The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-03-03
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
Tuesday, Feb. 23-Grondahl's bicycle
| path bill was killed in the House.
| The measure had been SO amended
that its author failed to recognize 1t.
| Mr.. GrOndahl himself delivered the
| funeral Grafton, and asked that the
measure be gently laid in its grave.
The bill, to provide seed grain to
farmers whose crops we're destroyed in
the season Of 1896, was passed. The
bill apprOpriates $4,000.
| Donnelly's bill, to provide for the
| Immediate enforcement OF StOckhOld-
erS' liability to creditors, was recon-
mended to pass, Schmidt Of Duluth,
wanted the Dill referred to the judi
| ciary committee. MeSsrs. DOnnelly
Hicks and Dahl opposed Schmidts mo-
| tion, and when the motion to refer
was put it was lost.
Shells bill, to provide for semi-an-
nual payment Of taxes, was recon-
| mended to pass.
The bill to organize several unOr-
| gained counties 10 the northern part
| OF the state was opposed by the lumb
| interests, but was finally recommend.
| cd for passage after lengthy debate.
Fl. +. No. 4-Was up on special or
der. The bill provides for graduated
lax on inheritances. 1t calls for a
tax OF per cent on sums from $500 to
| $40, 900; 2 per cent on sums to from
$4,000 to 5,0OO; per cent on sums
from $25, OOO to 100000; per cent on
sums from 1000 to $1UO, 600; and 5
per cent on sums 100000 and up
wards. The measure was introduced
| by Mr.. Foss. 1t was materially
amended. and. after a lengthy discus
sion, was passed by a bare constitu-
tional majority. The vote stood So to
H.
Ayes-A bbott, Anderson, Belden.
Bergley, Boutwell,, Donnelly, Douglas,
Drumer hansen, Dyer, Eigenbrodt,
Emerson, Feig, Finney, Fosnes, Foss
Frosless, Felg, Fin Goar, Grondahl,
| Goss, Hall, Heimerdinger. Henderson,
Hicks, HOLSTER, Holman Jacobson,
johnson, Kendall. kraker, Lee, Little
ton, Marin, Martin, Mattson, Nc
Donald, McElhaney, Nyquist, Peder-
son, Poetz, Reeves, Riner, Sampson,
Scrlbner, Sederberg, Severance, ST.
son, Truwe, Unde rleak, Vail, Vigen,
Won Lehe, West, Jones-5S
Nays-Barta, Basford, Briggs. Crak,
Dahl, Dale, baltimore, Dare, Davies,
Dunn, Foell, Hartshorn, Head, Lell-
man, LOvejoy, Lloyd. Mansfield, Mum
ger, Mclean, Scott. Schmidt, Smith,
SnodgrasS, Snyder, Stockwell, Wilkin-
son, Wood-27.
The bill to establish board of par
dons was passed.
Donnelly's bill requiring banks to
publish statement daily Of their
actual condition, and providing that
notes over six months old upon which
no Interest or principal had been paid
should not be considered an asset and
that the real estate should not be
valued above the assessed valuation,
was defeated. The bankers all Op-
posed the measure The following
voted for the BILL
Yeas-Davies, Donnelly, Emerson,
Feig. FoelI, Eros lee, Gilbertson, Goss,
Hall, Hartshorn, Hicks, Lee, Lehman,
Lloyd, Manhood, Marin, Martin, Peder-
son, Sampson. Severance, Simonson
and Nigen-29.
The following bills passed:
II. +. No. 258-Donnelly-to compel
publication OF names of officers and
stockholders of corporation with
amount of stock held by each,
II. +. No. -Donnelly-To pro-
vide for immediate enforcement of
stockholders liability to creditors.
II. f. No. 3U5-Dahl-To amend free
text book act providing forv oiding of
designation In case free text books
are provided.
A delegation Of the St. Paul unem-
pioyed visited the Legislature and
presented petition to that body
through Mr.. Donnelly. The petition
recites that they are loyal American
citizens, ready TO maintain, ii need lie
with their lives, the honor of the
countrys flag: that their liberty is in
danger because monopoly has absorb
ed their individual opportunities;
that they are industrious and sober,
and wish to subsist without charity;
that their pursuit of happiness is re M
dered frult less by some defect in the
PRESENT system: that they are starv-
ing, without fuel and clothing; that
their children are crying for bread,
and their homes are deSolate. They
ask the Legislature to devise means
by which they may enjoy their consti-
tutiOnal rights to pursue happiness,
and they ask for work. Mr.. Donnelly
moved that a committee of five be
appointed by the speaker to consider
the petition, hear the repreSe TIA tives
of the petitioners and take such &C
tlon by the bill or otherwise for their
relief as may be deemed advisabl
The motion carried.