The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
THE LRGIsLATuRE.


questng the Governor to deed the 500 600 acres OF
land pertaining to the 14o miles Of railroad built BY
tee. ;. The Joint Commi: tee which visited the
Insane Asylum submitted their report :. 4 he bill
providing fer opening =. judgments. in certain tax
HoUsE-A resolution was offered re-
questing the Governor to deed lands belonging to
the st. Paul 4 Pacific Railroad on their contract
A bill was introduced repeating the law establish
ing the lnebriate Asylum. /. Bills passed-ap
propriating {: ,2M.7S for deficiency in building
state Board Of Equalization; appropratng money
to support the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asyluns;
amending the Constitutional provision relating to
o o. By
relation to writs Of habsas corpus; amending the
statutes in relation to religious corporations; to
The bin making appropFiatioSss for iDrpao
the Asylum for the Insane was indefinitely post
pOned.
SENArE-On the It'll, the bill to provide
uniform and cheap text books for the pubic
schools Of Minnesota was considered in the Sem
ate Speeches were made by Mr.. Leinau, Messrs.
its passage was recommended. The Joint Com
mittee on the State University submitted report.
urging the passage Of bill making an appropria.
A bill was introduced for the collection Of
the taxes due the State Ellis were
passed-to prohibit lewdness; relating to
commission to ascertain and refund he amount
collected Of L 8. 4 NJ. Railroad by the late State
Auditor; to regulate the salaries Of county Off.
GERS; apprOpriating $15, AO annually to the Normal
Schools. In Committee Of the " hole the bill
limiting the amount # property or wares exempt
from execution or garnishment to $40. was recon-.
nial bill was reported back without recommends
ton.
HousE-A bill raising Jurors fees from
81 to 81 was indefinitely postponed; also the bill
appropriatins $50, % to encourage the planting
and growing of trees The appropriation pro.
posed for charging the buildings Of the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Asy lum was reduced from 10000
measure passed by this Legislature p ovidi g fOf
funding or paying the railroad bonds of the
State shall be submitted to vote Of the people.
over. "A joint resolution was introduced me-
mOrializin. Congress to pass q bill providing
for chsaI trnan;sportnt?!n from tidewater to
--appropnating 81 100 to pay interest on the
State bonds; to provide for the discharge Of indi.
gent convicts; prohibit the distribution Of
doctrines are taught; appropriating money for the
enlargement Of the State Prison; amending the
law Of exemptions; authorizing the ru-tces Of the
costs and appeals =. In Committee of the Whole.
the House considered the bill prohibiting the sale
OF intoxicating liquors as beverage. A long de-
bate followed. and the bill recommended to
pass as originally introdu. ed =. The bill appro-
pratng So. o. for seed grain and 81 90 for
erasshopper bounties was also adopted and is
passage recommended :. The indefinite pO> tpone.
ment Of the Com. ulsory Education bill was rec.
commended.
SENArE-On the Sth, bill was intro
duced to detach portion Of the territory EN-.
braced in the City of Duluth and to incorporate q
village out OF the territory thus detached.
Among the bills passed were bills-deining the
duties Of surveyor General of Log and Lumber;
Judges of Probate: to secure text books Cor pub
lie schools at half the price now paid; to codify
the school laws: to submit the Constitutional
amendment relating to liability of stockholders in
corporations; making employees preferred credit.
ors of a>signors: amending the act for the incor-
poration of villages Sundry bills were hsor.
ably reported on in Committee of the Whole.
HoUsE-The Prohibition bill reported
to the House by the Committee Of the Whole was
passed-64 to 80. The resolution requiring any
proposed disposition Of the railroad bond ques-
ton to be submitted to the people was taken mp,
and. after debate laid over. Several bills were
relating to mortgage redcmptions: providing that
County Superintendent be elected by the people.
....Bis passed-amending the statutes relating
e Maron Te ter
ty. to Perham In Committee of the Whole:
the esolutiOn requesting the Governor to deed
5000 acres Of land 70 the st Paul : Pacific |:
length substitute requesting the Governor to
inform the House the reasons which have pre-
vented the Of The deeds was finally
the committee rose and reported progress. After
accepting the report to postpone the bill repeating
the law establishing the lnebriate Asylum. the
House adjourned.
SENATE-On the 9th, bills were intro
Eck,n 1c~~
Cutthroat Chattel- Mortgage law; protecting liv-
ery-stable keepers; Constitutional amendment
prohibiting municipal corporations from vo ing
bonuses; appropriating lands to the Minnesota
Temperance Union for the support and education
@reIatins to bonds Of County Treasurers:p to ie.
galize cOnveyances with one subscribing witness
relating to Naturalization of Shcriffs in max
ing executions: legalizing wire fences; al.
the Wisconsin Pcni,en' larry to pass through
Minnesota: permitting the reorganization Of rail.
road companies and the reissue Of stock: mem
orial to Congress praying that the time for ap.
plicatiOn for pensions shall not be limited az
proposed by law now pending In Congress-. A
resolution was adopted instructing the Judiciary
Committee to inqui into the expcdiency oil
amending the atutes to assess the expense Of
litigation in the District Courts in whole or in part
upon the parties obtaining Judgment therein i, !;
Whole.
HOUSEHOLDS were introduced au-
thorizng Otter Tail County to iss ne bonds to aid
in building railroad; to aid in the const uctiou
ofthe St. Cloud & st. Peter Railroad; to appro
pirate $4,000 for the encouragement of tree plant
ing; providing that the punishment for murder in
the first degree shall be death or imp / onment f0l
life, in the discretion of the Judge; amending the
General Election laws. Bills passed-authoriz.
ing counties through which the Northern Railroad
is located to issue bonds to aid in its construction
amending the law relating to roads, cartways and
bridy amending the law relating to the capture
Of orse;thieves; appropriating $4,000 for reed
wheat for grasshopper sufferers; appropriatins
$4,000 for the payment of grasshoppcr
bounties amending the Insurance law
amending the general law relating to
ating $4,000 for erection Of buildings for the Deaf
Dumb and Blind Asylum: relating to the drainage
Of wet lands; appropriating $500 to encourage
fish culture; memorial to Congress for removal OF
Mile Laos Indians from their reservation In
Committee Of the Whole the Usury bill was taken
mp and debated at length, and its indefinite post
poncment recommended. The House would no!
accept the report of the Committee and laid the bill
on the table. A message was received from the
Governor explaining that his declining to execute
deeds to the St Paul Pacific Railroad was caused
by doubts as to whether the Company had fully
complied with the law under which these Lands
had been donated.