The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-02-11

wind. In the case Of Sheriff Block, OF
Nlcollet scounty, the Legislature even
went 50 far as to remove q constitu-
tlonal disability by passing an act al
lowing q sheriff to hold q position on
the insane asylum board.
The bill repeating the corrupt prac-
tice act was indefinitely postponed in
the senate, Notwithstanding Senator
Greer's statement that the one man in
the state who endeavored to live up to
to it was defeated at the polls.
The most important bill of the day
was offered by Senator Miller. It pro-
vides for an additional assistant at
torney general whose duty shall con-
sist of prosecuting cases against rail-
roads before the railroad commission
ers. It carries with it a salary of 81, 400.
Another bill provides for the establish
ment of private cemeteries and crema-
tories. 1t has for many years been a
common thing for persons in Texas,
Arizona and other untamed portions of
the country. to have private cemeteries
of their own, but this is the first move
ment of that kind in Minnesota.
The location of the fourth insane
asylum bobbed up serenely in the
house yesterday. It came in the form
of resolution offered by Mr.. Staples
Of Dakota county, providing for u joint
committee of seven on the part of the
house and four on the part of the SEN
ate to investigate the methods by which
the asylum was located at Anoka. The
resolution passed.
There was heated debate over the
bill making the railroad commissioners
elective, instead of being appointed by
the governor. The debate brought out
a good deal of personal bitterness,
| among other things it being urged that
the commission appoints 200 grain in
spectors and thus makes itself great
political machine. The sentiment was
strongly in favor of the bill and it was
recommended to pass.
Apparently as an offset for the SEN
! ate bill appropriating $50, 900 for an in
ebriate asylum at Rochester, a bill was
| introduced in the house to abolish the
inebriate ward which now exists in the
Rochester insane asylum.
Neither branch of the legislature
passed a bill yesterday. While 16s
have been introduced in the senate and
BIT in the house, the majority of them
are still in the hands of committees,
and very few have been passed by
either house and still smaller num-
Der sent TO the governor. The bill ap-
propriating funds for legislative ex-
penses is not among the number whose
passage has been delayed.
St. Paul. Feb. 5.-The event of the
| Legislative session yesterday was the
| passage by the house of the bill max
ing the railroad and warehouse COM
mission elective by the people instead
of appointive by the governor. The
passage of this bill by the house has
| been inevitable, ever since it was in
| PRODUCED, and unless some miraculous
change occurs the bill will go through,
! the senate. The bill was championed
by representatives Jacobson and Feig,
and opposed by Representatives Little
ton and Hicks. There were other
speakers, but these were the leaders.
There were 80 votes in favor and q
against the passage of the bill. The
negative votes were as follows: Messrs.
Abbott, Bassford, Gray, Dale, Davies,
Hartshorn, Hicks, HOLSTER, Laing,
Leach, Littleton, Lovejoy, Lloyd. Man.
chester, Meyer, Mcdonald, McGill,
Parker, Scott, Scribner, Schmidt, Shell,
Slmonson, Smith, Snyder, Soule, West.
The passage of this bill occupied sc
much attention that little other bust.
ness was done, though fourteen new
bills were introduced. Among those
introduced was a measure appropriate
ing $4,000 for county and district fairs.
! The senate was evidently in an in
| vestigating mood yesterday, al com.
mittee was appointed to investigate
the ACCESSIBILITY of having Minnesota
| represented at the trans-Missis
sippi exposition at Omaha. An
other committee was appointed
to investigate the method by
which the fourth insane asylum was
located at Anoka. The senate also
passed the house joint resolution for :
for committee to investigate the re
cent bank failures and such a commit
tee was duly appointed. The bill pro
hibiting athletic sports ON Decoration
day and closing Of saloons within hal;
a mile of places where memorial scr
vices are held was passed by a vote O.
80 to 10. Senator Yale was tho leadin!
opponent of the bill. The mixture o
having the same bill introduced in betl
houses was illustrated by the bill pro
posing the repeal Of the struck jur,
law. This was read for final action b.
tho senate, but the house had tho sam,
bill also ready for passage and to avois
complications the senate laid its bill
aside.
! Among the minor bills which passe.
without opposition was one forbidint
the supplying of liquor to prisoner
in Jail. This will have a tendency t.
make the jails less popular as white
resorts.
Only few bills were introduced, bu
among them was one creating the new
Office of county defender. This Office
is to be an Offset to the prosecuting al
torney, as he is to- defend all person
: accused of crimes who have no fund