The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-02-10

Mll proposing an amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton relating to Supreme Court judge4 passed.
On tho I'd inst, tho Senate ordered the
Governors message printed in German,
Swede, Norwegian and French. Bills intro
duced: Providing uniform course Of study;
prohibiting the sale OF intoxicating liquor to
minors or practicing physicians; relating to
exemption Of psiuters' tools and stock. seBilIs
passed: Amending charter of the city of
Rochester, and reiAtingto civil actions. Ares-
olution was passed providing tor = committee
to report bill for the creation Of the Office of
Land Commissioner ofthe State.:E{
The following bills we're int. oduced~ in
the House: Prescribing the death penalty In
cases Of murder in the first degree: to estab-
lish second State prison At Aantorville re-
lating to mortgages and deeds; memorializing
Congress to give the same pensions t, disabled
soldiers Of the Sioux war - to other volunteer
soldiers; relating to bounding counties. Sen
ate bills were passed relating to county COM
missioners, powers of the Supreme Court, and
House bills relating tc the exemption Of
wages, and relating to proceedings in criminal
tases.
Bills were introduced in the Senate re-
pealing chapter ~ ofthe general laws OF go.
providing for council for the defense in certain
cases; for an amendment to the constitution
regulating grain elevators and warehouses;
relating to partition lenses; for allowing State
witnesses 81 per day and six cents mileage,
and regulating pay Of Witnesses for the de-
Tense. The judiciary committee reported back
the bill legalizing deed Of lands by the Re-
gents Of the University, with>the recommen-
dation that it pass. The joint committee on GEN.
tennial matters reported bill appropriatiug
926 900 tor the exhibition. Bills were passed
relating to Canvass at town elections; Offering a
% bounty for wolf scalps, and one or two
bridge bills.
In the House, bills were introduced re-
lating to the election of county commissioners;
regulating the duties OF assignees; relating to
rublic schools: and memorial to have the
Fort Abercrombe lands in this State returned
to the body OF public lands. In committee ol
the whole, the bill allowing women to vote at
school. elections was recommended to pass.
After an hours discussion of the e26 900 Cen
tennial bill, without coming to vote, the
committee arose, and the House adjourned.
The following bills were introduced in
the Senate, on the 4th authoring the sale OF
lands forfeited to the State for taxes prior to
1874; amending the town insurance company
law; fixing the time Of redemption for lands
sold under mortgage foreclosure at three years.
Bills passed: for building court house in
Douglass county; authorizing a liquor license
vote in Hokah; and authorizing certain towns
IN Goodh,1e, Rice and LIE Sueur counties to aid
the building Of the Midland Railway. The
president announced the appointment OF
special committees, and the remainder of the
afternoon was spent in committee Of the whole
where the bill relating to inspection Of illum-
mating oils was amended by reducing the flash
test from l5O degrees to 100 degeees, by pro-
viding for inspection also to illuminating quail
i,y, and by reducing the inspection Tee from
20 to 10 cents barrel
In the House the Senate bill repeating
the 1nebriate asylum bill was reported fav-
orably by a majority of the committee. Bills
were introduced: for fixing the salaries Of GER
tain county corresponding penalties for non
payment Of interest ON State lands in certa n
cases relating 10 the purchase of mortgages !;
relating to homestead exemptions; and re
lating to roads. The joint resolution for the
relief OF settlers on certain railroad lands was
passed. The bill allowing women to vote 1t
school elections was passed-78 to 26. Bills
were also passed: for registration Of dogs;
fixing pay Of legislators At $500 Tor the session,
with mileage At 10 cents per mie-6l to 81 :.
Los, t,-makipg the duration oflegislative ses-
sions unlimited-48to6 to 81. ,
Senator Yale, on the 5th inst, intro:
dueed bin declaring embezzlement BY off,
GERS, agents and clerks to be larceny. Bills
were also introduced to loan seed to the tsgrass-
hopper counties" )" to tax telegraph property !:
bill for the registration Of do9s; instruct
ing our representatives In Congress to en-.
deavor to procure legislation for allowing the
State five per cent. upon lands given to set-
tlers thereon. or reserved fer Indians. ~,
In the House large number Of bil!s
were introduced, among which were :Ito
amend the constitution relating to the Bill Q
rights; declaring the: appropriation Of lost OF
mislaid property to be larceny, and providing
tor the formation OF mutual insurance: com
panies. A committee was appointed on rail-
road passenger travel. Senate bills were
passed regulating Judgments authorizing dis+
trtct judges to appoint county sattorneye ii a,b
sence Of the regular officer; relating 10 closiae
courts, and to enable foreign executors to fore
close judgments. In committee Of the whole
the bill for reimbursing counties tori money
expended in destroying grasshoppers, :was dis.
easesd It length aud referred to the: Judiciary
comm4ee. 'l.d -3} .I:zs: l,.Jt'st :*ti:9Eis7u:n
In the Senate. on the 7th, I letter, tit.a. "a, "a.
presented from Dr.: Stuart, Of Winona,; &c.
companied by resolutions Of the State Ned 81 q
Society, favoring the inetxiate asylum law;
Esierzed. Bills introduced: to <establish !.
Estate board Of immigration. q an expense o.