The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-19
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The Transactions Of the Lawmakers u
st. Paul.---A Short Summary OF
the Regular Routine.

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st. Paul, Jan. 1.-THE following senate
dis were introduced yesterday:
Of It 1esstins to employ
amend laws relating to railroad and
warehouse commission.
bonds to eifies ct oyeE $1,000
Initiative and referendum.
Providing for detention hospitals in
Amending laws relating to legal rate Of
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For printing Of text books at state re-
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Authorizing county commissioners to
issue bonds to fund floating Indebtedness.
Amenolng laws relating to homes for
TO provide pensions for school teach
ers.
To regulate and improve service of
grain inspection.
and warehouse commission and its du.
To legalize and vaJ,z~se oefec1v.
DEEDS, mortgages, etc
county comnD. sioners.
Providing for penalties for riding on
trains an nv without paying fare.
stone for public buildings in the state.
Esta blishing a probation officer.
nris o pf frn prison Irvine made at state
Ing z cents per pound.
The following bills were introduced in
the mouse Yesterday:
books; etc., at the reform school, and
providing for their use in the public
schools In Minnesota.
public streets in which trolly cars are
operated operated by the licensing of motormen,
To enable cities of from 5000 to 10000
population to issue certificates Of indebt-
edness under certain circumstances.
Providing for the taxation of express
companies at rate of per cent on gross
To provide for taxation of all railroads
In state at rate of four per cent of gross
earnings, In lieu of all taxes now ex-
Regulating employment of prisoners in
the state prisons and reformatories.
ct. To regulate the sale of binding Irvine at
Relative to Incorporation Of villages
and defining their powers.
To provide for appointment Of county
sioners in counties having no assessors.
Amending election laws so as to make
ballots not more than six inches or less
than four inches in width.
Relative to homes for orphans or
abused and neglected children, making
managers legal guardians of such chill
dren under IA years Of age;
employees or members OF corporations to
take sworn statements.
TO provide for teachers pension in
wards.
authorizing board of regents to extend
work of state experimental farm.
st. Paul, Jan. 1.-THE senate was in
session about 40 minutes yesterday and
adjourned until Thursday morning. But
few bills i1sno we1s introduced and none of
Early in the session Lieut.. Gov. Smith
announced the following committee,
authorized by the Potter resolution re-
Of the subject of the advisability Of es-
Potter s sreer she E %ver fGnt Nc:
Gill, Baldwin and Young.
In the house but little business was
TRANSACTED beyond the announcement of
committees. Bills were introduced as fol-
To amend existing laws relating to the
regulation of employment bureaus, etc.
IT, To provide e for the payment of persons
in other regiments.
To amend existing laws relating to ex-
am M atlon &C OF persons accused Of crime:
er's crops for wages.
ST., Paul. JAN 1s-The session of the
senate Thursday was very brief, but one
or two very important matters were con-
sidered and disposed of in short order.
The Jacobson-Jones resolution for the
the senate and five from the house to in
vestigate the charges made against the
conduct of the grain Inspection depart
tWne ana hs sse from OF Prison 5s bdns
~ It t vas tie expressed sense Of the
rect, the investigation should be made,
and If the charges were groundIess It
should be so shown to the people of the
state.
With the same unanimity the senate
l. adopted the resolution offered by Mr.
DAILY, Otter Tail, instructing the Mime
sofa congressional delegation to support
the people.
The house was in session but a few
Relating to care and custody of prop
erty of patients confined in state hos
Providing for the reimbursement Of
counties sending nonresident patients to
10 reduce the rate of interest to four
PH 9ne cent n 1887 81 all state lands commencing
To legalize the foreclosure of mort
cages under certain conditions.
An informal RI sa+S eaueus Of the minority
day at the capitol and although no de-
visive action was taken, the result of
the final ballot-Towne %: canty 10;
st. Paul. Jan. Ex-Governor Lind yes
terday sent the following nominations to
the senate:
J. j. Heinrich. Of Minneapolis, to be
state oil inspector.
F. w. Johnson, of New Ulm, to be state
librarian.
George H. Goodrich, of Anoka, to be
member of the state board of pharmacy,
The nominations were at once con
| firmed.
In the legislature no very important
business was transacted. Sessions were
held. lasting something more than an
next Tuesday morning. Eight new bills
were introduced in the house and nine in
the senate, making the score now 81 to 81
in favor of the house.
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