Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-23
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The Tra"sactioass OF the Lawm.kers g
49, ST. PAULA Short Summary Of
the Regular Routine.

The Transactioas Of the Lawm.kers &
49, 81 faui.---A Short Summary Of
the Regular Routine.
st. Paul, March 1.-THE house only was
In session yesterday The following bills
were passed:
To fix the compensation of triers in the
district court. =
. Relating to municipal courts in incor-
porated cities having population of less
than 5000.
Relating to attachment of property.
To validate sales of real estate under
order of a probate court. ,s,...,.s,E
Requiring railroads to- adopt. standard
gauge. ao "'',..
Relating to municipal courts.
General orders were taken up, with
Mr.. Mallette in the chair. Three bills
were recommended for passage:
To reimburse W. B. Hennessy for ex-
penses incurred in his election contest.
Relating to mortgages on conveyances
Sof personal property and contracts Great
ing or reserving a lien thereon.
Relating to mechanics lien and def1n-
ing the duties of contractors before be-
coming entitled to lien.
st. Paul. March 15.-Both branches Of
the legislature were in full working order
yesterday. In the senate bills were
passed as follows: .....g...ei
Providing all process butter be marked
Renovated" '.'i ".-
Investigation of Sunday labor.
Allowing real estate corporations to
hold more than 5000 acres. -
Allowing cities of less than Is, 600 to
~Ie <o~
ments. =
Amending the laws relating to exemp-
ton from taxation so that the 500 ex-
one family living in the same building
The house killed the bill for a bounty
for the capture Of bicycle thieves.
The following bills were passed:
Relating to exemptions from taxation.
Relating to contract for right Of way
Relating to malicious mischief.
Relating to enforced payment Of taxes
Relating to rebating assessments for
local improvements.
81 R afunsnt amount PAID by purchasers
Relating to the crime Of rape. ..
Relating. to the probate code.
TO legalize certain deeds, mortgages,
Relating to parchment of prisoners in
.,5 Rel at to special terms of courts cut
Relating to Incorporation Of religious
societies. .
Relating to assessment and collection
st. Paul. March 16.-The senate yester-
day was in a working mood, although a
good deal of the time was spent in COM
The Neubaur bill, rendering effective
threshers' lien on grain they thresh. was
The Allen bill amending the law regard
ing search warrants was killed.
Miller's bill directing the railroad and
warehouse commission to investigate and
regulate the rates of several railroads
was also put to sleep.
The following bills were passed:
for fG or n,be
Providing for seven instead of five
boiler inspectors, ~
stagafes oE ISL SsSt'0n s's' Of the General
The bill provides for eight divisions or
companies of naval reserves, which shall
constitute the First and Second bat
Against the vote of nearly all the men,
bers from the Twin Cities, the house, by
bill, Ito encourage better condition of
the public schools and to appropriate
money therefor" The passage, Of this bill
The rest of the day was spent in con-
sideration Of the insane asylum bills.
St. Paul, March 1.-THE senate spent
most of the day in consideration of the
the Younger brothers.
The MCGOWAN bill to establish eight
hours as legal days labor was cons1d-
only to counties Of more than $4,000 popu-
lation, and to include only labor done by
and for the state, and the bill was then
for redrafting.
The Grindeland commission bill was
passed.
hours session there were few results to
show for it's labors. The most important
action taken was the dealing of a death
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
further penalty Of one per cent month
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
he Bean b Gn city may 81
boards of county commissioners of any
county in which there is any meandered
lake to &c est TAP uniform ut height of
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.
Under suspension of the rules Senator
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. " E..
The Anol1a- Hastings asylum bill was
passed. ''.- ~ ..s's. ..'
St. Paul. March 18.-Both houses ad-
jOurned yesterday until Monday to visit
the state farm. ~
The senate did little business as manv