The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22

II. Paul. April 1.-THE Reeves min
ing tax bill, imposing a tonnage tax
III lieu of all other taxes. of = cents per
ton on all iron ore mined in Minnesota,
was killed yesterday by the senate.
After dragging its way through nearly
three months of the session. causing
many 4 long. acrimonious debate i'm
the house. by which body il was finally
passed, it mot a miserable fate in the
senate without even attaining the dig
nifty of Il place on the calcndI". The
bill came up on Il motion to adopt the
report Of the taxes and tax laws com
mittcc, indefinitely postpoing the bill.
On call Of the ayes and hayes the re-
port OF the committee was adopted by
a vote Of - to 10.
The senate killed the bill introduced
by Senator Stevens, the effect Of which
would have been the legiSlating Of La
bor Commissioner Powers out of Of
fee. The vote was 16 to %.
The Whitney bill. proposing n ron
Stitutional amendment so as to pro-
vide that hereafter the legislature shall
apply to the supreme court regarding
the constitutionality of bills that it pro-
posed to enact into laws, was passed
, by the senate by Il vote of 50 to 10.
The Shcchal antitrust bill was
killed without debate by a vote of %
TO y.
The Stchbins fire marshal bill was
defeated by Il vote Of 24 To -.
Senator Dunn's bill. to compel rail
road companies to so operate their
trains as nOt discriminate against Min
nCgOta cities in favor or Chicago and
the East. which was on the calendar
for passage. was the cause Of quite Il
lengthy debate. 1t was defeated by Il
vote of IL to %.
BY request of Senator Hodge his bin
to extend the crlns OF office of county
auditors from two To fOur years, vas
taken from the table and advanced TO
the calendar.
The following bills were passed:
To authorize villages to elect mu-
nicipal Judges; TO provide for the va
cation of state and territorial roads
where they cross lands now plated
into city lots: to provide for change Of
venue in justice court cases: To de-
termine the descent of real estate and
providing for an equitable division OF
estates: to ~legaliZe bonds heretofore is
sued by county commissioners, pur-
porting TO have been issued pursuant
to chapter 291. Laws of 1895: prOvid-
ing for the OF bonding cOun-
ties by submitting the same to IA vote
of the people for the purpose Of rails
ing moneys to fund certain floating in
~debtedness; to provide for the pay
ment of n 3 per cent gross earnings tax
upon sleeping cars. ETC.; providing Tor
the taxation Of fast freight line and
,,,,;r,,,nt nn,,ynnn iaS for a - nor npnf
gross earnings tax: providing for the
taxation of express companies. prOyid-
ing q ; per cent gross earnings tax: to
provide for the imposition and collec-
ton of a g per cent earnings taX upon
the gross earnings Of all property with
Jig the state Of all telephone compa-
MES. etc; proposing an amendment TO
section ., article 6, Of the constitution:
relating to actions against cities, VII
lagos or bCrougEs for damages tn per-
cons injured on streets and other pub
lie grounds: To amend the laws relat-
Ing to payment of license money by
saloons in certain cases. authorizing
villages to receive onc-half license
where the county commissioners locate
saloons within Geo rods Of said village;
to provide for Justices of the peace in
it ~ u 'iHi' W NN' N
5000 Inhabitants; to authorize county
commissioners to issue bonds to fund
the floating Indebtedness of said coun-
ties: to permit voters of townships TO
hold their electors within an incor-
porated village when such village is
located in such township; to enforce
the payment of axes which became de-
%Iinuuent OH or before the first Monday
of January. 1896.
The House.
The house got Own to business on
its calendar Yesterday and almost
cleared it UP. remaining in session un-
til late in the evening to accomplish
the work. There We're forty-siN senate
bills on hand ready for third reading
and eleven measures OF the house. Inc
first bill lost vas the Oallimore bill
providing for a commission of three
members to appraise the value Of the
grand stand ut tn" fair grounds and
determine the title to the property.
Three new bills were introduced by
leave of the governor and both were
passed under suspension of the rules.
The first came from Mr.. Staples and
appropriated $500 TO pay the expenses
connected Will the examination of the
suretics on tho bonds Of state deposit
tories. II. +. 1929 vas offered by Mr..
Anderson and was designed to allow
grand iurir> To 10 called in connection
with g~I"cial terms If the district court
in lIliSago county. This bill. too. was
~ ssrd. II. +. 1890 was introduced by
MIR. Errtlal!. end transfers 20 the o
ard bridge fund of OlmStcd county an
appropriation heretofore made FOR q
bridge. but never drawn. There was
no objection to immediate action.
Senator Shcchau'S new home rule Dill
and home rule amendment. the n
granting 10 each city the right to frame
It's own charter under the present con