The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-15
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The transactions of the Lawmakers at
81. PAULA Short Summary of
the Regular Routine.

st. Paul, Feb. tine mouse only was
in session yesterday. The following bills
were passed:
A bill for an act to fix the return day
for juries in certain cases.
Amending existing laws relating to
municipal court at the city. of Tower.
bill for an act to appropriate money
to meet any claim or claims m made under
Laws of 1895. ..lBeet sugar bounty bill.)
Following bills were introduced
To create forest reserves: forestry and
forest protection.
Relating to transfer of personal prop
erty and mortgages.
plans for Minnesota building at Omaha
Amending existing laws so as to appro-
pirate annually SIC. 600 for Soldiers Home.
To regulate the practice of osteopathy
and providing for board of osteopathic
examiners.
ST. Paul, Feb. S.-The senate had a
very dry session yesterday. number of
bills were discussed, but no action taken.
Two, bills were introduced:
legalize foreclosure of mortgages in GER
tain cases.
In the House the jacobson bill increas-
ing the gross earnings tax of railroads
from 3 to 4 per cent. was passed with
only 5 negative votes.
The following bills were introduced:
To require railroad telegrapherS to pos
sess certain qualifications.
To amend existing laws relating to
boundary lines.
To prohibit dealing in options or fu-
lures.
To prohibit Sunday theatres.
To provide for issuance of state teach
erS' certificates.
To provide for construction and con-
demnatiOn of lOck-upS.
To make mineral and timber lands real
estate for purposes of taxation.
To provide for location of insane hos
pitfalls at Hastings and Anoka.
To create board of corrections.
st. Paul, Feb. 9-The senate passed the
Jones bill taxing foreign corporations
doing business in the state; also the bill
giving additional powers to the Chill
dren's Home Society.
The following bills were introduced:
Observation-Disclosures boards of SUI
pervisors to issue bonds to purchase road
Scrapers.
Relating to funds for public schools.
To establish a state public school at
Appropriating money for maintenance
of laboratory for board of public health.
Appropriation for use of board of pub
lie health to prevent spread of contagi-
Gus diseases.
Creating a state drainage commission
and appropriating 100000 for drainage
Amending law relating to election of
county auditors.
Licensing osteopaths and providing a
state board of examiners.
Amending law relating to liability of
married women for debt.
The house passed the following bills:
To amend chapter 40 of the laws of 1866,
relating to divorce.
To amend certain laws relating to tel
egraph companies.
johnson, S. C.--To repeal that part of
the penal code known as section 6611
laws of 1894.
McNeal = Relating to fees of notary
public.
Amending chapter 49, laws of 1897, mil
itary code, and providing for four regi-
ments of infantry.
To establish drainage commission and
providing for retaining of swamp lands
Amending election laws of 1893 and pro-
viding for change in system of registra-
ton.
Providing for resurvey of county roads
in certain cases, and legalizing said
roads
steam vessels and steam boilers.
Providing for excise tax on gas, electric
light. street railway companies.
Establishing board of appeal to in
spect grain
ST. Paul, Feb. 1O.-The senate yesterday
passed the following bills:
Providing retirement fund for teach
erS.
To legalize sheriffs certificates issued
on mortgage foreclosure sales; yeas, "a;
nays, none.
To authorize the board of county COM
miSsiOners to issue bonds to fund the
floating Indebtedness of said countless
yeas, 4S; nays, none.
To validate sales of real estate here
tofore made under an order of county
court, wherein the court in one order
licensed any administrator or executor
to sell estate at public or private sale.
Yeas, 43; nays, 0.
in certain cases. Yeas, AZ; nays, o.
To amend section 8, chapter 229, general
laws 1895, relating to municipal courts in
incorporated cities having population
of less than 5000 inhabitants. Yeas, 49,;
nays, 0.
TO legalize the Incorporation of cities
L. ,lof; Of
1000 and not more than $1,000, and legaliz-
ing the transfer of property of incor-
poTated villages, etc; Yeas, a; nays, Q:
none of them receiving a negative vote:
To amend section six of chapter 300
of the general laws of 1897 relating to
To amend chapter 205 of the general
laws of 1885, as amended by chapter "a
of the general laws of 1895, relating to
the regulation of employment bureaus or
offices.
Defining the crime of forgery in the
third degree, etc, and prescribing pun
The bill prohibiting free lunches in
saloons was defeated.
St. Paul, Feb. 11.-Yesterday the SEN
ate committee of the whole recommended
for passage the house bill appropriating
$19,575 to recompense the Minnesota Sugar
Co., one cent a pound bounty upon sugar
manufactured from beets.
Mr.. Snyder's bill allowing teachers GER
tificates granted to University graduates
to run two years from date of issue, in
stead of from date of graduation, was
also favorably acted upon.
Before adjournment the beet sugar bill
was passed, under suspension of the
rules. and the governors signature will
make it a law.
The Horton bill allowing capitol COM
missioners to issue certificates in in
debtedness. the interest on which is to
be paid out of the state general fund,
also ran the gauntlet successfully.
Adjournment was taken until Tuesday
afternoon.
whole nearly all day and then adjourned
until Tuesday. The following bills were
recommended to pass:
Requiring railroads to build platforms
to facilitate shipment of grain, live stock
and other commodities into cars for ship
ment.