Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-02-18
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE. 3,
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Briefly Showing Bills Introduced and Bush
ness Finished.
st. Paul, Feb. 9.The senate held a
short session in the morning and ad-
journed for the day. The following
bills were introduced:
Empowering cities. villages and bor-
oughs to disinter bodies from aban-
doned and neglected cemeteries, rebury
them and use the old cemetery for q
park.
For the appointment Of civil service
commissioners in Minneapolis. T.
Appropriating $500 for bridges in
Kandiyohi county.
Appropriating $500 for a bridge in
Kandiyohi county over Halverson
slough.
Appropriating $500 for q bridge in
Kandiyohi county.
Amending law relating to actions by
administrators. -e a
Amending laws of 1895 relating to
domestic stock and FIRE insurance COM
panies.
Releasing the receiver of the Bank
of New England from paying interest
therein. .
In the house the following bills were
introduced:
Amending the present law relating
to common school districts and the
payment of treasurer's reports.
Appropropriatinn $500 to aid in
building bridges and roads in the town
of Kingman, Renvi;le county.
Appropriating $1,000 to aid in road
and bridge building in Itasca county.
Appropriating $1,000 to aid in road
and bridge building in Aitkin county.
.Appropriatiug $1,000 for q bridge
across Willow river in Aitkin county.
Appropriating $4,000 for road i'm
provement between Elk river and Sher-
burn county.
To give minors the right to draw
their pay unless parents or guar dams
give notice to the contrary.
St. Paul, Feb. 10.-The senate had
few absentees yesterday, and the only
petition presented was one by Senator
Whitney asking that bank failures be
inquired into. The following bills
were passed:
To regulate and improve the service
of grain inspection and weighing and
registration in the state of Minnesota.
To amend laws relating to uses and
trusts.
To amend laws of 1873, to exempt q
husband from liability for torts COM
mitted by his wife.
To create and provide for a system
of travelling public libraries, and to
promote the esta blishment of free pub
lie libraries and to create a public Ii
brary commission.
To amend general statutes of 1873
relating to the issuance of bonds for
the erection of public buildings by
cities, towns and villages.
In the house the following bills were
introduced: To provide seed grain to
farmers who lost their crops by storms
in 1896. To appropriate $4,000 for
purchase Of same.
Providing for payment of wages to
employees of corporations which have
been placed in the hands of a receiver.
Relating to actions for the division
Oh real property.
To amend laws relating to terms of
senators and representatives of the
legislature of this state.
To repeal laws relating to uses and
trusts.
To appropriate So, $50 for compensa-
ton of the commission in the case of
Minnesota and Wisconsin on the mat
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head of the lakes.
To amend laws declaring certain
weeds a nuisance, and providing for
their destruction.
st. Paul, Feb. Ex-senator Dunn,
yesterday. offered a resolution, alleg-
ing discrimination by the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway
against st. Paul, Minneapolis and
southern Minnesota cities, in favor of
Chicago and Eastern points. and ask
ing the railroad and warehouse COM
mission to investigate the allegation.
The resolution was adopted. The fol-
lowing bill were introduced:
Amending section Z, of article 1, of
the constitution, relating to rights of
persons accused of crime.
TO validate the mortgages or power
of attorney by married woman where
the husband does not Join.
Relating to sale of Intoxicating
liquors. s..
Enforcing payment of delinquent
taxes prior to 1895.
Requiring all druggists, on demand,
to furnish . copy OF prescriptions to
persons presenting the same from any
practising physician.
To enforce and promote immigration.
The house recommended for passage,
by large vote, Representative Gron-