Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-03

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURES.

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! MINNESOTA LEGISLATURES.
Among the bills introduced in the Sen.
ate on-the oath, were providing for purchase
and distribution TO justices of 1900 copies Of
Booths Manual fixing the salaries Of county
auditors and treasurers for locating second
hospital for the insane in carver county ;
changing the law as to taxation of insurance
companies and appropriating $685. for
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 to
county commissioners; proposing an amend
ment to the constitution authorizing the
Governor to veto part OF an appT,pri.
alton bill authorizing district judges ap
point assistant district attorneys; amending
! the statutes with reference to issuance of wits
| and processes by the Supreme Court and tor
appointment Of committee Of conte encet
unite Wisconsin, Iowa aud Dakota with Mil.
| nesota, in erecting q Northwest exhibition
building At the Centennial.
In the House, the Senate bill relating
to the temporary borrowing Of the school fund
| to pay legislative, executive and judicial exll
penses was taken MP pand passed. Joint res
olutions memorializing Congress for extension
! OF time ofbuilding the Northern Pacific rail-
road, was passed and sent to the Governor for
pin, the Governor was requested to furnish
copy Of contract between State aud J. b. San.
born, 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, aud such other in
formation as may he 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 WinOna, 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
1880, the principal counties excepted. Bills
were passed regulating the lien OF judgments;
providing for taxation OF grain elevators To-
Gated on railroad laud relating to sessions Ct
district courts; enabling foreign executors to
ioreclose mortgages by advertisement. Bills
introduced: tor building bridge at Granite
Fails; to amend the school law 50 as to appor-
tlon 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,
which elicted much discussion, and fulther
information was asked for.
The House indefinitely postponed &C
ton on the petition for impeachment OF the
Supreme Court Judges Bills were introduced
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. aud one incorpo-
rating the city Of New Ulm.
In the Senate on the Goth inst, Sen.
ator Yale offered a resolution instructing the
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port bill providing for more than thirty -one
Senators. "A resolution was alsO offered au-
thorizng the committee on text books to en-
ploy an expert to make estimates. Bills were
introduced to incorporate the village of
Brownsville, Mower county; for the purchase
OF reprints OF Gilfillan'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 81, nays Is.
In the House the committee on ways
aud means reported substitute for the
appropriation at 5000 no part of
which shall lie used for personal services of
the commissioners designated to expend it:
and provides that no deficiency shall be here
after granted. bill was adopted pivinx
each member $40 for postage. Bills were in.
troduced tor the relief of settlers along the line
otthe st. Vincent extension ofthe st. P. & p. !
&. K; authorizing the city Of st. Paul to issue
s. 900 for the relief of grasshop.
per sufferers, in Renville county; to build
bridge across Long Lake relating to county
school superintenden:s relating to roads and
bridges; relating to exemption Of wages; and
Tor 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 |
notice 81 debate. Senator Yale @ called @ up %dS his
resolution limiting the new arportionment to |
thirty-one Senators, but after extended de- |
bate was laid OH the table with an amend |
nent by wilkinson providing that no county |
have more than one Senator. A resolution |
was adopted providing for q committee Of five |
office Of Land Commissioner-we over under |
the rules. A resolution was adopted gi,in |
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 a second |
nsaEe asylum: for State department OF ag-
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
Eabled. A resolution was adopted inquiring |
into advisability Of calling a constitutional |
Rills were introduced to amend |
he law relating to insurance, and q half dozen |
If q purely local nature. Passed-memorial. |
zing Congress to improve the Minnesota river.
md to amend pre-emption laws.
The Legislature was not in session the o8th, |
10Th, or 3ist, ult.
Observations In F0ur Years Travel |
I'm the Narthvvest
"Wandering Yankee" to Chicago Inter.
have been travelling for the past four |
years in the Northwest. have stopped |
IN the different towns from one to three |
weeks, and have observed things that
most people would not see, and if the re-
suits are Of any interest to you use them:
The largest planning mill is in Minncapo.
lis; best schools and churches at Roches.
ter. Minnesota; there are seven hundred
akes in Minnesota; biggest brags in Du.
uth; prettiest girls in Washington, Iowa;
finest buildings in Chicago; richest little
town Ripon, Wis.,; wickedest men in Keo-
kuk, Iowa; most bald. headed men in St.
louis; the most profanity in Wisconsin;
the poorest coffee in Minnesota: the |
busiest men and most energy in Chicago;
meanest railroad men in Wisconsin |
most infidels, At Sparta, WIS. tho red.
head.ist girl, in Dubuque; the best no.
tells, in Iowa; the mcanest man, at Coun. |
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