The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18

its second and third reading and placed
upon it's final passage.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment Of the following committees:
Stockwel1 Resolution on the Soldiers
Home-Messrs. Boutwell,, Abbott, Sloan,
Snodgrass and Dale.
Conference Committee on s. z, ATS
the State Fish and Game Law-Messrs
Douglas, Ferris. Munger and Anderson.
Conference Committee on s. F. 491.
the Sperry Printing Bill-Messrs. Cray,
McGlll Jacobson and Grondahl.
The house voted upon the motion Of
the author. to recede from it's amend
ments to the Foss bill CH. F. ~. pro-
v1ding for a. graduated, progressive tax
upon legacies. tnherttances, etc.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The house, in committee of the whole.
with Mr. Kendall in the chair, took
action upon bills on general orders, as
$. F. se (Thompson)-To grant certain en-
enlargement to rural schools which come up
to certain requirements. To pass.
5. F. 215 (Morgan)-Relating to domestic
stock fire insurance companies. To pass.
H. F. 929 (Abbott)-To encourage the sugar
beet industry by appropriating $4,000 for an
experimental station at Winnebago City. To
pass.
H. F. 469 QIicks)-Providing that rent can
pc charged from people who occupy land
belonging to others, where the relation of
landlord and tenant does not exist. To
pass.
H. F. 91s Oouglas)-To amend the consti-
tuition in relation to the division of the road
and bridge fund of the state. To pass.
H. F. 991 (Foss)-Relating to attorneys
fees in mortgage foreclosures. To be indefni-
tely postponed.
H. F. 1914 (Fosnes)-Relating to indexing in
struments. To pass.
H. F. 9S9 (snyder)-Relating to building
and loan associations. To pass.
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and loan association. To be indefinitely
postponed.
S. F. 591 Noung)-To prevent the selection
OF receivers from among stockholders. To
pass.
H. F. 749CKelley)-To establish an institution
for crippled and deformed children. To pass
H: F. S2S Oee)-Providing that so percent
of the liquor licenses of villages shall go
postponed.
H. F. 500 (stockyards investigation commit
tee)-Providing that shippers of stock may
feed their own cattle. To pass
H. F. 1914 (StockwelD-To prevent the adul-
iteration of cider. To pass.
SENATE BILLS ADVANCED.
number of senate bills were advanced by
motion, under suspension of the rules as
follows:
S. F. S83 Ounham)-To abolish the special
department for inebriates at the Rochester
insane hospital Placed on the calendar.
). f. 4OS (Wyman)-TO authorize the court
house and city hall commissioners Of Hen
nepin county to pay workmen' unpaid claims.
RACED on the calendar.
S: F. PIT Whitney)-To amend Sec. 2
article vi. of the constitution so as to
authorize either branch of the legislature
TO require opinions of the constitutionality
OF any proposed law from the supreme court.
Placed on the calendar
S. F.. 474 (Smith)-To authorize county
commissioners of certain counties to issue
on the calendar.
S. F.. SEQ Knatvo,d)-To permit voters Of
township to hold their elections within an
incorporated village when such village is
within such township. Placed on the calen-
dar
s. F. 673 McArthur)-To amend section s,
chapter 296, General Laws 1895 to reincOrpo-
rate villages of 1900 inhabitants and over
Placed on calendar.
S. F. 678 Roverud)-To authorize incorpo-
rated villages to issue public Improvement
ponds not to exceed five per cent of the as
seSsed valuation, in certain cases. Placed on
calendar.
BILLS PASSED
S. F. 500 Wyman)-To repeal the standing
appropriation Of $4,000 for the state soldiers
home at Minnehaha. Passed under suspension
of the rules.
New Bills introduced
H. F. 1881 Donnely)-To reimburse fusion
candidates for money in excess of $50 spent
by each for the purpose of having their
names placed upon the Democratic Populist
tickets at the last election. Given its second
reading and placed on general orders under
suspension Of the rules.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Public Parks
H. F. 626 (Anderson)-To authorize the gov
ernor to acquire title to the public park adj
Jacent to the Dales of the St Croix river TO
be indefinitely postponed. Adopted.
General Legislation
s. F: $40 Barr)-Changing the title of jan
itor of the state capitol to superintendent of
public property To pass. Adopted.
Soldiers Home
tee)-Fo repeal the law providing for a stand
ing appropriation of 500 900 per annum for the
state soldiers home To pass. Adopted.
Douglas, Grant and Pope Counties Delegat-
tons
S. T. 554 Johnson)-To repeal an act to
permit certain parties to retain water in lakes
milling To ha rfxy ito