The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-25
House.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.

| House,.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
! Amending general statutes relating to
county treaSurers.
Relating to fees of clerks in District
and Common Pleas Courts.
Authorizing the County Treasurer Of
Stearns county to pay certain moneys to
the town of Bursdale.
To authorize the County Commission
ers of Isanti county to issue bonds to
fund the floating debt.
Amending section 242, chapter So, re.
vised statutes, in relation to dismissal of
civil actions in cases Of non-residcnts.
Amending section l, chapter SO, gen
eral statutes, by adding provision Civ
ing deserted wife the same protection
in the matter of homestead exemption as
was before enjoyed by the husband.
Memorial for increased service on mai
route from Benson to Glenwood.
Appropriating 800 to pay c. Carlisle
J for the use Of grounds for State Prison
purposes.
Amending general statutes in relation
to commissioners.
Regulating time Of meeting and dura-
ton of sessions.
Amending general statutes in relation
to forcible entries and unlawful detainers,
| INTENDED to facilitate the collection of
rents.)
Changing the boundaries of school dis
trict at Austin.
To enforce payment of taxes delinquent
prior to 1873.
Annexing certain territory to the town
OF Rose, Ramsey county.
Authorizing the towns along the line to
aid the Sank Rapids railroad company.
HOUSE BILLS LOST.
Repeating portion Of section 139,
cha pier |, session laws of 1874, relating
to the assessment and collection Of taxes.
FISHERIES.
On motion of Mr.. Crooks special COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Crooks, West
and Daniels were appointed by the Speaker
on the subject of fisheries. Five hundred
copies Of the report of State Fish Com
missioners were ordered printed.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. L. L. Baxter in the chair.
FRONTIER RELIEF.
The bill appropriating $l25,O0O for the
relief of the frontier came up on the gen.
eral order. Dir. Clark said that in jas
tice to the ways and means committee,
they having reported bill
aPpropriating greater sum than
that originally asked from the gem
eral revenues of the State, for the pur-
poses of charity, that the facts which
were laid before them, and on which they
acted, should be laid before the commit.
tee. He therefore asked the clerk to read
the following statements made to the
committee by the chairman of the relief
committee. which were supplemented by
statements Of similar character from
the Governor.
ST PAUL, Feb. 18th, 1875
His Excellencv, C. X. Davis:
SIR: in report which had the honor to
make to you OF the operations OF the State Re-
lief Committee to LIST of January last, | ex.
pressed my earnest conviction that an apprO
priation of $4,000 by the Legislature at its
2 entsession would be imperatively requir e
| Tor the support of the victims OF the grasshop-
per invasion OF last summer, and for the sup
ply OF seed wheat and other grains. Since
that communication was made, have received
many letters from the commissioners OF the
stricken counties and from other sources,
which induce me, in view of the speedy ad-
lournment OF the Legislature, TO request Your
Excellency to urge upon that body immediate
action in behalf of our fellow citizens who
have suffered unprecedented privations, but
who cling heroicaly to their homes on the re.
mote frontier with hope that the State will
generously aid them through the crisis and
place them IN position 10 begin their work
anew. These poor settlers seem willing to en-
dure everything short Of ertreme restitution il
they can only he assured that they will be pro-
,-, ls~2 4, Alnx.
their fields IN the spring. And many OF them
suggest that they prefer to repay to the State
advances which will enable them
to SOW all their prepared
lands, rather than TO be stinted in that respect,
In my Judgment, the State can we'll afford to
give outright to her citizens, who have suffered
the entire loss OF their crops for two successive
years. all that is requisite to subsist them until
another harvest, besides supplying them with
needful grains for seed trust YOU will feel
it consistent with your high responsibilities a.
the Governor OF the State to make the recon-
mendatons have ventured to indicate And
! | would also state that the resources OF the Re-
Lief Committee are almost exhausted, and no
time is to be lost in distributing the aid already
provided by the Legislature There are press
ing calls tor supplies of food and clothing from
various points which the committee have not
the means to respond to. but which should re-
ceive attention from the State authorities
beg leave to mention that the distribution
of State aid bv Iowa last year was made by a
. Joint committee of the Legislature, who visited
E the affected districts and made thorough ex-
animation in person and l would respect
: fully recommend that the same plan be adopt
/ ed in the apport;onment of the appropriations
/ which have been or may he reafser be made by
our own Legislature.
Very Respectfully Your 0tedient Servant,
H. Fl. SIBLEY,
Chairman State Relief Committee
ST. PAUL, Feb. 18th. 1875
Hon. Charles H. Clark, Chairman Committee
on WAYS and Means
SIR: Il is not within my power to state with
absolute precision the number of settlers in the
. southwestern counties who will require aid
!, from the State to sutsist themselves and fam
lilies, and to enable them to put in crop thei,
ploughed lands bat - nearly As | can esu.
mate, from the information [ have received
from various sources, the following statement
is approximately correct, to-wit:
Confined on Sh par.)