The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-02-08
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The transactions of the Lawmakers at
81 Paula Short Summary OF
the Regular Routine.

ST. Paul, Feb. 1.-The best method of
enforcing the payment of taxes was the
subject of a long and rather unproduc-
tive debate by the senate in committee
of the whole.
The following bills on the calendar
were passed:
To amend section 252 chapter 46,
General Laws 1889, entitled can act to es-
tablish a probate code.' Ayes AZ, noes 0.
To amend section 8, chapter 2l2. General
persons from the Minnesota hospitals for
the insane. Ayes 46, noes 0.
To allow the Minnesota Valley Histo-
rical Society to erect a monument on FIT.
Ridgeley reservation in honor of the
Sioux Indians who remained faithful to
the whites at the time of the great mas
The following bills were introduced:
Greer-Establishing boards of equaliza-
ton in cities of less than 4O0O.,
Jepson-Esta blishing S-hour legal day
in cities of 5000 or over.
Establishing corner stones.
Fixing pay for triers in district courts.
To relieve ex-Treasurer Bobleter's
bondsmen.
For the equipment and support of ex-
perimental farm at Crookston and Grand
Rapids.
The house passed the bill relating to
the destruction of weeds growing on the
highways.
Relating to the property of persons adj
judged insane.
The following bills were introduced:
Relating to attorneys fees in foreclos-
ing of mortgages.
To provide for payments of liquor IL
cense money to towns in which licenses
are collected.
companies and classifying them as COM
mon carriers.
Relating to lien of attorneys.
To authorize municipal courts having
criminal jurisdiction ACCEPT
from persons accused of misdemeanors.
Prescribing penalty for msappropriat-
ing assessments paid by holders of inSur-
ance policies.
Amending laws relating to bench war
rants.
senatorial and legislative districts, and
district, ST. Paul.
To encourage day schools for teaching
deaf and dumb residents.
To regulate the practice of healing and
the licensing of those practicing the art
of healing.
ST. Paul, Feb 1.-The senate held an
time.
The bill to permit the filing of mort
cages with registers of deeds as well as
city clerks, was passed by the senate
under suspension OF the rules. Ayes, 40;
nays 0.
Among the bills recommended for pas
the afternoon were:
Amending section 102, chapter 46, Cen
eral Laws 1889, establishing a probate
code.
Legalizing sheriff's certificates issued on
mortgage foreclosure sales.
Amending section 1866, General Statutes
1894, relating to the requisites of sum-
mons issued by justices of the peace.
Amending subdivision l, section $685.
chapter 49, General Statutes 1894, relating
to witnesses and evidence.
Among the bills passed favorably upon
by the senate in committee of the whole
at the afternoon session We're:
Amending laws relating to foreclosure
of mortgages by advertisement. This
provides that the interest rate on a mort
gage during the year of redemption shall
be the same as in the mortgage.
Authorizing counties to purchase land
to be used as agricultural fair grounds
upon vote of the people, refers especially
to the grounds of the South Minnesota
Fair association at Rochester.
Jones-Amending the statutes relating
to the sale of forfeited property on tax
sale.
The house passed the following bills:
Providing for the distribution of sugar
beet seed, purchased by the state.
To provide for the publication of legal
notices in certain consolidated news
The following bills were introduced:
To make New Years day. Fourth of
July and Christmas legal holidays
To regulate public health by prohibiting
use of decayed meats, etc.
To enable counties to purchase lands
for agricultural fairs.
To prevent fraudulent voting at school
elections.
Relating to the acquiring of additional
territory by towns and villages.
To require construction of side tracks
by railroad companies.
To consolidate election districts in
certain cases.
To readjust certain judicial districts.
TO prevent driving or shipping into the
state of sheep having contagious diseases.
To prevent fraud in sale of garden and
field seeds.
ST. Paul, Feb. 3.-Both branches yester-
day spent most of the time in committee
of the whole. In the senate the follow
ings bills were introduced:
J. D. Jones.-To prevent fraud in the
sale of garden and grass seeds.
To, prohibit theatrical plays, etc., on
Sunday.
To iegalize and make valid certain
deeds transferred by husband to wife.
Among the bills introduced in the
house yesterday morning were few of
importance. Mr.. Martins bill, however,
H. F. 220, will prove satisfaction to the
towns of Crookston and Grand Rapids.
The two towns are to be locations of
state experiment farms, which will be
placed under the control of the board of
regents of the state university.
For Crookston the sum of $1,000 is ap
propriated for the year ending July 81,
$500 for the same period.
The sums of $4,000 for Crookston and
$500 for Grand Rapids are appropriated
for equipment of the farms.
st. Paul, Feb. 4.-The senate yesterday
passed the following bills:
To amend section Is, chapter SO, Gen.
eral Laws 1878, relating to foreclosure of
mortgages by advertisement.
To authorize counties to purchase land
to be used as agricultural fair grounds
on approval of electors of said county
end to improve, sell and lease the same.
To amend section 1917, General Statutes
1891 relating to the sale of forfeited