The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-17

county through Murray, westward; also, men,
orial to Congress regarding bridges across the
Mississippi. The lnebriate Asylum bill was
members OF the Legislature at $500 year. Sen
ate bills passed; for a canal in Pope county;
approprialing $4,000 for the maintenance OF an
insane person in an eastern asylum since 1868
by vote Of Al 2.
In the House bills were introduced for a
s ate road from Wiilmar to Minnesota Falls
relating to the issue OF bonds: encouraging the
use OF sleds tracking four feet wide, relating to
the redemption OF lands sold for taxes; fixing
the time in which cases in State courts shall
be decided; amending laws relating to taxes;for
committee to select site for an lnebriate Asy
lu1n. Bills passed for paying Co +. Third
regiment; relieving poor; providing tor oien-
Mai sessions-52 to 20; relating to civil actions;
enabling towns to levy al mil tax when the
valuation exceeds S25, 900 aud a tour mil tax
when under that amount, and amending the
schoo oil laws, authorizing districts TO hold four
months terms.
Tuesday the 10th inst. was the 39th day Of
the session, and the 29th working day OF the
Senate. The state railroad bond question was
referred to "a committee Of five Senator Wiz
klnson introduced bill for establishing an
lnebriate Asylum at Red Wing. Mr.. Graves
offered Till providing 1or judici, decision
Oh the validity OF the old iai.l ad Londs.
bill was passed amending the general school
law as to appoltion the schol fund accord
ing to the scholars actually enrolled. A bill
was also passed authorizing the voting Of aid
to the Southwestern railroad.
1t was the 9th working dsy III the House.
Bills We're iutloduoed-to amend the liebriate
Asylum act by locating the Institution at Red
Wing; to leg>lize the levy OF taxes III Poik,
Big stone, kock, swift, Wadena, Grow Wing
and MORRISON; also b4l to regulate TIE pay Oil
judge, OF probate, re! ating to INSPECTION Of
mineral oils; ana relating to schools. Tie bill
| making county superintendent OF schools 81
ective was rejected. Bills We're then passed,
a.nendlng the highway laws; fer tie lc.lei OF
settlers upon the hastings Dakota aid South
| erll Minnesota rallr0rd lands; ana creating
! safety insurance luAdS.
| IL the Senate on the ltll. the President an.
nouneed that he had appointed Senators Neigh
| hen. Butler, Folsom, W ilkIAson and Doughty,
| the special committee Oh STATE Ralli Dad bunus
| Bills we're introduced providing Tor the adop-
! ton OF children: providing Tor plaintiffs being
l> bois.bYe to sileritts for service OF executions
| attachments, &c, for relief OF Claimants &C.
| cupying lands; authorizing st Paul to eXpend
| -, UOJ Oh roads Ill Dakota county; pfo'ldin8
| tor tQua!izlng taxes i'll Ramsey county amend
ing charter OF st. Paul SO as to athX Interest o,
| alssessluent,; extending to the Hastings and
Dakota railroad company the privilege oil con-
l,!tting its line and receiving Is grant within
year: appioprating 1901 50 to Senator Dutee
| Tor TX penses CT contested election, amending
| the III : hway law Of looo. A memorial to
| Congress was introduced tor the extension to
the State # the Hastings and Dakot. land
Grant Tor SIX years Bills were passed liking
salary Of the probate judges OF st Louis couA-
| " q. "a ,OvO; Incorporating the village vi LIE
Roy ;, Mower Co.; exemptng editors and put
fishers material to tue amount OF 5000, aud
| stock TO the amount Of S-iUU auth Jrlzlng Ohm
sted Co. to levy a tax OF -, 900 for lifting fair
grounds The bill locating second State prl-
| son at Owatonna was discussed al length, bnt
no conclusion arrived at The bill providing
for the election OF county superintendent Was
indefinitely postponed. Mr.. smith introduced
bill amending the tax law The bill forbid
ding sectarianism III public schools was report
ed iavoraby with an amendment fOibidding
the teaching OF foreign languages. In com
mite OF the whole the House bill to amend the
constitution so that homesteads shall not be
exempt Tor debts for labor, and material for
their Improvement, was discussed at length
| In the House bills were introduced to estab
lsh clerkship i'll SECRETARY Of State Office;
authorizing Eyota to hold general or special
elections; Tor mail route from Chaska to En-
c.lsior. Bits were passed providing bountits
for Destruction OF wolves, preventing desttuct-
ION OF fish III Blue karth County: changing
the name OF pembina u the county OF kittson;
Iappropriating money to reimburse certain
counties fol- inoney spent i'll the destruction OF
grasshoppe,s fora Terry; across the Mlss'ssipl
al Anoka Bills passed relating totlectlons;
amending articles OF assessment, and relating
TO taxes, t.,ides several local bills. indefinite
ly postl oned prev nting county Offices; sal
aries OF judges, and relating to deeds and mort
cages
The following bills were introduced in the
senate on the 18TH: legalize the incorporation
at the State agricultural society, to procure tIt
| portraits # the ex-Governois OF Minnesota
The committee OH Roads ana Bridges report
ed that 10 appropriation from the inteTi.ai i'm
| p1os EN- 1t ,und should be made: Tins aN.'cts
all road and brdgv bills. ] he blll tor electIo.
OF county school supernt'ndonts WAS pcon
| sder,>i and referred Senate bills passed
relating TO tlowase If dams, anu Resting Il
civil elections,
The House voted down the resolution 10
| printing the governors. message III three dill
| lerent languages committee was orderet
; to report upon the exPds,ncy OF Offering
bounty for grasshopp-rs. Bills were pass
TO amend law relating TO t-asts runIng ST laIg,
| memorializ,ug Congress to extend III" time +
settlers uleu then claims. aplropriatpg s.,
5oo to the forestry association Tor premiums
| relating 70 publication OF delinquent tax lists
Senate bill passed reatup to elections, lost;
bin relating Ia town canvass. The ~ az
| clam WI, finally endorsed