The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-02
Bounty of Cent a Pound
on Spinning Fiber Favored
by the House.
Annual Outlay Limited to $780,
600 for Not More Than
Five Years.
MeSSrS. Lochren and ColVill0
Added to the Gettysburg
Commission.

ST. PAUL, March 29.-The house held
an all-daJ session Saturday, occupying
| most of the time in committee of the
whole. Much of this was spent on the
bill, H. +. 437, proposed by Mr.. Kelley,
offering bounty for long line spinning
6bers and spinning lows p ~Iuced and
manufactured within the state. The
bill was amended so as to cover period
of five years and the bounty was made
cent pound.
The debate covered both the consti-
nationality and the policy of the propo-
sition. Mr.. Schmidt attacked the con-
stitutionality of the bill, limited as it
was to residents of the state. He de-
MED the power of the state to dis
criminate against non-residents, but
the 9th er lawyers disagreed with him.
Mr.. Stockwell and Mr.. Scott opposed
the policy, but Mr.. Kelley, Mr.. Staples
and others thought that it would open
up further means of Investigation of
agriculture in the state and an expert
ment we'll worth trying. The amount
which should be paid in any one year
was limited to $25, 900 and the bill rec
commended to pass.
The Gettysburg Commission.
Judge Hicks called up S. T. lS9.
Senator Wyman's bill appropriating
1000 to take the survivors of the
First Minnesota to Gettysburg and
moved that the name of Judge Loeb
rem be added to the commission having
the matter in charge The motion
was debated at some length, several
members vigorously opposing such &C
ton because of Judge Lochren's record
as pension commissioner. The bill
was further amended by adding the
name of Colonel William Colville and
recommended to pass.
On Judge Hicks motion, the primary
election bills, introduced by himself
and Mr.. Davies, n. F. 6S6 and H. F.
33, were made special order for
Wednesday next at 2 80 o'clock.
Other Measures Acted On.
Seventeen bills were disposed of in
committee of the whole, the following
being recommended to pass:
H. F. GA, McGill-Transferri to the
states general revenue fund the unex-
fund.
H. f. 1876, Snyder-Adding the habitual
use of morphine, opium, laudanum and
choral to the causes for absolute di-
vorce.
H. f. 612, Standardization the time
within which actions must be brought to
enforce liens from six years to one year.
H. E. $50, Johns-Legalizing fore
closures of mortgages on church prop
erty.
H. F. BAT, Finney-Giving lien upon
grain for threshing the same.
H. F. 531, MISUNDERSTANDING the PEN
atty for selling liquor without license
from fine and imprisonment to fine or i'm
prisonment.
These Were Passed.
81. E. 6s2, Douglas-To create a board of
state drainage commissioners and pre-
scribe their duties
H. F. 921, Laing-To fix the time for
Lolding court in Jackson county
H. T. 922, Laing-To fix the time for
holding court in Cottonwood county.
H. F. 90S, Snyder-To allow persons
contributing not less than $4,000 to the
university to endow professorship.
S. F. $50, Masterman-To fix the time
for holding court in Washington county.
H. f. 691, Stockwell-To prevent fraud
In the sale of adulterated sacharine food
products.
H. F. 1877, Donnelly-To provide for ex-
animation and licensing of civil engineers
by state board.
H. +. 5l5, Observation-Disclosures to food
adulteration.