Warren sheaf., 1897-02-04
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THE LEGISLATURE.
Both Bodies Are in Good Working
Order.
Cosby Letters Giving in Detail the More
Important Work of the Senate
and House of Repre-
sentatives.

and House of Repre-
sentatives.
St Paul. Jan. 27.-Both branches of
the legislature resumed sessions yester-
day. after their brief vacation, but
neither branch was very Industrious.
Senator Dunn, who succeeds Senator
Day, was sworn in and assigned to all
the committee positions heretofore held
by Day. In accord with the demand
from his friends, which require him to
refuse any courtesles at the hands of
Lieut.. Gov. Gibbs, Senator Sheehan de-
clined the craftsmanship of the commit
tee appointed to investigate the state
labor bureau. This is more revenge
on the lieutenant governor for not ap-
pointing Sheehan chairman of the ju-
dietary committee, Notwithstanding the
senate took it out of his hands. Sen
ator Dunn was promptly appointed to
the vacant craftsmanship, and the sun
still rises and SETS.
Only ten bills were offered in the
senate, the most important being the
one amending the struck jury law, pro-
viding that the judge, instead of the
sheriff, shall make the selection of the
jurors. The demand of the labor ele-
ment is for the absolute repeal of the
law, and this measure is a sort of CON-
promise. Another bill, of considerable
interest to the farmers. appropriates
$4,000 to be used for premiums at
county fairs and 1000 for the South
ern Minnesota fair.
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war was to be inaugurated between
the senate and the governor over his
appointments, it was dissipated yester-
day by the confirmation of all the
names he has sent in so far, with the
exception of two of minor importance,
who will also be confirmed in day or
two.
There were 21 bills introduced in the
house. among them being one reducing
the fees for the formation of corpora
tions. This bill makes the fee $50 for
the first $5O,OO0 of capital, and $5 for
each additional $4,000. Religious,
charitabl butter and cheese, cooper
ative township mutual fire Insurance,
elevator and mercantile companies are
exempt from any fees. AS the present
bill has always been regarded as a
hardship for those wishing to form le-
gitimate corporations. and as it was
originally passed at the instance of cor
porations already existing. this bill
ought to have pretty smooth sailing.
AS there is a shortage in offices, a
bill was introduced for state fire mar
shall, equipped with four deputies. The
chief marshal is to have his office at
the capitol, with salary of 81, 500, a
ST 200 clerk, and 81, 500 for extras. The
deputies are to reside in the principal
cities of the state, and as recompense
for such enforced residence will be
given a salary of So, 500 each. The OBJ
ject of the bill, outside of the salaries,
is to tighten the losses of the insurance
companies by preventing incendiarism
and thus secure reduction of insur-
ance rates in the state.
Still another Office was proposed in
the nature of state elevator inspector
The governor will begin receiving ap-
plications for the proposed Offices to-
morrow.
Another battle monument is desired
by Representative Olds, who offered a
bill appropriating $3.50 to purchase
ten acres of land in Yellow Medicine
county, to commemorate the battle of
September, 1862, between the late Gen.
H. H. Sibley and the Indians under
Little Crow.
No bills were passed, the greater por-
ton of the session being spent in COM
mittee of the whole considering the
merits and dement's of bills already in
troduced.
st. Paul, Jan. 2s.-The resolutions
offered by Senator Wyman last week
favoring the arbitration treaty were
adopted by the senate Yesterday and
sent to the house for concurrence. Per-
haps because U. s. Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts,, stated that the senate
ought not to be dragooned by sermons
and resolutions into adopting the
treaty, and perhaps owing to the latent
Fenian spirit, they were so modified
before they passed as to favor arbitra-
tion on general principles without COM
mitting. the legislature to the particu-
lar treaty now pending. This seems
to be an entirely safe position, being
based on the principle of the hunter
who fired IN such a way as to hit it if
it was a deer and miss it if it was a
calf.
Another matter which agitated the
senate was the motion of Senator Cole,
of Fergus Falls, who wants to recon-
slider the vote whereby Frank Days
seat was declared vacant as of date of