The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-04-22


The senate bill requiring the closing
of saloons on Decoration day within
half q mile of the place whore services
are held was passed. There were SO
bills passed by the house yesterday,
among them being the bill allowing
either party to a limited divorce to
make it absolute after two years; and
authorizing cities to issue bonds for
street railway, telephone and telegraph
lines.
St. Paul April ,19.-The question of
beginning the building of a fourth in
sane asylum this year was settled by
the senate on Saturday. The finance
committee reported. against the 500, 900
or any other appropriation for Anolxa
as recommended by the governor, and
the report was adopted. Lieut.. Gov.
Gibbs does not agree with Speaker
Jones that two-thirds of those voting
can pass bill over the governors veto,
instead of two-thirds of all the men,
beers. The house passed the peddler's
license bill over the governors veto on
the Jones ruling, and now nice ques-
ton is raised in the senate. If the bill
has illegally passed the house, it is not
before the senate, and if it has legally
passed the house, by the same token it
ought to pass the senate by the same
method III spite of the ruling of the
lieutenant governor. The matter was
sent to the judiciary committee to I'M
tangle.
The bill to abolish the state railroad
commission and turn the duties over to
the attorney general was killed. The
bill regulating and licensing insurance
agents was also killed though an effort
will be made to resurrect it today.
Senate committee reported against
allowing five-sixths of a jury to render
a verdict in civil cases, and in favor of
the house bill to forfeit the Duluth and
Iron Range land grant The bill ex-
tending the terms of county commits
sioners to four years lacked one vote
of passing.
The senate passed 81 bills among
them being the bill licensing BARRIERS;
appropriating $4,000 for sufferers from
food in'the Red river valley; prohibit
ing corporations from subscribing to
political campaign funds; legitimating
the issue of marriages deemed null by
law which were entered into in good
faith.
The house had a novel revelation
Saturday. At the evening session on
Friday the senate bill allowing either
party to limited divorce to come into
| court after the lapse of two years and
secure an absolute divorce, was passed,
| receiving SO votes or II more than are
necessary. When the journal came in
! on Saturday number of nember RS
found themselves recorded in favor of
the bill who were not present at all
Friday night. A motion was made to
expunge the record by which the bill
was passed and the debate showed that
the extra votes were given either by
| members answering for absentees or
| votes by the lobby. The idea that the
lobby could absolutely pass a bill by
voting upon it was something of a nov
city and the record was unanimously
| expunged. This leaves the bill on the
calendar and the ventilation it received
owing to this episode is likely to prove
fatal when another vote is reached. .
|
made by the senate to the bill taxing
express companies with a very wry
face. 1t was argued that the senate
amendments cut down the amount OF
revenue which would be desired very
materially. but they were accepted fol
fear that a disagreement would result
in the loss of the entire bill. A com.
mittee consisting of Messrs. Sloan,
Boutwell,, Abbott, Snodgrass and Dale,
was appointed to investigate the dis
honorable discharge of three inmates
of the soldiers home, who had testi
fed against the management. Mr.
Donnelly got the governors consent tc
introduce bill appropriating $1,000 te
REIN burse candidates in last falls cam.
paign who had to pay more than $50 tx
get their names on the state ticket
The statutory fee is $50, but candidates
receiving democratic and populis,
nominations were charged 800, being
$50 for each party. Mr.. Donnelly's bill
is to repay the extra $50.
| Only four bills we're passed by the
house Saturday, one of them appropri
ating S., 900 to purchase sugar beet seed