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pesker Dare aroused muck Interest
in The Y house Tnesasy last week when IL
named the committe Zee that Is az investi-
d gate TIE state abroad and warehouse
CONN q mission, the grain inspe ction depart.
ment and the Irvine factory nov At the
state prison. The members of the com.
m ri are as follows jacobson, Pueh,
lo'N Neil! Neubauer and Penningto
senator SomeryiIle introduced ! bill
IN the senate last week which provides
that forei gn cor orations doing business
~ Minnesota accept exactly the same
conditions as home concerns Fol eign
Icom panies must provide state public Of
/ ices aud maintain local agents upon
whom service in lawsuits can be gotten.
| They must pay 4 license Of $50 fer the
first $50 900 and IS more for each s TO-
900 additional, which fees are the same
as3 those charged to- home corporate
The bill is considered to be Of much in.
portaDce and will have wide effect If
carried through.
The following appointments have been
made BY Governor Lind and confirmed
by the senate
Adjulant general, George .. Lambert
of Ramsey comfy.
Superintenden lent Of public instruction,
John q. Lewis Of Dakota county
Member Of the board of managers for
hospitals for tie insane, Dir. a. w. Dam
iels of Nlcollet county.
Survey general Of logs, Minneapolis
district, E.s. Corser Of Hennepin county.
Surveyor general Of logs, Saltwater
district, Mosier of Washington
county.
There was some opposition by the
Minneapolis Press to the Confirmation Of
Corser's appointment but the legislators
at ST. Paul did not take it seriously.
The nomination was confirmed on 4
viva voce ballot.
Two bills hive been introduced in
the house which will show the railroads
how to cough up. The first increases
the gross earnings tax aid makes It a
Iper fcent instead Of 8. The second cuts
railroads fares from s cents per mile 10
n cents.
The Fosnes bill entitled ITO change
the rule Of evidence in certain cases''
was passed last week. The measure isIof
muchimpo and will effect hundreds
ofsettlers inc nippewa,Swift,Ste Stevens and
Big Stone counties. Settlers own much
land in these counties remnants Of the
Hastings s Dakota land grant of 1866.
The title to the land being in dispute
the act was brought forth to protect the
settlers against Russell Sage. The H. s.
broad wound up It's affairs in '66. Three
years were allowed il to discharge It's
obligations. AT the expiration Of that
time an assig lsss was made to Russell
Usage and all the lands in question were
affected. Sage secured leases to tile
lands fron. the settlers in possession,
/ The act provides that where possessors
Of any of said land at the time dispute tile
landlords titles the fact that leases have
been given shall be made no defense.
Last Friday Nj. Fl eimerdinger B iowr
Iconnty,smade 3 stab at therailroads with
bin making the practice of blacklist
ing discharged emp gees a felony The
/ fine provided is TO be not less than $500
or more than s 900. By the. wore
.Issblack listing is meant the abominabls
|practice Of il juriingg persons ~ verbal Of
written statements and thereby prevent
ling them from securing employment q
Repf esentatiye Fosnes, demo pop In
troduced q bill IN the house Friday which
] is important. He would prevent per
SONS Of corp orations from suing on notes
4 bonds, cts, unless said instrument l,at
been Jig listed among taxable properties.
The judiciary committee reported d
i the 'Biermann deed last week. recon
I mended that the attorney general iinme
q dlately bring the matter into the courts
4 The report recited that further Legislation
q was not necessary
e appears That the company held til
i swa 8 land grant under q special las
j; which vas approved March 5, 1869
4 The railroad was constructed accorain.
lto Ieg uirements and y. the time ther,
4 NAMED some 800, 200 acres 81 sva I'M