The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-09
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate, Feb. LIST, aremonstrance
was presented from Chisago 9 ,unty against
against the bill authorizing bonds for county
buildings. Bills were introduced and re.
ferred as follows: For an artesian vel! It the
Reform School; appropriating 81, 900 for the
Reform school; amending the statutes re-
lating to public schools; relating to til. Gem
etery at Woodville amending the charter of
Waseca; leg alizing school districts in Wa
SEGA and lie sueur counties FIR changing the
name OF John Anderson OF Meeker county:
amending the insurance law changing court
time in Otter Tail county and in incorpo.
rating the village Of New Prague House bill
passed authorizing Anoka commissioners to
fix the boundaries OF school districts The
Senate bill for labor lien upon logs and lum-
Der was debated, evoking considerable onno.
sition on the ground that its effect would l,e to
injure or destroy the rights Of pine land own
ers.
Little business was done in the House.
A bill was introduced relating to the taxation
OF insurance companies. A Joint resolution
was offered memorializing congress fol- The Ne
lief OF settlers on the Hastings & Dakota rail-
way. A bill was offered prohibiting anv
officer from holding more than one Office. The
till proposing an amendment to the constitn.
slon relating to Supreme Court judges|passed.
On the I'd inst, tho Senate ordered the
Governors message printed in German.
SWede, Norwegian and French. Bills intro.
duced: Providing uniform course Of stndv.
prohibiting the sale OF Intoxicating liouor to
minors or practicing physicians; relating to
exemption of printers tools and stock seR;,,s
passed: Amending charter of the citv of
Rochester, and relating to civil actions. A rez-
olutlon was passed providing tor committee
to report bill for the creation of the office Of
Land Commissioner of the State.
The following bills we're int. oduced in
the House: Prescribing the death penalty in
cases OF murder in the first degree to estab-
l1sh second State prison at Mantorville: re-
!atlng to mortgages and deeds; memorializine
Congress to give the same pensions t. disabled
soldiers of the Sioux war as to other volunteer
soldiers; relating to bounding counties. Sem
ate bills were passed relating to county COM
mlssioners, powers of the Supreme Court. and
House bills relating to the exemption at
wages, and relating to proceedings in criminal
cases.
Bills were introduced in the Senate re-.
pealing chapter 70 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 bact
the bill legalizing deed of lands by the Re.
gents OF the University, with the recommen-
datlon that it pass. The joint committee on GEN.
tennial matters reported bill appropriatine
~, 900 for 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 ofcounty commissioners:
regulating the duties of assignees; relating to
public schools; and a memorial to have the
Fort Atercrombie lands in this State returned
to the body of public lands In committee Of
the whole, the bill allowing women to vote At
school elections was recommended to pass.
Alter an hours discussion of the s25, 900 Gen.
tennial bill, without coming to vote. the
committee arose, and the House adjourned.
The following bills were introduced in
the Senate, on the 9TH authoriue the sale ot
lands forfeited to the State for taxes nr;or tn
1874; amending the town insurance company
law; fixing the time OF redemption for lands
sold under mortgage foreclosure atthree wears
Bills passed: for building court house in
Douglass county; authorizing liquor license
vote in Hokah; and authorizing certain towns
in doodhue, 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 100 degrees to 100 degeees, by pro-
vidlng tor inspection also to illuminating onal.
ity, and by reducing the inspection tee from
20 to 10 cents barrel.
In the House the Senate bill repeating
the lnebriate asylum bill was reported fav-
orably by majority of the committee. Bills
were introduced: for fixing the salaries of Ger
tain county corresponding penalties for nom
ayment of interest on State lands in certa:n
cases; relating TO the purchase of mortqages
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 At
school elections was passed-78 to %. Bills
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