The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

of money in securing the Cronin
electoral vote.
Minnesota Legislature.
SENATE, Feb. Bills were intro
duced, to amend the act of 1875, relating to
catching of mink, otter, beaver and musk
"a. to allow cattle to run at large in Pipe
stone county to authorize Ramsey county to
issue Sc, 600 in bonds to pay bonds heretofore
issued to amend the act for the protection OF
creditors of assignees; to regulate the killing
of ducks, prairie chickens and pheasants, in
Douglas and Todd counties; to appropriate
$4OD for completion of bridge across the Min
nesota river at Granite Falls; to appropriate
$500 for encouraging chronological and
cation OF notices in papers printed on the
auxiliary plan to amend the statutes OF 1874
relating to preservation OF game; to amend
the statutes relating to partition fences to ap-
propriate $l99 55, with legal interest from
1857 to C. E. Leonard, Territorial Treasurer
the same remaining unpaid to amend the
law relating to catching OF fish to legalize
conveyance of property executed with but
single subscribing witness Senate bills were
passed, authorizing County Commissioners Of
Otter Tail county to issue bonds for county
buildings authorizing Becker, Wadena and
Wilkin counties to issue bonds in aid
OF the Minnesota Northern Railroad
authorizing the transcription by register
deeds. OF certain records in Ramsey County;
legalizing certain acts of the Lakewood Gem
etery Association at Minneapolis; amending
the statutes relating to roads, cartways and
bridges; to remit certain amounts fixed on
land for cemetery purposes by the Oak Grove
Cemetery Association OF Minneapolis; also
house bills amending the act Incorporating
n,,%1, rS11n Lab ffry 70
issue bonds vacating portion OF Jordan Gem
etery Senator Yale from the committee on
eligibility reported that he had investigated
the subject and found nothing to cast suspi
cion on the eligibility OF any member OF the
Senate. The report was accepted. The Senate
then took up the bill repeating the Inebriate
Asylum law, but after lengthy discussion
adjourned without decisive action.
House, Feb. 2d-Bills were intro
duced to amend the laws OF 1874 relating to
game to appropriate $500 ter bridge over
Rum River in Isanti county; to amend the
law of 1872 Incorporating Lake City to amend
the laws relating to costs on appeals; to ap-
propriate $1,000 tor bridge across Root River,
in Fillmore county to protect human life by
accidents from persons hunting deer at night,
in Stearns county; to pay John Patterson $75
for pursuing and capturing noted horse
thief; to amend the statutes relating to chat
tel mortgages to authorize fishing with
nets in Lake Whpple, Pope county to pro-
vide tor the reduction of taxes to grasshOpper
and other sufferers; to amend the statutes re-
lating to railroads organized in Iowa to pro
hlbit the running at large of cattle in Clay
county; to remove the county seat OF Becker
country from Detroit to Audubon; to confer
ferry privileges upon Hugh Thompson at Fish
ers Landing Red Lake river; to authorize Polk
county to issue bonds to fluid its floating
indebtedness to build bridge across Long
Lake, Becker county; to appropriate
S75, 900 tor the purchase of seed grain tor dis
tribution among the grasshopper sufferers ;
amending the act incorporating the village OF
Minnesota Lake passed under suspension OF
rules to amend the laws relating to appeals
from justices courts; to provide bounties tor
destruction OF grasshOppers and their eggs
The bill provides tor a graded system. OF
bounties OF 81. 90 per bushel tor the insects up
to June LIST, then OF 30 cents up to the 10Th of
Juue and then gradually decreasingI to pro-
vide for the discharge of INDECENT cOnvicts !;
Mr.. Muir, of Steele, at this point offered q res
olution requesting the Senate to return the
House bill recently passed apprOpriating
| s., 500 for repairs OF the State Normal School
at Mankato. lengthy and spiri ed discus
sion ensued between Messrs. Muir and Buck
and others, when on the call OF the roll
the resolution was lost-ayes Al, nays 49.
Senate bill was passed, amending the act in
cooperating the village of Willnar, also
House bills relating to school district in Lake
City; appropriating $500 each to Manning and
Wheeler tor killing of the robbers at North
| field, to protect fish in Lake, Washington Lee
Sueur county; to encourage the planting and
growing of timber and shade trees; to incor-
porate the village Of Zumbrota The House
then went into committee OF the whole and
disposed of a large amount OF business among
which was an instruction to the judiciary
committee to report bill leaving the lnf1ict-
ing OF the death penalty IN cases OF murder
in the first degree, to the discretion OF the
presidingju The House then adjourned
SENATE Feb. Bills were intro
duced, vacating part OF village plat of James
vile; amending the act incorporating cas-
GAINESVILLE; legalizing the survey OF a state roaC
from B. cker Section to Sank Rapids; organ
! izing district 70 in Wright county separtt
school district; amending the act incorporating
Shakopee; vacating part OF kelly's addition t.
Owatonna; authorizing fishing with nets IL
Lakes OF Kandiyohi county amending the act!
relating to the State Reform School; relating
to the justices of the peace. Senator Nelson
rising to question, states that Senator Fin
seth had been subpoenaed to Washington b.
the Investigating Committee, and asked leav,
OF absence for him for the time necessary Il
obey the summons. Senator Yate was doubt
ful whether Senator Finseth could be iorcet
to obey the subpoena, or whether ii he wer
willing, the Senate Ougn 10 grant LHe leaV
desired He moved to refer the subject to tn
committee on Federal Relations. Senator Ed
gerton was confident Mr. Finseth was quail
fed elector and hoped the Senate would un
animonsly consent to the leave asked fol-
Senator Gilfllan favored the motion to refer
Senator Nelson thought it important to decid
whether Senator could be summoned t
Washington or elsewhere without the consen
OF the Senate and was in favor of reterenc
to the COMMITTEE to settle this point. TIN
motion was then adopted. Senate bills wer
passed, to legalize the vote Of certain towns o
M-eker county relating to cattle running 9
large; authorizing the city OF Wabashaw
issue $4,000 bonds for terry and road pur
poses; relating to pay ofjurors; appropriatin
81 600 for capture OF Mortified bandits; relal
ing to prospective costs; relating to b ghways
also the following house bills; to protect fis
in Bass LAKE Farlbault county; inc0rpnratin
the village oil Zumbrota. The Committee 9
revision OF Statutes reported adversely to tn
measure and the bill was indefinitely posi-
poned. The bill for the codiiscation OF th
schO laws was taken up and an amendmeI
adopted allowing teaching foreign Language
: for one hour zach day, also making the OH.
! OF county Superintendent elective. The b
) WAS then recommended to pass and the Sci
ate adjourned to the 9Th inst, It O'clock
House, Feb. Bills were lntr'
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