The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-05
ROUTINE OF THE HOUSE.
Minor Happenings of Yesterday
Tersely Told.

Speaker Jones announced the follow
ing house members of the special COM
mittee to investigate the matter of
the location of the fourth hospital for
the insane: Messrs. Staples, Kendall,
Shell, Barta, Hicks, Dare and Doug
las.
A petition was presented signed by
the residents Of Granite Falls, asking
for the passage Of a law relating to
the relief of persons owning property
upon which taxes are delinquent. 1t
was referred to the committee on taxes
and tax laws.
The judiciary committee made the fol-
lowing report:
H. F. 146 (Meyers)-An act to authorize and
empower cities in this state with population
of over Is, 900 inhabitants to contract with a
private company or corporation for the erec-
ton and maintenance of a system of water
works, gas works. electric light works or
other system Of lighting for term of years,
and to regulate and control the quantity, dis
trfbution, measurement and price thereof
To pass as amended. Report adopted.
H. F. Foss)-For graduated and pro-
greSSive tax on 1nheritanceS. To be indef-
nitely postponed. The motion for the adoption
Of this report was made by the chairman Mr..
Smith, but there was minority report pre-
sented by Mr.. Jacobson, and the two reports,
with the bill. were ordered placed on gen
eral orders.
On General Legislation
H. F. 81 Uohns) Safeguarding practice Of
barbering. Without recommendation. Report
adopted.
H. F. GA Oloyd)-To regulate the practice Of
horseshoeing within the state. Without rec
ommendation. Report adopted.
H. F. 100 FoelD-To prohibit persons work.
ing plumbers without a license. Without
recommendation. Report adopted.
H. F. 121 (Basford)-Relating to compensa-
ton of county treasurers. To be referred to
the special committee to revise salaries. Re-
port adopted.
The following reports were presented:
From Railroads
H. F. 154 (Heimerdnger)-To require rail-
road companies to operate second class pas
senger coaches, and fixing rate of two cents
per mile. To be indefinitely postponed. Re-
port adopted.
From Taxes and Tax Laws
H. F. 1856 Ounn)-Relating to the assess
ment and disposal of real property taken for
non-payment of taxes. To pass. Report
adopted.
H. F. 40 (Snyder)-To amend present law
providing for taxation for educational pur-
poses; amended, increasing the state school
tax to 1 22-10O per cent. To pass Report
adopted.
The committee on legislative expenses
recommended the appointment by the
speaker of a clerk for the committee
on appropriations and w. w. Rich,
ex-assistant dairy commissioner was
named by the speaker. The house
pathy presented by the committee ap-
pointed to consider the burning of the
state house Of Pennsylvania.
A resolution was presented and re-
ferred to the committee on legislative
expenses providing for the appointment
of a clerk for the committee on banks
and banking, which Is required to make
certain Investigations under the Scott
resolution
From General Legislation
H. F. 225 (Parker)-Providing for the ap-
pointment and compensation of commissioners
to lay out and open parkways and boulevards
To pass. Report adopted.
S. F. II (Yale)-A joint resolution asking for
the passage of bill pending in congress
providing for the reorganization of the rail-
way mail service For indefinite postpone
ment Report adopted.
H. F. 301 (ShelD-To appropriate money for
the state fair grounds. For reference to the
appropriation committee. Report adopted.
H. F. 157 MISUNDERSTANDING to property
exempt from execution, adding books, library
furniture and apparatus to present exemp-
tions. For indefinite postponement. Report
adopted.
Bills introduced
H. F. 31S Dyer)-To amend present law re-
Qurfng that railroad companies shall supply
suitable waiting rooms at all stations. Rail
roads.
H. F. 319 Qaing. by request)-To amend
insurance laws, providing that mutual fire
insurance companies may be organized to in
sure threshing machine outfits, etc. In
surance.
H. F. 800 (Manchester)-To amend the rail-
road and warehouse laws providing for con-
nections between intersecting railroads; sim
liar to the Jacobson ''Y" bill. Railroads.
II; F. 3A (Gunn)-To appropriate $4,000 for
further equipping state experiment farms at
Cookston and Grand Rapids. Appropra-
tons. faatsne~
H. F. S22 (Smith)-ProhBbiting wood fences
more than twelve feet high within the fire
limits of Minneapolis. Municipal legislation.