The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-04

DOtu houses uoVO OS00 nara 0C W08l
during tho past week, accomplishing I
considerable amount of business, muol
Of which, however, is Of no genera
Interest.
-On Wednesday the Sona'o passet
a bill to authorize tho county commits
sioners Of tho county ..ot Morrison I,
issue bonds for the purpose Of adjust
ing sud taking up Of certain over dut
bonds Of said county.
Tho House passed the Senate bill ap
propriating $1,000 for tho relief d
tho deatitute people Of Red River.
The bill for the removal Of the State
capital to Kaudiyohi county passed the
same body by vote Of 40 to 6.
! On Thursday Mr.. Gilman Intro.
duced in the Senate tho following bills,
To amend an act granting swamp
lands to the Minneapolis aud St. Cloud
Railroad Company, allowing them T.
form junetions with tho Superior road
and the Winona l. St. Peter road
Referred to committee on Railroads.
To authorize the city of St. Cloud
to aid in the construction Of q hotel
Referred to Mr.. Gilman. Relating d
the election Of Representatives in the
Third District. The bill is for the pur.
pose Of fixing the choosing of Repre-
sentatives in that District the same .,
oil others. At present Stearns county
elects one Representative, and the othe,
counties Of the District tho other. Re.
fe1red to committee on Elections.
In the House Mr.. Hicks introduced
a bill to authorize the county commits
sioners Of Todd county to issue bonds.
The rules we're suspended and the bill
passed.
On Friday the Senate bill to au-
thorize tho consolidation Of the Mime
sofa Valley and Sioux City aud St.
Paul Railroads, was passed.
Also bill to appropriate $4,000
for tho erection Of State Reform
School building.
The bill Of Mr.. Becker for a Con-
stitutional Convention vas lost.
Mr.. hicks introduced bill in the
House to authorize the survey and To-
cation Of State road from . point On
the main line of tho St. Paul and Pa
ci6c Railroad, near the boundary Of
Stevens county, by way of Long Prairie
to Fort Ripley. Rules suspended aud
the bill read the second time.
On Saturday the following Senate
bills passed the Senate:
Appropri.ting 100000 to complete
certain Insane Hospital buildings At St.
Peter.
Appropriating $4,000 to build and
entirely complete school building for
the Second State Normal school at Man
kato.
Appropriatins $4,000 to lay tho
foundations Of additional buildings for
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute at
Faribault.
Appropriating $4,000 to commence
building for the Third State Normal
school, at St. Cloud.
In the House tho Lill for tho State
road to Fl. Ripley. introduced the day
previous, passed.
Also bill for the support and better
regulation Of common schools in the
town Of Sank Centre.
The following bills were introduce
ed by Mr.. Gilman in the Senate on
Ionday:
To authorize the cities of St. Cloud,
Sank Centre aud Sank Rapids to issue
bonds to construct Railroads.
TO appropriate $4,000 to detray ex.
penses of the Third State Normal
School at St. Cloud.
To authorize the counties Of Stearns,
Benton, Douglas, Todd, Pope, Morrison,
Mile Laos and Isanti to issue bonds Ia
aid in the construction of railroads.
To amend the charter Of the Mime.
apolis and St. Cloud Railroad Company.
In reference to taxes in unorganized
counties.
Resolutions of esteem for Ex.Gov.
Swift, and coincidence with bis family,
wero adopted. 4
The bill known rs the "De|ano bill"
for the extinguishment of the railroad
bonds with the Improvement Lands,
was adopted BY vote of IL to 10.
The bill appropr;atiDg $4,000 fo1
the completing aud furnishing Of ,
State Normal School building At Vino
Nd, was passed.
To the House Mr.. Hicks gave notice
Of bill to authorize the setting of ,
part of Otter Tail county and establish
ing new county, to be called "Mar.
SHALL"
Mr.. Robbers introduced . bill "a
amend On act entitled bill to organize
the St. Augusta Boom Company, which
was passed.
TIE bill making the Office Of Super.
intendent of Public Instruction elect.
i've, was lost.
The following bills were passed:
The Senate file to appropriate $780,.
900 for the erection Of = building for
the Normal School at Mankato.