The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-15
DULUTH PETS PASSED.

DULUTH PETS PASSED.
The house yesterday passed the three
bills introduced in the senate by Mr..
Baldwin Oem.), of st. Louis, amending
the Law of 1897, relating to the forfeited
tax sales.
The bills provide first for making effec-
tive s60O,000 in city assessment liens,
which have not been certified up to the
county auditor; for allowing the city
council to reduce or rebate assessments
In deserving cases, and for melting COM
petitive bidding at the May sale by guar
anteeing the purchaser of the title q valid
judgment under the law, the validity Of
which has been attacked or the return
of his investment at per cent. All three
bills refer to taxes delinquent for 1895
and prior years that have been placed in
judgment under the forfeited tax law.
FOR TORRENs SYSTEM.
Mr. O'Neill CUnion), of Big Stone in
troduced H. F. 512, which provides for the
adoption of the Tolrens land transfer
system. Senator MCGOWAN introduced a
resolution in the senate early in the ses-
sion, asking an opinion from the attor-
ney general as to the constitutionality
Of the Torrens system as applied to the
state of Minnesota. The attorney gen.
eral rendered an opinion that the law
as now in operation in Illinois was not
sofa.
The bill presented by Mr.. O'Neill is a
modification of the Illinois law so as to
conform to the constitution Of this state
and overcome the objections raised by
the attorney general. 1t went to the COM
n,ittee on general legislation.
SCHOOL AGE LIMIT STANDS.
The house by vote of 40 to 50 killed
H. F. $50, by Mr.. Mcneil (Rep.), of Doug
las. The bill amended the present law re-
lating to the admission of children to
the public schools of the state by rails
ing the age from five to six years.
Some of the country members were in
favor of the bill on the ground that chill
dren under six years of age were much
better off at home than at school.
The question was raised by the men,
bers from the Twin Cities that the law
would prevent children under six years
from attending the kindergarten depart
ments. Mr.. Mcneil introduced bill to
remedy this objection and a second one
to meet the objections Of the country
members that they would be shut out Of
a portion of the school fund If the law
was five in the cities and six in the coun-
try.
After the defeat Of H. F. $50 the two
other bills were laid on the table.
MAY BUY A MUSEUM.
Messrs. Mallette, Nyquist and Fulton
were named by the speaker as a commit
tee to investigate and report as to the
advisability of the purchase Of the mu-
scum collection owned by Henry Schroed-
Ell, of st. Paul.
HORTON RESOLUTION DIES.
The concurrent resolution, requesting
the senators and congressman to urge
upon the government the immediate re-
turn from Manila of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, was Indefinitely postponed on a re-
port OF the committee on military affairs.
STREET VACATION BILL.
s. F. a21, by Mr.. McGill Rep.), of Ram
sey, was passed in the house yesterday
under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Dunn (Rep.), Of Ramsey, explain
ed that the bill was really a local meas
ure applicable only to Ramsey county.
and allowed streets to be vacated on the
amount fixed by the common council.
Under the present law II a street was
vacated the person who had given the
land for the street had to pay the as
sessed valuation Of the land in order to