Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-04-22

tax bill the senate proceeded e, pass pass
house bills providing for taxing sleep
ing car companies, fast freight lines.
express companies and telephone, COM
panies. ss5ssss4 8 81 ,44sg 4; III
The bill introduced in the senate as
the result Of the investigation in the
labor commissioner bureau which was
designed to legislate Mr.. Powers, the
head Of the bureau, ont of Office, was
productive of q long debate in the SEN
ate, but was lost by % yeas to 20 nays.
The antitrust bill, the bill for state
fire marshal, the bill aimed at the Mil
waukee road compelling it to make
connection at Austin. and the bill re-
pealing the libel law were all defeated
by the senate. The bill providing that
the legislature can call on the supre me
court to pass upon the constitutionality
of pending measures was passed.
j The sensation of the day in the house
was ruling by Speaker Jones that
two:thirds of those present and voting
can pass bill over the governors
veto. Heretofore it has required two.
thirds of the entire body to elect,
whether present or not. The speaker,
being in favor OF Anoka, did not make
this ruling until after the failure to
pass the Hastings bill over the Veto
Yesterday it enabled the house to pass
over the governors veto the bill al
lowing villages to regulate by license
transient dealers who come in to close
out stocks of bankrupt goods. The
bill received Is votes, or one less than
two-thirds Of the whole house }& .$t@
The senate bill requiring the closing
of saloons on Decoration day within
half a mile of the place where services
are held was passed. There were SO
bills passed by the house yesterday,
among them being the bill allowing
either party to a limited divorce to
make it absolute after two years; and
authorizing cities to issue bonds for
street railway, telephone and telegraph
lines. go,
St. Paul April 19.-The question of
beginning the building of fourth in.
sane asylum this year was settled by
the senate on Saturday. The finance
committee reported against the 500, GOO
or any other appropriation for Anoka
as recommended by the governor, and
the report was adopted. Lieut. Gov.
Gibbs does not agree with Speaker
Jones that two-thirds of those voting
1,o
instead of two-thirds of all the men,
bers. The house passed the peddler's
license bill over the governors veto on
the Jones ruling, and now nice ques.
ton is raised in the senate. If the bill
has illegally passed the house, it is not
before the senate, and if it has legally
passed the house, by the same token it
ought to pass the senate by the same
method III spite of the ruling of the
lieutenant governor. The matter was
sent to the judiciary committee to un.
tangle.
The bill to abolish the state railroad
commission and turn the duties over to
the attorney general was killed. The
bill regulating and licensing insurance
agents was also killed though an effort
will be made to resurrect it today.
Senate committee reported against
allowing five-sixths of jury to render
verdict in civil cases, and in favor OF
the house bill to forfeit the Duluth and
Iron Range land grant. The bill ex.
tending the terms of county commits.
sioners to four years lacked one vote
of passing:
The senate passed 60 bills among
them being the bill licensing BARRIERS;
appropriating $1,000 for sufferers from
food in the Red river valley; prohibit.
ing corporations from subscribing tc
political campaign funds; ]eg;timatine
the issue of marriages deemed null by
law which were entered into. in good
faith.
The house had novel revelation
Saturday. At the evening session on
Friday the senate bill allowing either
party to a limited divorce to come into
court after the lapse of two years and
secure an absolute divorce, was passed,
receiving SO votes or II more than are
necessary. When the journal came in
on Saturday number of membe rs
found themselves recorded in favor OF
the bill who were not present at all
Friday night. A motion was made to
expunge the record by which the bill
was passed and the de bate showed that
the extra votes were given either by
members answering for absentees or
votes by the lobby. The idea that the
lobby could absolutely pass bill by
voting upon twas something of nov
city and the record was unanimously
expunged. This, leaves the bill on the
calendar and the ventilation it received
owing to this episode is likely to prove