The Minneapolis journal., 1901-03-19
BUSINESS CROWDED THROUGH
The House Grinds Out a Lot o.
Work

Although an unusually large proportion
OF members and officers were absent yes
terday afternoon there was no interfer-
ence with business. Mr.. Roberts officiated
very capably. There were over forty
measures taken up on general orders with
some definite action. in nearly every
instance Bills not otherwise marked
We're recommended for passage
The Peterson bill providing for a con-
stltutlonal revision is similar to the
measure killed in the senate. 1t is
hoped by its friends that favorable action
On the part of the house will lead the
senate majority to reconsider it's view
VI the three bills slaughtered one was
by Mr.. Rich, increasing the salary of the
railroad and warehouse commissioners
$500 year. Bills acted upon in commit
tee of the whole were as follows:
II. +. 2lS-Reating to horse stealing
bounty.
H. F. 27S-Determining the rate of interest
on tax Judgments and providing for the dis
position of penalties, interests and costs.
H. F. S46-To amend an act recurring the
education of children and providing for tru-
ant officers in ungraded schools in school dis
tricts and cities.
H. F. 376-Relating to the power of Gene
terry associations to hold land
H. F. 383-To provide bounties for the de-
struction of pocket gophers.
H. F. 5O2-Authorizing district judges to fix
tue oay OF the term on which petit jurors
k. f. 484-Relating to clerk hire of Judges
of probate
H. F. 2SS-To amend section 10, of chapter
l, of the probate code prohibiting judges of
probate from acting eounselors or attor-
neys at law in any proceeding pending be-
fore them. Indefinitely postponed
H. F. 15S-To legalize conveyances of real
property made by husband directly to wife,
and the records of such conveyances.
H. F. 243-Proposing convention to revise
the constitution of Minnesota.
H. F. 356-Relating to the addition of terri
tory for public park and cemetery purposes
to all villages, incorporated under the gen
| eral laws of Minnesota
H. F. 366-To authorize and empower cities
in the state having population of more than
5000 and less than 10, 900 inhabitants to con-
struct, erect or purchase waterworks and
electric light plants in such cities and 20
authorize and empower such cities to issue
their bonds for such purposes.
H. F. 384-Relating to the furnishing of
water gas or electricity to municipalities or
their inhabitants from plants, works or fac
tories located without this state.
II. F. 402-To repeal an act to amend chap
ter II, general laws of 1891, relating to the
manufacture and sale of lard and lard COM
pounds and substitutes, and of foods pre-
pared therefrom, to prevent fraud and to
preserve the public health.
H. f. 407-Authorizing and regulating an
peals from the allowance in whole or in
part, by the village council of claims against
| any of the villages in Minnesota. To pass
as amended.
H. F. 415-Relative to plats of towns and
cities in this state and of additions thereto
and subdivisions thereof and the correction
and legalization of the same.
H. F. 482-Granting authority to cities and
villages to license and regulate bathing estab-
lishments, massage parlors, carYoyants,
| mind readers, and faith healers within their
! limits. To pass as amended.
H. F. 447-AuthoriZing village councils in
all villages in this state to prescribe penalties
for the violation of ordinances Of such viii
lagos. To pass as amended.
| H. 2O9-To appropriate money to reim-
! burse William r. Manhood for his expenses
| incurred in the contest of his election as a
member of the legislature.
| II. F. 322-To appropriate money to reim-
burse Herbert E. Blair for expense incurred
| in contesting the election of w r. Mahood
! H. F. 387-To amend an act to regulate
| common carriers, and create the railroad and
| warehouse commission of the state, and de-
| hning the duties of such commission in rela-
| tion to common carriers Indefinitely post
poned.
| H. F. 456-Relating to the duties of county
| superintendents. Indefinitely postponed.
| H. F. 73-Prohibiting advertisements solicit
| ing business in matter of divorce
| H. F. 4S0-To provide for the payment OF
] the expense incurred in prosecuting and pun
| ishing persons convicted of drunkenness and
| vagrancy.
| H. f. 451-Relating to dividends of corpora
| tions other than those for pecuniarv proht
II. =. 52-To punish railway train robbers.
H. F. 207-To prohibit the playing of pool
| or billiards by minors in certain places.