The Ely miner., 1899-04-12
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The transactions of the Lawmakers at
81. Paula Short Summary of
the Regular Routine.

| to pass.
| by committee, but will be reconsidered.
The bill repeating the traction engine
act of other days was placed on the
| calendar.
| The senate adjourned to 2:30 Monday
| afternoon, leaving two hundred bills on
| the general orders and great number
| of bills not yet reported out of commit
| tee. The senate spent the afternoon at
| the university.
Both branches put in a good deal of
| the time with April fool sports.
| The work of the house was done in
| committee of the whole. The following
bills were acted upon:
Relating to pleading in certain munich
| Relating to records of foreign courts.
| To pass.
| state treasurer. To pass.
Relating to the gathering of farm
| statistics. To pass.
Relating to uniform rate of taxation.
To pass.
ST. Paul. April 4-The senate yesterday
spent nearly the whole day in committee
of the whole.
Among the bills which were recon-
| mended for passage was the Hagstrom
| measure making legal holidays of New
Years day, Lincoln's birthday, Washing
tons birthday, Memorial day, Fourth of
July, Labor day. election day and Christ
mas 1t will probably become a law.
The house passed the following bills:
Relating to terms of the district court
in Chippewa county.
To legaliZe plats of additions to villages
in certain cases.
Relating to street railways outside of
cities and villages.
To legaliZe certain Acknowledgements.
Empowering county commissioners to
authorize construction and operation OF
street railway lines.
Relating to private detective agencies.
Relating to state elevator sites at Du-
luth.
To prohibit desecration of Decoration
Day.
To regulate the use of pound nets.
To describe the duties of the deputy
state treasurer.
Relating to the gathering Of farm sta
tistics.
To legalize certain warranty deeds.
Relating to the State Agricultural So
ciety.
st. Paul. April 5.-The senate yesterday
put in hard days work in consideration
of general orders and sent large num-
ber of bills to the calendar.
The bill to regulate the election OF
aldermen in cities of over 10000 was killed.
The house passed the following bills:
Empowering city councils to authorize
construction and operation of street rail-
way lines.
Ratifying the action of certain city
Relating to property of corporations not
organized for pecuniary profit.
Relating to the use of certain wagons,
and allowing a reduction of road tax
To regulate the breeding and domesti-
eating of deer.
To legalize certain deeds.
To legalize the incorporation of certain
cities
Declaring certain dogs to be nuisances
Authorizing cities having more than
SO, 600 inhabitants. acting by and through
the board of park commissioners. to plant
shade trees along boulevards and public
grounds.
Authorizing the park boards of certain
cities of $4,000 population and over to
cause grass to be cut along certain
streets, boulevards, etc.
Authorizing county commissioners to al.
low and appropriate money to towns in
counties changing from the county sys-
tenn of caring for the poor to the town
system of caring for the poor in certain
cases.
Authorizing villages to create a board
| of commissioners to operate water, light
and electric plants owned or operated by
such villages, etc.
st. Paul. April 6.-The senate yesterday
passed the following bills:
Making the formation of trusts or com.
binations unlawful.
Relating to pleading in certain munic.
Granting aid to widow of the late judge
John Whytock.
Relating to the pay of county commits
sioners.
Relating to appeals regarding the lay
ing out or refusal to lay out or alter
county or town roads.
providing for truant officers, etc.
Relating to the disposition of fees OF
public institutions
Relating to leasing mineral lands of per,
sons under guardianship.
Relating to administration of estates
of interests.
Establishing probation system fol
juvenile delinquents.
Providing for condemnation of right OF
way by street railway companies in GER.
tain cases.
Relating to authority of cities of more
than 200, 900 population to compel removal
of snow and ice from sidewalks in GER.
tain cases.
The bill putting the oil inspector on a
salary basis was killed.
The house passed the following:
Relating to lien judgments.
Relating to cruelty to animals.
Fixing compensation of judges and
clerks of probate court
A bill for an act providing for an in.
vestigation of Sunday labor by the com.
missioner of labor.
Relating to a custodian of public docu.
ments.
special school districts to levy taxes.
Relating to states prison.
Relating to state reform school.
Relating to issue of bonds for building
and furnishing school houses in cities
Relating to public roads and cartways
Relating to records of foreign courts.
Relating to the keeping of disorderly
houses.
ST. Paul, April THE senate yesterday
passed the following bills:
To prevent the desecration, mutilatior
and improper use of the flag of the
United States or of this state.
Giving preference in appointment an6
employment to honorably discharged
Union soldiers and sailors.
To provide for the removal of foul
nauseous and unhealthy substances from
property situate within the limits of in.
corporated villages.
Authorizing any board of education OF
school board to transport at the expense
of the district children of school age, etc
To amend act to provide for the or
ganiZation of school districts.
To provide for the payment of election
expenses in election districts located
within the limits of the government
Indian reservation.
To amend laws relating to town in.
Surance companies.
Authorizing certain mutual fire insur.
ance companieS to insure against loss by