The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-27
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1878
Grand tota
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE,
SLSATE.
BILLS INTRODUCED.

BY Senator Blake, joint resolution
asking Congress for improvement Of
navigation on the Minnesota by sys.
tenn Of locks and dams. Passed un-
der suspension Of rules.J
BY the same, joiot resolution
requesting Congress to ALLOW
pre- emptors Of public lands to make
payment for the same in yearly or
>e,l,i annual installments. Passed
undcr suspension Of the rules.]
by Senator Robbins. appropriating
s., 900 for building bridge over the
Minnesota river at Granite Falls.
By Senator Wil.iston, amea1ing the
school law SO IS to provide for appor.
tionmcnes Of school money on the basis
OF the number Of ditferent scholars en-
rolled in the schools during the year.
HOUSE,.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Lamb Of S,csrns, to appro
pirate money for improvement Of the
road ruoniay from the village Of Long
Prairie in Todd comfy to the village
Of paynesville in Stearns county. Re-
fcrrcd to the committee on ways and
means.
BY Mr.. Gorton Of fIeunepin, making
women eligible to sny Office pertaining
to schools, and allowing women to vote
at school electious. Referred to com
mittec on education.
Authorizing the board of commits
,ioners to use the surplus fluid OF Nc
l.cod county in supplying seed whea'
to farmers Of that county, to he repale
1 from proceeds of tie next crop.
The reply of the Spanish Govern
ment, on the Cuban question, 70 The
note Of Our Government is somewhat
beIligerent aud, for spanish produc
tion, unusually direct 1t seems prett,
conclusive against any opportunity fol-
intervention on our part. . ..a.
sTbe note declares that commerce
between Cuba and the United State.
has not suffered to any appreciabIt
extent by the insurrection,-instead o
having been diminished it has in real
ity increased, and is constantly increa,
lug. So the United States govern men
had no occasion for complaint, aud NJ
I tenable ground for its proposed actio,
or interference in the affairs or trouble
existing in Cuba, Attention is ais,
called to the fact that many American
4 citizens established themselves on tn,
island, and, being unmclested by tn
Spanish government, have gaine'
large individual fortunes. Thess fort
uncs have mot added to the materia
wealth Of the island, being entirely ii
| foreign hands. The territory Of th
I United States is constant refuge fo
Cuban outlaws, whe are permitted t
: hatch conspiracies to the detrimen
4 and injury Of the Spanish governmea,
In this the laws Of nations are eutrage
!. AZ! just and equitable elaims bstwee'
the United States and Cuba have bee
! amicahly and fully satisfied, or are i
/ courts Of adjustment; therefore ther
! can be no cause for complaint on tha
score. The Spanish note is bel,evo
to be the work Of Senior Jovellar." i b
4 Il will be comfort to the expeetar
thousands who are patiently waitin
Their tutn for legislative 1honors. I
know that the house has decided NJ
!, to diminish the number Of persons wh
: = shall represent the people ID tntu'
: legislatures. By maintaining tn
!. present voluminous number Of men
: bers, no man will have to wait Ion
for his Legislative bread to be busters'
p,nnaar-preaA