Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-10

lating to mortgages and deeds; memorializing
Congress to give the same pensions t. disabled
soldiers Of the Sioux war as to other volunteer
soldiers; relating to bounding counties. Sem
ate bil'swere passed relating to county COM
missioners, powers Of the Supreme Court, and
House bills relating to the exemption Of
wages, and relating to proceedings in criminal
cases.
Bills were introduced in the Senate re.
pealiny chapter 70 ofthe general laws OF go,
providing for council for the defense in certain
cases; for an amendment to the constitution
regulating grain elevators and warehouses;
relating to partition fenses; for allowing State
witnesses 81 per day and six cents mileage,
and regulating pay OF witnesses for the de.
Tense. The judiciary committee reported back
the bill! legalizing deed of lands by the Re-
gents Of tue University, with the recommen-
dation that pass The joint committee on Gen.
tennial matters reported bill appropriating
$25, 900 Tor the exhibition. Bills were passed
relating to canvass at town elections; Offering a
% bounty for wolf scalps, and one or two
bridge bills.
In the House, bills were introduced re.
lating to the election ofcounty commissioners;
regulating the duties OF assignees; relating ia
public schools: and a memorial to have the
Fort Abercromlie lands in this State returned
to the body Of public lands. In committee o.
the whole, the bill allowing women to vote al
school elections was recommended to pass
After an hours discussion of the $25, 900 Cen
tennial bill, without coming to . vote, the
committee arose, and the House adjourned.
The following bills were introduced in
the Senate, on the 4th: authoring the sale ol
lands forfeited to the State for taxes prior to
1874; amending the town insurance company
law; fixing the time of redemption for lands
sold under mortgage foreclosure at three years
Bills passed: for building court house in
Douglass county authorizing liquor license
vote in Hokah; and authorizing certain towns
in Goodhue, Rice and LIE Sueur counties to aid
the building of the Midland Railway. The
president announced the appointment ol
special committees, and the remainder of the
afternoon was spent in committee Of the whole
where the bill relating to inspection of illum.
mating oils vas amended by reducing the fash
test from l60 degrees to 1870 degeees, by pro-
vidiDg tor inspection also to illuminating quail.
ity, and by reducing the inspection lee from
~ to 10 cents barrel.
In the House the Senate bill repeating
the Inebriate asylum bill was reptrted fav.
orably by majority Of the committee. Bill
were introduced: for fixing the salaries Of Ger.
tain county ofRcers;providing penalties for non.
pay ment of interest on State lands in oerta' I
cases relating to the purchase of mortgages
relating to homestead exemptions; and re
lating 10 roads. The joint resolution for tn.
relief OF settlers on certain railroad lands va.
passed. The bill allowing women to vote q
school elections was passed-78 to 2t. Bill,
were also passed: for registration of dogs
fixing pay oflegislators at $500 for the session
with mileage at 10 cents per mile-6l to 81
Los, making the duration oflegislative ses
sions unlimited -48 to "a.
Senator Yale, on the 5th inst, intro
dueed bill declaring embezzlement by OH
GERS, agents and clerks to be larceny. Bill
were also introduced to loan seed to the "grass
hopper counties :" to tax telegraph property
bill for the registration of dogs; instruct
ing our representatives in Congress to en-
deavor to procnre legislation for allowing th
State five per cent. upon lands given to set
tiers thereon, or reserved for Indians.
In the House large number of bill
were introduced, among which were: +
amend the constitution relating to the bill 4
rights; declaring the appropriation of lost 0
mislaid property to be larceny, and providin
tor the formation OF mutual insurance com
panies. A committee was appointed ON rail
road passenger travel. Senate bills wer
passed regulating judgments; authorizing dis
trict judges to appoint county attorneye iu ab
sence Of the regular officer; relating to clostn
courts, and to enable foreign executors to for'
close:judgments.
In tho Senate, on the 7th, letter Va
presented from DR.. Stuart, OF Winona, &C
companied by resolutions Of the State Med u
Society, favoring the inebriate asylum law
referred. Bills introduced: to establish
State board of immigration, At an expense {
1000 annually; to survey the st. Croix can,
route, and appropriating $4,000; providin
for second hospital for the Insane. Blu
passed: memorial for railway from the Allan
tio to the Mississippi; giving laborers dra
Hen on logs and lumber. House bills passed
thirteen in number; OF q strictly local and un
important character.
close Judgments. In committee of the Who'll
the bill for reimbursiag counties for none.
expended in destroying grasshoppers, was dia
cuseed 1t length ana referred to the judiciar.
committee. a
Ice.so lated places-skating-ponds. !
mans credit must be rather poor whe1
he's unable to borrow trouble. A bowl
ed operation eating IN oyster stew. No
unusual-.toseea plank walk, paper stand
and Z stepping stone. A coat that tail
ors never furnish-a coat Of paint. !
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