Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-01
Minnesota Legislature.

SENATE, Jan. Ex-senator Hall pre-.
sented a petition in favor of biennial sessions.
Bills were introduced, to appoint commission
ers to ascertain and report upon the matter of
stumpage in dispute between the State and
the l.. S. & NJ. R. R.. joint resolution memo
rializing Congress to amend the tree planting
act, by reducing the number of acres to he
planted from 40 to 10 on each quarter section;
to open up judgments i'll cases of certain tax
sales to amend the statutes relating to as
signment of judgments: to protect prisoners
from Wisconsin in transitu through this State;
tc amend the law relating to assessments for
taxes to extend time tor redemption OF lands
bid in by State at tax sales. The House resO-
luton for a joint committee OF five to investi-
gate certain charges against the State Board
of Equalization was amended and agreed to,
when Senator Hall aud Williston were ap-
pointed members OF such committee on the
part of the Senate. The resolution in refer
ence to compromise plan tor counting the
electoral vote was next taken up when long
discussion ensued. Afternoon and evening
sessions were held to debate the matter. The
Republican Senators generally favored the
compromise but opposed Mr.. Lienau's resol-
ution: MIR. Lienau's preamble was finally re-
jected and a second resolution offered by
Senator Gilfllan was adopted. The two re-
solutions as passed were as follows:
Resolved, That our senators and Repres-
entatives in Congress he and the same are
hereby requested to give their hearty sup
port to the bill presented by the select COM
mittee of Congress, which is ''to provide for
and regulate the counting of the votes for
President and Vice President, and the de-
cision of the questions arising thereon"
And be it further Resolved, That our SEN
ators and Representatives in Congress be re-
queSted to favor the passage OF some measure
providing for and facilitating speedy review
and determination by the proper courts of the
United States OF any and all questions that
may grow out of or arise from any canvass
thereof or the installation in Office of any Pres
ident or Vice President in pursuance Of such
canvass or declared result or pursuant to
any election by the respective houses OF Con-
gress.
The following was the vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Brown, Conkey, Deuel.,
Donnelly, Edgerton, Finseth, Folsom, Hall,
Langdon, lineau Macdonald, McHench Mayo,
Morton, Nelson, Pehler, Kenmore, Schoen-
Swanstrom, West, Wilkinson, Williston, and
Yale-26.
Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Butler, Gil6llan,
Robbins, Wheelock-5
Not voting-Archibald, Armstrong, Daniels,
Doran, Durfee, Edwards, Henry, McNelly,
Page and Waldron.
House, Jan. 23.-Magoffin' resolu-
| ton in relation to the compromise bill for
counting the electoral vote was, after discus
sion. made the special order for the oath at
II a. m. m.,-yeas 62, nays 80. Bills were intro
duced, to appropriate $1,000 for a bridge
| across Crow River, in Mcleod county; to ap-
propriate $555.65 to reimburse LIE Sueur
county for expenses of hunting the Northfeld
robbers: to authorize State Auditor to abate
penalties on taxes in certain cases of grass
hopper ravages to o. appropriate money to
the two bank robbers at Ncrthfeld; to appro-
pirate $4oo for bridge across Red River, in
Otter Tail county; to appropriate 81 600 to
build a bridge across the Sauk River, in
Stearns county, near the village of Richmond;
| to authorize town clerks to make report to
sl5, 900 annually for the support Of the State
normal schools was passed-yeas 81, nays 36 ;
also to vacate portion of Jordan cemetery
to authorize the village of Read to issue
bonds.
SENATE, Jan. 24.-Senate bills pro.
| iIibiGng the sale of liquor in the town Of Ken
yon Goodhue county also authorizing the j;
State Treasurer to borrow temporarily from
the school fund to pay warrants drawn onthe
nau's resolution favoring the abolition of the
electoral college and substituting there for di-
rect vote by the people was, in committee otthe
| whole recommended for indefinite postpone
ment and the recommendation adopted. The
| usury bill was then taken up when lengthy
discussion ensued, which was INDUCED in by
Dennelly, Robbins, Wheelock, Daniels, Hall :,
| ter which the Senate ad djourned.
House Jan. 24th.--.-A petition from
q Minneapolis inventor was read stating that
! he had invented a machine for the destruct-
ion of grasshoppers which he has named the
'Hopperdozer," and asking an appropriation
to perfect the same. Also petitions for an ex-
tension OF time for payment. .of taxes in Rem
vile Co.; protesting against repeal OF the Inc.
briate Asylum law; for bounty for destruct-
county; for extension of time tor payment
taxes, from of Blue Earth and Rice counties
against the repeal OF Inebriate Asylum Law.
Bills were introduced to amend the act in
cooperating the Hamline University;to amend
the statutes relating to corporations; to
to amend the general statutes relating to
evidence; to amend the statutes relating to
appeals in justices courts. The rules were
suspended and the Senate joint resolution re-
questing our Senators and Representatives in
Congress to give their hearty support to the
compromise measures relative to counting
the electoral vote was taken up; AiteE dis
Finney, C0mstock, and Mott, the resolution
was lost ayes 81 nays 80. Mr.. Child then
offered the following concurrent resolution:
Whereas there are conflicting opinions as to
the proper methods of ascertaining and de-
claring the correct results of the Presidential
election. Therefore be it itresolved by the House
the Senate concurring) that we desire just
and peaceful solution Of the Presidential ques.
tien now pending, and having full confidence
in the patriotism and discretion of our Senat-
ors and Representatives in Congress, we deem
itinadvisable to embarrass them with instruct.
ions in the matter. Mr. Mills then offered the
following substitute: Resolved that the
the legislature Of Minnesota approve of the bill
reported by the joint committee OF the two
houses OF Congress for counting the electoral
votes tor President of the United States and
that copy of this resolution be telegraphed
to each Of our Senators and Representatives
A. r. Hall moved to strike out latter part o
the substitute requiring copylto be telegraph.
ed to Washington, which molten prevailed
A lengthy discussion then ensued between
Messrs. Magofan, Finney, Child, Rathburn
G:llender, Buck, comstoek, Trua1, Wilson
adopted, yeas 49, nays 4E. At the Afternoon
session bills were passed, to provide for thu
incorporation of parishes in Episcopal
churches. House bill to amend the statute.
relating to the admission of women to pFac-
fice in the cnl1rfa VaQ 1nsf-vaaa AZ nave a.