The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-21
MAKING NEW LAWS.
Gov. Lind Busy Afixing His sigma
ture to the Bills on Hand.

ture to the Bills on Hand.
Yesterday was a busy day with Gov
Lind The large pile of house and SEN
ate files on his desk has ben decreasing
steadily since the legislature adjourned
but 1T will be a couple of days before the
governor has passed upon all of them
Gov. Lind is exercising great care in
the matter, and has carefully scrutinized
all bills which have come before him for
approval Secretary Rosing and Execu-
tive Clerk Rosing have been losing sleep
90 nights comparing the bills, to see
that no mistakes are made by the legls-
lative clerks in enrolling the bills from
the engrossed copy. The following were
made laws yesterday with the governor S
signature: q
III. F. 171-Relating to incorporated VIII
H. F. 654-To prevent sales of merchan-
disc in fraud of creditors. Approved
II. F. 6S4LAuthorizing cities Of more
than $4,000 to acquire land by condemns
tion proceedings for the public markets
/ Approved April 10.
hoa Manufacturing company Approved
H. F. Relating to the subdivision Of
school i1 d, districts ST AappE9Yed April 10.
purposes: approved ApfiI Is. - :
IS. F.; 6naRela ting tos SPECIAL =" cia school tax
| April 49,
| S. F. 640-To authorize cities contain
ing less than 10000 Inhabitants to issue
site for public institutions. Approved
1NRIi f. F. 4ss-Relating s61the sale of adu1-
fsrated IS. dairy prodYgcfts', gf Approved April
H F. 44S-To protect the owners of bot
| ties, kegs and barrels used In the sale of
do tnr nd fhnr
| ed April 20.
H. F. 315-Relating to street railway
lines ines, in in cities and villages. Approved
| Il. F. sls-Relatins t55 the police powers
| OF the State agricultural society. APP
| ca state park: Approved April 20.
I H. F. 4S2-Relatingsto te salary Of the
| deputy state treasurer. Approved April
H. F. 1s9-Relating to cash bail in mu-
/ H. F. 517-Proyiding for the leasing OF
the city of Duluth to the Grain Grow
sofa. Approved April 20.
| mileage and to unity the same all over
the state. Approved April 20:
| deputy state treasurer. Approved April
Gov. Lind late last evening also ap-
| proved the following house files: 80
| H. F. 23-Requiring express companies
| to pay a AZ per cent gross earnings tax
| on business done in the state.
| II. F. 95-Appropriating $4,000 for relief
| Of William B. Mcnamara, who was in
| jured while firing a salute on the de-
| parture of the Thirteenth Minnesota
| volunteers.
| H. F. 2S3-Requiring railroad compa-
| MES to provide toilet rooms in cabooses
| used on freight accommodation trains.
| H. F. 350-Relating to the admission of
| children to the public schools
H r. 446-To prevent. messenger COM
| panies from sending boys under eighteen
years Of age to places of i'll repute.
H F. 397-Appropriating 81 800 for the
| relief of Joseph Mcknight for injuries
received while a patient at the Rochester
| asylum.
H F. 571-To enable counties, towns,
| cities and villages to use voting machines
| by majority vote of the councils or
H. F. 676-Regulatingi expenditures of
money by state institutions not to exceed
the amount appropriated by the legis-
| lature.
H. F. 677-Providing for the joining OF
| two or more railroad companies in ac-
| tons to recover damages for negligence
In the transportation Of live stock
H. F. 6S3-FixIng the rate of interest to
1 ed at per cent.
! H. F. 578-Providing for a state board of
| electricity and forithe examination and
| licensing of persons engaged in electrical
4 iepairs in Hennepin and Ramsey coun-
| ties.