The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-07
WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE MILL CR|NDS
OUT BATCH OF BILLS
Twenty-eight Measures Are
Passed-Two Lack Enough
Votes

Twenty-eight bills passed and two
defeated was the record of the day on
the in the house yesterday.
The house spent the better part of the
day on its calendar, n a number oil
bills of general Importance We're
passed.
The bills defeated were the Adams
bill, creating a state humane society,
n the Zelch bill, a%bolishing justice
courts for the trial of civil cases in
cities having municipal courts. The
Adams bill was as good as passed
when R.. j. Wells, who had refused to
permit Elmer l.. Adams, author of the
bill, to amend his bill on the calendar,
led a stampede away from the bill.
Some twenty members changed their
votes from yes to no, and the bill had
only fifty-SeVen votes in its V
when the vote was announced. w. w.
Bardwell of Hennepin gave notice of
intention to move a reconsideration
and the bill may be saved. The Zelch
bill was defeated by the votes of men
from the small cities of the state, and
Walter T. Lemon of Ramsey an
nounced that he would amend the bill
to apply only to st. Paul if it was re-
stored to general orders by a econ
Sideration.
The Ware bill fixing a maximum
passenger rate of 21h cents a mile on
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vote of 81 to 80. John G. Lennon of
Hennepin made al extended speech
against the purpose of the bill. He
said that the last legislature had in
creased the taxes of the railroad COM
panieS 80 per cent and the Ware
bill meant q reduction in their passen-
ger receipts of 16 2-3 per cent. He
was afraid that the passage of h bill
meant a reduction in the wages of
railroad employees.
The Lemon bills reducing the inter-
est rate On tax certificates for local
improvements and making them a first
lien on the property improved, were
passed. The Gjertsen bill creating a
state board of examiners in chiro-
practices and licensing the practice was
passed by a vote of SO to %. 1t places
c~hiropractic operators on the same
plane with physicians.
The McNamee bill making the per-
son guilty of killing a human being
in mistake for a deer or n other ami
mai guilty of manslaughter was pass
ed without opposition.
Bills Passed by the House
II. F. No. 356: BY Ware-Making 2h
cents the maximum charge per mile for
carrying. passengers over any railroad in
Minnesota.
H. F., No. Gil: BY Perley-Legalizing
certain cases.
H. F. No. 649: BY Flower-Prohibiting
cruel and inhuman treatment or abandon
H. F. No. $50: By Observation-Disclosures
ing. the establishment of public wagon
scales and regulating the weighing there
H. F. No.. 7O5: By Hickey-Legalizing
certain corporations.
II. F.. No. 211: BY Chamberlain-Pro-
yiding the method of payment of bounty
Tor the arrest of horse thieves.
H. f. No. 437: By Ramsey County Del
egation-Providing that state census of
1905 shall not be considered in determine
Gals. "A
H. F. No. 4Ss: BY ramsey County Del
demonstrating to salaries of certain
Ramsey county officials.
ii. f. No. 512: By Perley-Authorizing
foreclosure of liens on personal property
by action and regulating such foreclosures.
rate of interest to be charged on improve.
ment certificates in cities OF so, 600 or
over.
H. F. No. 647: BY FIower-Amending
the laws relating to the cruel and inhue
man treatment of animals.
H. F.. No. SOS: By Lemon-Regulating
the ran and priority of liens for taxes
and improvements in cities of so. 600.
III. F. No. III: BY Swanson-Requiring
that accounts against school, districts be
II. F. No. 1872: BY acknowledgements
ing the manufacture and sale of tanks
used in connection with oil or gasoline
stoves.
H. F. No. $50: BY Tri-county Deleea-
tion-Creating the Office of county. license
inspector.
H. F. No. SOP: BY Morley-Providing
Tor the consolidation of township mutual
H. F. No. SGT: BY Morley-Prescribing
the method of election of officers and di-
rectors of township mutual insurance com
panies.
H. F. No. 551: BY Cole-Providine for
the relief OF village and town clerks and
judges of election in certain cases.
). r. No. 81: BY GjertSen-Creating a
board of chiropractic examiners and pro-
viding for the licensing of practitioners.
S; F. No. 24S: BY ColIer-Legaiizing
10000 or less and authorizing bond issue
S. F. No. 1870: BY Coller-Extending the
time for the closing of the affairs of a dis
s; F. No. 2Os: BY stephens-Legalizing
certain plats of land heretofore filed for
S. F. No. PIG: BY Smith. E. E.-Amend-
ing the law authorizing Lloyd companies
to transact sprinkler leakage insurance.
5. F: No: 2S1: By ,Cole-Authorizing
ward at any insane hospital.
S. F. No. $50: BY Laybourn-Providing
Tor the appointment of road foremen in
S.. F. No. 1863: By Pugh-Providing for
the reimbursement of county commits
sioners for money paid out in travelling
S. F. No. 145: BY MISUNDERSTANDING
Tor the manner of making appropriations
IN the aid of schools in the state. =
D. r. NO. 172: By MISUNDERSTANDING
the killing of a human being bv a hunter
manslaughter.
New House Bills
| H.F. No. S66: By Bondy-Appropriat-
ing $500 to widen the natural water
courses connecting navigable lakes in
Otter Tail county, and appointing a com
mission TO supervise the same. Appro-
priations.
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