The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-10
The Anti-AGonopOliSt.

State prison at MantOrsville; relating to mortga
ges and deeds; memOraliZing Congress to give
the same pensions to disabled soldiers ot the
Sioux war as to other volunteer soldiers; relat-
ing to bounding counties. Senate bills were
passed relating to county commissioners,
powers Of the Supreme Court, and House bills
relating to the exemption OF wages, and relat.
ing to proceedings in criminal cases,
Bills were introduced in the Senate repeal
ing chapter ~ Of the general laws of go, pro-
viding for council for the defense in certain
cases: for an amendment to the constitution
regulating grain elevators and ware houses; re-
latng to partition lenses; for allowing State
witnesses ST per day and six cents mileage, and
regulating pay Of witnesses for the defense. The
judiciary committee reported back the bill le-
galizing deed OF lands 10y the Regents of the
University; with the recommendation that it
pass. Tn. Joint committee on Centennial mat
ters reported a bin appropriating $50 100 for
tue exhibition. Bills were passed relating to
canvass at town elections; Offering IS bounty
for wolf scalps, and one or two bridge bills.
IN the House, bills We're introduced relating
to the election OF county commissioners: regu-
.ating the duties CT assignees, relating to pub
hc schools; and memorial 10 have the Fort
Abercrombie lands in this state retained to the
body OF pubic lands. In committee OF the
whole, TIM bill allowing women to vote at
school elections was recommended to pass. At
ter an hours discussion OF the S26, zoo Cen:en-
NAL Dill, Without coming to . vote, the CON-
mite. arose, and the House adjourned
The following bills were introduced in the
Senate, on the 4th; authorizing the sale OF
lands forfeited to the State for taxes proc to
1874. amending the town insurance company
law; fixing the time Of redemption tor lands
sold under mortgage foreclosure at three years
Bills passed; for building court house in
Douglas county; authorizing a liquor license
vote in Hokah; authorizing certain towns in
Goodhue, Rice and lie Suenr counties to aid
the building OF the Midland Railway. The
president announced the appointment Of sew
erai committees; and tho remainder Of the at
ternoon was spent III committee OF the whole
where the bill relating to inspection of illumi-
mating oils was amended by reducing the flash
test from 80 degrees to 80 degrees, by provid-
ing Tor inspection also to illuminating quality,
aud by reducing the Inspection Tee from " to
cents barrel.
In The House the Senate bill repeating the
lnebriate Asylum bill!was reported favorably by
q majority OF the committee. Bills were intro
duced for fixing the salaries Of certain county
officers; providing penalties for nom payment
OF interest on State lands in certain cases. relat
ing to the purchase OF mortgages; relating to
homestead exemptions; and relating to roads.
The joint resolution for the relief OF settlers on
certain railroad lands was passed. The bill al
lowing women to vote at school elections was
passed-7s to %. Bills were also passed: for
registration of dogs; fixing pay Of Legislators at
$500 for the session, with mileage at ten cents
per mile-6l to 81 Lost,-making duration
| OF legislative sessions unlimited-48 to "a.
Senator Yale, on the 9th inst, introduced a
| bill declaring embezzlement by officers, agents
and clarks to be larceny. Bills were introduced
to loan SEED 10 the "grasshopper counties; to
| tax Telegraph property; bill for the registra-
ton OF dogs; inatructing our representatives in
Congress to endeavor to procure legislation for
| allowing the State five per cent, upon lands
given to settlers thereon, or reserved for In
dians.
In the Sengte, on the 18th q letter was pre-
scented from Dr. Stuart, Of Winona, accom-
panied. by resolutions Of the State Medical
| Society, favoring the Inebriate Asylum law; r.
| ferred. Bills introduced; to establish State
board Of immigration, at an expense OF $40,
O94 annually; to survey the St. Croix cana
route, memorial for railway from the Atlantic
to the Mississippi; giving laborers first lien or
| logs and lumber House bills passed thir-
| teen in number of strictly local and unim-
! portant character
In the House large number Of bills were in
| trodnced, among which were; to amend the
constitution relating to the bill Of rights; de.
claring the appropriation OF lost or misl aid
| property to lie larceny, and providing for the
| formation OF mutual insurance companies. A
| committee was appointed on railroad passenger
| travel. Senate bills were passed regulating
judgments; authorizing district judges to ap.
| point county attorneys in absence OF the regu-
lar officer; relating to closing courts, and TO en-
| able foreign executors to forecloSe judgments
| In committee of the whole the bill for " inn
| bursting counties for money expended in de-
stroying grassboppers, was discussed at length
and referred to the Judiciary committee