The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-25
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The Grind Of the AIinnesotsss Law
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The Grind Of the sIinnesotn Law
Mill.
Is st. Paul, Feb. / I. lie senate put In
q busy day and much business was
disposed Of. The greater part Of the
day was spent in committee of the
whole. Senator Miller's bill making
the railroad and warehouse commits
.sioners elective was referred to the
committee on railroads. Senator Wy
mans bill relating to banks OF discount
md deposit was made a special order
for Thursday afternoon.. Senator
Dunn's bill to compel prisoners In
county and village jails to perform la
Dor upon the public streets, highways,
buildings, etc., was recommended to
pass.
The following bills We're passed:
A bill for an act to establish state,
weighing and inspection Of grain at
the cities of Fergus Falls and Winona;
In relation to plats Of additions or sub
divisions thereof to any town, village
OF city now on file in any register OF
deeds Office in this state, to legalizes
the same as if properly made, executed,
certified to and recorded, ETC.; al thoriz-
ing the various municipal courts to is.
sue writs Of execution upon judgments.
The following bills were introduced:
70 establish, regulate and support q
state fire marshal; to provide for the.
reduction of the salaries and fees Of.
county officers; to authorize county
commissioners to distribute supple
ments of their proc eedings and reports
of county officers; to provide for the
appointment of expert medical exam
iners; to require deposit and trust COM
panies to keep on file bonds with the
state auditor.
A resolution was passed calling for
an investigation Of the state printing
department..
The House.
The house passed eight of the nine
bills Oh it's calendar, the Grondahl hi
cycle path bill being laid aside in the.
absence of it's author. nI,he bills passed
were:
Reducing fee for final papers of nat
uralization; increasing the quantity Of
seed barley and corn exempt from ex-
ecution; allowing the United States to
acquire land within the state for edu-
cational institutions; to prevent the
fostering of crime by undue morbid
sentimentality; to prevent the restraint
OF trade and secure freedom of mar
kets for food products; relative to the
publication of notice of the appoint
ment of assignees; providing for the
payment of commissioners to lay out
roads in certain cases; allowing cities
to contract for the construction Of
water, electric light and gas works.
The house spent the afternoon in the
consideration of III. Il. 352, relating to
mortgages and conveyances of person
al property and contracts creating or
reserving a lien thereon. It was final
~ killed by a vote of 81 to 40. 5
The following bills were Introduces:
To extend the liability of railroads in
certain cases to steamboat and other
carrying companies; to provide for O.
commissioner Of pubic buildings; to
define and limit the. powers Of insur-
ance companies doing business in Min
nesota; for an act respecting yagrancy;
to require the lebelling and marking of
convice-made goods; to provide for and
regulate the bringing Of action for.
ejectnent; to authorize cities to license
bicycles and regulate the use thereof;s
for the reorganization or adjustment Of
the affairs of insolvent corporate ex-
7ercising banking powers; to provide for
detention hospitals for the alleged inss
sane in cities having 10000 or more in
habitants.
st. Paul, Feb. Is. The following bills
were passed:
10 increase the amount Of seed grain
exempt from execution; relating to the
time Of holding court in the Third jul
dicial district; to provide for the ex-
penses of road and park commissioners
in certain cases; relating to punishment
for the crime of grand larceny in the
first degree.
The following bills were introduced:
To amend the Laws of 1878, relating
to liquor licenses; to facilitate the set
tlement of insolvent estates; relating to
delinquent real estate taxes; to amend
the laws relating to divorces; to pro-
vide for the protection Of labor; relat-
ing to the preservation of game; re-
latlng to chattel mortgages; to appro-
pirate money for the support Of state
normal schools; relating to the collec-
ton and assessment of taxes; to ap-
propriate $4,000. as a state loan to
farmers for the purchase of seed grain.
The House.
The house spent the greater part Of
the day in committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Snyder's bill increasing the tax
levy for university purposes was the
subject of a long debate and was final
~ referred to the appropriations com
mittee.
The following bills were introduced:
TO provide for the treatment Of in
ebriates by counties; exempting home
steads from taxation; creating the Of
fee Of county assessor in counties hav-
ing less than $4,000 inhabitants; relat-
ing to the election of town supervisors; !.
4 to prevent accidents to brakemen and
switchmen in railroad yards; to facil-
itate the settlement Of insolvent es-
tates; to provide for state commits
sioner Of immigration: to provide
against the adulteration Of spices and
condiments; regulating the manufac-
ture Of beer, ale and porter and pro-
yiding for the use Of the words stand n
ard and inferior in connection there
with.
st. Paul, Feb. Is. The senate spent
the most Of the day in committee OF
the whole on general orders The wy
man banking bill was the most I'M
portant measure under discussion and
took up most Of the time. After being
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