The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-08
Of 1899. creating the police pension
fund of the city of st. Paul. 4

day by the senate and all that it needs
now to become q law is the signature
Of Gov. Clough. The only discussion
attending the passage Of the, bill was
the motion Of Senator Stevens for a
call Of the senate and long speech by
Senator Howard of Minneapolis in OPP
position to the bill. On call Of the
ayes and hayes there were 81 votes in
favor Of the passage Of the bill and 20
in opposition. The senate also passed,
under suspension of the rules, the
house bill to provide for the organiza-
ton Of Cass and Beltrami counties. On
motion of Senator Thorpe the Spencer
banking bill was taken up yesterday,
the proposition being to concur in the
house amendments. The bill provides
for the reorganization Of suspended
banks. On motion the senate concur
red in the house amendment and Sem
ator Stevens asked for call Of the
senate on the final passage of the bill,
which showed four absentees. The
bill was passed by vote Of 40 to 3.
Senator Dunn reported back the ON
nibus road and bridge bill, which was
passed under Suspension Of the rules.
Senator Dunn. also reported back the
bill to legislate Labor Commissioner
Powers out of office, with favorable
recommendation. Senator Dunn moved
that the bill be read second time and
placed on general orders, which was
done. The Theden yantidepartment
store bill was made special order for
Thursday at 2:30 o'clock.
In the House.
After the transaction of a small
amount Of routine business the house
| took up the special order, which in
Guided Mr.. JacObSOn'S two bills:
a bill for an act repeating an act en-
titled can act granting certain swamp
lands to the Duluth & Iron Range
Railroad company" approved March
8, 1875, and all acts amendatory there
to; also bill for an act to provide for
the establishment of a committee Of
members of the senate and house with
| power to sit after adjournment Of the
! present session and during recess
| thereof, to investigate whether the
| state is entitled to lands located with
! in this state, now claimed adversely
thereto by any party or parties.
| After some debate the forfeiture bill
was passed by a vote of 80 to O. The
second bill was laid on the table until
| the report of the Mountain Iron investi-
| eating committee shall be made.
| A considerable portion of the day
was was spent in committee OF the
whole and a large number of bills
| We're disposed of. The following tenn
| perance bills were killed:
| 10 provide for the payment into the
county treasury IS per cent Of the IL
cense money received by villages; to
| provide for the payment into the coun-
ty treasury SO per cent of the license
money received by cities and villages;
to regulate the sale Of liquor by pharm-
acists.
Gov. Clough was generous with the
house members yesterday, allowing
three bills to be introduced. One OF
them was the reapportionment bill,
which was, on Mr.. Ferris motion,
made a special order for Thursday
morning at 1890 o'clock. The two
pension of the rules:
The reapportionment bill, rules sus-
pended, bill read second time, ordered
printed and made a special order for
Thursday; relating to road and bridge
appropriations, relating to township of
Pilot Mound, Fillmore county, passed
under suspension of rules; to authorize
cities and villages to prevent fighting
brawling, disorderly conduct, etc., was
passed under suspension of rules.
st. Paul, April 5. - The house was
not in the best of temper Saturday at
ternoon, and frittered away much Of
the time spent in session in quarreling
The net result of a sitting Of five hours
duration was. eight bills passed, twt
defeated, one re-referred and twt
recommended out of committee Of thu
whole. If the last hour of the fore
noon session be added to the time
mentioned, it would add to the RECORD
but one more bill lost.
The following bills were passed:
To authorize villages to raise tn
water i'll lakes adjoining their corpor
ute limits; to amend the laws relatin!
to the payment of funds by count.
treasurers; relating to actions agains
persons Jointly liable; to license ped
., d!ars; to increase the powers of dis
trict courts over appeals from munich
pal courts in certain cases; relating tt
. | change of venue before justices of tn,
# peace; relating to mechanics liens; re
lating to property rights of parties tt
action for divorce; to prevent persons
from impersonating deputy sheriffs; t.
| appropriate $4,000 to reimburse Chi
sago county in part for the expenses
in connection with the capture ant
: trial of the Wyoming murderers.
MI. Cray's bill providing for an ex
hibition on the part of the state at tn
Omaha exposition next summer wa
reported for indefinite postponemen
by the committee on appropriations
This indicates the policy of the com
1nittee on this question:, and no appro
: priation will be made for this purpose
Mr.. Dyer introduced, by permission
I, of the governor, H. +. 1O16, relating t.
. the payment Of funds by county treas
urers, and secured it's immediate pass
+. age. ~...r. *.
= The Senate.
;. The senate went into committee o
the whole at 1920, with Senate
: Thompson in the chair for the consid
grafton of bills on general orders. TIL
S;ieehan antitrust bill and the Peter
= son bill to create highway commits
sion were passed over. Senator Peter
e son asked that n. Il. $40 be taken vi
and recommended to pass. The bill aI
: propriates $500 for the improvement
and protection of the site of the For
Ridgley monument. The bill wa
recommended to pass.
!, The following bills We're recommend