The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-05
House Routine.

House Routine.
The following reports on bills were made:
From Corporations Other Than Municipal
s. F. 291 Substitute for S. F. 1884, by the
senate judiciary committee)-To authorize and
confer perpetual succession upon corporations
organized for the purpose OF operating pri-
t Tate cemeteries s To pass and to be substi-
agents to exhibit transfer book or list of
stockholders. To pass. Adopted.
II. +. DAB (Lellman)-To make stockholders
Jointly liable for the wages of all employees.
TO be indefinitely postponed. Adopted.
H. F. 6SS (Scottl-Relating to payment of
fees for filing articles of Incorporation. To
be indefinitely postponed. Adopted.
s. F. 107 (Stevens)-Authorizing corpora
lions other than those for pecuniary profit
pass. Adopted.
From Banks and Banking
H: F. 451 (Goss)-To make it unlawful for
banks to loan money to their stockholders.
To be indefinitely postponed. Adopted.
H. F. 1G7 Feig)-To amend general laws
relating to interest on money end usury.
To pass. Adopted.
H. F. 63S Novejoy)-To conform all saw
ings banks to uniformity Of powers. rights
and liabilities, and to provide for the better
protection of depositors. To pass. Adopted.
S. F. 25S (spencer)-To provide for reor-
ganization Of insolvent banks. To pass.
Adopted.
From Municipal Legislation
H. F.. All (SchmidD-To authorize cities
to acquire sites for public docks. To pass
as amended. Adopted.
S. F. 200 CTheden)-To repeal law allowing
the village of Excelsior to establish a water
works department. To pass. Adopted.
H: F. 639 Parker)-To authorize villages
70 issue bonds to pay existing judgments.
H. F. $50 (Goss)-To provide for the sep
aration of farming lands from cities or viii
lagos To be indefinitely postponed. Adopt
ed.
S. F. 40 (Sheehan)-To authorize cities to
compromise claims against such cities. To
be indefinitely postponed. Adopted.
5. F. 1853 (Sperry)-To amend general laws
relating to uses and trusts. To pass as
amended. Adopted.
Elections
elections in conformity with the law govern
ing general elections. To be printed and
placed on general orders.
From Mines and Minerals
H. F. 307 (VaiD-Giving a lien for better
protection Of miners and others employed
| about mines. To be adopted.
H. F. 30 Collaborating for the appoint
ment of state mining inspector and assist
ants To pass, with no amendments. Adopt
ed.
H. F. 3OS WaiD-To amend law providing
| for liens by laborers, material men, etc, To
pass. Adopted.
From Binding Irvine
H. F, 4S7 gkelley)-To encourage the grow
ing of long fibre fax for spinning within the
| state. To be printed and placed on general
orders.
From Public Health, Dairy and Food Pro-
H. F. sol (stockwelD-To prevent adutera-
ton of sugar and saccharine products. To
| pass Adopted.
H. F. go (StockwelD-To prevent adultera-
| ton of food jelies. To pass. Adopted
| H. F. $50 (StockwelD-To prevent adultera-
ton Of cereal breadstuffs. To pass. Adopted.
H. F. SIS (BruSletten)-To prevent adul-
iteration of spices and condiments. To pass.
Adopted.
From a Special Committee
H. F. 400 Ounn)-To require a majority OF
q election
constitutional amendment. Amended so as
| to require three-ffths of the people to vote
and at least one-third of the total voters
| being in favor of the amendment. To pass.
| Adopted.
| From Insurance
H. F. 344 (ShelD-To provide for incorpora-
ton Of cooperation assessment life and cas-
ualty insurance societies; with substitute,
H. F. 720. Placed on general orders
S. F. 246 (Thompson)-To authorize insur-
ance companies to insure against loss by
| burglary and theft. To pass as amended.
Adopted.
H. F. 46S Parker)-To define and limit the
ness within the state, dividing them into
classes and forbidding one company to do
more than one class of business. To be in
definitely postponed. Adopted.
H. F. 319 Lang)-'To amend insurance law
Of 1896 to permit the organization Of COM
panies to insure threshing machines. To
pass. Adopted.
III. F. 52S (Scott)-Reating to the employ
ment Of clerks by the insurance department
To pass. Adopted.
S. F. 1874 (Stevensl-To amend the law re-
latng to title insurance companies. To pass
s. r. 10 CKnatvold)-To authorize the or
ganization of mutual creamery fire tnsur-
H. F. 400 (Reeves)-To authorize foreign in
surance companies to become Minnesota cor
porations by paying the usual fees. To pass.
Adopted.
Banks and Banking
Fl. F. 637 (Schmidt)- to the gov
eminent Of banks, To pass. Adopted.
Corporations other Than Municipal
H. F. 1879 (Kelley)-Relating to state fees
Of corporations. To pass. Adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
H. F. 72O Substitute for H. F. 344, by
committee on insurance)-To provide for in
corporation and regulation of flexible prem
iums of assessment societies. General orders.
ii. F. 721 DonnelIy)-To prevent more than
one agricultural society in each county from
receiving state aid.
H. F. 722 Donneny)-For a constitutional
amendment providing that the supreme court
shall decide the constituttonality of any act
submitted to it by the legislature. Judiciary.
H. F. 723 (Davies)CTo amend probate code
warrants, etc., for the probate court. Judi
ciary.
H. F. 724 (staplesl- establish probation
system for juvenile offenders of the law
in all counties Of $1,000 or over General legs
H. F. TBS (smith)-To amend law relating
H. F. 726 DougIas)-To IegaIize sheriffs'
certificates on mortgage foreclosure sales. Ju-
dietary.
H. F. 727 Ferris)-To regulate and license
employment agencies, requiring bond OF
$4,000. Labor
their just rights authorizing labor organiza-
lions. Placed on general orders.
H. F. 729 (GrondahD-To repeal the law
permitting the deduction of debts from cred
its in the assessment for taxation. Taxes and
Fl. F. 73o (Goar)-To define the boundaries
of counties where the line is the meandered
shore of lake or stream. Counties.
H. F. 731 (Snyder)-To authorize any city
council in cities Of $4,000 to license persons
engaged in theatrical installation. Municipal
legislation.
Fl. F. 1872 (Sampson)-To repeal the special
law relating to liquor law in the village OF
Dassel Meeker county. Indefinitely post
poned, as S. F. 416. passed under supervision
Of the rules, covers the same ground.
Fl. F. 733 (DahD-To inquire agents of all
foreign corporations to file with the secretary
of state certificates OF authority before doing
business within the state Corporations.
pointment OF an agent to accept service for
all foreign companies doing business within
this state. Corporations.
BILLS PASSED.
H. F. $40 Substitute for H. F. 1884, by the
Twelfth judicial district delegation)-To de-
tach Renviile county from the Ninth and at
tach to the Twelfth judicial district.
H. F. 1893 (Fosnes)-To create an additional
judge of the Twelfth judicial district.
H. F. SO Substitute for H. F. "a, by the
committee general legislation)-Relating to
liens on logs and lumber.
H. F. 1T (Soule)-To provide for the relief
of Ellen Rush. Amended to $40 per month.
H. F. 1T (schmidt)-To legalize defective
H. F. 1913 (Cray)-Relating to provide GEM
eteries.