The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.


thu Senate, ON the alst asking OF Congress u
farther extension OF five years time for com.
pleting the Southern Minnesota railroad; also
bill authorizing towns in Olmsted, Goodhue
aud Dakota counties to vote bonds to aid in
building a narrow guage railroad from St. Paul
to Rochester. Mr.. Donnelly's bill for COM
mission to report upon the feasibility Of the
State printing its own school books, was rec
commended to pass:in committee Of the whole.
The House passed several Senate bills
for St. Paul local matters, and House bills re-
lating to redemption of land sold for taxes,
and sales ofreal estate by execution.
Bills were introduced in the Senate, on
the 2sd for various local objects but none OF
general interest, except the Congressional dis
trict apportiQnment, which makes but two or
three changes. Mr.. Williston's bill to es:ab-
lish the inebriate asylum at Red Wing, was
indefinitely postponed. The proposition to
purchase 4, 900 copies of Booths justice's.'man-
ual, was tabled. The bill making each town
provide for its own paupers was indefinitely
postponed. After much discussion, the me-
mortal for a railroad bridge at Winona was
passed-23 to Is.
The House indefinitely postponed
Doughty's partition fence bill. Bills introduce
ed: reducing labor and pay of county school
superintendent; relating t. delinquent taxes;
providing for the levy OF a tax for school pur-
poses; extending jurisdiction ofjustices of the
peace; making three tourths ola jury IN civil
cases competent to find a verdict; and fer the
protection OF forest culture. Senate bills were
passed. legalizing incorporation of the State
agricultural society; apportioning the school
funds in the basis of enrolled scholars rrla-
tive to cattle running at large; and concerning
mortgage foreclosures. House bills passed.
establishing temporary inebriate asylum-7?
to 4; appropriating $4,000 for seed grain tor
grasshopper sufferers-57 to IS; relating to
the publication of delinquent tax lists.
The Senate on the Oath, received a
communication from the Mayor of Atlanta,
Ga, to free excursion for the legislature from
Chattanooga to Atlanta and Port Royal. Sem
ator Graves offered bill redistricting the
State, which was referred to the judiciary com.
mittee. The apportionment is subjoined to
his report. A resolution was adopted that no
bills shall be introduced after Monday, the
2Sth. After recess the following Senate bills
were passed relating to roads and bridges, at
tidavits, intervention in civil practice, treas
urers' bonds, foreclosure of mortgages, solitary
confinement in the State prison, costs Of suits,
account books as evidence, printing text
books, and creating land commissioner. The
House bill was passed giving lien upon
property to those who pay delinquent taxes on
the same.
The House also received an invitation
from citizens of Atlanta to free ride. The
bill relating to jurisdiction of justices was in
definitely postponed, also bill for one mill
school tax. The tax bill, lengthy docu-
ment, was reported from the committee and
ordered printed. Another bill was introduced
authorizing the St. Paul 4 Sioux City COM
pany to build branch railroads, also bill to
define the crime OF swindling and to punish
the same. The Senate bill enabling women to
vote at school elections was passed, also House
bill exteneing the time for payment of taxes in
grasshopper counties. In committee of the
whole the bill restoring capital punishment
was recommended to pass.
On the 25th the following bills were
introduced in the Senate: relating to sum-
monses Of defendants, bringing parties into
court. fixing State auditors salary at $4,000,
relating to State aid to agricultural societies,
prohibiting towns and cities from charging IL
censes for scientific and literary entertain
ments--passed; also, several local bills. The
Senate bill to promote immigration was passed.
The House amendment to the bill allowing
women to vote at school meetings was con-
CURED in and the bill defeated; it was recon-
sidered and the bill laid on the table. The
Senate bill providing for limited divorce was
passed. The high school appropriation bill
passed--2l to T.. The bill for granting 3s6, 600
tor seed grain for grasshepper counties was
passed-4 to IL. After recess the Senate
went into committee otthe whole on religion