The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-27
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
TIE HOUSE.

TIE HOUSE.
Monday, Jan. lS.-Judge Hicks reso-
luton, to refer all election contests to
the committee on elections, to ascer-
inStituting contests, came up aud was
adopted iy vote Of II to 10.
Important bills introduced:
II. +. 81, Feig-To protect freedom
of markets fer food products and to
. prevent restraint Of trade under pen
atty of fine and imprisonment. Judi
Ciary.
ii. +. 80, consolidating it unlawful
to combine to prevent importation of
products into this state. Judiciary.
II. +. 90, Dahl-To amend the laws
of 1894 relative to the compensation of
administrators, guardians, etc. Gen
eral legislation.
H. +. %, Haytcr-Proposing a con-
stitutionai amendment making gov
ernOr or govcrnor-elect ineligible to
the Office Of United States senator
during the time for which he was
elected governor. General legiSlstion.
ii. +. SO, provides that the compen-
sation of executors, guardians, etc,
shall not exceed 6 per cent of value OF
the property handled.
s. ana 80 are antitrust bills: 81 be-
ing reproduction of the Meillicke
bill of two years ago, and 80 is copy
of the Georgia bill, recently passed by
the legislature of that state.
Tuesday, Jan. I9-The session was
given over almost entirely to the in
PRODUCTION Of bills Here are the most
impOrtant:
H. +. To. Schmidt-To provide for
deposits IN the hands or the state
treas rcr. Providing for sta tie board
to select the banks in which funds
shall be deposited. General lcgisla-
ton
II. +. 6, Cray-Defining vagrancy
and providing for punis hment. Re-
ferred to special committee.
ii. i. loT. Feig-To amend the pres
ent law, relative to interest and uSury,
SO as to make the legal rate per cent,
with a right to contract for 10 per
cent. Judiciary.
II. f. los. Feig-Relating the the Ii
ability 10 employees for personal injur.
les in mines, factories, or on street
railways. etc. Judiciary.
III. +. les if passed, will hold EN- ploy-
ers responsible for all injuries sus-
tanned by employees. unless due to the
personal carcleSSncSS of the injured
person.
Ii. +. 10 attempts to abolish the
tramp nuisance. 1t defines vagrancy,
and makes the same punishable by
prisOnnicnt.in the county Jail for 81
days.
1t is difficult to draw the line be-
tween the honest man out of work
and seeking employment, and the pro-
fessional tramp, and we fear, if the
bill becomes a law, many an honest
man will be prosecuted or puniS he'd
unjuStly.
III. +. los creates board consisting
of the public examiner, the state aud
itor and the secretary of state, whose
duty shall be to select the banks in
which the states money is to be de-
posted, requiring personal bond
double in amount Of the deposit, with
five Surctics, none an officer or direct
or of the bank; and the deposit is new
er to exceed so per cent of the banks
capital. The bill relieves the state
treasurer of the responsibility fol
money so deposited. and makes inter
est on balances all payable to the
state monthly.
The committee on general legisla-
ton recommended for passage Ii. h
%, Representative Hayter's bill, pro-
posing a constitutional amendment
making a governor and governor elect
Ineligible to Office Of United States
Senator.
Wednesday, Jan. 20.-Represcnta-
tive Donneliy introduced a joint reSO-
luton protesting against the proposed
Greatly between the United States and
Great Bitain and requesting the
United States senate to reject the
same. The resolution is Of such great
importance that we give it in full. 1t
is as follows:
Whereas, a certain proposed treaty,
between the government of the United
States and GraaU Britain is now pend
Ing in the United States Senate await
ing confirmation, whereby it is pro-
posed that all disputes arising between
tho two nations, during the next five
years, shall be referred to a commits
sion, consisting of three judges of the
United States and three judges of
Great Britain, the seventh member
being King Oscar, Of Sweden.
And, whereas, it is probable that the
three citizens of the United States
will stand by their own country, and
tine three citizens of Great Britain
will do the same, and, there fore, the
proposed treaty is simply proposition
to refer all our disputes to European
monarch, who necessarily can have no
sympathy with country whose free
institutions are direct threat against
all forms OF royal government, and,
Whereas, our nation was born amid
the flames OF war; and could not have
been born if such treaty as that pro-
posed had been in existence, and,
Whereas, it has since been main
tanned against the hostility of the
greater part of the nations of the
world by the arbitrament of armed
conflict and.
Whereas, war, evil as it is, is less
dangerous 10 free people than the
REIMBURSEMENT Of the rights Of the
country: therefore, be it
Resolved by the house (the senate
concurring.) That our senators in
Congress are hereby requested to vote
against the ratification Of said treaty,
and let the government of the United
States meet all future disputes by ar
bitration or otherwise. as circum-
stances in each case may warrant.
Mr.. Donnelly made a strong speech
In favor of the adoption uf the rcsolu-
tions
Mr.. Won Lehe thought it best to
leave the matter to our Congressman