The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-27
DIGEST OF SOME BILLS.
What Some Of Them Are Aimed to
Accom- pIish.

What Some Of Them Are Aimed to
Accomplish.
Judge Hicks, upon the request Of
George D. Holt. the secretary of the
Hennepin County Prison association,
introduced two bills, H. F. 901, and II.
F. 902 which are to give the court dis
erection to fine persons under sixteen
years convicted of crimes or mis-
demeanors, instead of being compelled
to send them to the state training
school at Red Wing. 1t is also the
object of this proposed legislation to
give the municipal courts jurisdiction
in such cases, which is now exercised
but without proper Jurisdiction.
The committee on banks and bank
ing, by Judge Littleton, chairman of a
special committee appointed to inYeSti-
gate building and loan associations, in
troduced a bill which provides that the
bonds and other securities which are
to be deposited under the present law
either with trust company, the state
auditor or the state treasurer must
be examined by the public examiner
and deposited with the auditor or
treasurer. The bill also provides that
foreign building and loan associations
must have similar deposits either with
this state OF the auditor of some other
officer of another state.
Mr.. Cray has introduced a bill which
grows out Of the proposed Minnetonka
water levee bill which passed the
house today. 1t provides that any dam
heretofore erected for the purpose of
driving logs shall not be affected
by the bill just passed.
Mr. Bergley has introduced a bill CH.
f. 1888 to compel railroad companies
to make crossings for farmers whose
farms are divided by the line of road
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced a bill to ap-
propriate $500 for the purchase of law
books for the state law library, in
Guiding the general laws, reports and
digests of colonies Of New Zealand.
Victoria, New south Wales, South Aus
tralia, Queensland and Tasmania.
Representative Dahl has introduced
a bill for a new judge for the Mime
apol1s district court, to serve only two
years. however. The bill is prefaced
with the following statement:
whereas, by the adoption Of the late
sututlonal amendment requiring three months
citizenship next preceding the holding of an
election, to entitle a person to vote nearly
one-half Of the voting population of the Fourth
consequence thereof the work of the district
court in said district has been and will be
materially increased by of the thous-
ands of applications that will be presented to
said court for naturalization within the next
two years, and
Whereas, the present district judges OF the
nary court work and entitled to be relieved
and hence unable to provide adequate means
to naturalize all the foreign-bo citizens of
said district, and in order to relieve said
judges in their ordinary court work and also
to provide additional help and means for
naturalizing the foreignb born citizens for the
next two years.
Mr.. McGrath introduced a bill Oh.
f. 9OD which permits any commission
merchant engaged in selling grain or
other personal property for others to
file bond with the secretary of state
to enforce a just and true accounting
to the owner. The bill is not obligatory
but optional.
Mr.. Mcneil is the author of bill
Oh. F. 800 to regulate fares on Sleep
ing and dining cars. and for the protec-
ton of property of passengers. The bill
covers all cars which are generally re-
ferred to as sleeping and dining cars
and establishes the following rates
For lower berths, less than 200 mi es s.. 25
For lower berths, less than 300 miles 81 so
For upper berths, less than 2G0 miles 81 90
For upper berths, less than 300 miles, 81 %.
the law fOrb1dS pOrterS or conduct
ors or other attendants receiving tips
in any way, and also prohibits low
ering the upper berth, unless it is Oc-
cupied by passenger. There Is punt
tive section of 500 for each offense
Representative Dahl has introduced
q bill to appropriate 81 200 to provide
XVI CAlId IlTe IOT Tie ONCE or
secretary of state, the clerk to receive
$50 per month.
Representative Hartshorn introduced
a bill of special interest to lumbermen
and owners of pine stumpage. The
bill is H. F. 900 and provides:
Where there is pine other timber stand
Ing upon any lands of this state against which
taxes shall have been levied and remained
uncolected. such taxes shall be and con-
stitute a lien against the timber so standing
a he me- of
taxes, whether the said timber be cut and re-
moved or remain standing ON said land at
the time such taxes became delinquent If
such timber or any portion thereof shall have
been cut and removed from said lands after
the time of assessment and before said taxes
became delinquent such lien may be enforced
against such timber logs produced there
from, the same as now provided by law for
collection Of delinquent personal property
taxes, and by attachment of said logs at the
instance OF the board Of county commissioners
or the county within which such lands lie
Section 2. II any such timber shall have
been cut and removed from said lands and
the logs produced therefrom marked with
the log mark Of the owner thereof or Of any
other person and said logs so marked shall
have become intermingIed with logs of such
owner or other person, all bearing the same
log-mark. then and in that case the len
herein provided for shall attach to and NAV
be satisfied out of any logs with which such
timber is so intermingled and which are of
the same kind and which bear the like log
mark.
MIR. snyder mas introduced a bill to
amend the law relating to the endow-
ment Of professorships for the state
university. 1t is known as H. F. 903
and reads:
Any person or persons contributing a sum
of not less than $4,000 (the present law is
SIS, 600 shall have the privilege of endowing
professorship in the university the name
and object of which shall be designated by the
board of regents
Two bills of more interest to Min
neapolis people were passed under sus-
pension of the rules. The first in i'm
portance was one which will enable
the county commissioners to keen I'M
the stage of water at Lake Minnetonka
The bill was carefully drafted and is
considered within the constitutional
provisions, so that in future years
Minnetonka will probably be full of
water. The bill was introduced by
Senator Wyman, and in the house it
| was in charge of Mr.. Cray
The other measure Is. F. 500 was for
the purpose of clearing the way for
the Minneapolis Trust company to
| take charge of and settle up the in
| terests of the National Bank Of Com
| merce Of Duluth, which has suspended.
| and in which the state is a creditor to
the amount of 1000
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
From Taxes and Tax Laws
| H. F. $40 (Drommerhausen)-Rela to ex-
! emptions from taxation. To be indefinitely
| postponed. Adopted.
H. F. SIS Vates)-Relating to the penalties
for the non-payment of delinquent real estate
| taxes. Referred to the author
H. f. S56 (Fosnes)-To provide for the as
seSsn1ent and collection of taxes. To pass
Amended, striking out section 3. Adopted
S. r. 464 fGreer)-To prevent the orPaniza-
q IN fay IT.