Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-31
THURSDAY, MARCH %.

The senate discussed the insane hos
pital bills all the afternoon, the third
day of the argument. and adjourned
without taking action.
Senator Wilson'S bill for the parole of
the Younger brothers was reconsidered
by the senate and passed by vote of As
ayes and nays. It is amended to read
that mo prisoner shall be paroled I'M
der the provisions Of this act without
the unanimous consent. in writing, of
the pardoning board
The jacobson gross earnings bill was
made special order for Wednesday.
The house. by vote of 81 to 0, passed
the Lydiard amendments to the present
law relating to the tax on inheritances
The amendments are intended to pre-
vent the escape of any Of the estates
and inheritances from taxation.
The Dunn bill. relating to the liabil-
ity of stockholders and opening up a
new way of getting at them through
the United States courts, was passed.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25.
The state senate has passed the bill
for a new insane hospital at Anoka and
appropriating $l5, 900 for a site at Hast
ings. AS practically the same bill has
passed the house it is thought the lower
body will approve the senate bill.
The house. after introducing 20 new
bills, passed over the calendar and put
in the rest Of the day on general orders,
advancing 19 bills to where all that is
needed is roll call.
An effort was made to indefinitely
postpone the Mcneil bill, H. F. 545.
This is the measure which raises the
age Of children attending the public
schools from 5 to + years. It was finally
referred to the judiciary committee.
The Guttersen bill increasing the
gross premium tax to be paid by insur-
ance companies from to 20 per cent
was again recommended for passage in
the t!UnSc.
The bill to create state drainage
commission was recommended to pass
and was referred to the committee on
appropriations The bill contemplates
a comprehensive scheme for the drain
age Of lands in the Red river valley.
SATURDAY, MARCH a.
The last day for the introduction of
bills was d busy one. The senate
was a}'a'l on the count in the morning.
but the house kept at it ali hour longer.
~ measures being introduced. and
finished four bills ahead The grand
total in the senate was G6O and in the
house 664. Among the measures sent
in We're the following: To limit the
rental prices of telephones: for COM
mission to revise the statutes; to give
sheriffs 4-year terms.
MONDAY, MARCH 27.
The house put in the day Oh the cal
endar and when an adjournment was
taken IS bills had been passed. The
average time consumed in reading bill
and calling the roll was trifle over six
minutes. Among the measures passed
were the four bills Of Senator Brewer of
Stearns relating to the management of
the state reformatory at St. Cloud.
None of the measures were of great i'm
portance.
A narrow majority of two committed
the house to the Saltwater junket O,
Wednesday, notwithstanding the state
.nent of Mr.. Kelly that the resolution
"was in the interest of the most villain
Gus gang that ever infested the fair
state of Minnesota"
In its halliday session the senate did
practically nothing. The bin providing
| for 20, 600 copies of the state blue boo:
was recommended to pass. The S-hou,
bill was. defeated in committee of TIT
whole, but on rising it was excepted
from the report and motion made
that it be placed on the calendar Sen
stor Greer moved All adjournment ant
the bill was left hanging in the cir.