Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-08
Minnesota Legislature.

ton OF the Red River of the North 1.-THE joint
resolution memorializing Congress tor pay
ment of bounties to soldiers of the Mexican
war was lost to incorporate the village of
Reads.
Hot Sc. Jan. -550'-Petitions praying
tor the payment the old State railroad bonds,
and against the repeal OF the State Inebriate
Asylum law were read and referred also from
citizens of Goodlue county tor the passage of
of a law prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of spiritous liquors. Bonniwells resolution
in relation to sending for persons and papers
with the view Of investigating certain matters
before the railroad committee, was taken up
and after discussion by Messrs. Bonniwell,
Amundson, Fulton and Gilman, g. A. in favor
r. and Fletcher against, the resolution was
taken up, amended so as to read that ma
jority only of the Committee shall he author
lied to serd for persons and papers, and then
passed. Bills were introduced, authorizing
railroad corporations to enter into stipulations
with their bondholders authorizing railroad
companies to issue special stock; amending the
field, Passed under suspension of rules in
creasing the number OF County Commission
ers in WinOna county to seven; relating to
the securities OF savings banks associations
appropriating $2,O 600 for the State Forestry AS
sociation: sappropriating money tor. bridge
over the Pomme de terre River, in Swift
county; incorporating the village of Zunlbrota;
referring to the assessment and collection OF
taxes; appropriating $6O, 900 to encourage and
promote The planting and growing OF trees.
The bill amending the laws relating to the in
corporation OF Hamline University was passed
under suspension OF rules.
SENATE, Jan. 3l-Bills were intro
duced, .lnendatory of the act incorporating
the vilhge Of Plainyiew amending tile stat
utes rchtng to the distribution ofintestates'
estates; providing for the information of
voters Is to constitutional amendments merg-
ing the Common Pleas and District courts OF
Hennepin county; amending the act incor-
poratirg the Minnesota Western railroad COM
Iany prov iding for stay OF execution on
Judgment in District courts; appropriating
Sl,OO0tor bridge over Lake Elysian; creatinga
new judicial circuit in Anol1a, Sherburne,
Mile Lacs, 1:arti and Wri ght counties; re-
the village of Worthington, Mobiles county.
Senate bills were passed, relating to the pub
lie schools Of St. Paul; authorizing Mobiles
county to issue bonds !; preventing the des-
tructicn fish in Round Lake, Jackson county;
legaliArg proceedings OF Commissioners OF
Lac qu Parle county; also House bills, legal
izing acts of town meeting Of Sterling, Blue
Earth county relating to insurance compan-
les. The Senate then went into considera-
tion of the bill establishing a second Insane
Hospital at Rochester, and after long dis
cussioa adjourned without taking action.
HOUSE, Jan. 31.-A large number of
PETITIONS from different sections OF the State,
praying for the passage Of the bill prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
LIQUORS was received and referred to the COM
mittec OF the whole. Bills were introduced,
to authorize Renvllle county to issue bonds in
the sum of $1,000; to appropriate 81 600 Tor
Af No. 1y,Sl ~ fh0 ocpf0
Hospital for the Insane; to authorize county
commissioners OF Dodge county to refund
certain taxes illegally paid to authorize resi-
dents of this State to sell their own products or
manufactures 10y paying 4 license; to incor-
porate the village OF Morristown, Rice county;
to amend the act Incorporating the village OF
Cannon Falls, Goodhue county; to amend
pirate money Tor the State Prison; to remove
the Mile Lacs Indians to their reservation.
Senate bills were passed, to authorize county
commissioners of Blue Earth county to issue
bonds to the amount of Sc 600 to replace
bonds previously issued; to amend general
statutes relating to grand jur;es; to amend
acts relating to grand jurors "a Ramsey
| Louis Dalles improvement Company; ex-
! empting benevolent associations from the op-
Grafton OF the general insurance laws. House
! bills were passed, to amend the Statutes re-
| lating to replevin to prevent the destruction
| of fish in certain lakes i'll Stearns county; to
incorporate the village of Benson, Swift,
county; to authorize Lyon county to issue
bonds to fund It's floating debt; to authorize
the draining of certain lakes in 1santi county
to incorporate the village of Luverne, in Rock
county; to amend the law providing for the
organization OF villages; to revise the statutes
relating to interest ON money; proposing AZ
amendment to the constitution relating to the
liability of stockholders in corporations; t.
legalize the conveyance of real estate executed
in other States to authorize certain towns ir
Isanti, Sherburne and Mile Lacs counties tt
issue bonds for rairoad purposes.
SENATE, Feb. 1st.--Petitions against
the repeal OF the Inebriate Asylum law and
against the extension of time for the compile
ton of the Hastings & Dakota Read were pre-
| sented and read. Bills were introduced, me
morializing Congress against the extension o
time for the completion of the Hastings & Da
kota railroad relating to the inspection o
illuminating oils, reducing the test to ~
amending the act Incorporating city Of Still
water, and also the act relating to the Municipa
Court. and the granting Of licenses in tina
city ; amending the act Incorporating the cit
of st. Charles; legalizing acts of Commission
ers of Hennepin county; attaching certain
territory now included in Pipestone to Lincol1
county; amending the statutes relating t
civil actions amending the law authorizln
railroad ccmpanes organzed in '"sa Stat" +" con
thorizing register of deeds of Washingto
county to deliver certain plats to the same OF
1icer OF Hennepin county. Bills We're passed
to prevent usury to regulate fishing in Otte
Tail county, and to authorize judges to DIS
pense with grand juries in counties OF l2,W
population at terms of court when they ar
not needed.
House, Feb. bills were intro
duced to build bridge in Fillmore county
to amend the general statutes relating t
bitches along public roads in Winona count
passed under suspension of rules to incol
porate the village Of Excelsior, in Hennepi
county relating to public school district j
Lake City to authorize the draining OF ce,
tain lakes in Becker county; to prevent th
killing of deer In Morrison county; to protet
} fish in Bass Lake, Faribault county passed
to provide for the draining OF swamps or W.
lands; to amend the general laws relating
insurance and requiring companies to hav
Geo capital; to appropriate $S0, ,60Ofor pay
ment Of interest on State bonds; to devote
money derived from licenses tor sellin
liquors outside of st. Paul to the school tun
of said towns Of Ramsey county; to attach
Rock county certain towns now belonging
: Pipestone; to amend the general laws reiatin
, to duties Of county treasurers; to amesd tt
, laws OF 1873 relating to public schools; top pr.
; vent killing Of deer in Houston county Il
I three years to amend the laws relating
exemptions: to compel children to atte1
school to repeal the law Of 1874 relating
;. collection OF taxes; to authorize trustees
Hospital for Insane to convey certain real e
:, tate; to build bridge in Jackson county;
= amend the acts relating to roads, cartwa,
g and bridges. Senate bill to prevent destru
: ton Of fish in Round Lake, Jackson count
was passed under suspension Of rules: Hou
bills were passed, appropriating g, 500 tor r
it pairs and furnishing Normal School at Ma
|. kato; amending the statutes relating to Sc
: vice OF writs OF habeas corpus; to !
n peal special laws of 1876 relating to scho
Il districts in Insati county.
!, SENATE, Feb. 2.-Bills were lntr
duced, to amend the act Of 1875 relating