Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-21
) LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
THE transactions at the lawmakers ut
81 faul.---A Short Summary of
the Reg ular Routine

The transactions at the lawmakers at
81 fa"i.---A Short Summary of
the Regular Routine
st. Paul. Feb 14.-To appropriate $S4,-
900 for improvements at the state prison.
Finance.
live stock trains be at least thirty four
feet In length, with separate apartments
for the shippers. Railroads.
10 provide that the summons issued by
the justice of the peace may be served by
any person not a party to the action. Ju-
The following bills were passed:
10 change the proceedings from court
to jury trial in an action between the
county and township rela tive to expenses
incurred for quarantining: and to provide
that the party losing shall pay the judg-
ment and costs.
TO require the registration of mining
lands:
the same method in condemnation pro-
ceedlngs for inserting pumps water mains
and reservoirs as is used for opening and
To reduce the maximum penalty for de-
stroying or interfering with telegraph or
telephone cables from $500 fine to five
years imprisonment to 500 and ninety
days.
St: Paul, Feb. 17.-The following bills
were introduced in the senate yesterday:
h no repeal pc l., the lazy providing for the re-
Slstte ldllOS OF 70 cents per ton.
Schain-To provide for the nomination
OF congressional candidates by the old
convention system.
TO establish the salaries Of all district
Judges IN the state at 5000.
To change the time of the primaries to
four rather than seven weeks before the
election and to remove the nomination of
from the primary system.
The following We're introduced in the
house: Submitting, to the people for
adoption an amendment to the constitu-
tlon on the subject of taxation.
Requiring all personal property pur~
chased or acquired on the first day of
Nay to be listed for taxation by or for
Allowing a wife or other person injured
pV inc lnloxlcatlon of any person to bring
civil suit for damages against any per-
sons selling liquor to such person after
having given written notice not to sell
liquor to such person.
Allowing co-insurance clauses to be
placed IN tire insurance policies in con-
sidera ton of reduction of the rate.
Providing that no drug clerk shall work
more than seventy hours a week, and
in two weeks.
Providing. that no political party that
did not poll ! per cent of the total vote
at the preceding general election shall be
entitled to a party designation on the
ballot.
Authorizing the appointment of agents
by the governor to act for the state in
from justice.
Allowing county commissioners to pro-
vide contingent fund of 5000 to 81, 900 for
the use of the county attorney in in
vest1gattng and trying criminal cases.
Allowing registers of deeds to receive
conveyances of land owned by railroads
and not taxable prior to 1900, without
statement from the county auditor rela-
tive to the delinquent taxes on such prop
erty.
The senate passed the following bills:
To permit the Incorporation of subordi-
nate lodges Of the Masonic order.
Providing that judgment can be secured
cess Of the legal exemption.
Fixing q state bounty of SIS for full
grown female wolves and SO for full
grown male wolves.
Abolishing highway labor assessment,
and requiring all read taxes to be paid
In cash in counties containing 10000 in
habitants or more.
Authorizing townships to issue bonds
not exceeding Is per cent of their assessed
valuation. for the construction Of roads.
st. Paul. Feb. 18.-The senate yester-
day. after prolonged debate. approved
Senator r. q. Thompson's bill to increase
the state aid for high schools from $1,000
to 81, 500.
The following. bills were PASSED:
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