The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-22
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Senate Refuses to onour in House
Amendments to the Express Bill.

senate Refuses to Concur In House
Amendments to the Express Bill.
st. Paul, April II. = The. senate re-
fused to recede from its amendment to
II. f. No" %, to increase the gross
earnings tax on express companies Dy
adopting a report ola majority of the
senate conference committee, the same
comprising a minority report of the
fjoint conference committee. This re-
port provided that the senate .non-con-
cur in the action Of the house In fixing
the rate at 5 instead of 4 IL per cent.
Senator Miller asked for the appotnt-
ment of another. conference commit
tee. AS such committee Lieut.. Gov.
Smith appointed Senators Barker,
Collier and E. J. Jones.
Thirty-nine bills were passed, among
the more important being the follow
ing:
An act in relation to the manufac-
ture and sale of baking powders, sugar
and syrups, vinegars, lard, spirituous
and malt liquors, to prevent fraud and
to preserve the public health. To
prevent the adulteration Of and decep-
ton in the sale of. flaXseed or linseed
foil. - To provide a suitable monument
on the new capitol grounds to CON-
memorate the battles of the Fourth
Minnesota, etc, and appropriating
money therefor. - 10 legalize the In
corporation Of cities Of 10000 inhabi-
tants or, less, etc. Relating to the
assessment and collection Of taxes. -
10. provide. for the payment of arrears
Cue enlisted men Of the national guard
who. were mustered into the volunteer
army during the war with Spain fol
active service in the national guard on
and between the date of mobilization
and date of muster in such volunteer
service. - Relating to drainage; appro-
PIRATES money for drainage. Appro-
priating -$165,OOO for public schools
TO revise and codify the laws relating
to building, loan and savings associa-
tons.
The House.
1t did not take the house long to dis
Iose of the special order on the anti
trust bill. Mr.. Dwinnell argued the
merits. Of the bill briefly. He said 1t:
would prevent New Jersey corpora
tions with a capital Of a billion dollars
and stocked for $6,OO0.OO0 from doing
business in this state. The bill received
a vote of 20 in the affirmative and
none. in the negative.
The following bills were passed:
Relating to private cemeteries and
crematories. - Providing for the ap-
pointment of assessors in villages
where no assessor was elected under a
previous act of the present legislature.
- Authorizing. the purchase of n
railroad by another. = Providing that
in cities of more than 10000 and less
than $4,000. water frontage tax may
be charged for ten years. Authorize
ing cities of more than $4,000 inhabi-
tants to issue certificates of indebted
ness. for the purchase of market sites.
= authorizing cities of more than So
OOO. inhabitants to condemn land for
market purposes.
The house spent considerable time in
committee of the whole. Out of gen.
eral orders of some seventy bills forty
four were disposed Of.
The following bills were lost:
Providing for a state. board Of ex-
aminers in electricity. Providing for
| state aid for roads. = Relating to the
rate of interest to lie charged by saw
ings banks.