The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-03-03
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
Briefly Showing Bills Introduced and Bust
ness Finished.


day was in a negative mood and re-
fused to fix the date of adjournment at
March 81, as suggested by Senator
Knatvold.
The house resolution fixing the APP
portionment at a maximum of IS sena-
tors and la representatives was amend
ed by Senator Barr to make it 60 sena-
tors.
Senator Culkin thought the whole
matter should be left to the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens the mat
ter was made special order for
Wednesday afternoon.
The senate adjourned until Tuesday
afternoon.
ton introduced Thursday, calling upon
the president of the State University
to inform the house as to the number
of students in attendance who were
not residents of Minnesota. The fol-
lowing bills were introduced:
To provide for a reduction of 90 per
cent in freight rates between points in
the state.
To provide that voting away of
franchises by city councils shall be
ratified by vote of the people.
To provide for right of redemption of
sale made under chattel mortgage.
To amend law relating to separa-
ton of town and villages.
To authorize district courts to hold
special terms outside of county seats.
To amend law relating to power of
district courts.
To amend law relating to bakeries.
To amend law relating to education
in school districts.
To amend law relating to town
officers.
Relating to county commissioners
compensation.
st. Paul, Feb 24.-The Senate yester-
day passed the following bills:
A bill for an act to amend section
45o, chapter 6 of the statutes of 1894,
relating to Illuminating oils, except
cities of 100. 600 or over.
A bill for an act to repeal an act
authorising the village of Excelsior
to esta blish water works department,
to raise funds therefore etc.
A bill for an act to authorize cities
to settle and compromise claims
against such cities.
A bill for an act authorizing all cor
porations other than those for pecuni-
airy profit to increase the number of
thier trustees.
A bill for an act authorizing perpet-
ual SUGGESTIONS upon corporations or
gained for the purpose of operating
private cemeteries and crematories
and provide for perpetual care and
improvement found.
| A bill for an act to provide for the
registration of municipal bonds of the
cities of the state.
Roseau and Marshall county seed
gram bill.
The house killed the bicycle path
bill, also Feig's bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the northern counties. The fol-
lowing were introduced:
For taxation of iron mines, mining
property and mineral lands.
To amend law for the prevention of
spread of disease among domestic ami
mails, requiring quarantine of all cases
of pleuro-pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Appropriation for E. S. Hall election
contest expenses.
Relating to the property rights of
the wife in case of divorce.
To provide for trial by jury in all
cases where title to real estate is in
| volved.
To amend law relating to lease of
mineral lands belonging to the state.
For the protection of life and linn b,
making 1t penal offense to erect in
secure staging or scaffolding.
st. Paul, Feb. 25.-In the senate yes
| terday Mr.. Culkin introduced bill
providing for bonds in case of an APP
| peal from a decision of the county
commissioners.
Senator Stevens introduced a resolu-
ton asking the Minnesota representa-
tives in congress to support the pend
ing bill for the fixing of compensation
for the fourth class postmasters. Sem
ator Culkin opposed the resolution and
it was laid on the table.
The ST. Paul Typographical union
sent in a protest saying that the Pio-
! neer Press Printing company uses ma
chimes in doing state print ting in viola
ton of express provisions to the con-
trary.
The bill to release the New England
bank from payment of interest on state
funds was declared unconstitutional by
the Judiciary committee several days
ago, and was stricken from the general
orders
In the house the following bills were
passed:
To provide for attaching territory to
independent school districts, for at
taching the old Richield independent
school districts in the Thirteenth ward,
Minneapolis, to the independent school
district in the city of Minneapolis.
For graduated and progressive in
heritance tax.
Relating to the fling of tax levy,
providing that when March 81 comes
on Sunday it may be fled on the fol-
Ioxuipo Monday