The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-11

I General atutes Of 1878. relating to
#non-pa yment of delinquent taxes.
To amend section 3, chapter S, Gen
erali STATUTES Of 1878, relating to liquor
licenses.
TO amend chapter 147, General Laws
! of 1898. relating to bounties for kill
q ing wolves.
st. Paul, Feb. s. The senate, by
vote Of 50 to 10, passed the bill to
prohibit the dissertation Of Memorial
day. The following bills were also
passed.:
#ident agents of nonresident executors
in certain cases.
Am act to- amend subdivision II, sec
Z ton 1924, chapter 10, General Statutes
1884, relating to the powers of village
councils. @
To amend section SO Of chapter 175,
{ Laws Of 1895, authorizing the organ
ization Of mutual creamery fire insur-
ance companies.
10 amend sections 7433 and 743e,
4 General Statutes 1894, entitled an act
to regulate the construction and man
agement of county jails.
+ A joint resolution memorialjzing
congress to establish new national
military park at Vicksburg, Miss.
The following bills were introduced:
10 authorize foreign insurance COM
panies to do business in Minnesota.
To establish Minnesota institute
for crippled and def0rmed children.
To authorize county commissioners
to pass on sheriff's warrants. etc:
/ To repeal section 5, chapter 1, Laws
of 1895, relating to traction engines.
To provide for the organization Of
unorganfzed counties.
To appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
chase of seed grain for farmers.
TO provide for the extension Of the
system Of the school Of agriculture
In committee of the whole the SEN
| ate disposed of several bills, among
them being the bill to provide for trav-
| cling libraries, which was recommends
| ed to- pass.
| In the House.
i The house concluded it's considera-
| ton Of the Torson bill to make the
| railroad commissioners elective by the
| people. There was more debate over
| it than had occurred the day before in
committee of the whole The vote on
final passage was 50 to p.
/ The house passed the following bills:
| Providing for the registration Of
/ municipal bonds.
1 Relating to punishment for grand
i larceny.
| Relating to appeal bonds in justice
/ court.
i The following bills were introduced:
j To amend chapter LIS, Ger eral Laws
4 1895, relating to insurance of threshing
/ machine outfits.
Prohibiting the maintenance Of
i wooden fences exceeding twelve feet
in height within fire limits Of cities Of
more than 100000 inhabitants.
i To amend chapter 10, section II,
i General Statutes 1878, relating to di-
i vorce.
i Requiring state, county, city, village
i and township oficers to be citizens of
4 the United States and residents Of the
4 state.S
i To establish the Minnesota State
regulate the practice Of surveying
4 70 provide for the organization of
4 unOrganiZed counties
Il ST. Paul, Feb. 6.-When the state
IL senate reached general orders it en-
gagged in a lengthy debate over the
proposition to recommend for passage
S. +. ISL, a substitute for senate files
5 and p. for the appointment OF com
nlissioners to revise the tax laws Of
the state. AS a result Of the debate
the bill was laid over for one day.
In committee Of the whole the fol
lowing bills were recommended tt
pass:
To regulate and improve the seryict
Of grain inspection and weighing an(
registration in the State of Minnesota
To amend chapter 81, General Laws
1898, being subdivision 6 of chapter
1924, General Statutes 1894, relating
to trusts.
To amend section 6, chapter 60, O:
the General Statutes Of 1878. to ex
empt husband from liability for tort:
committed by his wife.
The following bills were passed:
To repeal chapter 395. of the Specia
Laws OF 1891, being an act relating t
the salary of county attorney of Jack
son county.
To repeal chapter 32S, of the Genera
Laws, 1895, relating to struck juries.
The following bills were introduced
To amend the laws relating tt
boards Of county commissioners.
Regulating common carriers.
y To regulate commOi. carriers within
the state.
To regulate the charges and hand
ling of iron ore by common carriers.
To prohibit county and city otficer
from holding any other office during
their terms. M
| In the House.
The work in the house was largel!
of routine character and devoid o
excitement The conference repor
on reapportionment was agreed to
By the terms of the agreement tn
house gets fifteen members and tn
. senate fourteen members Of the join
committee on reapportionment. II
committee of the whole the most i'm
portant bills considered and recon
mended to pass we're Mr.. Ferris bill
: providing for executions of the dealt
penalty at Saltwater and Mr.. Foss
measure making it misdemeanor t
send flowers to a prisoner convicted Q
murder.
J The following bills on the calenda
were passed:
t Relating to replevin action in justic
court.
) Relating to weights and measures.
The following bills were introduced
! To define EXPRESS cOmDanieS. 0etin