The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-21
LEMON BILL ALTERS
RATE OF INTEREST
Ramsey Members Measure
Designed to Protect Poorer
Owners of Real Estate

That IL per cent interest rate on
eeruncates of tax indebtedness for
local improvements is said to amount
10 practical confiscation Or the prop
erty OF the poorer class of owners of
improved and unimproved city real es-
tate is given as the reason for the in
production in the house yesterday of
TWO bills by Representative Walter T.
Lemon of Ramsey.
one bill makes the rate of interest
per cent instead of IL in cities of over
oO,OOO inhabitants. The other gives the
CITY priority in liens against property
against which claims are outstanding
Tor taxes for special improvements.
Both Dllls Were recommended to pass
Dy the Ramsey delegation, to which
they were referred by the speaker.
Ihey Will be submitted to the Hennepin
and st. Louis delegations before being
returned to the house.
Machinery Plant at Prison
A bin by Representative John Zelch
or Washington will permit the board
or control to use one-half the net
profits of the state prison at Saltwater
towards the installation of q plant for
the manufacture of binders and agrf-
cultural implements. A resolution au-
thorlzing an investigation into the
Feasibility Of establishing such a plant
is pending in the house, and If a ia
vorable report comes from the commit
tee the Zelch bill will give the board of
control money with which to begin OPP
erauons. The board of control will
have about $4,000 at its disposal I'M
der the terms of the bill.
The following bills were introduced
In the house yesterday afternoon:
New House Bills
III. F. No. Cos: BY Fosseen-Making it a
felony to convey land in which person
has no interest.
H F. No. sec: BY Morse-Proyiding for
a monument over the remains of certain
persons killed i'm the Indian outbreak of
1867. Appropriations.
III. F. No. 667: BY Lemon-Iimiting the
rate OF interest 10 per cent on certifi-
Gates of sale of real property for local i'm
provement assessments in cities of $4,000
lnhaoitants. Ramsey, Hennepin and St
Louis delegations.
the priority of liens for general taxes and
assessments in cities OF over $4,000 in
habitants. Ramsey, Hennepin and st.
Louis delegations.
H. F. No. Cog: BY Thayer-Appropriat
ing, $1,000 for bridge across Bear river,
Fillmore county.
H. F. No. $40: BY Fraser-Allowing
state boards of appeals for the inspection
of grain to employ two assistants to take
samples of grain. Grain and warehouse.
III. f. No. GIL: BY Zelch-Authorizing
the state board OF control to maintain a
plant for the manufacture of agricultural
implements at the state prison. State
prison.
III. F. No. 672: BY Johnson-A method OF
procedure for detaching territory from
one county and attaching II to another.
Towns and counties.
ii. F. No. 673: BY Johnson-Providing
for the establishment of county schools of
agriculture. Placed on general orders.
h +. No. GA: BY Rachie-Imposing a
per cent gross earnings tax on freight line
companies. Taxes
Bills Passed by the House
II. Fl. No. 3S6: BY Hetland-Fixing a
minimum rate of speed for the transpor-
tation of live stock by railroads
III. +. No AS: BY Public Lands Commit
tee-Defining and prescribing penalties for
treSpasses on state lands
S. F. No. 119: BY Coller-Prohibiting Of
heers and employees of villages or cities
from receivingsfee as witnesses
S. F. No. 100: BY Stephens-Relating to
the rights of boom companies.