The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-01-22

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WIDNIsDAY.-In tho Senate, after
J lengthy debate, Mr.. Douuelly's reso.
luton calling for the appointments Of |
to investigate the recent
,als Of pine lands in minnesota By the
United States Government, was ,dopt.
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In the House Mr.. Barnes introduced
! bill to allow married women to act a.
and executors in certain
,ases.
Ahs, . bill to amend the charter Of
'hs city Of 81. Cloud, relating to the
immuu,tiss Of 6rsmen.
THuRsDAY.-Mr. Donnslly intro.
auced in tho Senate his bill for selliog
The State Normal Schools, ~ outline
Of which il published elsewhere. ,>
The following Pine Land 1uvsst,ga.
tisg Committee, Ma sppoinsed: Mes.
'rs Donnellv, Graves, Coegsweli,
Me.gheo and Child. ST.: .>.>-.. /
In tho House tho contested election
case Of Brsinerd ". Hoyt, Of Ramsey
va decided in favor Of Mr..
Royt, Who held the certificate of elect.
100.
FR1DAY.-In the Senate, MI. Ben.
ediot introduced joint resolution 10.
latlug to . memorial to Congress for
OF navigation on the up:
per Mississippi.
The Senate elected Mrs. Mary A.
Hyde. widowed daughter of tho former
Senator, Thomas Covao, Assistant Eo.
crossing Clerk.
Mr.. Donnel]y's bill to reduce the
matter in the annual reports before be.
iog printed, vss considered in Com.
mittee of tho Whole and recommended
to pass.
In tho House tho contested election
case Of Macarthur ". Beach, of Hous.
ton county, was decided in favor Of the
former.
SATERDAY.-Senate not in session {:
aud nothing Of importance done in tho
House.
MoNDAY.-Senate not in session.
In the house Mr.. Crand.ll intro
ducsd. = bill to provide for the appoint
ment Of two assistant railroad com.
missioners, Who shall, With the present
commissioners form = board for the
regulation Of railroad tariffs. Ordered
printed.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Walker,
Of this county, defining a widows e.
tate in mortgaged lands aud in other
cases. docs away with al dover laws
aud gives the widow 10 too simple one
third of her husbands real estate at the
time Of his death.)
The bill allowing Minneapolis to is
sue $4,000 in bonds for building .
City Hall was passed.
The House discussed in commit.
tee of the whole tho bill restraining
cattle from running At large in Wab..
sha county, which WAS afterwards Il.
bled BY the House. A rambling dis.
oussion was had on Latond's wolf
bounty bill, during which the chair Dc.
cided it would not be in order for Mr..
Latond ito say . little,'' and on motion
Of Mr.. Petit the bill was referred
back to the Committee on Agriculture,
who were Instructed to report Is to the
workings of similar law now repealed.
TUESDAY In the Senate Nj. Bur.
bank introduced a bill appropriating
$4,000 for the St. Cloud Normal
School, for heating apparatus and other
improvements to the school building.
Also, bill to appropriate $500 tor
the building of bridge at Spunk
Brook, between Stearns and Morrison
cuusties.
Edmund Rice introduced 4 bill ia
extend the time for tho completion Of
tho St Paul sod Pacific railroad.
Also, bill to extend the time 70,
the completion Of branches of the St.
Paul T. Pacific railroad.
[Bvth the foregoing bills are intend.
ed to preserve to the st. Paul & Pacific
Railroad Company rights heretofor.
granted, in case Congress should e.
tend the time tor the completion of th.
same, With provision that the railroad
company shall conform to State law
nov in existence or to be hereafter
passed in relation to rates Of freieh
aud passenger tariffs ; that the right
Of settlers shall be respected ; aud tina
certain debts Of the company shall b
paid before tho title to tho land gran
shall be passed from the State.
Also, joint resolution asking Con
Rress for competing routes to tho 90.
board via the Great Lakes.
A bill wss Introduced by Mr.. Berr,
compelling the establishment of rail
road Offices in this State by all railroa'
companies doing business 10 the State
| Nh. Cox introduced joint resolution
looking to the relief Of settlers who oc
oupied homestssds prior to the looatio
Of the railroads, and which are no,
claimed BY the latter and the claim sus
tained by tho decision of the Sscretsr,
| Of the Interior.
! A long discussion on tho Psniteu
siary investigation resolution lnvolse
! = fierce attack on tho St. Paul Pre-