The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-27

ing together as an appointing board,
and the same board Is to have author
ity to pass upon the appointment of
the deputies of the county assessor.
The county assessor Is to subdivide
the county into assessment districts,
subject to the approval of the appoint
ing board stated; the county assessor
is to have 81, 500 a year salary and the
salary of the deputies is fixed at the
discretion Of the board. With the eX-
cept1on as indicated the duties of coun-
~ assessors are to correspond with
those Of the city, town and village as.
SCISSORS now provided for by law. The
law is to go into effect Jan. 1, 1898.
bill, which, if it becomes a law,
viii greatly change the amount and
character Of litigation, was introduced
by Representative Mcdonald 1t pro-
vides for the change, in a great many
instances, Of periods when actions OF
various sorts can be brought. Proba-
bly, the most interesting feature is the
reduction from six to five years upon
notes, and there is a general scaling
down all along the line, including ac-
tons for injury. for libel, an action
uIon the expressed or implied contract,
not in writing. The law is to go into
effect-if at ALLAN. l, 1898.
Representative Schmidt, of Duluth has
prepared bill which is of more than
common interest, especially to Mime
aPolis and the lumber interests in the
northern part Of the state. It Is quite
generally known that, by. reason of
floods, freshets and accidents Of one
kind and another, hundreds of thous-
ards of feet of lumber are annually
lost to the lumbermen. The logs go
down stream, no one knows where, and
are allowed to rot on the banks or are
cut up by thrifty individuals along
the line of the stream. The general
purpose Of Mr.. Sehmidt's bill Oh. F.
19l) is to authorize the formation of a.
corporation which shall be given the
right to gather these logs, boom them,
ana file in the Office of the surveyor
general in the district in which they
are recovered, a record Of the logs, with
the marks thereon, If any. Such logs
as nave no marks are to be sold at
auction. The bill is intended particu-
larry for the lumber interests at Du-
Iuth, but it would apply to any other
section.
Two years ago an attempt was made
to secure legislation rebating the
states royalty upon all iron ore
mined on state lands and smelted
within the state. The measure, in
spite Of the fact that it had
some warm advocates, was not enact
ed Representative Schmidt has rein
trCduced the same measure, which is
called H. F. 1872, and which yesterday
went to the committee On general leg
iSlatiOn
The purpose Of H. F. 1S9, introduced
by Representative POetz, is to make it
more difficult to secure a nomination
by petition for congress or some Judi
cial office than for any other, increas-
ing the number of names on the petit
tlon to per cent, or not over 500 1t
leaves the other features of the law as
at present
Judge Hicks introduced a bill Oh. r.
loO which is calculated to give an &C
ton Of claim and delivery, the same
process as now attaches to Writs of ex-
ecunon, attachments, or other process.
Representative Laybourns bill Oh F.
1889 makes eighty pounds a legal bushel
OF coal, 1000 pounds a legal ton of coal,
and 12S cubic feet a legal cord of wood.
Representative Brusletten's bill OF.
+. 1S4) permits villages of 1000 popula-
ton and over, upon petition of one
third Of the voters at the last general
election, to vote whether or not the viii
lage is to become city under the laws
Representative Grondahl introduced
bill Oh. F. 1850, which, if it becomes a
law, will meet with the approval Of the
eVer-increasing army of bicycle riders
in this state. The bill, which is a sort
of entering wedge, provides for the
construction and protection of paths
and pedestrians, and amounts to fur
nishing protection for clubs or private
individuals who have invested their
money in the construction of paths on
which to enjoy their favorite pastime.
The bill provides that the work be done
under the supervision of the board of
county commissioners, and a fine is
provided for any wanton damage to
the path.
Representative Kelly's bill Oh. F.
1879 provides an amendment to the
present law relating to state fees Of
corporations
The amendment provides simply that
the tax on corporations or associations
fling articles of Incorporation, shall be
reduced to $50 for the first $4,000 capt.
tai stock or fraction thereof, and that
an additional tax of SIS shall be imposed
on each additional $4,000 of capital
stock or fraction thereof.
H. F. 200, introduced by Representa-
tive Olds, asks for an appropriation Of
$500 with which to purchase about
ten acres Of land In Yellow Medicine
county, where was fought the battle Of
Wood Lake in 1852 between the forces
Of Col. Henry H. Allen and force Of
Sioux Indians under command OF
Little Crow and other Dakota braves.
Hiram P. Grant and Alfred Warrior,
of Ramsey; Loren W. Collins, Of
OIGdTLS, cIu Ezra r.. CQdn1pi1n, Oh
Blue Earth counties, are named a COM
mission to attend to the business men
toned in the event that the bill be-
comes a law.
H. F. 1877, introduced by Representa-
tive Head, provides simply that any
eiector residing twenty miles or more
for the polling place Of his election dis
trict, may vote for national, state and
county officers at the nearest polling
place in his county.
Representative Mahood, by request,
presented H. F. 1856, whose provisions
allow county commissioners of newly
organized counties to sell sufficient Of
it's bonds to Hquidate any outstanding
Indebtedness.
H. F. 1873, sent up by Representative
Bergely, is in the interest of witnesses
in criminal cases, who, If it becomes a.
law, will receive 81 instead of 81 for
their services.
The bill of Representative Schmidt
Oh. T. 1900 is practically the law now
in effect in Massachusetts,, providing
for systematic fire inspection IF
state under the direction of a state
fire marshal" The bill contemplates
the appointment of this marshal by
| the governor and allows him not more
| than three deputies and considerable
| authority in the exercise of his pre-
| scribed duties. His salary Is fixed
| at $4,000, while his deputies will re-
| ceive $4,000 each. He may also, in his
| discretion, employ a chief clerk at
| $1,200, chief Of secret service at 81. 800.
| aud additional assistance at an expense
not exceeding 81, 500. He may also have
! if the bill passes-wiIl require OF the
/ rSh9l and his IDENTITIES