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

ate on the 9th, were providing for purchase
and distribution to justices OF 1900 copies 81
Booths Manual fixing the salaries Of county
auditors and treasurers : for locating a second
hospital TOR the insane in carver county
changing the law as to taxation Of insurance
companies; and appropriating. 938,OOO fol-
building the Institute for the deaf and dumb
and blind. Passed-House memorial for relief
Of settlers On the Northern Pacific lands. Sen.
ate bills amending the statutes relating ia
county commissioners; proposing IN amend
ment to the constitution authorizing the
alton bill; authorizing district judges to ap
point assistant district attorneys; amending
the statutes with reference to issuance OF writs
and processes by the Supreme Court; and tor
appointment Of a committee of conference to
unite Wisconsin, Iowa and Dakota with Min
nesot., in erecting Northwest exhibition
building 1t the Centennial
In the House, the Senate bill relating
t. the Temporary borrowing o! the school fund
to pay legislative, executive and judicial ex-
penses was taken up and passed. Joint res
olution memorializing Congress for extension
OF time of building the Northern Pacific rail-
road, was passed and sent to the Governor for
approval. On motion of Mr.. Morse, of Henne-
pin, the Governor was requested to furnish
copy Of contract between State aud J: B. San.
bonn, IN which the latter was employed as agent
to collect from the general government the
balance of the percentage due on the sale OF
public lands in this State, and such other in
formation as may be in the possession Of the
Governor as to the nature and amount of such
claims and the amount remaining unpaid. On
motion of MIR. Bennett OF Winons, the State
Auditor was requested to submit his annual
report without further delay
In the Senate, on the 25th, bill was
introduced regulating the pay of county au-
ditors according to the amount of assessed
property in the county, but not to exceed
81 $40, the principal counties excepted. Bills
were passed regulating the lien OF judgments;
providing tor taxation of grain elevators To-
Gated on railroad land relating to sessions Of
district courts !; enabling foreign executors to
toreolose mortgages by advertisement. Bills
introduced: tor building bridge at Granite
Falls to amend the school law so as to appor-
ton money according to number of scholars
enrolled; relating to patent rights; relating to
liens. A communication was received from
the State auditor regarding the pine lands,
information was asked for
The House indefinitely postponed &C
ton on the petition for impeachment OF the
Supreme Court Judges. Bills were introduced
making women eligible to any Office pertain.
ing to schools, and allowing them to vote at
school elections. House bills PASSED disorgan-
izing the city Of Brainerd ; amending the char
ter of Pennington; for amending the constitu-
ton relating to exemptions, and one incorpo-
rating the city Of New Ulm.
In the Senate on the Goth inst, Sen.
ator Yale offered resolution instructing the
COMMITTEES on apportionment in no case to re-
port bill providing for more than thirty one
Senators. a resolution was aleo offered au-
thOrizing the committee on text books to EN-.
ploy an expert to make estimates. Bills were
Introduced Introduced to INCORPORATE the village, Of
of reprints OF Gilillan's compilation OF Su-
preme Court Reports; enabling women to
vote at school elections, and declaring them
eligible to school Offices; providing for labor
lien on logs and lumber; and relating to illu-
minating oils. The inebriate asylum bill, re-
pealing that law, passed-yeas %, nays Is.
In the House the committee on ways
and means reported substitute for the
which shall be used for personal services Of
the commissioners designated to expend it;
and provides that no deficiency shall be here.
after granted. A bill was adopted giving
each member $40 for postage. Bills were in
troduced tor the relief of settlers along the line
9tthe st: Vincent extension ofth 81. P. & P.
bonds for rebuilding the bridge at that city;
apprepriating 81, 900 for the relief of grasshop-
per sufferers, in Renville county; to build a
bridge across Long Lake relating to county
school superintenden:s relating to roads and
bridges; relating to exemption of wages; and
for the preservation of fish in Walker Lake
and Spenser brook, 1santi county.
In the Senate, ON the 9th. the subject
OF printing the governors message in foreign
languages came up, but was laid over under
notice Of debate. Senator Yale called up his
resolution limiting the new arportionment to
thirty-one Senator'S! but after extended de-
bate was laid on the table; with an amend
m n by Wilkinson providing that no county
was adopted providing for committee of five
to prepare a bill providing, FOR establishing the
Office of Land ommissioner-went over under
the rules. A resolution was adopted gi, ing
each member $40 for postage. Bills intro
duced-to repeal the act creating the Office of
railroad commissioner; for protection. OF
pigeons while nesting; providing for second
insane asylum: for a State department OF ag-
riculture and forestry.
In the House, the bill authorizing the
formation OF corporations for mining and
smelling was passed. The bill fixing pay. of
legislators at $500 for an unlimited session, was
tabled resolution, a1opfo1 ino,,ir;rry