The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1897-04-08
The following bills were passed:

/ The following bills were passed:
Giving a bounty of ! cent per pound
on all line spinning fiber produced and
manufactured within the state during
the next five years; transferring to the
general revenue fund the uneXpended
balance in the school text book fund;
reducing from six years to one year
the time within which actions to en-
force liens muct be brought; providing
that mortgages shall bear the same
rate of interest after foreclosure as be-
fore; to provide for liens upon grain
for threshing; legaliZing bonds issued
by the city of Hastings to build a
bridge over the Mississippi river; re-
pealing chapter 200, Special Laws Of
1888, relating to the repairs of u GER
tain bridge over the Minnesota river
between the counties Of Chippewa and
Lac Qui Parle.
The following are among the most
important bills introduced:
10 provide for abolition of municipal
courts in cities of less than 5000; to
amend the laws relating to elections;
to appropriate money for the general
expenses Of the state government; to
amend the laws relating to mortgage
foreclosures; making hospitals for the
care Of destitute and abandoned moth
ers the guardians of the children left
with them; to legalize sheriff certiti-
Gates of sale where acknowledgment
thereof has not been recorded; Great
ing department of labor, defining it's
duties and appropriating money for it's
support; providing for the taxation of
freight line and equipment companies;
B to authorize cities to borrow from the
cfn FL fiSyn ppcy with iY,fn
for the purpose of giving employment
to persons without means or employ
ment, and appropriating $4,000 for
such loans; to provide for the public
printing of the State of Minnesota.
st. Paul, March 31.-There will be no
fourth hospital for the insane erected
within the next two years at least.
THIS much was determined by the
vote Of the house yesterday on the
question of passing the bill fixing the
site for this institution at Hastings
over the veto of the governor. The
bill failed by eight votes to secure the
necessary two-thirds.
The vote, after three hours debate,
was 6S in favor Of passing the bill
over the veto of the governor and II
against. Two-thirds Of the whole
house is &c. There was cast an un-
usually large vote, every member Of
the house being present except Messrs.
Vail and Severance, and they were
both excused. When the question was
first fought to an issue on the evening
of March ), the bill passed by vote
of 81 to 80. ~ ,-
The joint special committee which,
for almost two months, has been in
vestigating the condition Of the insolv-
ent banks Of the state made its report
to the house. IT,
The following bills were reported
from committees with recommended
tons as Indicated: ...
10 forfeit the Duluth & Iron Range
railroad grant. To pass, and made a
special order for Friday, April =, at 10
o'clock.
To provide for a commission of sena-
: tors and representatives to sit during
the recess to investigate the title to
state lands, adversely claimed, with
power to institute suits, etc. TO pass,
and to be considered on Friday, with
S. r. go. b..
TO fix the rate to be charged by rail
roads for carrying iron ore at 5 mills
per ton per mile. Indefinitely post
poned.
To give one railroad company the
right of eminent domain to condemn
the use Of the tracks, terminal facili-
ties etc, Of another road. indefinitely
postponed.
rs 10 repeal the water frontage tax. To
pass; placed on the calendar
Killed In the Senate.
~ To ri 1n1 In
son house bill to make elective the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion by vote Of 81 to IA.
The bill was a special order for 3 80
o'clock. The senate went into commit
tee of the whole at that hour, with
Senator Thorpe in the chair After a
long debate participated in by Sena-
tors Miller, Stevens, Keller, Yale, Gull
kin, Morgan and others motion to in
definitely postpone action on the bill
was carried by a vote Of 26 to Is.
The committee arose and, pending
the adoption of the report Of the COM
mittee, a call of the senate was Or
dered by request of Senator Miller. 1t
showed AZ senator's present, and on
rising vote the call was dispensed
with.
The motion to adopt the report of
the committee of the whole, which car
ried with it the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill, was then carried by
vote Of 81 to il.
The following bills We're passed.:
To amend section 249 of the penal
code, relating to the exclusion of per-
sons under the age of q years from
places injurious to the morals.
To repeal chapter $780, Special Laws
of 1887, relating to the compensation
Of judges of the district court of RAM
sey county.
70 transfer the appropriation for
bridge in Chisago county from the
bridge fund to the road and bridge
fund. 49, ..,.- .....-. .- I'd
To fix the terms of holding court in
Jackson county,in the new Seventeenth
judicial district.
TO repeal an act for the construction
of bridge between Chippewa and Lac
qui Earle counties.
st. Paul, April 1.-The senate yes
terday advanced the state capitol APP
preparation bill to the calendar by a
vote of ~ to Is, after very spirited
debate. The senate went into commit