The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-11
THE LEGISLA TJJRE,
The Grind OF the Minnesotn Law
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amending it considerably, the bill to i
prohibit the dissertation of Decoration |
day by the keeping open Of saloons,
games of baseball, etc. "A number of
new bills We're introduced and more
than the ordinary amount of routine
business was transacted.
The following bills We're introduced:
TO regulate the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors.
TO compel c0nvicts to perform labor
ON highways, public work, etc.
z To provide a punishment for va
grants and defining the term vagrancy.
To regulate the power Of probate
courts. VI
To regulate the sale Of Illuminating
oils.
TO provide for the organization Of
life and casualty insurance companies.
To amend the laws relative to hos
pitfalls for the insane
10 provide for the settlement Of real
property estates Of people who have
been dead five years.
ty companies.
To permit villages, situated in two
or more townships, to separate. into
two OF more villages.
To provide for Identification of real
estate.
In the House.
The greater part of the day was
spent in committee of the. whole, Mr..
GrondahPs bill relating to bicycle
paths monopolizing the time. 1T was
referred back to the author. for. amend
ment.
The following bills were introduced:
TO establish municipal courts in in
corporated cities of less than 5000 in-s
habitants. '
To amend chapter SOl General Laws
1879, relating to acqnfrement Of prop
erty by railroads by eminent domain.
Providing that every professional or
habitual bur ar, "con'' man, pickpock-
ct if lie c. show no regular employ
ment be idered vagrant.
70 license ides for hunting parties
for big game animals.
To provide for an appropriation of
$4,000 for. the purpose Of mounting and
preserving speciments of the fauna
and flora of the state.
Providing for schedule of the prop
erty Of sureties on official bonds.
To amend sections 63 and 66, chap
ter 80, General Statutes 1878, relating
to liens on logs and lumber.
10 amend chapter 2O7, General Laws
1895, relating to licenses for non-resi-
| dent hunters.
TO prescribe when and under what
circumstances an action may be
| brought sby the state to vacate grant
made by letters patent, statute or
| otherwise, and amending section 4,
| chapter 70, General Statutes 1878.
| To appropriate $500 to build a
bridge in theStown Of Milton, Dodge
county.
TO amend section 5134, General
Statutes 1894, relating to statute Of
! limitations.
10 amend section 3, chapter 2G, Cen
eral statutes 1873, relating to notaries
! public.
70 appropriate $4,000 for the im-
i provement Of the state fair grounds
and the protection Of the buildings
! thereon.
st. Paul, Feb 1.-The state senate
spent busy day yesterday. Any num-
Der of new bills We're introduced; the
! Truman-Griffin appointment was con-
frnled; the bill to repeal the corrupt
| practices act was shelyed and the
amended rules of the senate We're
adopted.
/ Senator Henemans bill to repeal the
corrupt practices act, fathered in the
senate two years ago by OZmun Of
Ramsey, was indefinitely postponed
/ On motion of Senator Young the sen
ate proceeded. underra call Of the SEN
1 ate, to consider the majority and mi
nority reports on the appointment Of
Truman Griffin on the state board Of
pharmacy. After considerable discus
sion the majority report. confirming
the appointment Of Mr.. Griffin, was
adopted.
The senate agreed to concur in the
house resolution providing for a COM
| lnerS department and discover the
J causes Of the suspensions Of various
banks. #
The following bills were introduced:
| 10 legaliZe and make valid certain
mortgage foreclosures heretofore
made
/ To appropriate $1,000 for the int
provement of the site of Fort Rid..
! ley. PA
Relating to the rights Of testators.
To authorize cities Of 10000 inhabit-
ants to issue bonds for the construction
Of libraries. city halls, etc.
To amend the laws aof 1885 relating
to the assessment and collection OF
taxes.
To authorize municipal courts to is.
| Suc Wills VI cAecullOu.
To amend the Laws Of 1873 relltine
to the examination of teachers by
county superintendent.
To amend the Laws OF 1895 relating
to elections
To provide for the organization OF
unorganized counties.
In the House.
The house struggled manfully with
the proposition to make the railroad
commissioners elective, in committee
of the whole, and under the leadership
Of Messrs. Feig, Jacobson, Torson e
al. the Torson bill was recommended
to pass. The fight was not so long as
it was exciting, and considerable ba6
blood was exhibited.
Other bills recommended to pass
were:
To provide for registrati ton Of munich
pal bonds. 49,
Reducing the minimum penalty fol
grand larceny in the first degree from
8 five to one year.
Relating to appeal bonds in justic,
S courts.
4 Relating to replevin action in justic