Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-18

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70 award premiums to the inventors, Of 81,
600 tor the best machine, $500 tor second best
and 800 for the third best to prohibit tres
pass by fishing or hunting after posting
up OF notice by owner OF land; t
authorize Minneapolis Gas Light Company
Of 9l25, 5,000; to regulate the admission te
practice OF attorneys at law; to encourage the
Introduction and use Of steam machines on
highways and farms Offering bounty OF SlO,-
coo; to regulate the inspection Of grain; tC
amend the village charter Of Eyota; toamend
the laws Of 1874 relating to catching OF fish
to amend chapter l05 section 66 OF the gener:
chapter 285 section lls, requiring the punish
ment Of death BY the guillotine.
| House. Jan lO.-A bill was intro.
duced authorizing certain towns in Mcleod
county to transfer bonds in aid Of the con-
! struction ofsa 1ailroad. "A resolution WAS
| adopted requesting the committee on educa-
tlon to consider and report bill for compul.
| sorry education - also one authorizing the
ways and means committee to examine INTO
the the question Of securing loan tor the State ;
| l,5o0 in English, 1000 in German, 200 in
Swedish, 600 in Norwegian, 500 in French,
and 6OO in Welsh. A division being called
tor, the motion to print l 900 in English was
| carried, when discussion ensued, which
was interrupted by the meeting of the Joint
Convention: Bills were introduced, to pro-
lating to reprieves and pardons; to repeal
chapter, II, Laws of 1872, relating to ex-
emptions; to appropriate sll2,6t0 for the
Hospital for the Insane to amend the stat
| utes relating to admission OF attorneys: to
appropriate 5,298.07 for deficiency in the
building OF the Insane Hospital: to amend
tleh tine laws Hs,+.; relating to assgnees; to st-
kota county to the city Of Hastings
to amend the act incorporating Winnebaeo
City, in Faribauit; to authorize taking OF fish
with scenes in certain lakes in Stearns coun-
ty; to appropriate S40, 600 for erection and
furnishing OF buildings of deaf, dumb and
on grasshoppers to amend the laws relating
to murder. The House concurred In the Sem
ate resolution appointing joint committee OF
the two Houses Oh grasshoppers; q resolution
was adopted tor joint committee of the Sen
ate and House to whom should Ike referred all
matters connected with the old railroad bonds.
The House went into the election of chaplain,
when the following parties were put III nomi.
nation: Revs: Chauncy Hobart, Of Goodhue;
John Stafford, Of St. Paul; 4. Newton, St.
Paul; W. Powell, st. Paul; Mr.. Phelps, OF
Rochester. The haiMe Of Rev. J. Finney was
withdrawn, when the vote was taken, with
Stafford 8; Newton IL; Powell S. The names
OF Messrs. Powell, Stafford and Newton were
withdrawn, and OH a second ballot the vote
stood: Hobart 63, Phelps 80, when Mr.. Ho-
bart was declared duly elected. Adjourned.
JOINT COSyENT1OS.-Jan. To-
Both Houses met in joint convention to cam
Vass the votes OH the Constitutional amend
1ment, Article 3, Section TO- relating to corpora
ons, when on motion Of Mr.. Dilley the con-
vention adjourned to the 10th at II a. N.
SENATE, Jan. Ex-senator Yale
called up his resolution previously offered for
an adjournment sine die on Feb. 18th, which
led to {: lengthy debate between Senators
Yale, James Smith, Jr., Robbins and Wilkin-
son, after which the resolution was lost-yeas
10, nays IS. Senator Armstrong's resolution
to print the Governors message in Swede,
Norwegian, French, and German languages
was adopted. Bills were introduced to me-
moria!ize Congress to devote the proceeds OF
the sale of plblic lands to the relief Of grass
hopper su1ferers-the same to I've applied in
hoppers; to prevent gambling on railroad
cars and in station houses; to organize the
County of Prairie and locate the county seat
at Walnut Grove; to amend the act relating
to the Municipal Court of st. Paul; to amend
the laws OF 1875, relating to horse-thieves
me House resolution for the appointment
concurred in the House resolution relating to
old railroad bonds. After executive session
President Wakefield appointed as members
OF the joint committee on apporti0nment, on
the part OF the Senate, the following: Sem
ators Langdon, Nelson, and Poehler.
House, JAN. llth--The Speaker an.
nounced as the Special Committee to whom
the old railroad bonds, the following: Messrs.
Hall A. R., Comstock, James, Putnam, Nc
Kinstry, Smith G. H., Child, Phelps, Bentley,
Gilman C. A., Rice f., Campbell, BOnniwe1l,
Dilley. Bills were introduced as follows: To
extend the time OF the completion of the
hastings Il Dakota Railroad for the period OF
five years, provided the company construct
Congress asking extension OF the land grant
of the Hastings & Dakota Railroad to appro-
pirate money TO build bridge across the Ot-
ter Tail River in the town Of Gorman, in Otter
Tail county to appropriate $4,000 tor de-
fraying expenses Of Normal Schools-$7, 600
for school at Winona, a ,0o9 at Menkato, and
$4,000 at st. Cloud :; to facilitate the compile
ton of the St. Paul &; Pacific Extension lines
and to repeal certain acts relative thereto.
The bill extends the time tor the completion
of the lines Tor five years. A resolution was
introduced by Mr.. Finney, Of Goodhue, in
structing special committee Of three to re-
port bill cutting down the lees and salaries
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consistent with due regard. to the proper per-
formance of duty and exempting Hennepin,
Ramsey and Washington counties from the
operations Of the bill. Messrs. Muir, Finney
and Fredericks were appointed the special
committee under the resolution OF Mr.. Fin
ney. By Mr.. Mills tor joint committee OF
three ON the part OF the House and two on
ty and legality OF areapportionment Of the
State under the census OF 1875; to repeal the
law offering bounty for the destruction o
wolves. Adjourned.
Senate Jan. l2-Petitions from
several holders OF the old railroad bonds tor
payment of the same, were read and referred.
Senator Henry offered the following resolution
which went ever under the rules:
Resolyed3;That. ed; owing to the past destrIc: y,
tax payers Of the State by locusts, (commen-
ly called grasshoppers), and in view Of the
prospective repetition of the same recurring
events, it would be impoiitic and unwise III
the present Legislature to make any appro-
priations this session, excepting such as are
absolutely necessary tor the n,sintenapce OF
ties or such other relief.
Bills were introduced to authorize the c0un-
| ty commissioners OF Dodge county to sell the
| county poor farm; to prohibit and punish un-
der the penalty of 81 600 and imprisonment,
the abduction Of married women tor the pur-
| poses Of prostitution; to memorable Con-
Paul to Sault Ste Marie; to locate a second
Insane Asylum at Rochesterby devoting part
Of the Inebriate Asylum buildings to the care
Of the insane; to repeal the laws Of 1876 relat'
ing to county treasurers; to amend the gen.
elal statutes relating to notices of trial land
notes of issue to amend the statutes relating
ct grand juries. The Senate representation
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