Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-03-29
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The transactions ct the Lawmakers at
81. Faul.---A Short Summary Of
tue Regular Routine,

The transactions ct the Lawmakers at
ST. faul.---A Short Summaryo1
tue Regular Routine.
St. Paul, March 1.-THE senate spent
most of the day in consideration, of the
1 pm allowing parole to such prisoners as
The MCGOWAN bill to establish eight
hours as legal days labor was cons1d-
cred and amended so that it will apply
lation, and to include only labor done by
and for the state, and the bill was then
referred to Senators MCGOWAN and Ives
The Grindeiand commission bill was
passed.
When the house adjourned after a three
show for its labors. The most important
action taken was the dealing of a death
blow to Senator Potter's S. F. IS which
amends the tax laws by providing that
the tax payer who does not pay any of
his tax before the first of June shall be
subject to a four per cent penalty and a
during each month the tax is left unpaid,
the remainder of the year.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Grass
prohibiting salaried officers and employees
OF cities and counties from receiving fees
as witnesses in any case in which the
state, county or city may be interested.
The Bean Be- blu H. SIS AUTHORIZES
county in which there is any meandered
lake to establish a uniform height of
water, for the purpose of improving the
boating on such lake or the fishing there
In This will doubtless apply to Mime
tonka and the commissioners of Hennepin
A bill introduced by Mr. Lampe of
Hennepin county, excludes railroad en-
gineers from the operation Of the law af-
fecting engineers who run steam boilers.
Knatvold's bill providing an appropria-
ton of $1,000 to pay for cablegrams from
the sick and wounded volunteers of the
Thirteenth Minnesota passed.
The Anoka-Hastings asylum bill was
passed.
ST. Paul, March 1S.-Both houses ad-
journed yesterday until Monday. to visit
The senate did little business, as many
of the members were absent to Owa-
The bill legalizing the consolidation of
railroads was killed.
Senator Wilson's oil inspectors salary
bill that was practically killed was re-
Senator MCGOWAN introduced a bill
making st. Patrick's day legal holiday
n, In the house, under suspension, of the
Hennep1n delegation, were passed. One
provides for the surrender of a certain
portion of Lyndale avenue north by the
has no funds available for the mainte-
nance of this highway. The second
makes the appointment Of one of the
to the confirmation of the county COM
missioners, with the understanding that
he will act as the civil representative of
Under bill introduced by C. O. A. Oh
SON. one of the half dozen that came into
the house this morning, it is made un-
lawful to operate private detective
agency without license. The term of
the permission is made three years. the
fee f eoo $685. and the accompanying bond,
st. Paul, March 2l.-The senate yester-
day recommended for passage the Wilson
bill! to- parole the Younger brothers.
StockWells bill for the initiative and
ponement
The following bills were passed:
Requiring the education of children and
providing truant officers in ungraded
schools, in school districts and cities now
or hereafter having over $4,000 inhabi-
tants.
that contracts in writing shall import a
consideration.
To amend sections 299O and 1891. General
To amend the act to revise and codify
the insurance laws of the state, ETC., so
as to authorize organization of certain in
suran et co. companies 9s MES. to insure bicycles
To amend acts to change the name Of
the Minnesota state reform school and to
consolidate the various acts relating to
said schools and to amend the same.
Authorizing each of the district court
judges of the state to appoint a district
court reporter, and fixing his duties and
compensation.
To provide for the purchase of NUM-
cipal bonds for the permanent school and
university fund.
To amend section 6575, General Statutes
1894, relating to the keeping~Of disOrderly
houses
Proposing an amendment to section 6.
article 8, of the constitution Of the state
relating to school funds.
To provide punishment for illegal vot-
ing at school meetings.
The attendance in the house was light
and the proceedings of no great interest
A few bills were passed, none of which
were important.
st. Paul, March 22-The senate yester-
day began work on the calendar early
in the day and among the many bills
passed were several of more than ordi-
ia blishing state drainage commission,
and appropriating 100000 for drainage
This act is general in it's nature and
bitches in any section of the state where
deemed necessary by the commissioners.
The, bill authorizing the state auditor
and the American Exchange Bank, of
Minneapolis had narrow escape, but
m ana to Pull t through IS to H.
.. Ao INV q W UuA ~ OIliOAIluS luc Uc-
the day previous, received but 30 votes.
and thus failed OF passage.
In the house the following bills were
introduced:
To legalize and validate defective deeds:
judiciary.
To legalize bonds issued by townships
under special laws; judiciary.
To amend existing laws relating to
dissertation of Decoration day: general
legislation.
TO amend existing laws relating to
drainage of land, etc.; drainage.
To prohibit owners of land from OPEN
ing bitches in certain cases; drainage
TO amend the constitution relating to
legislative sessions; general legislation.
To repeal Section 80, Chapter d. of the
General Election Laws, elections
The following bills were passed:
To abolish private seals and to provide
that contracts in writing shall import
consideration.
To fix the amount of clerk hire in the
once OF c G. 1ao attorney of Ramsey
Ceding to the United States exclusive
jurisdiction over certain lands to be ac-
Quired in this state for public purposes
st. Paul, March 29.-The senate killed
the jacobson bill increasing the gross
earnings tax on railroads. The bill parol-
ing the Younger brothers was lost. The
following were passed:
To legalize village bonds and village
| orders issued for the purpose of erecting
To amend section 36, chapter ITS, laws
of 1895, as amended by chapter So, general
laws 1897, authorizing the Organization of
mutual retail hardware fire insurance