The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-01
LEGISLATIVE GRIND
S0lOns at ST. Paul Turning TO
Business of the Session.
Many Bills Introduced Outline of
Some of the More Important Pre-
scented Both Houses.


st. Paul, Jan. 80 The legislature
now seems inclined to get down to
business and the sessions of yesterday
while short, partook more of that or
der of which something definite is
evolved In the senate the number of
bills introduced were increased from
81 to 20, and in the house from 81 to
115.
Building and loan and savings asso-
Citations are to be placed on a more sat
isfactory basis. There has not been a
session of the Legislature for years in
which the laws relating to these insti-
tutions have not been tinkered. Con-
fusion has been the result. 1t has long
been conceded that there has never
been sufficient official supervision over
these institutions to protect the stock
holders. Other evils have grown up,
all of which Senator Snyder proposes
to correct with the big bill he intro
duced.
The measure provides for a revision
and codifcation of all the laws, and
places all such concerns under the con-
troll of the public examiner.
Two bills of minor Importance were
passed yesterday under suspension.
One provides that when patients are
taken from insane asylums by their
friends the expense of so doing shall
be bourne by the friends, not by the
state. The other bill, which came
from the committee on education,
authorizes independent school districts
to issue bonds
s. Senator Mccarthy has introduced a
bill placing school districts in counties
organized under the act of 1897, re-
lating to unorganized counties, under
the provisions of the general school
laws of the state. The bill simply
contemplates placing these schools on
the same basis as all other schools.
Senator Mccarthy finds that the liza
bility for expenses in handling con-
tagious diseases &. is not specifically
determined. His bill provides that the
county shall be liable for such ex-
penses on a proper showing by town
ship or village officers.
Senator johnson has introduced a
bill permitting the board of trustees of
the ST. Peter insane hospital to use
the balance in its fund for making re-
pairs.
Senator Potter is sponsor for the fire
marshal bill in the senate. His bill
was introduced. yesterday.
Minnesota Savings bank will be in
terested in two bills brought into the
house by Mr.. Wallace of Hennepin
One allows the investment in drain
age district bonds r--those of any other
district created pursuant to law for
public purposes or improvements in
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and the
two Dakotas Such law will afford
relief to the financial concerns which,
under the present rigid law, find
themselves compelled to select invest
ments from limited list. The other
bill is. to assist in the disposition of
the real estate taken on uncollected
loans. The measure provides that
where a sale cannot be made for cash,
part cash may be accepted, and. the re-
manning amount traded out in real
property. For security there is i'm
posed limit of time within which
such property SO acquired must be
sold.
: The first constitutional amendment
this session was proposed by Mr..
Hendricks. Mr.. Hendricks scheme is
to allow the state authorities direct
ing such investments as are made I'M
der the permanent school and uni
versity funds, Ito make purchase of
county, city, town, village and school
district. bonds, within a limit of 10
per cent of the assessed valuation of
taxable real property. No loan is to
be made for less than per cent nor
for period shorter than five years.
Mr.. Hendricks stands sponsor for an
other bill which proposes to abolish
the death penalty and substitute i'm
prisonment for life. In third bill,
he seeks 70 reduce the legal rate in
terest, under contract, from 10 per cent
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