Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1891 — LEGISLATURES. [ARTICLE]

LEGISLATURES.

The New Jersey Legislature, on the 10th, by a party vote, passed a bill exempting foreign insurance companies from taxa* tion and imposing an additional rate on domestic companies, the net result being an increase of revenue.

Assemblyman Menary, on the 10th, Introduced a concurrent resolution, in the Nevada House, saying that the Chicago Board of Trade has petitioned Congress not to pass the a t, and there* fore, Nevada, as a State, should take no part in the world’s fair, to be held in 1893. It is thought the resolution will be de* seated. The Kansas House, on the 10th, passe Speaker Elder’s bill which requires every bond, mortgage and note held in the State to be taxed. The bill requires that every bond, mortgage or other evidence of in* debtedness must bear the stamp of the asd sessor or it cannot be collected. Ah the Alliance mon voted for the bill and nearly all the Republicans voted against it. The Ne w York Senate, on the 10th, by a vote of 24 to 2, adopted a resolution requesting the New York delegation in Congress to oppose the f ree-coinage bill. An amendment requesting action toward the repeal of the present act was lost by a vote of 25 to 5. The Senate Las passed a resolution providing for the investigation of the sugar trust. The Alabama Senate on the 13th passed the House bill to redistrict the State into nine congressional districts, the number to which the State is entitled under the new apportionment, based on the last census. The Legislature has divided up the black districts by attaching black counties to white counties, so that a solid Democratic delegation is assured. The Fourth district,known as the black Fourth, which has for the past eighteen years been the bone of contention, and always doubtful, is now safely in the Democratic column. The Democrats of the Illinois Legislature are more confident than ever of the ultimate election of Palmer to the Senate. The feature of Tuesday’s events was the conference between Congressman Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, and the Democratic •eadersupon a proposition involving the support of the F. M. B. A members fox Palmer and the reciprocal support of th« Democratic members of the South Dakot Legislature for the election of the Farm ers’ Alliance candidate. Speaker Craft received a few days ago, from C. E- Heise, of Algona, S. D., a letter saying that the Illinois Democrats should urge the South Dakota Democrats to vote for the Alliance man for Senator. If the Illinois Alli ance men vote for Palmer in return i» would take two Senators from the Republicans where they are not now sure of eno The vote on Tuesday was, Palmer, 101 Oglesby, 100; Steel, 3—the Alliance men dropping Streeter. ; js