Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-01
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but On motion reconsidered and laid on the
table. Bills were passed to authorize Murray
county to issue $4,000 of bonds to fund float
ing debt; to amend general laws relating to
beasts running at large; to amend the stat
utes relating to civil actions; to organize an
agricultural society at Lake City. Resolution
was adopted to ad journ over from Thursday,
25th, to Tuesday, 3lst at p. m. The bill
providing for biennial sessions was taken up
and passed-yeas 73, nays 10. Bills were in
troduced, to authorize the Winona and St..
Peter railroad to post 2 guard at Waseca
staten to appropriate 5000 for the recep-
ton and care Of fish spawn received from the
U. S. Fish Commissioner; to prohibit sale Of
property at sherifts' sales at less than three
fourths its cash value; to preserve the fish in
Lake Washington, LIE Sueur county.
SENATE, Jan. Ex-senator Edgerton
presented petition in favor of compulsory
education.three months ; schooling at least to
to appropriate $3.50 to pay expenses Of the
electoral college to appropriate $l4 600 for the
maintenance OF soldiers orphans; to amend
the law incorporating the village Of Wilmar
passed !; to amend the statutes relating to
roads, cartways and bridges ;1te change b0un-
dares of certain school districts in Rice county;
to amend the laws relating to the assessment
o. taxes; authorizingthe common council Of
Owatonna to appropriate money tor the pur-
chase of a library to amend the statutes re-
lating to the record OF instruments affecting
the title of real estate; to reimburse Wilkin
county to the sum of 500, for the arrest, trial
and conviction of certain prisoners; to provide
seal tor the Surveyor Generals Office. The
memorial to Congress tor an extension OF time
railroad was passed. The Senate then ad-
j0urned to three o'clock on the 30th inst.
House, Jan. 25.-Mr. Mills resOlu.
ton that the Legislature approve of the joint
compromise bill, and which had been declar-
ed adopted as substitute but was finally con-
sidered as an amendment, and after its adop-
tion as such was left unacted upon. 1t was
therefore called up, when SERVER offered the
following as an amendment: Resolved by
Senators and Representatives in Congress will
receive our united and hearty support in tie
successful carrying out of the measures now
before Congress presented by the select COM
mittee, or any constitutional method that may
lead to All equitable and peaceful solution ol
the so-called Presidential question. Gilman,
of Ramsey, made an earnest speech in favor OF
sued when the amendment was adopted, yeas
So, nays 20. The SERVER resolution was ther
adopted, yeas 55, nays 6. Bills were introduced
to prohibit the manufacture and sale of irtox.
icating liquor in this State toamend general
laws Of 1875 relating to compensation ofJudges
of probate; to legalize certain certificates te
appropriate $500 for a bridge over Pomme de
Terre river in Stevens county to amend gen.
eral laws OF 1874 relating to State lands; tt
amend section z, article Of the constitution
relating to grand juries; to amend section g
article 4 OF the constitution, relating to appor.
tionment; to reimburse the county of Carlton
in the sum Of 94OO, for expenses incurred ir
the trial OF Daniel Shumway; to provide fo1
the location of q State road from Farmingto1
to Shakopee to repeal the act of 1873, relating
to the Inebria:e Asylum to locate the SECOND
hospital for the insane at Rochester. A reso.
luton was adopted providing for the printing
OF five hundred instead of 2 900 copies Of the