Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-06

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Legislsiive Proceetliugs-.15th
Annual Session.
sENATE-B1LLs INTRODUCED.
Wednesday, Feb. 9Th, 1875.
BY Senator Noble: amending section
l, chapter II, general statutes, relating
to abstracts Of title.
BY Senator Hubbard, appropriatiug
$500 to erect a monument to the MEM
DRY Of the soldiers and officers Of the
Fifth Minnesota, buried at Fort Ridge.
".
BY Senator Butler, substituting
salaries for fees Of Judges Of Probates
and making allowances for clerk hire
Fixes the salaries according to the pop
ulation Of the county, from $3.50 to
$4,000.
by Senator Langdon, Amending
chapter Is, Of the general statutes, re-
lating to county care Of sick poor.
BY tho Finance Committee, propos-
ing On amendment of section II, art,-
Gle 8, of the State Co institution, SO as
to make it an cmbezzlement aud felony
for the Treasurer to use, loan or deposit
any Of the State funds.
Senator Ward introduced resolu.
ton instructing tho Secretary to as
certain when the report of the special
committee on the Treasury would be
returned by tho printer, and report to
the Senate at 3 O'clock to-day. Adopt.
led.
Senator kuckholdt called up his res
olution Of yesterday, declaring that no
bill shall be considered except at is in
troduccd on or before March 1st.
Adopted.
Introduced by Senator Bachelor,
Fixing time Of holding terms Of court
in the Fifth Judicial District, was pass.
cd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Messrs. Howe. Brandt and Benz
presented petitions asking for compul'
sory education.
The bill providing for commission
for the revision Of taxes, lost ye:ter'
day, was reconsidered and after de.
bate passed.
Mr.. Child, Of Mcleod, offered the
following resolution for impeachment
aud said he was constrain ed to do SO
in order to comply with his oath Of Of
6cc
Resoleed, That William Seeger, Treasurer
Of the State of Minnesota, be impeaohed fo
t5yrupt conduct in Office and for crimes ant
linisdemeanors.
| THURSDAY, Feb. 2e.
! A bill was introduced ty W. D
Rice for appointing practical person
to explore the Feat deposits Of tho
State, and report thereon. Appropri
ates 1000 to be expended under th'
direction of the Governor.
Nothing Of Importance was transa'
ted, on this day, except the discussio.
of bill to create a Board of A ldi
aud CONTROL" prescribe its duties ant
powers, and provide for payment o
its expenses.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
% motion Of MIR. Wilson, fee min
ute speeches were made the rule 70
the remainder of tho session.
Mr.. Blake's substitute to the rcsolu
ton offered yesterday, (Which is of to-
grea. length to give in detaiD was then
taken up and adopted.
, MONDAY, March 3, 1873.
Both houses wore engaged in pre-
senting and advocating bills ant
amendments Of an entirely local char
acter, and of no interest.
TUESDAY, March 4, 1873.
Immediately after the usual prelim
mary proceeding this morning, tn
Senate took up the report of the Fl
. nance Committees bill for regulation O
the State Treasury, as nended on rec
ommendation of the judiciary Com
mittec.
The bill providing for the amend
: n,ent of tho Constitution, article
/ section II, was also recommended t.
, pass.
After passing upon numerous bill
the committee rose, and its report wa
adopted.
/ The following passed under suspen
c sion Of the rules.
t Appropria'ing $50, 900 for dc6cicn
y cy Of Legislative appropria ton bill.
f. HOUSE OF RFpREs ENTATIVEs
Mr.. Clark rose to question of pri,
ilcgc and offered the following rcsoi,
ton moving its adoption:
WHEREAS, On Thursday last, tho 9th inst
J. the House did, by IN emphatic majority, q
tempt to pass resolutions censuring and col
n den,ning the conduct and management Of Il
, State Treasury and
y WHEREAS, This House has delayed furth
|, action in tho premises in order that tho Trca
urer Of State might recognize in tho sent
9 ment Of said resolntions, an imperative d
y maud upon him for the tender Of his rosign'
ton Of his public trust, and that in tho opi'
9 ion Of the House, . sufficient and rcasonab
a time has trsnspired, without any Indicate
having been received Of any intention or b
It part, 30 to do j; therefore be it.
f Resolved, That VIM. seeger, tho prese
State Treasurer, DO and hereby is request'