The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-19

companies.
ST. Paul, Jan. Ex-senator DAILY Of
Otter Tail county secured the passage
yesterday forenoon in the senate by
unanimous vote Of that: body of a con
current resolution requesting the Min
nesota delegation in congress to sup
port proposition to amend the. Unit
ed States constitution so as to provide
for the election of United States sena-
was no debate on the resolution
i The senate spent a considerable part |
OF yesterdays session in discussion of |
Senator McGowan's proposition to
have the attorney general draft bill
for the introduction in Minnesota Of
the Torrens system of transferring |
and recording titles Of real estate. A
resolution was finally adopted direct
ing the attorney general to investigate
the laws Of Illinois and Massachusetts
relative to the. Torrens system in vogue
in those states and report in ten days
as to whether a constitutional bill en-
bodying the principles Of the system
can be passed and made applicable to
the transfer Of land titles in Mime
sofa. The Jacobson resolution, pro-
viding for joint committee to investi-
gate charges against the state grain in
spection department and the manage
ment Of the state prison relative to the
sale Of binding Irvine, was reported
out by the committee on agriculture
with a recommendation that it be
passed without debate. "
Among the more important bills in
8troduced were the following:
To legalize' foreclosure Of real estate
made by advertisement, wherein
power of attorney was not filed for
record within the time heretofore pre-
scribed no regulate the practice OF
osteopathy and requiring practitioners
to be licensed Relating to the dis
charge of patients from hospitals for
the insane Relating to the convey
ance Of mortgaged property. To au-
thorize villages to issue bonds. For
the further protection of purchasers at
judicial or foreclosure sales of real es-
tate in the payment Of taxes, assess
ments and insurance premiums de-
linquent during the period Of redemp-
ton. Relating to the jurisdiction and
establishment of probate courts. To
authorize any city not exceeding 5000
in population to issue bonds, for the
purpose Of funding its floating indebt-
edness.
| The House.
The most important piece Of new
Legislation proposed in the house yes
/ terday came from Mr.. Peterson Of
4 Renville, and is drawn to carry into
effect one of State Auditor Dunn's
i recommendations in his recent report.
i 1T provides that the rate Of interest on
1 deferred payments on public lands sold
or to be sold, shall be reduced from 3
to 4 per cent, and that the period OF
final payment shall be heightened from
4 forty to fifty years. The measure is
! designed to prevent the congestion OF
money in the state treasury resulting
i from payments ON public lands. which
i the state board Of investment finds il
4 difficult to invest at a higher rate thar
3 and fraction per cent.
4 Among the bills introduced We're the
4 following:
To reduce the rate Of interest and in
crease the time for the payment Of
unpaid principal on all state land!
heretofore Sold 10 legalize certain
Il foreclosures of mortgages. To appro
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4 rem 3. Dunnell for plans prepared b.
him for the fourth hospital for the in
sane. Providing for the reimburse
ment of counties in which persons ar
i committed to the hospitals for the in
;. sane, whose residence is in anotEc
county.
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! the only proposition on whic
:. there was extended debate, in the forl
| Of a resolution proposing the creatio
t of joint legislative commission to n
: wise tax laws. The resolution Gale
: for the appointment Of q committee
seven, three from the senate and for
from the house. to investigate and r
: port a bill for the revision of the gel
). eral tax laws At tile conclusion of
somewhat lengthy debate the resol
e 2tion was referred to the committee {
! taxes and tax laws.
e Among the bills introduced were Il
s following:
$. Praying for the passage Of bill no
$ pending in the senate Of the Unite
y States to amend an act entitled 'A
81 act to regulate Interstate commerce
for the purpose of giving force an dc
l- feet to the findings of the intersta
t. commerce commission by making t
. record made before the commission
e nearing to constitute the record
g appeal Regulating the CONSTRUCT
Is Of fences and cattle guards along t
IN rights of way of railroads. To repe
chapter 2O5. Laws of 1895, proyidi
II for the manufacture Of beet sugar
:, Minnesota and offering bounty the
4. for. Relating to the payment Of tax
he To appropriate $1,000 to reimbu,
citizens in Cass county for eXpens
!. Incurred in connection with the upl
=. ing Of the Bear Island band of Chip
- wa Indians. 10 regulate the busint
~ ~ of fire insurance companies To re:
- late sleeping car companies. design
ing them as common carriers
placing them under the jurisaic tion
u. the state railroad and warehouse GO
p mission.
II Gov. Lind transmitted a message
ro- the senate making the following nc
l,n ( inotinnS5 which were unanimously C