The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-27
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
rhs transactions ~ the Lawmakers NJ
b. Paula Short Summary OF
the Regular Routine

rhs transactions ~ the lawmakers NJ
b. Paula Short Summary OF
the Regular Routine
St. Paul. Feb 1S.-The senate yester-
Senator r. e. Thompson's bill to increase
the state aid for high schools from $1,000
The following bills were passed:
To require municipal courts In cities OF
less than 5000 inhabitants to refund to
county treasurers fines and costs in GRIM
inal actions paid In default Of the defend
ant In cases when the defendant subse-
quently appears and pays the same.
To change the state tax for the estab-
lishment Of libraries and reading rooms
from to mills.
Representative Frank A. Carlson. Of
house a bill designed to prevent large
concerns doing business in several parts
Of the state from driving competitors out
of business by cutting prices.
Representative p. A. Gandrud, Of Sund-
berg, yesterday introduced a bill to ex-
tend the present law ,forbidding the con-
solidation of parallel and competing lines
The following bills were passed:
Providing for a state boiler inspector In
each of the sixty-three senatorial districts
Legalizing corporations formed hereto
fore and validating transfers of property
Apporpriating $1,000 for repairs at the
Red Wing state training school.
Authorizing United States commission
ers to take acknowledgements and admin
lister oaths the same as notaries public.
LegaliZing acknowledgements taken and
oaths administered by United States COM
miSSionerS.
Providing that per cent of the tax
paid the state BY fire insurance com
ent. shall go to firemen's relief associa-
tions.
St Paul. Feb. 19.-The senate had q
short session yesterday. Only five bills
Were introduced and one was passed. The
body had a fifteen minute recess to join
the house in listening to Capt. Richmond
p. Hobson. The senate will meet at 10
o'clock this morning.
troduced an antitrust bill which he and
Attorney General Douglas believe will do
much to protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraint and monop-
Senator H. witherstine's bfll providing
for the transportation of pupils from one
the senate yesterday without opposition.
The measure stipulates that school
boards in districts where school has been
suspended shall make arrangements for
instruction in a neighboring district.
The house yesterday passed the He'll
well inheritance law by vote of II to %.
direct inheritances exceeding 1000 and
of per cent on indirect inhebitances in
excess OF $1,000. The exemption does not
amount received by each heir. or bene-
ficiary.
The bill defines direct inheritances as
father, a grandmother. brother. sis
ter, grandchild, wife or widow Of a
son, or to any legally adopted child. or
ten years previously had stood in the
mutual acknowledged relation of parent.
or to any lineal descendent Of the dece-
dent.
ST. Paul. Feb. Ex-senator A. B. Coles
ra1 hvY fI,a
senate committee on towns and counties
yesterday with slight amendments. The
measure appropriates 5000 annually and
wolves wolves from SIS to S.. It fixes a bounty
on full grown male wolves. female cubs
and male cubs at So, 81 and 81 respective
Senator Henry Gjertsen's bill to pro-
hibit bucket shops was approved by the
senate committee on judiciary. The meas
use has been twice before the committee.
1t was reported without Recommendation
the first time.
A bill allowing notaries public to per-
form marriage ceremonies was introduced
yesterday by Senator E. J. SWedback OF
Bemidji.
The permitting voters of any township
to hold their elections within an incor-
porated city or village, located within said
town was passed.
Representative Ambrose Tighe of St
Paul, chairman of the house appropria-
e e,Ons co dafniencv hin Which aeeregates
STA, 360.29.
Representative Frank Clague of Red
wood county introduced bill which codi-
fes and amplifies the laws governing the
state agricultural society. The bill cures
some vague cloud in the title to the fair
grounds, and provides methods for gov
erning them.
Representative A. L. Cole Of Walker
introduced bill providing that logs shall
be assessed and taxed in the county in
which they are cut. The county com
misSioners shall elect an assessor who
shall assess the logs cut in the county,
no matter where their owner may reside
or where they may be shipped or manu-
The following bills were passed:
To increase the state aid for high
schools from $1,000, to 81 500.
the construction Of roads and bridges.
To amend the law with reference to
inheritance to title to real estate.
st. Paul. Feb. Ex-senator G. w. Somer-
vile, of Sleepy Eye, yesterday introduced q
bill appropriating approximate ly 81 OOt
for improvements, repairs. and current ex-
penses of the institutions under the State
Board of Control during the next two
years. OF this amount $145. 1000 is avail
able July 81. 1908; $1,17S,S50 In 1904, and
The senate passed the following bills:
To cede Barron island in Houston coun
ty, town of La Crescent, to the city OF
TO legalize the commissions of notaries
public in newly organized counties.
To provide for the transportation OF
school children from one district to an
other.
To amend the constitution allowing
school loans to be made to an amount
not exceeding Is per cent of the assessed
TO authorize cities to acquire property
by gift or devise and manage 1t for public
The special committee Of the legislature
do q