Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-08
minnesota Legislature.

SENATE Feb. 27.-BillS were intro.
duced amending charter of Belle Plaine
Ipasse8l; relating to Judgment debtors; auth
orizing Benton county. to issue bonds for
tions; authorizing O8atonna to vote upon the
purchase of Mineral Spring property for park
purposes; facilitating collection Of judgments.
Senate bills were passed, prescribing punish
ment for three card monte players; authoriz-
ing the conveyance of school lands in St.
Louis county; authorizing ferry across the
Mississippi river at Clearwater; relating to ex-
destruction of grasshoppers; amending the
inebriate asylum act; repeating the law giving
bounties for the destruction OF wolves; TO
State road from Lake Superior to the British
Possessions; authorizing Saint Louis county
to issue bonds; payment OF damages for right
Of way; appropriating e1.245 for repairs Of
State prison; relating to cattle guards and
lage Of Princeton; amending the charter of
Mankato; amending the charter of Austin;
relating to the general insurance law ; relat-
ting to 4 school district in LIE Sueur county.
House bills were passed, making the legal
rate OF interest 10 per cent. per annum: au.
thorizing commissioners OF Pope county to
issue bonds to fund certain other bonds.
House, Feb. 27.-Senate bills were
passed, allowing women to practice law; re-
lsting to hospital tor insane and treatment TO
insane persons; reducing the test Of illumi-
mating oils to Ito degrees. A bill was intro.
duced relating to grasshopper bounties to
take the place Of the bill recalled from the
Governor. The bill guards strictly against
imposition in the measurement OF the insects
and also authorizes the Governor to appoint
the measurers. A resolution was introduced
in 1876 against Hon. w. S. King, which was
laid over one day. In committee otthe whole,
the two bill Is relating to the payment Of the
Minnesota State Railroad bonds were discuss
ed and recommended to pass.
SENATE, Feb. 2S.-A bill was intro.
duced to consolidate Stearns and Benton
counties, but it was referred to Mr.. Mays, of
Benton, who is opposed to the bill. Senate
bills were passed to reimburse Senator Ed
wards for his contested election expenses
levying q tax, by towns, cities and Villages,
to destroy grassloppers aiding State Agricul-
tural Society; granting swamp lands to new
| railroads. House bills were passed permit
| ting register of deeds to record deeds without
pre- payment of current taxes; to prevent
hunters from trespassing on private grounds;
prescribing the remuneration OF jurors in JUS
tices courts; to reimburse Carlton county tor
expenses incurred in the trial of murderers
to provide for the purchase OF cheap text books
by towns, villages, or cities. MIR. Gale offered
resolutions approving the action of the Elect
oral Commission. They went over under no.
tice of debate.
HOUSE, Feb. GA large number OF
local bills were passed. The Senate bill pro:
viding for the payment OF the old railroad
bill setting apart the SOC, 600 acres OF land to'
the payment of the bonds was also passed BY
II to Ia. This latter bill is to he submitted (
the people on the 10th Of June. Senate bill:
were also passed, to abate the penalties ant
interest in certain counties that have suffered
from hail storms and grassh0ppers; authoriz
ing the counties of Mcleod, Hennepin, ,Stearn
and portion of Carver to issue bonds for rail
Dad purposes.
SENATE. March 1.-The House bill
providing tor an amendment to the constitu
tion 40 as to have biennial sessions of the Leg
islature was passed, yeas 81; nays l6; also tn
bill proposing constitutional amendmen
giving women the right to vote on question
Of local option. A large number OF local bill
were passed and at q late hour the Sena
dj0urned.
! House, March 1.-House bills wer'
passed providing tor the payment Of the debt
| Of corporations; amending the laws relatin