The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-16

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate, on the It'll, a letter was
presented from DR.. Stuart, of Winona, &C.
companied by resolutions OF the State Med sal
Society, favoring the ineriate asylum law
referred. Bills introduced: to establish a
State board Of immigration, at An expense OF
$4,000 annually; to survey the St. Croix canal
route, and appropriating 10000; providing
tor second hospital for the Insane Bills
passed memorial for railway from the Allan.
tic to the Mississippi; giving laborers first
lien on logs and lumber. House bills passed
thirteen in number; of a strictly local and un-
important character.
In the House large number Of bills
were introduced, among which were to
amend the constitution relating to the bill of
rights; declaring the appropriation of lost or
mlslaid property to be larceny, and providing
tor the formation OF mutual insurance com.
panles. A committee was appointed on rail-
road passenger travel. Senate bills were
passed regulating judgments; authorizing dis
1r'ct judges to appoint county attorneye iu alb
sence OF the regular officer; relating to closing
courts, and to enable foreign executors to fora
close Judgments. In committee of the whole
the bill for reimbursiog counties tor money
expended in destroying grasshoppers, was dis
cusseo At length ana referred to the judiciary
committee
In the Senate, on the 9Th, bills were
Introduced: authorizing certain towns to is
sue bonds for the Minnesota Southern Mime
sofa railway; relating to the purchase of chat
tel mortgages; prohibiting religious exercise
IN the public schools. A resolution wasintro
duced inquiring as to the propriety of a State
celebration the coming 9TH of July. Senate
bills passed-memorial to open the Black Hills
to settlement; amending law relating to in
surance companies; legalizing the so-called
Beard deed; and amending the constitution
relative to corporations.
In the Honse the bill for rcimbursing
counties for destruction of grasshoppers was
reported for $39, 252 80 to pay SO per cent A
bill was introduced to restrain the sale of in
toxlcatiny liquor. The Senate joint resolution
for opening up the Black Hills was conquered
in. The Centennial bill was was taken up
and after several attempts to reduce the
appropriation to $4,000 had failed the bill
was summary skilled" The inebriate ASYLUM
repeal bill was discussed at length in COM
mittee Of the whole, where vote to indef-
nitely postpone was lost by SO to 45. A
melton before the House to indefinitely post
pone was also deteated-46 to Gland the
House adjourned amidst much confusion.
In the Senate, on the 9th the following
bills were introduced: relating to the appoint
ment of county superintendent of schools re-
lating to sales under mortgage foreclosure and
execution; amending scale of fees of justices of
the peace; to abolish solitary confinement in
the State prison, to authorize the St. Paul &
Sioux City railroad company to build tour
branches, one via. New Ulm to west line of
State, one to south line of State, one from
Mobiles county to west line of State, and one
from Cottonwood county through Murray,
westward; also, memorial to Congress regard
Ing bridges across the Mississippi. The in
ebriate asylum bill was indefinitely postponed,
also bill to fix pay OF members of the legisla-
ture a! $500 a year. Senate bills passed: for a
canal in Pope county; appropriating g., 900 for
the maintenance of an insane person in an
eatern asylum since 1868 by vote OF al to 2.
In the House bills were introduced
for State road from Willmar to Minnesota
Falls; relating to the issue OF bonds; encour
aging the use ofsleds 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 re-
garding taxes ; for committe tn select site for
the inebriate asylum. Bills passed for paying
Co. E. Third regiment; relieving poor; pro-
viding for biennial sessions-62 to 50; relat-
ing to civil actions enabling towns to levy a
3mill tax when the valuation exceeds S25, 600
and four mill tax when under that amount,
and amending the school laws, authorizing
districts to hold four months terms.
Thursday the 10th inst. was the 39th
day OF the session, and the goth working day
Of the Senate. The State railroad bond ques-
ton was referred to a committee of five. SEN
ator Williston introduced bill for establish
ing an inebriate asylum at Redwing. Hr.
Graves offered bill providing tor ajudicial de-
cision on the validity of the old railroad
bonds. bill was passed amending the gen.
eral school law so as to apportion the school
fund according to the schools actually en-
rolled. A bill was also passed authorizing the
voting of aid to the Southwestern railroad
It was the 9th working day in the
House. Bills were introduced--to amend the
inebriate asylum act by locating the institu-
ton at Redwing; to legalize the levy Of taxes in
Polk, Big Stone, Rock, Swift, Wadena, Crow
Wing and Morrison; also bill to regulate the
pay Of judges of probate relating to inspection
Of mineral oils; and relating to schools. The
bill making county superintendent of schools
elective was rejected. Bills were then passed,
amending the highway laws: for the relief of