The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-15
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The Transactions of the Lawmakers at
81. Paui.---A Short Summary of
the Regular Routine.


the tax laws of the state.
No petitions, no resolutions, no motions
and but one bill marked the early pro-
ceedings of the house. On the calendar
there were passed:
Relating to clerk hire for probate
judges.
Relating to fees of notary publcs.
Relating to public libraries.
Relating to insurance against loss or
damage by hail, tornadoes, etc.
Relating to county road and bridge
fund.
To reimburse Richard H Medicraft for
his expenses incurred in the contest Of
his election.
st. Paul, March 8.-Both branches yes
terday We're in discussive mood and
talk prevailed throughout the day.
The Somerville bill taxing foreign cor
porationS passed the senate as amended
by the house
The bills passed on the calendar during
the afternoon were:
Senator McKusick's bill appropriating
800 for the erection of a monument to
the victims of the great Hinckley fire."
Senator Fitzpatrick's bill amending the
laws of 1889 relating to the administra-
ton and distribution of the estates of in
Senator Thompson's bill raising the
state aid to high schools from $500 to ST.
goo, with limit to the total appropria-
Providing that within ten days after
the foreclosure of mortgage under Sec
ton 6O51, general statutes of 1894, the at
disbursements.
Senator McGilrs bill providing for
custodian of public documents and sup
plies in the office of the secretary of
state, at $1,000.
Senator McCusick's anti-docking bill
Senator Dougherty's bill. comforting
jurisdiction on district courts in either of
two counties where land in one is in dis
pute.
Senator Baldwin's bill legalizing the or
ganization of certain towns.
Senator McNamee'S bill putting the
after 1901.
Senator Somervilles bill, amending the
law for rural school aid by making the
total appropriation $500
Senator Bankers bill, making a slight
amendment in the 1897 laws relating to
appeals from decisions of county COM
missioners and town supervisors.
Senator Bankers bill, allowing town SUI
perViSorS to decide to the relative cost
and gain in laying out roads.
Senator Myran's bill, providing for the
construction of hard roads in swamp
Senator Baldwin's BILL amending the
1897 law enforcing the payment of taxes
which became delinquent on or before
Senator Baldwin's bill. refundng the
amount paid by purchasers of property
under that chapter and by assignees of
the states interest acquired by that sale.
with seven per cent interest
The house spent both sessions in con-
sideration of the asylum bills without
conclusion.
St. Paul. March 9.-The senate yester-
day defeated the bill giving a bounty to
sugar beet growers and to sugar manu-
facturerS
Bills were introduced as follows:
Amending the law relative to order of
trial in civil cases.
Making it misdemeanor to use the ma
tional flag as advertisements.
Allowing councils for cities having more
than $4,000 population to order the grad
in of hnil0inQ
without petitions from property owners.
Providing that before am, person or
to any person who is injured by the neg
ligence of another, the injured person, or
his representatives, must have given no.
tice within sixty days to the person who
committed the injury.
The Grindeland bill for the regulation
of the business of commission merchants
and proyiding bond en for such merchants
recommended to pass by the judiciary
committee.
The house defeated the Grondahl bill
providing for the care of insane upon the
Wisconsin plan.
The senate bill providing for a retire
ment fund for teachers was also defeated.
The bill for travelling libraries was rec
commended to pass, carrying an appropri-
alton of $1,000 for this and $4,000 for next
year.
spector of steam boilers was killed in
less than half minute, no one saying
word in its favor.
ST. Paul. March 1870 many of the
senators wer absent on junket there
were not enough left to pass bills. The
entire day was passed in committee of
the whole The following were recon-
mended for passage:
Amending the 1881 laws relating to the
admission to practice of attorneys tor -
exempt to the amount of $lOO but one
person of family, living in the same
house.
Changing the number of boiler inspec
tors from seven to five, in order to cor
respond with the congressional districts.
In the house a few bills were intro
duced:
In the bill introduced by Mr.. Kelly
additional powers appear to be conferred
upon the board of education in indepen-
dent and special school districts. Ne
gotiable bonds in such amount as may
be necessary>have their issuance author
lied.
The tax insurance companies, organized
under the law of any other state or ma
tion pay for doing business in this state
is INCREASED nc from ~ to per cent I by n:
is graduated by the amount of premiums
received.
An appropriation of $1,000 for this fiscal
year and $1,000 annually thereafter is pro-
vided for in bill by Mr.. Bush to enable
the state dairy and food commissioners
to enforce the laws relating to food adul-
An important change in the present
publication law is apparently accom-
plished by the Jackson bill. III. F. 4SS. At
present the law of the state and legal
notices may be published in English pa
pers. The proposed law permits their
publication in papers printed wholly or in
part in a foreign language.
ST. Paul, March livery little was
done in the senate yesterday, many of
the senators being absent.
The house spent the day in committee
of the whole and the following meas
ures were recommended to pass:
Relating to examination of offenders,
commitment for trial, and taking bail.
To regulate mutual hail insurance COM
panies.
Relating to stay of execution.
Relating to enforced payment of taxes.
Relating to rebatng assessments for
local improvements.
Reminding amount paid by purchasers