The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-04

The following committee reports were re-
ceived and acted upon:
From Claims
H. 2. Is Johns)-For relief of Jane Ward
amended to read 2,5oO, instead Of S., Geo; to
pass as amended. Adopted. Referred to
II. F. 446 (Basford)-For relief of Marietta
crawford; to pass. Adopted. Referred to
committee % .6 on appropriations
Dillery; to pass. Aropted. Referred to
committee on appropriations
ID; +. 1877 (Snodgrass)-For relief of Ben
Jamin Russell: Sidney Luce and John B.
CHuIyer; amended to read 81, 800, instead of
$3.50; to pass as amended. Adopted and
referred to committee on appropriations
H. f. 527 CMilligan)-To reimburse Charles
X. Reed for services in recruiting men for
service during Indian rebellion in 1862;
amended to read $500, instead of $685., and to
pass as amended. Referred to committee on
appropriations.
From Appropriations
4. F. 81 Foss)-To create a Farmers
relief fund" to be indefinitely postponed.
From Public Lands
H. F. COG (Staples)-Relating to public sale
and lease of mineral lands; to pass.
From Agriculture
H. F. 32$ (scribner)-To appropriate money
Tor encouragement Of county agricultural So
cletles; majority report favors indefinite
postponement; minority report favors pass
age Of the bill, reducing the appropriation
from $4,000 to $4,000
From Military Affairs
II. f. 454 Fosnes)-To appropriate $1,000
Release, Lac qui Parle county; amended,
reducing the appropriation to $500 and re-
1erred to committee on appropriations.
II. f. 500 QHolmen)-To authorize the rec
ognition of the Sons of Veterans; to be in
definitely postponed, as the same ground is
covered in the military code.
From Agriculture
H: F. 523 Feig)-To appropriate $4,000 for
held instruction in butter and cheese max
ing; TO pass, with an amendment reducing
the amount to $500: and referred to com
mIttee on appropriations.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
H. F. 7O1 Johns)-To abolish Offices Of
coroner and deputy coroner and provide for
the appointment of medical examiner Ju-
dietary.
H. F. 7G2 Committee on Public I,ands,-
To amend law relating to public land. Com
mittee of the whole
H. F. 7O3 (Martin)-To require the pay
ment OF interest on money given as bonds
by employees to corporations. Corporations
II. r. 7O4 (Brggs)-For relief of Josephine
Nerratt' appropriating $693.33 therefore.
H. F. 7O5 Feig)-To establish boards Of
county visitors which shall visit and in
spect public correctional institutions. Cen
era1 legislation.
II. F. 706 Ferris)-,To amend law relating
to place for trial Of civil actions Judiciary
H. F. 7O7 CMcGilD-To repeal law allowing
St; .a Paul io to purchase franchise Of st. Paul
II. F. 708 (Schmidt-To require county
auditors and city comptrollers to furnish
certificates of taxes and assessments that
are dehnquent. Sent to general orders under
suspension of the rules.
H. F. 7C9 CMcDonald)-To establish county
asylums for the insane and feeble-minded.
Insane hospitals.
H. F. 10 (McDonald)-To amend law re-
lating to the publication of legal notices
H. F. I'll Head)-To provide for holding
general term of district court in Mile Laos
county. Judiciary.
H. F. 712 (stockweID-To amend law relat-
ing to soldiers home. Soldiers home
H. F. 713 (StockwelD-To provide for the is
suance of clothing to inmates of the soldiers
home Soldiers home.
H. F. ia Fosnes)-To regulate the election
of clerks Of the district court. Judiciary
H. F. lis Hicks)-To amend law relating
to powers granted to cities to issue bonds.
Municipal legislation.
H. F. TIC (Hicks)-To amend law relating
to assessments for special improvements
Municipal legislation
H. F. III (Abbott)-To amend constitution
relating to taxation, exempting from taxation
all widows and single women over twenty
years Of age. Taxes and tax laws.
H. F. rs (Smith)-To amend the probate
code. Judiciary
H F. 719 (Hartshorn)-For relief Of George
W. Wetheral, veteran, and appropriating
81, 900 for same. Claims.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
S. F. 191 Yale)-For local improvement
fund for Winona.
S. F. 299 Yale)-To authorize street sprink-
ling and assessments in Winona.
BILLS PASSED.
H. F. 271 CVaiD-Relating to lien on logs.
H. F. 432 MISUNDERSTANDING to auction
GERS.
H. F. 1913 (Torson)-Relating to weeds.
H. F. 431 (Snyder)-Relating to rights Of
cities to purchase electric power, etc.
H F. POS (Fosnes)-To legalize certain acts
of county commissioners.
H. F. % (Schmidt)-Relating to labor liens
on logs.
S. F. 159 Ounn)-To legalize certain mort
gage foreclosures.
H. F. 1913 Misunderstanding to special as
sessments in certain cases.
The following bills on the calendar were
Opposed Of as indicated:
H. F. AIS (Scott)-To provide for licensing
of bicycles. Lost-43 to So.
H. F. 4SS Committee on General Legisla-
tion)-An act relating to inebriates. Recon-
mitted to the committee.
H. F. 1S9 Poetz)-Reducing the necessary
number of petitioners for independent candi-
dates from 10 to per cent. Lost-22 to 49,
s. F. % CThorpe)-To improve the service
of grain inspection. Lost