The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-03-04
THE LEGIsLATURE..

...,......... THE LEGlsLATURE. s,,,s... ..sssus
K ~THuRsDAY.--IH the Senate "a bill
was introduced by Mr.. Benedict, au'
thorizing the laying out Of q State
road from Sank Rapids, 81 Benton
county,to Duluth. in St. Louis coun.
ty. Passed under suspension Of
the rules. ~ 2<@
Also, authorizing = State road
from Sank Rapids to Brainerd.
The bill passed establishing the
county seat of Meeker county at
Litchfeld. -
The House bill, authorizing the
Minneapolis 4 St. Louis railway com.
pany to establish a branch line, via
Manannah to New. London, passed.
In the House, bills we're introduced
By Mr.. Morse. to fix the salaries Of
the Judges of the supreme court at
$4,000 per annum.
BY Committee on Immigration, to
promote immigration. Appropriates
$4,000 to be placed at the disposal Of
the Governor for the relief of desti-
tute immigrants.
By Mr.. sencerbox, to establish a
second State Prison at Shakopee,
and appointing G. K. Davis, VIM.
Lochren and Thos. Wilson a COM
mission to select the site for the same,
and constituting D. L. Howe, C. P.
Terrill, S. L. Hooper, Peter Geger-
! mon and Ara Barton trustees of said
institution.
The House bill, proposing an
amendment to the constitution giving
to woman the right Of suffrage, passed.
The bill for the benefit of the fire
department of Minnesota was lost.
Mr.. Chadderdon's bill permitting
papers published at some other place
than the county seat to publish the
delinquent tax list was indefinitely
postponed. y. :
FR1DAY.-In the Senate q resolu-
ton was adopted declaring that the
State isable to insure its own property,
and save the money paid insurance
| agents. 49,.
Bills were introduced
By Mr.. Benedict, to reimburse
Grow Wing county for the trial of J.
A. Wilson for the killing of Patrick
Egan.
By K. Nelson, repeating the spec
ial law of last year, known az tho
DeGraf & Co. lein law.
By Mr.. Blake, allowing the con-
struction Of narrow guage railroads.
By Mr.. Buckham, proposing an
amendment to the constitution limit
ing church property exempt from tax
alton to 5000.
The bill making tax deeds issued
prior to May LIST, 1874, prima facie
evidence of title, passed.
In committee of the whole it was
recommended that $4,000 be inclu-
ded in the appropriation bill for the
publication Of the laws in the news
papers. An amendment was made to
the bill appropriating to Hon. E. F.
Drake $4,000 for services and expen-
SEES in procuring for the State 100000
acres of internal improvement lands,
and as amended the bill was recon-.
mended to pass.
In the House, on recommendation
of the committee on ways and means,
the appropriation for the support Of
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
was reduced to'$12,OOO.
SArURDAY.-In the Senate the fol-
lowing bills passed
To provide Justices of the Peace
with copies Of Bissells statutes at
large.
To relieve counties from the unjust
equalization of 1874.
Appropriating $1,000 for the de-
Tense of the title of swamp land, for
which suit is now pending.
To secure to the State proper rep
resentation at the Centennial EXPOSE
ton, by appropriating $500.
In the House, the bill for the ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for seed grain
for the reliet of grasshopper sufferers,
passed.
Also, the bill to amend the gener-
al statutes relative to keeping open
business houses and places of amuse-
ment IN Sundays.
Mr.. Morse's railroad bill passed by
a vote of 81 to 80.
A bill to locate an inebriate asylum
at the city Of Rochester was passed.
MoNDAY.-In the Senate, a large
number of bridge bills were indef.
nitely postponed, including the bill
for bridge across the Mississippi
river at Sank Rapids.
Mr.. Berry's bill proposing. an
amendment to the constitution giving
to women the right Of suffrage, was
indefinitely postponed.
| The bill restoring the death penalty
was recommended to pass.
| The following appointments by thu
/ Governor were confirmed in execu
tive session: ..:...
| II. r.. Brill, Of St. Paul, to b,
Judge of the Common Pleas Court O.
Ramsey county, in the place of Judgt
VIM. Spring Hall, deceased.
| Freeman Talbot to be Trustee fol
tho Insane "A svl,,n