The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-12
In A KILLING MOOD
Senators Accept Committees Death
FL Sentences on a Number of I'm
Is portant Measures. ...,.~
Hinton Garnishment Bill and Tor
=. rens Extension Were First
= Among the Victims.

: Senators appeared to lean heavily on
the committees this morning and accepted
death sentences on several important
measures without question or debate. For
instance, the senate committee on judi
ciary recommended for indefinite post
ponement the Hinton, bin, II. f. 1873 in
creasing the field of garnishment proceed
ings. The Hinton bill was passed by the
house and large delegations Of merchants
from both cities have waited on the COM
mittee to urge its passoge.. The commit
tee unanimously decided to bury the bill
and their report was adopted without a
murmur. e-. ..-,' s..E~f to
Torrens Extension Laid Away.
The committee also recommended the
indefinite postponement. Of the bill to APP
ply the Torrens title register system to
the whole state. This system has proved
successful in Hennepin and Ramsey coun-
ties. The fact that only lawyers are al
lowed on the judiciary committee may be
significant In looking for an explanation.
The senators adopted the Recommendation
without protest.
Red Tape for Wolf HountIes.
An endless roll Of red pc is concealed
in a new bill to regulate the payment Of
wolf bounties. The applicant for bounty
town clerk and in the presence of, two
witnesses must make affidavit. as to the
time and place Of killing the wolf. stating
that he did not Intentionally permit any
other wolf to escape. The applicant must
bury the carcass. Then he is entitled to
a certificate which he may taken to the
county auditor with the head. The lat
ter official must punch a hole at least a
half inch in diameter in each ear. Then
the applicant Is entitled to $3.50 for a
grown female wolf and IS for a male and
81 and 81 respectively for cubs. There
has been so much fraud in securing wolf
bounties that the authorities are COM
PEELED to hedge the business about with
all possible restrictions.
Personal Injury Damage Suits. -
Senator E. E. Smith sent in bill relat-
ing to the procedure In actions to recover
damages for personal injuries. 1t amends
the present law so as to provide that nc
action can be maintained unless brought
within one year after the accident, and a
written notice Is served on the defendant
stating time and place of accident, brief
description Of injuries and manner in
which they were received and grounds on
which claim is made. Such snotice Is not
to be deemed Insufficient 5orS invalid be-
! cause of inaccuracy in stating deScrip-
| ton Of injuries provided that there is nc
| wilful attempt to mislead.
OF Interest to Duluth.
| Senator Laybourn' presented a bill
amending the law authorizing Duluth tt
guarantee the bonds of the company which
| constructed a bridge across the cana
| through Minnesota Park. The amend
ment permits Duluth to issue its owr
| bonds and to pay for the bridge in cash
and reduce, the interest charges from t
4 per cent. ~ 49,. u
! Age of Consent Bills. ~<.'
Two bills introduced by Senator Jep
son will probably precipitate the usual de
bate on the age of consent His bill
raise the age of consent from 16 to 1
years.
Marriage and Divorce.
The committee ON judiciary recon
mended the passage of Senator Peachey'!
bill, S. F. 212. which repeats the presen
law prohibiting the issuance of licens
to marry to parties who, have secure
divorce within six months from the grant
ing of the decree of divorce. The presen
law is practically a dead letter, as tn
parties can easily evade it by going t
Wisconsin or Iowa to have the marriag
performed.
- Bills Recommended to Pass.
While on general orders, the senate sit
ting as a committee Of the whole, rec
Omnl ended the Following DlllS LOT passage
S. r. 274, Misunderstanding authority to der
uty county auditors to administer GA this and ia k
Acknowledgements and to certify the same unde
! the seal of the county auditor. 80
| S. +. $50, Thorpe-Relating to the transfer o
stock Of corporations SO as to repeal the provis
ion for lien by the corporation upon sue
stock.
! S. F. 323, Committee on Taxes and Tax Laws
Regulating the distribution of penalties, cos
and interest on real estate taxes.
! s. r. 245, Coller-Anowing villages to issu
bonds to aid in the construction of bridges an
roads within two miles of the limits of the vii
lage.
S. F. sos, Thompson-Requring county attol
neys in certain counties to attend the prosecu
ton Of misdemeanors in justice courts and Pre-
viding additional salary for such county attoI
neys. 900
IL F. 25e, C1ague--Iegaliying acts of yillag
councils relating to the expenditure of none
on roads and bridges outside of the limits 0
VI the village. ~ =.
Some Vague Amendments. II
Senators Jepson, Laybourn, Thompson
and Dart, all veterans in the Legislature
sent in bills amending existing laws, bu
the amended portions were not underline
and no one will be able to know wha
the senators are asking to do unless h
consults the authors or expends much val
liable time in porting over the statutes.
4 The rules of the sentae expressly: Pre-
vide that all amendments must be under
scored or underlined, SO that the com
mittees may know what they have befor
them. ..>s...
>... .,'- NEW. SENATE BILLS
S. F. 36s substitute for S. F. $751;, Connli
| tee on Dranage-Amending section 4005, sta