The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-15


rom mat locality recently filed in thu ni..
trict Court can be relied upou. sv these
statistics but one death has occurred n frat
town during the year, while there have been
twelve births. VIVA
VIGILANCE CoMMITTHH, bound by a sol.
emn oath to exterminate the gang of thieves
which infest Southern Minnesota. has been
organised for business.
THE LRGIsLATURR.
SENArE-On the s4th, large number
OF new bills were introduced and several local
bills passed. The bill for adjusting the old Min.
nes0ta Railroad bonds was made the special order
fcf the 10th. Numerous House bills were nsssed
under suspension of the rules.
HOUsE-The vote on the bill allowing
women to practice law was reconsidered and the
bill again defeated A large number Of Senate
and House bills were passed, among the latter one
son Suborn, who gave the alarm that led to the
capture Of the NOrthneld robbers. Mt the Universi
~ AID apprOpriating $3.50 per annum for that pur-
pose. '"' f"'
SENATE-On the Goth, bill was intro
duced to pay Senator Edwards 81 4ss, the expenses
incurred In preserving his seat against the at
tacks Of Mr.. Meighen.. An invitation to partici-
p pate with tie uonsc in devotional exercises was
the old Minnesota rail DAD bonds was passed-1
to s., The bill submitting the question to the
people, and dive ting 5000, acres Of internal i'm
=. The One-mill Tx bill pa sed-so to -. The
st. Paul 4 Pacific railroad Compromise bill was
to ase bill
destroy grasshoppers was lost.
HousE-The Senate were invited by
Init 40 IT,
cises led by Rev. II. w. Beecher. Bills passed
the graves 81 those who feii in the Indian out.
break In Committee Of the Whole, the bill TO
nttcly postponed.
SENATE-On the 9th, bills passed-to
borrow money to pay gras.hopper bountes; for
repairs at the State Prison; abolishing wof boun-
ties; amending the Reciprocal Insurance law;
granting swamp land! iOr State road ut Supe-
rio-.. .1he bill to reimburse Chas. ScGrath FOR
expenses incurred In the suit brought again.t him
by the State was advanced to the order of third
reading. The House bill appiopriatins 8 Zoo
for defraying the expense Of receiving and ib
uting fish spawn furnished by the United States
passed almost an mously. =. In Committee Of
the Whole, about 25 bills were orde. ed enyrossed
for third reading.
HoUsE-DevotiQnal exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. IA motion
to reconsider the vote ON the adulteration OF
liquors was defeated The vote the bill Great.
with view To Transform one If them into nm In.
eaLe Asylum was recons idered and The bill passed
-. The bill reducing the etandard of Illuminating
homer Rounfv hiiI was introdnced resoimtinn
expInrins the resoiutions Of cen.ure heretofore
passed in respect to IT, u. w. 8. King was intro
movsr askim" tket the notice -. dehote h ai1ow"S
to stand in order that members might Consider The
matter. :. In Committee Of the Whole, the bill
Droyidine for the navment Of the old Toilroad
bonds was recommended TO pas, as was also the
ths "nsti nsi o Sa ""'el1As"' " ses '~' @A1' !"
SENATE-On the 18th, bill was offered
donating 20 Ooo acres ar svamn land In bu;,d ,us.
pension bridge In the village OF Preston. It was
moral Tor light house ana FOG horn at Lake Supe.
ftor; sppropriating money to Senator Edwards for
ms expenses In the Mcighen contests to 8;
Pers; to protect beer makers. etc The House
amcndments 70 the Railroad bill were concnrred
IN. 30 10 T.. Ine PHI providng Tor special pc.
pyns % %sa's ss1 ''0%
resolution Ct thanks to the High Joint Presiden-
la a., Comnission was onered, but postponed on
-' Housr ueO1ts 1,.nrr hi, ,..,, f.,n,
~. o.,... ..s.s - .s-,-. ~ 80. 49,
ensctinr c,.nse and .nh.titnt;ne ~. hin o.rsS
by Mr. Donnelly early in the session. The House
concurred in the amendment and passed the bill.
:i.l oiil providing Tor bounty for the de-
nermittino kas;stars % rpcnsS d.d st,t
payment az cnrrenf taxes. 70 rrrvid" Sor chcon
text books: proviinD for the fencinr 81 rsilrosds
to unenine ;ndcments IN tsT tit,s.. r.resi;nn 3
law relatin9 TO estsfss IN dover. for The
Of old raiirSsd bonds to AZ ' ne syysn;ns
nostnnn.a nv SaS S' IN, TSfe .noennlsey
mend. 4 to n.s. n' Ss"o'' A~A VII was 'eeo"'
e Uu 70 p"'s;
iue Mr. Mccr,th sor s.nen... ;nc;d.r, - ~. ,.t.
nro...,,.;a. s ~. m. ~ ~, iass
r rss.S ~ uslea.eu ING mouse OH pro-
Hon. J:v. Daniels was elected President pro
ten OF the Senate, and made appropriate response.
....The house amendments to the Tax bill were
tional amendment-Gfving. women the right to
H S9 on 1me saS)ecs 9, Local "a
from the operation Of the Usury law. :: The bill
a. owing cities to establish and maintain public
i,is vas anoennlteiY postponed the reso-
mission was passed unanimously. !. The Game
law Mss anaenMtey postponea: :Ine House Dill
81 Young Suborn. The Young man who was The nrin.
was defeated. :. he Appropriation bills were ali
l assed without material reduction.
Horsr-Snndrv h;lls we're ;ndeAr;+c,v
postponed. The rules were suspended and the
bill Lowing q one.mill tar for school purposes
t.ken mn An.r deh.+. q r...ed- az - *
49, ~ A. ueU0 passeS' o. =
clencal erIo5 IN !nS Oil Deing olscovered the yote
was reconei9efe9, tne error corrected ana the Dill
again passe0-oo 70 0l. Bills paeeed-aDOllshng
remedy by distress Tor rent requiring railroads to
re!urns earnings ana lan9 safes; 10 Punieh the
OF pubic ion0ei defining the
1rossSn 70 P rGce ,Ot borrowing money fos
sga1 9ss the action Of the aO%:e IN relation
ordered spread upon V tSe ,o wnaSn was n
the evening, the COMMITTEES to consider the
grasshopper question submitted an elaborate re-