Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-02
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LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
Briefly Showing Bills Introduced and Busi-
ness Finished.

Briefly Showing Bills Introduced and Bu.i-
ness Finished.
st. Paul, Feb. 2O.-The senate yes
terday passed the bill for the semi
payment of taxes. The follow
ing bills were introduced:
Relating to the soldiers home, pro-
viding for wives and children in certain
cases.
Amending laws relating to civil cases.
Amending law relating to foreclosure
of mortgages; 10-year redemption.
Amending laws regulating Use of
products in International waters.
Relating to bounty for capture of
horse thieves; 500 reward.
Amending law creating medical
board in the national guard.
Amending laws relating to registered
pharmacists.
To regulate sale of Intoxicating IL
quors, the operation of eating houses,
and free lunch.
Representative Henry Johns presi-
dent over the committee of the whole
in the house which practically killed
H. F. No. los. by Mr.. Schmidt, of
Duluth, providing for repositories for
the state treasurer. The following
bills were introduced.
Relating to the compensation of
township assessors in their duties col
lection from statistics, making the rate
10 cents for each farm; placed on gen.
eral orders.
To amend the present law relating
to arrest of horse thieves, reducing
bounty to 500; bill repeating this law
has passed the house.
Amending laws relating to public
roads, making them four rods wide
and may be six if all property owners
interested agree.
To provide for the organization of
all unorganized counties; placed on
orders. The bill provides that the
governor shall have a census taken
and the people then are to elect their
own officers The either bill provided
that the governor should appoint.
St. Paul, Feb. 22.-The senate Satur-
day was in negative mood and re-
fused to fix the date of adjournment at
March 81, as suggested by Senator
Knatvold.
portionment at maximum of 65 sena-
tors and ia 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.
The house adopted the Toss resolu-
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 reduction of 20 per
cent in freight rates between points in
the state:
To provide that voting away of
franchises by city councils shall be
ratified by a vote of the people.
To provide for right of redemption of
sale made under chattel mortgage.
To amend law relating to separa-
L1Ou VI CO"u duu 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
452, chapter of the statutes of 1894,
relating to Illuminating oils, except
cities of 100000 or over.
bill for an act to repeal an act
authorizing the village of Excelsior
to establish 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