Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
Minnesota Legislature.

SENATE, FeO. O.-DlllS were lnCrO'
iuced, memorializing Congress for the relief
Of settlers on Salt Spring lands; relating to
the compensation OF judges Of probate; regu-
lating the salaries OF county attorneys and
judges Of probate; providing for the destruc-
ton Of the pocket gopher ; providing for the
preservation Of game amendatory OF the act
Spring Valley. The contested
election case OF Meigher VS.. Edwards, was
made the special order tor the 9Th inst. The
bill Cor the reduction ofthe salaries OF county
officials was then taken up but without detin-
it" action the Senate adjourned.
!, House, Feb. 5.-Bills were intro
duced, to provide TOR the location and chang
ing Of highways; to change boundaries OF
school districts in LIE Sueur and Scott coun-
ties: to repeal the lnebriate Asylum law; to
incorporate the village OF Carver; to provide
for laying out a state road from Carver to Far
ibault, Rice county; to recede portion OF the
village OF Mendoza; to allow the village OF
Hutchinson to lower the water Of a lake in
of Winona. The rules were suspended aud
Senate bill passed to provide for a road from
Becker station to Sank Rapids. Bills were
passed, to app opriate $5, ,292.1S to the State
Insane Asylum, to meet deficiency of last
year; to provide for the establishment Of
State Equalization Board; to appropriate
$28, 900 annually for the support OF the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Asylum; to amend the con-
sthution relating to homesteads; relating to
powers of attorney and their effect as evil
dence to amend the statutes relating to sher
ifs deeds; to amend section Z, article l, of
the constitution, relating to habeas corpus !;
to amend the act Incorporating the village
of Cannon Falls to amend the statutes re.
lating to religious corporations to authorize
commissioners Of Renville county to issue
50 900 bonds; to authorize State Auditor to
abate penalties in certain cases; to enforce
collection OF taxes in the 9th Ward OF Ramsey
county tor 1874 and previous years; to oauthor-
ize the retunding OF taxes in Dodge county,
in certain cases. The r.lles were suspended
and bills passed extending the time OF CON-
pletion OF the Hastings and Dakota Railroad ;
amending the charter of Minneapolis.
SENATE Feb. 7,-Several petitions
against the repeal Of the Inebriate Asylum
law were read and referred. Bills were intro
taxes duethe State; to legalize bonds OF towr
of Preston, Fillmore county, passed under
suspension OF rulesI; reducing salaries o
officials of Lyon county; amending the law re.
| lating to roads; amending the statutes relat-
ing to vacation Of judgments; amending the
! statutes relating to attorneys; authorizing the
conveyance OF school lands in St. Louis coun.
| urers; vacating certain plat of Albert Lee
| Passed under suspension |; making paupers {
town charge in Stearns county, Passed.; ap
propriating Sl8, ,0OO for enlargement of Uni.
versity grounds.
| House, Feb. bills were introduced
to authorize certain citizens of Wright county
to drain lake; to repeal the act of 1872 re-
lating to taxes; to memorabilia Congress il
behalf of cheap transportation between tide
water, and the Mississippi valley; to ament
the act incorporating the village OF Lewiston
ing the charter of Kasson; to authorize city 0
Hastings to build . bridge across Vermilliol
slough lpassed under suspension to detacl
certain territory from Renville and attach tn
same to Nc LeOd county; amending the lav
ofl870 incorporating East Janesville. The rule
were suspended and House bill passed t
amend the act incorporating the village 9
ing the sale OF liquors in the town of Kenyon
leSalizing the proceedings OF the commission
els of Lac qui farle. House bills were passe'
amending the charter of the city OF Winona
incorporating the village OF Carver; amendin
the act incorporating the village OF Kasson
establishing State road from St. Paul t
Shakopee; appropriating go, 500 to pay in
terest on State bonds to enable towns in Nc
Leod county to transfer bonds heretofor
voted; to prohibit the killing OF deer in MOI
rison county disposlng of certain money
collected for license in Ramsey county IL
the benefit OF certain towns outside the cit
OF St. Paul; amending the acts incorpo1
ating Lake City; for the protectio
OF human lite against accidents from huntin
at night for deer in Stearns county; prOvidi1
tor the discharge Of INDECENT convicts pr
posing amendment to the constitution relatin
to schools appropriating money to the Sta
Prison; amending statutes relating to railroad
organized in Iowa amending the statutes n
lating to exemptions; authorizing truste<
Of Hospital for the insane to convey real Fl
tate; relating to costs on appeals.
SENATE, Feb. 8.-Bills were intro
duced attaching to Dodge county certain te
ritory, heretofore part Of Goodhue; author
izing city OF Winnona to issue e40, GOO
bonds for water purposes Passed under su'
pension Of rulesl; amending the acts inco
poratipg Albert Lea Passed amending ii
acts relating to Hospital for Insane. sena!
bills we're passed, relating to assignments
civil actions changing boundaries Of scho
, district In Sherbucne Co. !; legalizng pr
, ceedings Of Commissioners OF Hennepin coul
ty; amending the laws relating to duties
! Surveyor Grneral amending the laws rela
> ing to Judges OF Probate; making paupers
? town charge in Dakota and Carver counties
/ vacating portion Of Como Park, st. Pau
, amending the act incorporating Shakope'
! amending the laws relating to stenokraph
: reporters in courts OF Law; legalizing the pl
] Of city Of Saltwater; amending the act inco