The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-08

s7x cash; 98x for March. and 1.o2x for May.
Corn active. firm and higher, At 43xc cash,
and 1870 tor April. Oats steady at 35x cash.
Barley frmer at 66H@60c cash, and Sc &c for
March,. 1922.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
! In the lower house Of the Louisiana
Legislature ON the 25th committee was ap-
pointed to investigate what charges, if any.
there are against Gov. Kellogg demanding his
impeachment, the committee to report - earlv
as practicable. The move was surprise to
the Republicans, who assert tue scheme Of the
Democrats was to prefer articles of impeach
ment against both the Governor and Lieut..
Governor, Oh thu last day OF the session which
would suspend them from Office and leave the
Speaker of the House, Democrat, acting Gov
ernor under the constitution. To checkmate
this move, if so intended, the Governor imnae
diately issued his proclamation for an extra
session of the Senate, to convene immediately
nponf the adjournment Of the LEGISLATURE.
March ID.
None Of the convicted crookeds at
st. Louis will he sentenced until all motions
Ava A4O" SH1OAo INV OCVA 0A0pOS6u d.
On the opening Of the 56th session day,
the 'sSenate commenced their 10th working
day.-Feb. 28th-and the following bills were
introduced for redemption of delinquent pro-
perty sold tor taxes to the State to prevent
wilful disturbance OF public schools; and ex.
empting building associations from certain
provisions of the tax laws. Killed: House
bills app1opriating s22, coo tor seed grain for
the grasshopper district. Senate bills passed
taxing telegraph property and forbiding the
teaching Of foreign languages IN the public:
schools. The liberty Of conscience bill forbid
ing religion in the schools was defeaked-l8to
10. After resess bills were introduced to ex-
empt farmers drags and harvesters from at
tachment inappropriate money for starting
printing office At the reform school, and
dozen local bills. Donnelly's bill for de-
partmenu ofag1iculture was passed-24 to s:
The bill prohibiting teaching foreign Ian
guages in the public schools was recalled from
the House DEMONSTRATION. The Congress-
onal appointment bill transferring the
counties of Yellsw Medicine and Lacqui Barle
from the first to second district was passed to q
third reading. The legislative superintendent
bill was. amended to make the number of Sen
ators 80 and representatives 81.
The House had performed forty days.
work, Feb. 28th, and passed several lscal Sen
ate bills, after which recess was taken. On
re-assemblig lhrge number of bills Of minor
importance were passed, and the blk protect
ing the culture Of trees was lost, also. the bill
for destruction Of grasshoppers. The centen-
NAL appropriation bill was also lost. The bill
amending the tax laws was postponed indef-
nitely.
The Senate disposed Of large amour;
of business, on, tie 29th ult. The committe
to which was referred the question Of the old
State railroad bonds, reported .lengthy de-
cision adverse. to the payment of the bonds.
Among the House bills passed was the $4,000
| appropriation for the encouragement of tree
planting, and for the registration OF dogs The
House bill tor biennial sessions of the legisla-
ture was lost Tho evening session was de-
voted to consideration OF the apportionment
bill. Every ireh Of ground was disputed by
| the Democrats, and at Midnight an adjourn
ment was carried which will prevent the reap
portinnment being made this session.
The business of the House was confined
to local legislation and very little was done,
considering the exigencies of the hour.
In the Senate on the LIST inst, a memo
rial to Congress was passed, asking an extern
sion of time for the completion OF the South
ern Minnesota railroad, also House bills to
amend cooperative association acts author
izing townships to levy taxes to the extent of
three and four miles abating certain penalties
tor the non payment Of taxes; for collection Of
farm statistics memorial for the relief of SET
tiers on lands claimed by the Hastings & Da-
kota and Southern Minnesota railroad comp.n-
les. The bill allowing women to vote at school
elections was indefinitely postponed. In the
evening the old railroad land question came
up in committee of the whole, and after lenathv
debate by Messrs. Williston, Smith and
Poehler, the resolntisn appointing commits.
sion for obtaining information OF the VALIDITY
OF the bonds, and regarding terms of settle.
ment, was recommended to psss.
The House passed the following Senate
bills: relative to publication of DELINQUENT
tax lists; relating to the admission of account
books as evidence; legalizing the action and
orders of certain counties for grasshopper des-
truction: abolishing solitary confinement in
the State prison and relating to illuminating
oils. House bills passed relieving the county
superintendent Of the necessity of visiting
schools in the discretion OF the county board.
and reducing his salary; FORGETTING the land
grant of the St. Paul & Pacific unless the road
is completed according to agreement.
In the Senate, on the I'd inst, J. @. A.
Ward sent to the clerks desk bill for the
parchment upon which the State Constitution