Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-15
Introduction of Bills Begins
and q Score or So Are
Handed Up.
Measure in the Senate For a
20 Per Cent Cut in RAIL-
road Rates.
The First Bill Passed Provides
$4,000 For Legislative
Expenses.


the morning and IL statutory possibili
ties were offered for legislative con
sideration and referred to committee
yet to be appointed. S. F.. No. wa
Introduced by Senator Wyman Of Min
neapolis and provides for an appropria
ton of $40, 900 with which to defray
the expenses of the present session
The rules were suspended and the bill
was read the second and third time
and passed.
; Perhaps.the most important feature
of the session was long resolution O.
Senator 1'heden of Hennepin leveleC
against the department stores and pro
viding for an investigation as to Their
methods of doing business and wha
ought to be done, if anything, to re-
strain them. The resolution went ove1
under notice of debate from Senator
Ringdahl of Polk. :a-
The First Batch of Bills.
The bills introduced, aside from the
one by Senator Wyman already re.
ferred to, are as follows: @
Ozmun of Ramsey-To provide, so fal
Minnesota is concerned, for a general con
vention to be made up Of representatives
Of G, cry state of the Union, whose purpose
it shall be to work for uniformity of legis
lation as to weights and measures, bills
bonds, interest, money, real estate, mort
cages, debts and debtors, insurance, no
tai les public, probate matters, elections
and various other questions.
Ozmun of Ramsey-A bill providing fol
a rcdiflcation of all laws relating to notes
I'd bills.
Greer Of Wabasha 49, To increase the
grain exemption as to barley from 80 to
100 bushels. III
Greer Of Wabasha-Fm the appoint.
ment of q commission to revise the tax
code and amend it in such ways as may be
best for the public interest.
Ringdahl of Polk-Providing for q hori-
Zontal cut Of 20 per cent in all railroad
rates, freight and passenger.
Ringduhl of Polk-To abolish the rail
road and warehouse commissioned make
its duties part of the duties Of the attoF-
ney general
OzInun of Ramsey-Providing for civil
service in all cities Of the state, but leav-
ing it optional with each city as to whethez
or no. to- adopt it.
Miller of Rock-To amend sec. 4509,
general statutes, relating to the probate
code. .s~. IT ,ra 1s5 III
Miller Of Rock-Changing the order Of
trial cases by jury, sec. 5S71, general stat
utes .-.... 49,.
Miller Of Rock-Providing for theap-
pointment Of resident agents for non-resi-
dent executors and administrators.
KnatyOld Of Notwithstanding the
law authorizing the organization of mu-
tuaI fire ana creamery ASSOCIATIONS.
Beet Sugar and Potato Alcohol.
Senator Keller introduced a resolu-
tion calling for disappointment of a
committee of IL from each house to in
vestigate the condition Of the sugar
beet and potato alcohol industries in
Minnesota. A viva voce vote was
taken and the resolution appeared to
be- defeated. but Senator Keller pro-
tested. Senator Wyman wanted the
alcohol section struck out. Alcohol he
said, was too cheap now. The Henne-
PIN senator won out and the committee
will simply investigate.the beet sugar
proposition.
A. resolution offered by Senator o.
mum: providing for the printing at once
of 500 copies of the bill relating to'a
convention to secure uniformity as. to
certain laws went over under notice of
debate. The senate decided to take up
the governors appointments on Mon.
day night at &o'clock, to which hour
adjournment was taken