The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-03-10
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
Briefly Showing Bills introduced and Busi
ness Finished.

terday the Hicks bill relating to for
estry reserves. after discussion, was re-
ferred back for another amendment.
The following bills were introduced:
To repeal the grant of swamp lands
10 the Duluth 4 Iron Range road.
To provide for establishment of
commission of representatives and sem
ators TO investigate the Mountain Iron
mine and other land claimed by other
parties
To require notice of claims against
municipal and other corporations be-
fore beginning an action.
To prevent private persons from rep
resenting themselves of deputy sheriffs
or wearing badges of deputy sheriffs.
For displaying United States flags
over every school house.
To amend law so as to permit sher-
ifs and deputies to be notaries public
The senate ordered the continuance
OF the in vestigation of the labor bu-
reau. The following bills were intro
duced:
Designating the place of taxing grain
IN elevators.
Legalizing proceedings for extending
the corporate existence of organiza-
tons
Legalizing deeds, mortgages, etc,
heretofore made with but one witness.
To amend laws relating to public
schools.
St Paul, March s.-The senate yes
.erday passed the following bills:
Amending insurance laws Sd as to
authorize insurance for burglary or
theft, or both.
For recognizing or adjusting the af
fairs of insolvent corporations invested
with banking powers
For esta blishment Of a new judicial
district. to be known rs the Seven
teenth judicial district, and to fix date
for holding courts therein.
For a local improvement fund r
Wiuoua
To authorize street sprinkling and
assessments in Winona
To recodify the laws governing the
state public schools.
Relating to terms of court in Red
Lake county.
In the house the location of the
fourth insane asylum came up and was
made special order for Friday.
The sons of Veterans of Minnesota,
by bill Oh. f. No. 699) are to be rec
ognized as part of the military re-
serve of the state. They are to be
mustered in companies of 80 or more,
and make application to the attorney
general, who is to attend to their in
speetion and enrolment and furnish
orms and equipment
St Paul, March 4.-The senate spent
nearly all day yesterday in committee
OF the whole. The Thorp bill provid-
ing for civil service In the grain inspee-
ton department was defeated.
The house passed the antitrust bill,
after having stricken ont the section
which provided that it should not ap-
ply to agricultural products and live
stock in the hands of producers, nor to
labor organizations meeting in orderly
and peaceable assem- blies, for the pur-
pose of regulating wages
Bills were introduced as follows:
To establish Offices of coroner and
deputy coroner, and providing for the
appointment of medical examiner.
To require payment of interest on
money given as bond by employees to
corporations.
To require county auditors to furnish
certificate of taxes and assessment
To esta blish county asylums for in
sane and feeble-minded.
To amend law relating to the publ
cation of legal notices
To regulate election of clerks of the
district court SO as to make all terms
begin Jan. j, 1891
To amend laws relating to powers
granted to cities to issue bonds
To exempt from taxation all widows
and single women over 20 years Of age.
St Paul, March Sin the house yes
terday the following bills were intro
duced:
To provide for Incorporation and reg
ulation of flexible premiums of assess
ment societies.
To prevent more than one agricul-
tural society in each county from re-
ceiving state aid
Providing that the supreme court
shall decide the constitutionality of
any act submitted to it by the legisla-
ture.
cute all warrants, etc, for the probate
court
To tablish probation system for
juvenile offenders of the law in coun-
ties of 80, 900 or over.
Relating TO contractors upon public
buildings
To legalize sheIiffs' certificates on
mortgage foreclosure sales
To regulate and license employment
agencies, requiring bond of 5000
To repeal the law permitting the de-
duction of debts from credits in assess
ment for taxation
To define the boundaries of counties
where the line is the meandered shore
Of lake or stream
To authorize any city council In
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