The Ely miner., 1903-04-24
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
The transactions of the Lawmakers At
81 fani.---A Short Summary OF
lbe Regular Routine

the Regular Routine
st. Paul. April 14-The Wilson bill to
| allow district court judges travelling ex-
penses while absent from their home
counties on official business was recon-
mended to pass
The Armstrong bill to compel hotel
keepers to supply fire escapes was recon-
mended to pass after being so amended
as to apply only to cities of more than
10, 900 population. The bill provides that
strong ropes shall be placed in rooms
Senator Morgan's bin requiring gradu-
ates from the law department of the
state university to pass an examination
mended for passage. The act is to take
effect July 1, and will not effect the '03
law class.
st. Paul. April 15.-Representative FL.
E. Fryberger's bill increasing the gross
per cent was passed by the senate yester-
SGT s. to T.''o'' 5. ''i'' ~ u
The senate passed without debate the
house election committees measure pro-
viding that questions proposing to amend
the constitution shall be printed on a
separate ballot. The vote on the measure
was 49 yeas and no nayeS.
The senate decided to place on general
orders the bill creating a new judicial dis
trict to consist of Chisago, Pine and
dietary committee had submitted a re-
port recommending the bill for indefinite
pOStpOnement. There was long discus
sion on the report.
The house yesterday passed board of
control bill, the fourth it has acted upon
and the first it has passed.
The bill is by George Z. Perley. of
Moorhead, with amendments by the COM
mittee on education that seemed to ap-
pease both sides, for the bill passed by
vote Of 70 to 10. As originally drawn, the
bill took the state university and the
normal schools away from the board Of
control entirely.
that the board of control, in cooperation
with the local boards. shall have charge
of the construction of buildings, and the
local boards are to nave charge or main
tenance and repairs.
The house passed the bill by George r.
Smith. of Minneapolis, providing for
state tax commission of three members
The house has already passed the Haug-
land bill. providing for single tax COM
missioner, so it has in effect passed two
conflicting bills: fear that the senate
will shelye the Haugland bill, however, is
biz.
ST. Paul. April 16.-Thes following bills
were passed by the house yesterday:
Regulating public officeholding and elec-
tions
the state.
1902, relating to the taxation of real es-
tate.
TO provide for the manner of changing
names of persons and for the registry of
names.
state of freight line companies.
To provide for carrying money from one
county fund to another; m
In the senate the following bills were
TO prohibit compulsory vaccination ex-
cept in epidemicS.
fees and the service Of district court pa
TO establish a state highway commits
TO provide that damages recovered for
death by wrongful act shall go to the de-
ceased's mother if he leaves no widow or
children and if his parents are divorced.
TO establish state bureau of immi-
TO appropriate 5000 for a cottage at
Anoka for veterans, their wives and wid-
TO reduce the membership of the state
board of law examiners from nine to five.
To legaliZe conveyanceS OF real estate
made by wife to her husband:
To regulate the transcribing of records
in counties.
TO appropriate $5, 900 annually to reim-
burse district court judges for travelling
expenses.
court commissioners for examining luna
TO require railroads to allow shippers
thirty-SiX hours in which to load grain
and farm produce into cars.
To amend the law authorizing counties
to employ special attorneys.
To legaliZe corporations Where they
have failed TO file articles of incorpora-
ton.
TO provide that no person shall vote at
an election unless he has resided in the
district twenty days preceding the cleo
ton.
perintendent Of public instruction from
s., 500 to $4,000.
ST. Paul, April 1.-THE following bills
passed in the senate yesterday:
of county attorneys from county funds.
To provide for records of offenseS for
which convictions are had before justices
TO require hotels and lodging houses
to be equipped with fire escapes.
To prohibit the use of track bicycles on
railroads.
To abolish days Of grace.
To prohibit the adulteration of food
with chemical preservatives.
TO prevent trespassing in ltasca state
TO provide for the vacation Of public
roads on mineral lands.
To regulate the publication of articles
of Incorporation.
To prohibit the adulteration of spices
and condiments.
To amend the law relating to limited
partnerships SO that death shall not work
dissolution where the contract so stipu-
lates.
To provide for the arDltratlOn or QlS-
puteS regarding fire insurance losses by a
board of three diSintereSted persons to be
appointed by district court judge.
Omnibus appropriation bill.
Authorizing a special tax to raise $780,
600 for the state school of agriculture.
The house passed the following:
Authorizing cities under 10000 to con-
denim water works and issue bonds In
pay for them.
Relating to qualification of teachers in
the public schools.
Relating to the allowance of expenses of
county superintendents of schools.
To appropriate money for the general
expenses of the state government and for
other purposes.
To assess a tax to raise funds and to
appropriate the same for the buildings
and other equipments for the depart
ments of agriculture of the University or
Minnesota.
To codify and amend the laws concern
ing the state library and appropriating
money for it's care and maintenance.
st. Paul, April 1S.-Senator j. G.:
Schutz's bill abolishng the state normal
schools at Mankato, Moorhead and Du-
luth was killed by the senate yesterday
after it had been recommended for pas
sage by the committee of the whole.
The senate passed, under suspension OF
the rules. Representative James A. Hlck-
eys bill authorizing st. Paul to issue
100000 of bonds for the construction OF
bridges school houses, municipal build
ings and main sewers.
The senate adopted resolution by
Senator Samuel Lord, of KasSOn, providing
that hereafter all speeches be limited to
five minutes