The Grange advance., 1874-02-04
The Legislature.

Vn thursday, Mr.. Westfall, in the Senate
presented apetition with regard to the fenc
1ng-ln law, and Mr.. Berry a remonstranct
>S1 the people of Winoua against authoriz
ing the city to issue bonds for the Greer
Bay and Winona road. A resolution wa,
passed lnstructing the Committee on Iudiar
Analrs to inquire with view to causing tht
removal OF strolling Chippewas to the Whit,
Earth Reservations; another was intro
duced having in view the doing away with
sneCounty Commissi oner system, and substi
tutlng the Supervisor system i'll its stead.
Bills were introduced proving for fling all
ohclal bonds of county officers in secretar,
OF States office; and for dividing the inter
nal improvement funds from the five pe1
cent. on U. S. lands to the counties accord
ing to the amount derived from sales in the
respective counties.
Bills were passed requiring suit on sale Of
patent right to be brought in county where
debtor resides; authorizing the city Of
Hastings to adjust and compromise its rail
road bond Indebtedness and issue bonds
therefor.
In committee Of the whole. bill provid-
ing for short hand reporters in the courts,
and Mr.. Wilkinson's bill on common car
rlers were discussed, but no result reached.
In the House, a petition was offered from
citizens Of Wright, Douglass and Chisago
asking for a law to restrain the sale of Ii
quors. A resolution was passed inviting
W. T. Clough to a.: (ress the House on the
subject of railroads and transportation ;
and another asking the Reform School man
ayers why they want $50, 900, when the law
provides that each county shall clothc and
support such inmates as it sends.
Bills were introduced, to repeal laws re-
lating to the publication OF birth and death
statistics; to amend laws Of 1850, relating
to the deciding of certain lands ceded by the
United States; to repeal laws relating to
the publication of delinquent tax-list to
amend statutes relating to corporations to
remove county seat Of Yellow Medicine to
Granite Falls; to amend general statutes
relating to dams and mills changing rate
of Interest from "a to IL per cent. on taxes
to appropriate $4,000 for the maintain
ance Of soldiers orphans to aid destitute
settlers on the frontier, aud approprating
$50, 600 therefor to aid citizens Of the
the counties Of Martin, Jackson, Waton-
wan, Cottonwood, Murray, Rock and No.
bles, who have suffered by grasshoppers,
$4,000 to be appropriated and secured bv
bonds of the counties; TO confer TO certain
corporations the right to occupy public
roads.
Bills were>passed, amending laws relating
to weights and measures Mr.. Lords bill
requiring railroad companies to provide
comfortable stations. and to stop all passen-
ger trains at every station ut least one min
ute.
Senate bill passed-A joint resolution
providing for the extension Of the provis-
ions Of the statute relative to the encourage
ment Of tree culture. (Passed under sus-
pended rules.)
In the Senate, Friday, Mr.. Beaman pre-
sented protest against the repeal of the
fencing' law. Senator Peterson presented
a joint re solution memorial;zing Congress
to raise the rank Of the mission to Noryay
and Sweden to the first class. A bill was
introduced to amend constitution SO that
Auditors, Sherifs and Treasurers could not
hold more than two terms, successfully, to
amend homestead exemption by changing
':One lot " to ''' one half acre 4 Joint
resolution was passed for the Improvement
Of the Mississippi above St. Anthony
The resolution with regard 10 County
Commissioners was taken up and discussed
and finally adopted, referring the matter
to the Committee on Towns and Counties.
The appointment Of Geo. A. Brackett, as
Surveyor General Of logs and lumber fo1
the Second District, was confirmed. r.
In the House petition was offered from
citizens of Goodhue asking the repeal of q
law relating to fences. The committee or
public accounts reported that they failed tt
find vouchers 70: the $1,000, appropriated
for improvement Of State Prison, and wer.
given authority to send for witnesses anl
papers. motion to- take from the table
Mr.. Taylor's bill with regard TO Superin
tendenss in certain counties, lead to Il live
ly debate; MIR. Taylor got On his ear an,
made the charge that no farmer had US ye
succeeded in getting a bill passed. When
ever'they introduced one i, was killed b,
amendments from every part Of the room
these amendments were offered by thos,
other fellows, the legal gentlemen, who ar,
constantly passing their own bills through