The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.

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st. Paul. March 16. The senate held
. short session yesterday afternoon.
One local bill was passed. A.
The house had only one session: Tie
following bills were introduced:
Amending law relating to elections.
To REIN burse Mcleod county for the
capture and trial of Musgrave> and
Cingmars for the murder of Sheriff
Rogers.
Legal1ing certain interpretations of
villages.
To prohibit the taxing of fish in
streams in incorporated cities and vii
lagos at certain seasons.
st. Paul, March 17.--In the senate
yesterday the following bills were
passed:
Designating place of taxation of grain
IN grain elevators.
Providing for the dedication of the
monument erected by the state of Min
nesota on the battlefield of Gettysburg.
TO provide for a second examination
OF all persons committed to the Mime
sofa state hospital for the insane, by
the probate courts or court commission
ers. ~, -
TO amend the supplement chapter 1876
OF the general laws of 1895, being can
act for the preservation of forest of
this state and for the prevention and
and suppression of forest and prairie
fires" Approved April 10. 1895.
To amend section 4 and 8, chapter
376, General Laws 1895, relating to
primary elections.
Pottgieser. TO prohibit certain
city and county officers from holding
any other Office.
To provide against the manufactures,
adulteration or sale of spices and con-
diments. to prevent fraud and preserve
the public health.
To amend the amendment to chapter
Is, Genaral Laws 1872, relating to the
state board of health.
TO provide for attaching territory to
independent or special school district
In the house the following bills were
introduced:
Providing a system of taxing Sleep
ing, drawing room and parlor car COM
panies based upon gross earnings
Providing for taxation of insur ance
companies.
Amending law relating to adulter-
ated or unhealthy milk and cheese.
To legalize and regulate cremation
OF human bodies after death.
To amend section 2, chapter 254,
general laws 1895, relating to sureties
upon bonds of contractors for public
work.
TO amend section CO, chapter II, gen
fof "a A1ofi ~
upon delinquent taxes.
TO repeal section 400, general
statutes 1894, relating to the collection
of agricultural statistics
To amend chapter 25s, general laws
1889, relating to steam boiler and in
spectors.
TO amend section 29o7, general
statutes 1894, relating to cooperative
associations.
st. Paul, March ,1s.-In the senate
yesterday the following bills were in
PRODUCED: To provide for the retire.
ment of teachers in cities.
TO enforce payment of taxes which
became delinquent prior to Jan. /, 1897.
TO provide for per cent tax on
gross earnings of sleeping car COM
panies.
TO tax insurance companies per
cent of gross earnings.
To provide for payment of interest
on state training school bonds.
Amending laws relating to highways
and bridges in villages.
In the house Gears travelling library
bill was defeated. Bills were intro.
iuced to provide for taxation of express
| com panies, and one to provide against
the adulteration of cider. The follow
ing were passed:
70 appropriate $1,000 for the pre-
servation of the grounds of the battle
site of Fort Ridgely.
10 repeal law relating to the county
com missioners of Winona county.
To establish a system of free text
books.
st. Paul, March 19.-In the senate the
Thorpe bill granting additional powers
to the state board of equalization was
| recommended to pass. The following
bills were introduced:
Relating to ownerships of real es-
tate by corporations, making limit of
5000 acres; except in case of railroads.
10 provide for taking testimony in
| certain cases.
Providing for highway commissioner.
Making legitimate the children of
marriages proving to be illegal, but
entered into in good faith.
For relief of Henry Villery.
In the house the following bills were
! introduced:
70 provide for the abatement of taxes
when property has deprecated in value
| 20 per cent.
10 prevent the sale of cigars,
| cigarets and tobacco to minors attend
ing public schools.
10 amend liquor license laws, :provid-
ing that half Of the fee shall be paid
into the county treasurer by the cities
and villages. *
10 amend the grain and warehouse
law, providing for a system of bonds to
be given by elevator companies and
grain warehouse men.
To enforce payment of taxes which
became delinquent before the first
Monday of January, 1897, and provides
for 4 system of extensinn- nndar car.5