissioner of immigration and
secretary.
To prevent the adulteration of spices
and condiments
St. Paul, Feb. 19.-The senate yes
terday, after long discussion, made the
state labor bureau investigation a spe-
cial order for the 23d. The following
bills were introduced:
Authorizing towns to punish disor-
derly conduct.
For esta blishment of o vernments sur
vey marks on public highways.
To prevent adulteration of spices.
10 amend law relating to actions for
damages or death by wrongful acts;
SIS, 600 limit.
To create a local improvement fund
for Winona-
To consolidate acts governing state
school at Owatonna.
To authorize insurance companies to
insure against loss by burglary.
After several hours discussion, the
house killed the travelling library bill
by indefinite postponement. The fol-
lowing bills were introduced:
To authorize organized towns to
adopt bylaw against disorderly con-
duct or keeping disorderly houses.
To regulate the sale of cigarets by
license.
Appropriation for dairy instruction
throughout the state.
TO increase the per diem of member
Of the legislature to $40 day and en-
ployes of the legislature in the same
proportion.
To amend the liquor law so as to
transfer the jurisdiction from the dis
trict to the municipal court, by reduc-
ing the penalty to fine Or imprison-
ment, but not both.
TO provide that no person shall ac-
quire the right to vote after 1900 unless
they read and write the English Ian
guage.
To amend the law relating to settle-
ments between county treasurer and
state treasurer.
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