The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-22

water county whose existence is
| disputed by Beltrami county, from in
curing any Indebtedness, was yester-
| day introduced in the senate by Sena-
tor SWedback. Clearwater now claims
1t is separate county. This claim ia
disputed in BeItrami, and BeItrami
does not care to be confronted with
bills If the courts decide that Clear
water county is not.
The senate bill providing the addi-
tiona $1,500,00 for the completion of
the new capitol building is now on it's
way to final passage. The bill came
pack from the committee on public
grounds and buildings yesterday with
the recommendation that it pass.
The Minneapolis Commercial clubs
committee on public affairs favors the
appropriations asked by the game and
Tsh commission. In resolutions sub
mitted to the house yesterday the pub
lie affairs committee informs the leg
islature that it deems an appropria-
ton of $4,000 annually and $4,000 for
the fish hatchery entirely reasonable,
| and expresses the hope that the bill
will speedily be passed.
Representative Wilson, Worthington,
is the author of a bill authorizing VIII
lagos of less than 5000 inhabitants to
designate banks as official repositories.
Representative Fred Lempke, Fari.
/ bault wants the legislature to appro-
pirate 5000 to aid in the construction
Of a road in Rice county.
Representative Krostue is the au-
thor Of a bill to permit the change,
vacation or opening Of county roads
on petition of the freehoIders of the
district affected.
Representative w. A. Hinton would
have Cottonwood county cut off the
Thirteenth judicial district and attach
ed to the Seventeenth district.
Representative Putnam, Goodhue, is
the author of bill to authorize the city
of Red Wing to receive gifts of land
| and acquire lands and buildings there
on for public purposes.
Representative Emmett Mark. Mile
Laos, is behind bill introduced in the
house yesterday to secure to villages
the benefits derived from road and
bridge taxes collected within their lin
it's. The bill provides that such taxes
shall be paid by the county treasurers
to the village treaSurers and expended
under the direction of the village au-
thorities instead of the county COM
miSsionerS.
Representative Shearer, Hennepin.
yesterday introduced by request a bill
carrying an appropriation of $1,000 to
assist in carrying out the provision Of
the law for disbarment Of attorneys
Representative Larson stands spons-
or for a bill to enable purchasers Of
lands from heirs Of deceased homestead
settlers to quiet title The bill pro-
ton probate courts to open up the
question of heirship.
Representative Wilson fathers a bill
for an appropriation of $500 to be ex-
pended in assisting the county of Muir
ray in the construction of bridge.
The house committee on taxes yes
terday authorized Chairman Wells to
appoint a subcommittee of three to OBJ
tain copies of all railroad gross earn
ingS tax legislation and projected legis-
lation and such other information on
the subject of railroad gross earnings
tax that will be of assistance to the
committee in it's Wrestlings with the
proposed resubmission of the 4 per cent
amendment. Messrs. Armstrong, Fry
berger and Fulton constitute the sub
committee.
Chairman Wells and the house COM
mittee on taxes and tax laws yester-
day scanned Representative Fosseen'S
bill reducing delinquent tax penalties
from 10 per cent per month to 1 per
cent per month, and decided to give
Mr.. FOsseen a hearing on the subject
before making any recommendations.
Chairman Stevensons house iudfci-
airy committee yesterday approved
Representative Wilson's bill authoriz-
ing the secretary Of state to renew the
existing contract for publication Of the
supreme court reports.
Representative Stevenson Yesterday
introduced bill authorizing the secre-
tary of state to make a contract for
500 copies Of the digest of the Minne-
sofa statutes.
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