The anti-monopolist., 1877-03-08
Minnesota Legislature.

SENATE Feb. 23.-Bills were intro
duced, legalizing conveyances BY powers OF
attorney with one subscribing witness; relat-
ing to acknowledgements OF deeds; relatlng
to liens on seed grain; appropriating 81 900 Tor
immigration pur relating to persons ex-
empt from serving as grand jurors; regulating
the construction OF dams; authorizing publlca-
tion OF special laws in papers OF the county
interested therein; detaching territory from
Pipestone and attaching the same to Rock;
Memoralizing Congress for light house on
Stanara's point, Lake Superior. House bills
was passed extending the time for the com
pletion Of the Winona and Southwestern kall
road. The bill providing for the payment OF
the Minnesota State Railroad Bonds by the
issue OF the new 80 year bonds--said issue 70
be subject to . vote Of the people at special
and after amendment, in the Committee OF
the Whole was recommended to pass.
House, Feb. 23.-Bills were intro.
duced. relating to contracts for local improve
ments in ST. Paul; amending laws relating to
organization OF villages relating to admlniS-
teriug OF oaths and taking acknowledgment
Of instruments. House bills were passed, Tor
the completion OF the St. Paul & Pacific ex-
tension lines; prescribing the death penalty
tor murder; providing the manner in which
highway tax or road money may be expend-
ed in communication ofpoll tax regulating
salary Of county auditor OF An0ka county !;
preventing the destruction of fish in Anoka
county; relating to village OF Rosemount,
Dakota county; relating to burn
sRgg Rg ol act pia1s noorporatsIas s,s'S Farmnsson a
authorizing municipal corporations to aid IN
coustruc ion of railroads. Just before recess,
Speaker Gibbs was presented with large and
beautifully framed picture OF the members Of
the Legislature and Senate. Representative
Bentley made the presentation speech and
was responded to by Mr. Gibbs in an eloquent
and Ieeling address, clo-ing with thanking the
donors Tor the appropriate gift and gratefully
accepting it as token of the good wishes OF
his fellow members of the House.
SENATE, Feb. "a. Bills were intro.
duced, for railroad from Taylors Falls to
SauK Rapids requiring life insurance COM
panies to deposit $lO0, 900 securities with the
insurance commissioner; Tor construction
railroad from the Iowa line to st. Paul
amending Statutes relating to evidence; to
aid in the construction of the Midland Rail-
rosd; relating to animals running at large IN
certain counties Passed 4; appropriating $500,
Tor repairs OF Wnona Normal School build
ing, applying the text book bill to st. Paul
Passed; |; amending charter OF Minneapolis
The contested election case OF Meighen vs..
Edwards was decided on the night oil the 23rd,
after long and spirited contest, in favor Of
the sitting member-Senator Edwards by .
vote OF IS to 8.
House Feb. 24-The bill providing
for the admission of women to practice in the
Courts OF this State was called up and again
deieated-yeas 80 nays "a, two votes short OF
the necessary number. Senate bills were
passed, providing Tor the adjustment and pay
inent OF delinquent taxes: relating to personal
property road taxes; relating to purchase OF
State Supreme Court reports; amending the
Minnesota State laws relating to ferries:
relating to redemption OF dsrelating to eX-
tension OF grounds OF State University relat-
| ing to printing reports OF railroad commissions
er relating to salt spring lands: providing
for State road in Scott county. House bills
were passed authorizing town clerks to admin
lister Oaths relating to cattle running at large;
relating to duties OF county treasurers; relat-
| ing to rshing in lakes in Steele county r0lat-
ing to roads, cart~ ays and bridges; relating &c
cattle running at large in Sibley county ;chang-
ing boundaries Of district in Winona county
| providing for maintenance and education at
tue State University Of Oscar Oleson Suborn
relating to boards 0t health enforcing sanitary
measures; amending the statutes relating tt
organization OF villages; relating to towr
boards letting contracts: authorizing Swift
county to issue bonds; locating State roaf
from Wadena to Todd county; incorporating
village OF MOrristown, Rice county; relatin,
to fishing in Goodhue and Dakota counties
lamending statutes OF 1866 relating to hous'
breaking. The House then adjourned I,
Monday Feb o6th.
| SENATE. Fcb'y 26.--Bills were intro
duced appropriating 81 ,483. .65 to reimburse G
@. Edwards Tor expenses Of contested elecc
Lttons amending general statutes relating I
executions; TO punish the misapproprjatio
lot public funds passed under suspension.
| The Senate by a vste Of q to 8 accepted th
| Invitation TO attend the opening OF the Hous
by prayer by Mr.. Beecher, On the morning
. the 27th. House bills were passed relating I
treasurer OF Stearns county; incorpOrAtin
) Morristown, Rice county; incorporating vi
4 tlsge Of Duprey, lie Sueur county. Hons
bills were passed relating to civil actions
| TO abolish the remedy by distress for rent
Q transferring certain miscellaneous books
! the State library to the State University; RI
lating to the catching of fish in the town
j WoodvilIe, Waseca county; changing the nan
: Of the .oHnsite OF Douglas, Stevens county,
. Donneiiy amending the act incorporate
: The Western Express Company; refundir
I certain taxes in Dakota county.
IL House. Feb. 26-Senate bills wei
'f passed, relating to town OF Albert Lea; pr
! vidiDg for water supply at State Refor
/ School. House bills were passed, appropri
!. ItiDg $500 tor iron fence around grave OF MI
= Eliza Muller at Fort Ridgely granting swan
% lands In aid oi Minnesota II St. Louis Railua
d iproposing amendment TO constitution allo
l. rug " omen to vote on license or no licens
d eapportioning Winona county into commi
> .ion-r districts; relating to cattle running
te large in Dakota county; relating to voting
n license or no license In Waseca county
ne Iating to foreclosure of mortgages; icr the
II Enlistment and maintenance I'm towns
te public Libraries and reading rooms; vacati
he part 81 the village Of Broxnsdale; relating
g. lthe printing and distribution OF laws 4
q public documents relating TO fees OF sh
be IFS. relating to oaths and acknowledgment
"a The bill relating to grasshopper bounties '
recalled from the Governors possession q
referred to the committee on grasshopp
for amendment.
SENATE Feb. 27.--Bills were int
= duced amending charter of Belle Pla
~. passedI; relating 10 judgment debtors; an
~ orizing Benton county 10 issue bonds
IA county buildings; legsliziDg certain publ
tions; authorizing OHatonna to vote upon
purchase OF Mineral Spring property for .
AZ purposes; facilitating collection OF iudgme
in Senate bills we're passed, prescribing puDi
es rnef,t for three card monte players; autho
a1,, ing th- conveyance OF school lands in
~ Louis county; authorizing terry across
let Mississippi river 1t Clearwater; relating to
y ecntions: borrowing SlOJ,OU0 for bounties
It's. destruction Of grasshoppers; amending
md inebrfate asJ lum act; repealing the law gi'
- bounties Tor the destruction ot wolves;
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