Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-22

Probate; relating to serving Of process upon
landholders.
SENATE, Feb. l4.-Senate bills were
returning thanks Of people of the
State to Manning, Wheeler, and all other citi- |
zens of the State who participated in rerelling
the robber raid at Northield, and in the pur-
suit and capture Of the bandits; relating to es
Eates in dover; incorporating Preston; amend.
ing the law relating to the assessment and
collection of taxes amending the law relating
10 the duty ct county auditors and register OF
deeds; relating to guardians to provide Tor
the borrowing OF money to pay bountles for
the destruction Of locusts. Senate bills were
passed amending the law relating to hospital
tor the insane; relating to inspection OF illu-
urers; relating to attorneys at law; allowing
appeals in probate courts, in certain cases
providing for posting Of constitutional amend
ments converting one Ut the Normal schools
into an Insane sylum; allowing cancellation
OF insurance policies; legalizing acts of no
taries public. House bills We're passed abat-
ing penalties for non-payment Of taxes by
religious corporations; relating to sheritf's
deeds; providing for the discharge OF indi-
gent convicts alter six months Imprisonment.
House, Feb. l4.-Bills were intro.
duced, to provide for uniformity and the free
use of text books in the common schools OF
this State; to regulate taking Of fish in Dako-
ia and Goodhue counties to repeal chapter
81 session laws of 1867, providing tor publica-
tiOn of laws in newspapers; to provide Tor
damages resulting from insecure or uDsOund
bridges to amend the acts relating to Caska,
Carver county relating to horses running at
large in Fillmore county to appropriate $780,
OOO to encourage tree planting; to absllsh Of
fee of Insurance Commissioner, also office
Adiutant General and Railroad Commissioner,
the duties of the Railroad Commissioner and
Insurance Commissioner to be performed by
State Auditor, and those Of the Adjutant Cen
eral, by the Governors Secretary; relating to
the tees OF notaries. The Senate bill provld-
ing for the appointment OF Commissioners to
ascertain the amount Of stumpage due the l..
S. 4 NJ. 4. r. collector by the State OF tres
passers, prior to the Company's possession OF
the lands, which was lost yesterday, was re-
considered and the bill passed, yeas 80, nays
SO. Senate bills were PASSED, providing for
the distribution of the reward OF 8, 600 offer
bers to regulate the salaries of County Off
cials. House bills to protect the people OF
Minnesota against the taxation, pauperism
and crime resulting from the manufacture,
sale and use of Intoxicating liquors as bev-
erage, was taken up and after long discus
sion by Messrs. Bentley, Wilson, 'Bean, Mott,
johnson, G. H., Child, Campbell! and others,
motion to reconsider was made by MIR. Mott,
Of Winona, which prevailed, yeas 81, nays IS.
The question then coming up on the passage
of the bill, it was again defeated, yeas 81, nays
49. House bills were passed to provide Tor
levy OF State tax; to appropriate money for
the State Reform School TO change b0unda-
ries OF school district in Winona county ex-
Litchfeld to St. Cloud Tor two years. The
Senate bill to provide uniform and cheap text
books for the public schools was then taken
up and considered, section by section. An
amendment proposing to advertise tor pro-
posals to do the work was defeated yeas 27,
nays 50.
House. Feb. l5.-Bills were intro
duced authorizing Rock county to issue bonds;
incorporating Mazeppa; authorizing certain
towns in Mcleod. Sibley, Nic0llet, Meeker
and Stearns to issue bonds tor Railaoad pur-
poses; prescribing the mode Of expenditure
Of road taxes; regulating salaries of officials o
Carver county. Senate bills were passed va
eating village plat of Janesville; amending
the law incorporating East Janesville; Joint
resolution providing for borrowing money
| from National Banks to meet the relief of des'
titutes in counties affected by grassh0ppers
creating school district in Scott county au
thorizing town clerks to make report to county 7!
auditor. House bills passed authorizi =
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amending the general laws relating to execu
tions. The House then resumed considera
ton of Senate file l83-the text book bill
and considered the same by sections. Atte
considerable discussion and. the introductio,
of q large number of amendments, some Q
which were adopted the bill was finally re
ferred for revision to special committee Q
three consisting Of Messrs. Sullivan, Muir an,
Sanborn. The House then went into com
| mittee of the WhOle-Mr. Calender OF Scott
in the chair.
SENATE Feb. 15-Bills were intl O
duced, amending charter of st. Charles
amending the law relating to limited divorce
relating to grand and petit jurors amending
the laws relating to cattle guards and fence
along railroads; regulating killing OF deer
phesants and prairie chickens in Todd coun
ty; to make dogs property: The following
we're introduced aad passed under snspen
duction OF duties on foreign books;fxing tim
tor holding court in the 4th Judicial District
amending charter of Winona. Senate bill
was passed consolidating the Common Plea
and District Courts of Hennepin county.
| SENATE, Feb'y l6.-Bills were intro
duced amending the acts relating to the a
sessment and collection OF taxes; amendin
the act relating to Justices courts relating t
executions; making JUDGMENTS OF U. s. Court
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State road at Watertown, Carver county
Passed under suspension Of rules. Senal
bills were passed, printing 600 instead ,
1000 reports OF railroad commissioner; tor n
lie, of settlers on Salt Spring lands; reducin
salaries of officers OF Lyon County; creatin
village OF Duluth out OF the city Of Duluth
vacating State road in Scott county; author
izing certain towns in Mcleod, Stearns, Her
nepin, Wright and Carver counties to vol
bonds for railroad purposes. House bill VI
passed, relating to exemptions.
House, Feb. l6.-Bills were intro
, duced establishing the Borough Of LIE sueur
appropriating money for bridge on Root rive
! school districts in Dakota county; amendin
.. general statutes retatnig to the reliet OF Il
> Door amending the special laws of 1876 u
thorizing Lake City to issue bonds; fxi1
salary Of auditor of Dakota at 81, 200 per n