The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-25
THE LEGhLAI'JI
The Grind OF the Minnesotn Law
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5a5* ST. Paul, March Ex-senator Miller
called up his resolution, offered OH
March s., calling for iii investigation
of the condition Of the state hospitals
for the insane by a special senate COM
mittee of seven in regard to whether
additional room can be made in the
hospitals now in existence so as to
ascertain whether it will be necessary
ITO build fourth hospital for the .in
sane. A long debate ensued, after
which the resolution was adopted-23
to 81
The report Of the committee to IN
yestigate the state printing depart
lnent was adopted. The committee
found the affairs in satisfactory con-
,dition. The following bills We're
spassed:
70 designate the place for taxation
of grain elevators; to provide for the
dedication of the monument erected by
the State of Minnesota upon the bat
tlefield of Gettysburg: to provide for q
second examination Of all persons COM
mitted to the Minnesota State hospital
for the insane, by the probate courts
or court commissioners; to provide Tor
the preservation of forests of this state
and for the prevention and suppression
of forest and prairie fires; relating to
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city and county officers from holding
any other office; to provide against the
manufacture, adulteration OF sale OF
,spices and condiments, to prevent
fraud and preserve public health; re-
lating to the state board Of health; to
provide for attaching territory to in
4. dependent or special school districts.
The following bills were introduced:
10 establish a probation system for
juvenile delnquents; relating to JUS
tees of the peace; to prohibit the sale
of unWholeSome food; to legaliZe and
regulate. cremation; to provide for
bonds for city treasurers; to create
board Of commissioners ofspublic print
ing, defining their duties anu repeating
all existing laws.
a8i. The House.
The house passed upon five Of the
mo, important bills upon it's list Of
ger raj orders. Four Of them were
y reccnmen ended to pass, and one was
placed on the calendar practically
without recommendation. On four OF
the measures there were protracteu
contests, SO that the amount Of WOrq
done was really remarkable The five
bills acted upon in order We're the trav-
cling library bill, the forestry bill, 4
bill making telegraph companies liable
for "sentimental' damages, the COM
lpulsory free text book bill and the bill
making the term OF county ~ tors
four years. The following bills were
passed:
+. Appropriating $4,000 for the forestry
association; to allow bon of receivers
and assignees to be re,l Iced as the
property is disposed of; defining and
furnishing vagrancy.
The following bills We're introduced:
TO provide for the payment OF q Ii
cense fee by and taxes upon sleeping
drawing room and parlor cars; to pro
vide for the taxation Of all foreign and
domestic insurance companies; relating
to unhealthy OF adulterated milk; to
legalZe and regulate cremation; to
provide for the taxation of sleeping,
drawing and parlor car companies;
relating to sureties upon bonds Of con
tractors for public works; relating tic
penalty upon delinquent taxes; relat-
ing to the collection Of agricultural
statistics; relating to steam boilers and
inspectors.
st. Paul, March 1S.-A bare quorum
of the senate put itself ON record yes
terday with regard to it's attitude on
the bill to facilitate the constructor
of the new state house by refusing, by
"a viva vOce vote, to advance the bill
to the calendar. The measure was be
fore the senate in the shape of III. Il
'625, which has been substituted fol
Z the senate bill. Senator Stevens
moved, when the bill was reached or
general orders, that when the commit
tee arose it recommend the bill fol
passage. After a long debate the mo
ton was voted down and motion tt
report progress was carried.
A number Of bills were acted on il
committee Of the whole The following
bills We're introduced:
10 empower the Winona park boar(
to issue bonds; to tax sleeping cal
companies on the basis Of gross earn
ings; to provide for a gross earnings
tax on all insurance companies; tt
provide for the payment of interest OF
reform school bonds; to amend the
laws relating to highways within vii
lagos: to prohibit the use Of tobacco
by minors under eighteen and TO stu
dents in schools, universities and othe,
educational institutions; to provide fol
the publication of second edition OF
Minnesota in the Civil and IndiaI
Vars" to provide for the retirement
of teachers III cities; to enforce pay
AAlSIt VI ElN-ACo Which DCCOu1C uGllu
.quent on the first Monday in January
The House.
The house put in busy day yester
day. More than twenty-five bills
were considered in committee Of the
whole, and almost without exception
they We're recommended to pass.
night session was held which was de
voted to consideration Of bills in com
mittee Of the whole
The morning session was given oyel
to reports Of committees, a great girls
of bills being reported.
The free text book bill was passee
by a vote Of 65 to 90 The following
bills We're introduced:
10 provide for the assessment, taxa
ton and collection of taxes of expires.
companies; to amend the law relating
to preferred debts in insolvency; IL
prevent fraud in the sale of cider; au
thorizing deputy sherifrs to be notarie!
public.
st. Faul March 19.-The senate nd