The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-04
THE LEGISL, "a IUIl ID.
The Grind OF the Minnesotn Law
Mill.


The Grind Of the Minnesotn Inv
Mill.
st. Paul, Feb. 20. The house de-
voted the afternoon to the considera-
ton of the Foss inheritance tax bill,
and after amending it so as to ma
terially curtail its original scope, it
was passed. The general purpose of
the bill aroused very little opposition
but some of the details were made the
subject of considerable contention.
The bill as passed applies only to
personal property and to estates ex-
sceeding $4,000.
The house spent almost the entire
forenoon In committee of the whole,
the following bills being favorably
acted on:
Revising the chattel mortgage law
appropriating $1,000 for the relief OF
settlers in Roseau county; to legalize
certain interpretations Of villages jle-
CALLING certain mortgage foreclosures
heretofore made; relating to actions,
concerning real estate; relating to time
of holding court in organized coun-
ties; providing for the listing Of lands
by railroad companies under the pro-
visions Of the Anderson law Of 1895.
The following bills were introduced:
Relating to bonds Of counties, and
limiting the aggregate of bonds to 2
per cent of the assessed valuation OF
the county, and further limiting inter-
est tos5 per cent; to provide for the
payment Of witnesses subpoenaed for
the defendant in criminal cases; fixing
the time within which actions to en-
force certain liens may be COM
menced
In the Senate.
Senator Wyman's banking bill, to
give the bank examiner two addition
al assistants and appropriating money
for their salaries, was at the head Of
general orders yesterday in the sem
ate. Senator @Wyman's motion to rec
ommend the bill for passage at once
precipitated the senate into al debate
that lasted more than two hours. At
ter the measure had been discussed
pro and con it was finally recommend
ed to the committee on banks and
banking. Several other bills were
acted upon in committee of the whole.
The following bills were passed:
Creating q state board of pardons
and defining it's duties; to appropriate
$3.50 to reimburse Thomas r. Martin
for expenses incurred by him in de-
fraying an election contest for his
seat; to appropriate $3.50 to defray the
cost Of the election contest Of Henry
Johns.
The following bills were introduced:
To provide for support of state park
at the Dalles Of the st. Croix; relating
1 to service of process III justice court;
relating to claims against counties; re-
lating to elections; to make invalid
any clause that may be contained in q
real estate contract with regard to
foreclosure for failure to make pay
ments as stipulated.
st. Paul, Feb. 26. - Senator Oznun's
civil service bill for cities occupied a
considerable portion Of the time Of the
senate in committee Of the whole. Aft
er being thoroughly discussed and lib
orally amended it was recommended
to pass by a vote of "a to 20.
The following bills were passed:
Relating to the assessment and coll
lection of taxes; an amendment to sec
ton 50, chapter IL, Of the General
Statutes Of 1888, relating to the assess.
ment and collection Of taxes; to pro-
vide for the election of vestrymen OF
Protestant Episcopal churches passed
under suspension of the rules. /.
A large number of bills were intro
duced, among the more important be-
ing the following:
To continue the state drainage board
until 1902; to legalize certain sales, ex-
ecutions, etc, in mortgage foreclos-
ures; to provide for giving notice of ex-
piration Of redemption from tax sales;
relating to advertising delinquent tax
es; relating to the bonding of counties;
to provide for the appointment Of a
state commissioner of phrenolOgy; to
provide for the appointment Of state
commission Of phrenology;; to provide
funds for the construction Of the state
capitol and authorizing the state capt.
tol commission to issue certificates OF
Indebtedness; to provide for the APP
pointment Of state entomologist; to
appropriate $305, 900 for the purpose Of
constructing buildings for the fourth
hospital; to authorize the state to nc-
quire additional lands for the state
park of the Dalles Of the st. Croix.
The House.
In the house the bill providing for
the organization Of unorganized coun-
ties was passed without opposition.
Other bills passed:
Providing for semi-annual payment
or taxes; providing method of bring
ing suit to forfeit land grants errone-
ously or fraudulently made; to legal
ize conveyances made by husband and
wife separately; amending the statute
relating to attachments; relating to
actions concerning real estate; re9uir-
ing railroads to list their taxable lands
with the state auditor.
Mr.. Donnellys bill to require the
daily publication Of the condition OF
banks was defeated
The following bills were introduced:
TO protect purchasers at foreclosure
sales of real estate; relating to prize
fighting, sparring exhibitions, etc. to
regulate the practice Of veterinary
medicine, surgery and dentistry; to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the current and
other expenses Of the Minnesota re-
formatory state prison; to facilitate
the construction of a new capitol build
ing and to authorize the issue of GER
tifcates of Indebtedness for that pur-
pose; to authorize the governor to nc
quire title to certain lands adjoining
the Interstate Park; relating to the
employment of children; to encourage