Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
Both Bodies Are in Good WORKING
Order.
Cosby Letters Giving In Detail tho Moro
Important Work Of the Senate
and House of Repre-
EentativeS.

quorum was present. No attempt was
made to pass bills, but the senate went
at once into committee Of the whole to
discuss pending measures. Among the
bills recommended to pass was one de-
claring that SO pounds make bushel
OF coal, 1000 pounds a ton, and 1873
cubic feet a cord of wood. Another
recommended to pass loans the perma-
nent school fund to country districts to
erect school houses, and for other pur-
poses. A bill, which was sharply con-
tested, awards the printing of the SUI
preme court reporter to Frank Du-
fresno at $3.50 per volume, instead of
the West Publishing COMPANY. who
have been charging 50. No decision
was reached.
The senate decided to proceed with
the investigation Of Labor Commits
sioner Powers, if it takes all summer
The house, like the senate, did not
meet until afternoon, but succeeded in
transacting considerable business. %
bills being introduced and IL passed.
Two bills offered by Mr.. Jacobson were
somewhat sensational One proposes
to repeal the act granting swamp lands
to the Duluth & Iron Range railroad.
The road has received over 100000
acres and claims 100000 more. The
second bill provides for state conf
mission, to sit after the legislature adj
iourns, to ascertain whether railroads
are holding or claiming lands which
actually belong to the state. Clerks
and stenographers are provided and
$50, 600 appropriated to defray expenses
of the investigation. Both bills went
which jacobson is chairman.
Among the bills passed was one for
bidding outsiders furnishing liquor to
prisoners in jail, and another revising
the chattel mortgage laws. One of the
bills held up provides that to pass
constitutional amendment it must re-
ceive majority Of all the votes cast
at the election, aud not merely ma
jority OF the votes cast on that subject.
The fight on the location Of the
fourth insane asylum will be precipi-
tated in the open legislature today.
Six of the joint committee will re-
port in favor Of Hastings and five in
favor Of Anoka. A bill will also be in
>.
the commission has already located it
at Anoka, the Anoka people require
no bill, but simply hope to hold fast to
what they have got.
St. Paul, March 3.-The regular dis
urbance in the senate Yesterday was
due to the report of the joint commit
tee relative to the location of the fourth
insane asylum. There was consider
able sentiment manifested against Civ
ing any further attention to the mat
ter, on the ground that the commission
having located it at Anoka had settled
the question. However, as there were
two reports, one for Hastings and one
for Anoka, the whole N after was made
the special order for Thursday after
noon.
The bill authorizing attorneys to is
sue subpoenas instead of clerks of the
court produced lively debate, during
which Senator Culkin took occasion to
denounce the lobby of clerks opposing
the bill. It was finally laid on the
table. but will be brought up again.
Only six bills were introduced in the
senate and none passed.
One of the bills introduced provides
that wheat in the elevators, other than
that stored by farmers. shall be taxed
in the districts where the elevators are
located. The afternoon session of the
senate was devoted to discussing the
proposed reapportionment, in order to
determine how many senators and rep
resentatives there shall be in the next
legislature.
The house took a whirl at the two
reports on the fourth insane asylum,
the same as the senate. In addition, a
bill was introduced locating the asylum
at Hastings, notwithstanding that the
commission, authorized by the last leg
islature, has already located it at
Anoka- Judge Hicks gave notice that
he would introduce bill tomorrow To-
eating the asylum at Anoka, and then
the whole matter went over to bethe
special order Friday morning:
Mr.. Donnelly's constitutional amend
ment providing that after 1900 no one
shall vote who cannot read and write
was indefnitly postponed after sharp
debate. Later in the day Donnelly's
bill making gold and silver legal ten
der for all debts was also indefinitely
postponed. so that upon the whole it
did not appear to be Dounelly's day.
Only two bills were passed and those
purely local, but there was the usual
food of new bills, thirty-one being in
troduced the house list reaching an
even TOO. One of these new bills ap-
propriates 1000 to reimburse Chisago
county for expense: in prosecuting
tramp murderers last year Among
others were bills forb<ddiug adultera-
lions of bread stuffs, iellies and sugar,
and other forbidding sectarian instruc-
lions in public schools. Mr.. Foss hav-
ing guarded against criminals receiv-
ing flowers, came to the front with a
bill compelling tramps to work On the
highway.
St. Paul, March 4.-Yesterday was
slaughter day in the legislature. The
bill raising the liquor license from $500
to $1,000 in the smaller cities and
towns, making 81, 600 the lowest license
in the state, was defeated in the SEN
ate In the house the bill placing the