The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-18
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the senate was mparatively tame but
an unusually large amount of busi-
ness was transacted. "A round dozen
of bills were recommended to pass on
general orders and six bills on the cal
sendar were passed. Senator Whitney
sent up a resolution, which went over
under notice Of debate by Senator
Greer, calling for an investigation OF 4
the charges alleged by the Minneapolis
Times to have been preferred to the
effect that a st. Paul politician had Of
fered a member Of the commission to
locate the fourth hospital for the in-5
sane, $1,000 to vote for Hastings.
The following bills were passed:
Relating to public libraries in in-.ss8
scOrporated villages; to authorize the
secretary Of state to make contract for
the publication Of Minnesota reports;
to create an additional Judge for the I
Twelfth judicial district; to legalize in
certain cases proceedings heretofore
had for the annulment Of articles Of
incorporation for the extension Of cor
porate term; to detach Renville coun-s
ty, attaching it for judicial purposes to
the Twelfth Judicial district, and fixing
time for holding court therein; relating
s to the spread of disease among swine.
The following bills were introduced;.
To provide for the planting Of trees
along highways; to provide for the es-
Enlistment of a Woman's reformatory;;
to authorize cities under 5000 inhabi-
tants to create a floating debt; relating
to teachers in public schools, providing
that they must be at least eighteen
years old;s to provide for the torganiza-
ton of proposed new counties: relating
fn Of Of
noNious weeds in public highways.
In the House.
The house had score Of bills on the
calendar and spent consid erable por-
ton. of the afternoon in working them
off. The following bills were passed:
| Relating to private cemeteries; relat-.
ing to taxation for school purposes; re-
lating to separation of villages from
| townships; separating Renville county
| from the Ninth judicial district and at
| taching it to the Twelfth district; pro-.
| viding for an additional judge for the
| Twelfth district; relating to liens upon
logs and lumber; legalizing defective
Instruments; legalizing certain incor-
porations; legalizing certain foreclos-
ures; proposing an amendment to the
constitution.
The following bills were introduced:
To appropriate $4,000 for the i'm
provement Of the state fair grounds
and protecting the buildings thereon;
| to provide for the recording Of all legal
/ and official bonds; providing, that one
| person shall not hold the Office Of JUS
tice of the peace and clerk Of the dis
trict court at the same time; to pro-
vide for the humane treatment of per-
sons seeking work, and to provide
work work for the same; allowing
change of venue in actions before vii
lage justices; relating to eligibility for
Office; to establish the Minnesota insti-
tute for crippled and deformed chill
dren; to appropriate $15, 900 for a sur
i .yey of swamp and overfowed lands in
5. the counties Of Aitkin, Carlton and
Itasca; relating to actions to test the
validity of tax titles; to provide for
giving notice of expiration Of redemp-
i ton from tax sale.
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