The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01
Minnesota Legislature.

Penn, and others. The session ADJOURNED -
l o'clock until 10 g. m. next day.
Minnesota Legislature.
SENATE, Jan. 10.-Bills were intro
duced authorizing the county commlssloner
Of Mobiles county to issue bonds for funding
men to practice law authorizing county com.
missioner OF Dodge county to sell the county
poor farm; exempting benevolent societies
from the provisions Of the laws relating 70
life insurance companies also memorial 10
Congress for the reconciliation OF silver.
The rules were suspended and the bll! passed,
with grand juries in the distortion
of the Court.
House, Jan, 19th.-Bills were in
troduced, to prohibit sectarian practices IN
public schools, such as singing Of hymns, in
payment OF the expenses OF the Northneid
r. bbers and appointing commission to audit
such claims to amend the statutes relatlng
to cases in suits at law to incorporate the
village of Benson, Swift county; to amend
the act incorporating the village OF Reeds,
Swift county, Passed.. House bills were pass
making the Office OF County Superintendent OF
schools Of Blue Eearth county elective by the
people; Mr. Campbell from the committee on
he Judiciary to which was referred the reso-
ton in reference to the legality OF the reap
portionment of the State at the present SEES
sien, reported that the committee were unan-
imous III the conclusion that sucn reaPPor-
tionment could be made at this session con-
formally to the requirements Of the constl-
tuition. Mr.. Comstock offered q resolution
providing for Joint committee OF ten from
the House and five from the Senate to report
o bill Tor the reapportiOnment OF the Legisia-
tive aud Congressional districts under the
census OF 1875. Notice Of debate being given
the resolution went over under me Iuies.
The House bill memorializing Congress
against the grant OF further extension OF time
to the Hastings & Dakota Railroad was pass
ed under Suspension OF rules.
JOINT CONVENTION, Jan. l0.-The
Senate and House then went into Joint Con-
vention for the purpose OF completing the
canvass upon the constitutional amendment
to article 10, section 3, relating to corpora
t ons, which had been made the special order
tor the 10Th. Returns were received from
Blue Earth and Becker counties and the error
corrected, which at the previous count mad
included in the count OF both Ramsey and Da.
kota counties, the vote of the Sixth ward Of
Ramsey county. With this correction and the
addition to tie vote already canvasSed, OF enc
| two counties named, the result stood as FOL.
lows yeas 21,6l5, nays 23,l7 The result
as previously announced, was therefore al
| lowed to stand and the convention ADJOURNED
SENATE, Jan. Bills were passed
! relating to dams and sluioe ways; establish
| ing the county of Sumner am ndlng the gen
eral statutes relating to civil actions. The fol
| lowing was lost but recOnsidered and laid Ovel
until the 23d to admit J. r Bennett, minor
to practice law Joint resolution to Congress
Tor destruction of grasshoppers was pas ed
also memorial for the survey Ofthe st. Crol,
river.
House. Jan. 2O.-The bill to prevent
sectarian practices in the common schools
| Waseca county, was reported adversely iron
the committee on education, and alter consld
erable discussion was referred to the commit
tee OF the whole. The resolution for . JOIN
committee on experimentation from INT
House and five tr.m the Senate-was passed
and the following appointed such committe
on the part OF the HUuse: Messrs. ComstOck
Fletcher. Smith. c. H., Huntoon, Campbell
Bertrand, Amundson, Worst, James, Mills
A resolution was adopted instructing the at
torney general to examine and report as TO tn
OF 1876. Known as the Gilman law, relating t
the St. Paul & Pacific railroad. Bills were in
troduced, to amend the statutes relating T
bounties for the destruction CT wolves; t
propvse an amendment 10 section 3, article IL
Of the constitution, relating to corporations
. to incorporate the village OF Lu Verne, i
Rick county; to repeal the acts relating t
relating ~ incorporation Of villages. Senat
. bill authorizing city OF Austin to issue bond
tor funding its floating debt was passed, ais
| House bills. to legalize action OF the town I
. Sterling, Blue Earth county, in giving bouI
ties for grasshoppers; approprlatlng $5Oo it
hostage on immigrat on documents: to e1
empt debts to the amount Of $40 from execr
! ton, attachment or garnishment.
SENATE. Jan. 22-Joint resolution
were submitted memOriallzing Congress
favor Of the adoption Of the conference bi
for counting the electoral vote. Bills we
introduce d, to prescribe the penalty OF mu
der in the first degree, prescribing the deal
!, penalty when the jury shall not afflx
) different degree OF punishment; to amend q
law exemptl, printing Offices from execute
: so as to excluded debts due employees fro
= the operation Of the law: to make paupers
!, town charge in Carver county; TO prohlf
= loud and iascivous conduct; to amend the q
= relating to the compensation OF jurors.
= = House. Jan. "a resolution w;
: adopted for joint committee OF five, thr
n tron, the House and two from the Senate,
|, consider The question Of the revision OF =
e Statutes, aud the following were appoint
r such committee: Nelson, Rouse and BonI
= well. Also the following, instructing {
Il
q as possible, to the House, the amount OF la
upon which valuable pine timber Is standl
:, icon which taxes have not been paid q
:. which land has been bid in by the State q
= has not been redeemed; al 0, that the 81
. Auditor be requested to furnish the Hou
=. and ab-tract containing the names q
:. amount OF all claims filed in this Office IN
- cord nee wi b the provisions OF al act
!, titled an act to extend the time tor the co
- pletion OF the unfinished lines Of railroad
- the St.P. & P. r r. Co. A resolution was
- trodaced and went over under the rules
uuesting, our Senators and REPRESENTATIVE
IN Congress to use their best effOrt~ TO secure
n passage OF the electoral vote compromise b
Bills were introduced, to repeal the iawS
by 1876 r~lsting to exemptions, 70 hx the ml
n aye OF physicians, to amend the statutes
IN latlng to auditing estates Of deceased perso
IN to provide for the care o. discharged panPs
y to build . bridge across Crow River =
al Sank Center; to appropriate II, OOj 20 pun
er, bridge across Sank River in ntearns Co.,
d., authorize Isanti county to issue bonds
ve, railroad purposes; to indemliy motif
~, county tor. exp nses incurred ID muir
~, trial, to repeal the law exrmpting print
pa. OfFic. to ,i,e amount Of - ,OO. A resoiu'
N, authorizing the State Treasurer 70 Dor
tie, temporarily from the school Juno 20
Ay~ amount not exceeding %, 0uO, 20 pay \
ron rants drawn on the General mud WAS Pa
on, under rue pension d votes.
on, Senate bill relating T. the remon' -