The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-02-29

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Lake to Burnhamsville.
To provide for the organization Of
the county Of Cass.
The House passed the bill to author.
ize certain towns, cities and villages in
the counties Of Hennepin, Wright
Stearns and Carver to issue bonds tc
aid in the construction of railroads.
SATURDAY.-Tho Senate passed g
bill to remove the county seat of o.
ter Tail county to Fergus Falls.
! Also the following House bills:
| To authorize State aid to settlers Of
certain counties who suffered by fire
and storm, for the purchase of seed
wheat.
To enable Morrison add other coun
ties to aid in the construction Of rail
road.
! The House passed the following
bills:
A bill! authorizing the St. Paul i
Pacific Railroad Company to build a
branch line from Little Falls to the
western boundary of the State near
Lake Traverse.
A bill authorizing the Minneapolis
& St. Louis Railroad Company to build
branch lines from Minneapolis to
Sank Centre, and for other purposes
A bill attaching the county Of
Douglas to the county Of Otter Tail Tor
judicial purposes.
A bill changing the county limos Of
Otter Tail county.
Also, the following Senate bills:
A bill to amend Art. 8 of the con-
stitution of the State-permitting an
increase Of the public debt $250,0OO
tor the purpose of completing the
charitable and public institutions now in
process of erection.
A bill authorizing the town of Lit
tie Falls, Morrison county, to pur.
chase depot grounds.
a bill authorizing the commissioners
CT the several counties Of this State to
pay bounty for wolves destroyed.
MoNDAY.-The Senate passed the
bill confirming the sale Of the St.
Paul Il Chicago Railroad to tue Mil
waukee and St. Paul r. R., by vote
Of 20 to 10.
Also bill to appropriate $1,000 to
build bridge across the Pomme Dc
Terre river, 10 Stevens county.
And the following House bills:
10 appropriate $4,000 tor the cur
rent expenses Of the State Reform
School.
To authorize the St. Paul Il Pacific
Railroad Company to build branch
line from Little Falls to Sank Centre
and Morris.
Detachlng certain territory from the
county Of Wilkiu, and attaching the
same tc the county of Otter Tail.
10 authorize the Minneapolis and
St. Louis Railroad Company to con-
struct branch lines.
In the House the bill for frontier re-
lief as amended by the Senate, was
passed.
The Senate bill to authorize the CITY
Of Saltwater to issue bonds (s45,O00)
to build railroad aid wagon bridge
across Lake St. Croix, was passed.
The bill confirming the sale of the
St. Paul & Chicago Railway passed the
House.
By vote Of Al to So the House de.
clined to take any action on the old
Railroad Bonds.
The Webster Dictionary bill (provid
ing that each district should purchase
a copy also received quietus.
TuEsDAY.-Thc Senate passed bills
to amend the special laws relating t;
St. Johns Seminary in Stearns count
limiting its income to $4,000 pc,
! year.
To remove the county seat Of Stew
ems county from Gagcr's Station tt
Morris.
Aud House bills to detach The
county Of Wilkin from the county O.
Douglas and attach it to Otter Tai
county for judicial purposes.
To authorize Wright, Stearos and
other counties to issue bonds for rail
roads.
To incorporate the Sank River ano
Sauk RAPIDS Manufacturing Company
The House passed bulls to authoriz
the city of Mankato to issue bonds tt
the amount of 100000, to aid in build
ing railroad bridge across the Mime
sofa river.
To provide for the organiza ton o
Wilkiu county.
| or course, it is understood that "
give only such action Of The Legis!a
ture as has general or local interest.
I'VE look upon the bill to ALLOW
Mankato to issue boads to build il
road bridge across the Minnesota al
one which may be IF immense bene6
to us, III inducing the Minneapolis !
St. Louis road to build up on the otbe
side OF the river, aud cross here, ane
in assisting the Minnesota " North