The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-03-01

lating to organization Of villages; relating to
administering Of oaths and taxing Of aoknowi-
edgment OF instruments. House bills were
passed, or the completion of the 81. Paul 6r
Pacific extension lines prescribing the death
penalty for murder: providing the manner
in which highway tax Or road money may be
expended in Communication Of poll tax; reg
county preventing the destruction Of fth in
Anoka county; relating to village OF Rose--
mount, Dakota county; relating TO
Ing tie .et @ 1neorpor.tl1s 1p % f.rminsto1; Ta1;
authorizing municipal corporations to aid in
construction of railroads. Just before recess,
Speaker Gibbs was presented with large and
the Legislature and Senate. Representative
Bentley made the presentation speech and
was responded to by Mr.. Gibbs in an eloquent
and feeling address, closing with thanking the
donors for the appropriate gilt sud gratefully
accepting it as token Of the good wishes Of
his fellow members OF the House.
In the Senate on the Oath, bills were
introduced, tor railroad from Taylor's Falls to
Sauk Rapids; requiring life insurance compa-
insurance commissioner: for construction Of
railroad from the Iowa line to st. Paul;
amending statutes relating to evidence; to
aid in the construction of the Midland rail-
road; relating to animals running at large in
certain counties. passed |; appropriating $500
tor repairs OF Winona Normal School build
ing; applying the text book bill to St. Paul,
passed.; amending charter Of Minneapolis.
The contested election case Of Meighen vs..
Edwards was decided on the night of the
23d, after long and spirited contest, in favor
of the sitting lnember-Senator Edwards by a
vote Of 25 to 8.
In. the House the bill providing
tor the admission OF women to practice in the
Courts OF this State was called up and again
defeated-yeas 81 nays "a, two votes short of
the necessary number: Senate bills were
passed, providing for the adjustment and
payment of delinquent taxes; relating to per-
chase Of State Supreme Court reports !;
amending the State laws relating to ferries |;
relating to redemption of lands; relating to
extension of grounds of State University; re-
lating to printing reports Of railroad commits
sioner; relating to salt spring lands; provid.
ing for State road in Scott county. House
oahs o esae
large; relating to duties Of county treasurers;
relating to fishing in lakes OF Steele county;
relating to roads, cartways and bridges; re-
lating to cattle running at large in Sibley
county; changing boundaries Of school dis:
trlct in Winona county; providing for main
tenance and education at the State University
OF Oscar Oleson Suborn; relating to boards Of
health enforcing sanitary measures. amend
ing the statutes relating to organization Of vii
lagos; relating to town boards letting con-
tracts; authorizing Swift county to issue
bonds; locating State road from Wadena to
Todd county; Incorporating village of Norris
town, Rice county; relating to fishing in
Goodhue and Dakota counties; amending
statutes of 1866 relating to house breaking.
The House then adj djourned to Monday Febrd-
ary Goth.
In the Senate on the Goth, bills were
introduced appropriating $!.48365 to reim-
election amending general statutes relating
to executions; to punish the misappropriation
OF public funds passed under suspension. !
The Senate, by a vote of q to s, accepted the
invitation to attend the opening of the House
with prayer by Mr.. Beecher, on the morning
OF the 26h House bills were passed relating
e & treasurer OF Stearns county; incorporating
village of Duprey, LIE Sueur county. House
bills were passed relating to civil actions
to abolish the remedy by distress for rent
transferring certain miscellaneous books in
the State library to the State University; re-
lating to the catching OF fish in the town of
Woodville, Waseoa county; changing the
name Of the townsite of Douglas, Stevens
SVAASy3 W AUuAC1J @"OuU1AS Iue ACL ILL.,
cooperating the Western Express Company ;
retunding certain taxes in Dakota county.
In the House, on the Goth, Senate
bills were passed, relating to town Of Albert
Lea; providing tor water supply at State Re-
form School. House bills were passed, appro-
p-iating $500 for iron fence around grave ot
Mrs. Eliza Muller at Fort Rtdgeley; granting
swamp lands in aid of Minnesota and st.
Louis Railway proposing amendment to con-
stitution allowing women to vote on license
or no license; reapportioning Winona county
into Commissioner districts relating to cattle
running at large in Dakota county: relating
county relating to foreclosure of mortgages
for the establishment and maintenance in
towns of public libraries and reading rooms
vacating par: Of village OF Brownsdale; relat-
ing to the printing and distribution Of laws
and public documents relating to fees o
sherifs relating to oaths and acknowledg.
ments. The bill relating to grasshoppe,
bounties was recalled from the Governors
possession and referred to the committee on
grasshoppers for amendment.