Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
Lower House Of the Legisla-
ture Met but Proceedings
Lack Interest. e
Donnelly Hicks Debate Re-
newsd and the Resoiu-
!. ton Passed.
Several New Measures OF Inn
portance Make Their APP n
pearance.

Which, WIS tU0 C&sSu6 D0Al1 0AtukutAy II
the spirited debate between Mr.. Don
nelly and the Minneapolis ex.judge
The resolution at first passed withou
comment and was then afterwards re-
considered on d motion by judy.
Hicks, conrteously offered ct the re-
quest Of Mr.. Donnelly. The sage first
appealed to the rules, declaring thai
passage Of the resolution, from its ma,
ture, required two-thirds vote. The
chair didn't agree with him. On the
reconsideration the arguments Of Sat.
urday were rehearsed, though withou,
/ sensational incident. MIR. jacobson
contended that the committee decided
only whether the contestant had {
cause of action; the house then voted
as it pleased. This view was sustained
when the vote was taken. Tho Hicks
resolution in effect was that the cleo.
ton committee, Of which Judge Hicks
is chairman, report in such contested
case whether there was probable OF
reasonable cause for such contest"
! To Help Boadsmen.
! At the request Of Attorney General
Childs and State Treasurer K0erner,
Representative Schmidt of St. Louis
county asked the house to suspend its
rules and pass bill permitting suretles
OF the state on official bonds to meet
their obligations ut the present time,
aud then in consid Iteration Of such pay
ment to come into enjoyment OF the
states preference rights on theory OF
subrogation. MIR. Schmidt explained
in justification of his plea for departure
from the regular rules that the treas.
urer was short Of cash, that some sure
ties were able, willing and anxious to
pay the amounts charged, and that the
house was urged to take the action by
both Koerner and Childs. BY the
subrogation proposed in the bill the
surety will become preferred creditor
as against the other creditors. but this
is not as unjust as it seems, for the
state would be preferred creditor IN,
case the surety We're not. Tho: bill
went to the Judiciary committee. @
\. some Important BUS. " N
Personal property was made the sub
Eiect of q NUM- Der Of the new bills. Most
important was Representative Iittie-s
TONS measure. 1t raises the chattel
mortgage to the; dignity Of q mortgage
on real estate. For instance, it requires
fling with the register Of deeds, gives
70 the person holding under the mort
gage the right to redeem before the
property is Sold, affords the mortgagor
ohance to redeem within "a hours after
sold, and denies attorneys fees tor
toreclosing. I.
Representative Smiths bill provides.
that in the case Of mortgage given on.
property exempt under the law, the
,A9nature Of both husband and wife,
shall be required in certain cases. =
VI Representative Feig introduced the
Hellicke bill of two, Fears ago penaliz'
ing attempts to restrict freedom Of the
markets or to hamper trade.
Representative Johns introduced; q
bill which proposes sweeping anti
trust legislation. Il is q Georgia law
and has been introduced this winteEin,
. number of state Legislatures. IA
Other New Measures
4 BY Stsples-To provide for travelling,
libraries and to ereate q state library com
missien of five numbers. to managa'the.
circulating library system provided fer.
II BH SnOdgrass-Toam amend the fish law
"a a. to max 1t an effense to catch fish, In
iniand lakes except by heak and line
a BY Hayter-Proposing constitutional
amendment making: q governor or gov
a.. 90 o1f