The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-02-01
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TnupsDAY.-I In the Eeuse the FOL.
lowing bills were introduced = ri
BY Mr.. Barto, to authorias< the
trustees of'the Soldiers Orphans
Home to rent . suitable building,
By Mr.: R,ehardsoo, authorizing the
town Of Little Falls to purchase depo,
grounds, BY levying tax.
BY Mr. Rockwell. to change th'
ra"e of Whit" B ar Lake, lii Pope
county, to Lake Whipple
Tho House passed, under the sus
pension Of the rules the bill appr0pria
ing $4,000 Tor the relief Of the sui
tcrers on the frontier OF our State
from prai'ic fires and hail storms
The bill provides that 40 man shall
receive more than $50 State aid. Thi.
money is not to be given but loaned.
In the Senate, On motion Of Mr.
Bi|lson, the ru|~s were suspended, and
the bill authollzip., ;hc sCa'y Of Duluth
to issue hcn5s cor s6o,o31 ior the i,n'
pavement o: the barber Of Duluth,
was r:a! second and third time and
N"s=cl.
i'Rn'Al.-In the Senate Mr.. Peter
~ introduced bill TO authorizes the
commissioners Of Pope county to issue
bonds to raise money to loan to farm
crs who have suffered loss or dam.
age to their crops. '-'
Mr. Buell. introduced bill proposing
an amendment to Art. 8 of the Consti.
tu'ion, BY adding new section for.
bidding the Legislature to allow cities,
towns, villages or counties to issue
bonds for any purpose whatever to an
amount exceeding S per cent, of the as
seased valuation ofthc property there.
in. !. -" .~~-;'<'
After some discussion bill provid:
ing for taxing the lands of the St Pc.
ter and Winona Railroad was referred
to a special committee. Mr.. San
bora's House bill, "rslating to the
State credit" (tho old railroad bonds)
was called up and long debate follow
ed, and it was indefinitely postponed
In the House Mr.. Jones offered a con.
current resolution providing for the
taxation of railroad lands which have
been transferred BY the compan les but
have not been listed, and makes il
the duty of the Railroad Commits
sioner to advise County Auditors of all
such cases as may come to his knowi-
edge. -. '.} ;,
MoNDAY.--Mr. Under God present.
cd 10 the House report, which was
adopted, direct ng the printing of l 600
copies IF the Railroad Commissioner
report as soon as possible.
The House allowed S474.29 for the
expenses n the Hall G.liick contest.
aud s3456 to j. Flaney, Of Goodhue
county ::
Ar Cooley, from the judiciary com:
"'tt"e, reported bill approprlating
$1,000 for detra,ing the expenses Of
prosecuting the action already com.
msuced by the Attorney General against
the Winona and St: Peter Railroad
Company Tor infraction of the railroad
act of last s>lou. -.
Mr.. Ayers, fun the committee en-
commerce, report ID back the resolutions
10 favor Of tn, Fox and Wisconsin riv.
er Improvement and the Niagara ship
canal, as recommended by the Detrol'
commercial convention, reco.un ending
their passage. The House passed the
resolutions. j.
Mr.. Jones introduced a bill forbid.
ing any money to DO hencefo:th drawn
from the treasure for the State Norma
Schools.
TUEsDAY.-The following bills were
introduced in the Senate:
BY Senator Bucll-A bill to provide
for the disposal Of the 100000 acres
OF land known as the "Internal I'm,
provcmcnt Land"
By Senator Milne-To amend the
general statutes in reference to the
800 exemption clause.
By Senator misunderstanding
the charter OF tn, Minnesota Central
Railroad Company, and giving SAID
company the hight to build branch
line to tho city Of Red Wing.
In the House MIR. Sanborn moved to
reconsider the vote whereby the bill t
locat' State road from Spunk Lake,
Stearns, county, to .Burnhamsville,
Todd county, was lost yesterday. Car
ricd, and the bill placed on file 70,