Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-22
ONE BRANCH WORKS.
MAKING LAWS FoR THE PEOPLE.

The Senate not in Session, but the House is
Industrious---Constitutio Convention
Proposed--Several Ramsey County Bills
Bonds for a Bridge at Fort Smelling.
The brief session of yesterday afternoon
was pretty well attended, most of the mem
bers, who had gone home to spend the Sab
bath; having returned on the morning trains.
AmongAhe more important bills intro
duced in the House was that providing for
the call of a Constitutional Convention, by
Mr.. Dresbach, of Winona. This is the same
bill introduced in the Senate on Friday last,
by Judge Waite, of Mankato, and published
in the columns of the GLOBE Yesterday
morning. The bill was referred to the Judi
ciary Committe, and also ordered to be
printed and laid on members desks.
There was also quite batch
of local bills introduced, which were
all referred to the Ramsey county dele
cation. The first Of these was by Mr.. Rea
ney, and amends the special laws of 1876 re-
lating to the County Attorneys salary, which
by the bill is fixed at 81, 800 per annum.
general statute of the State fixes the salaries
of County Attorneys at $1,000, but in Ram
sey county up to the close of the late incum
bent's term, $4,000 were paid, which amount
is now proposed to be reduced 5000
The second local measure was introduced
by MIR. Wiley, and amends the special laws
of the same session, affecting the fees of the
Register of Deeds of Ramsey county, and in
crease the fees of that official to 1211a cents
per folio for transcription of records This
folio over that now allowed by law. The
bill is destined, however, to encounter serious
opposition, and altogether, is likely to have
a ''hard road to travel"
The third and last of the batch was launch
ed by Mr.. Mead and authorizes the issue Of
county bonds for the construction of
bridge across the river at Fort Smelling. Th,
! amount of bonds to be issued to be Limited
to $4,000, which are made redeemable i,
not less than two nor more than fifteer
years.
| Representative Richardson also introduced
a joint resolution embodying memoria
to Congress in reference to the Fort RIPPLE,
Military Reservation, and praying that tn
same be opened to entry under the home
stead and presumption laws.
Mr.. Hicks, of Hennepin, gave notice o
his intention to introduce bill to make pol
ices in life insurance companies non-forfeita
BILE.
Chief Clerk Flower struck his first ':ele
phant'' yesterday in bill introduced by MI
Brandt, relating to roads, which containe
some sixty-odd sections of closely write
manuscript. He read it through, howeve
to the close, maintaining throughout a clea
distinct, and even enunciation, which demon
strated that in the matter of reading, tn
House made ,ood selection in choosing i,
Chief Clerk.
The following is the report of the day
proceedings:
Routine Report.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 21.-The Speaker appointe
the following on the part of the House as men
bers of the joint special committee to tax
into consideration that part of the Governor
message relating to hospital for insane: Messr
Fiddes, Richardson, Morse, Mead and Ore.
bach, M. R.
A large number of petitions were read an
referred to the appropriate committees.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Dresbach, G. B., providing for calm
} a Constitutional Convention to amend the Coz
stitution of the State.
By Mr.. Reaney, amending special laws
1876 relating to salary of County Attorney
Ramsey county.
By Mr.. Wiley, amending special laws of 18
relating to fees of Register of Deeds of Ramse
county.
By Mr.. Mead, authorizing Ramsey county
issue bonds for bridge on Fort Smelling.
by Mr.. Day, repeating the act of 1877 autho
izing municipal corporations to aid in constru
ton of railroads.
Fillmore county in levying tax to build brids
over Root river.
, BY Mr.. Mills, amending General Statutes
Minnesota, relating to judges Of probate.
BY Mr.. Miller relating to fees of count
: commissioners in Winona county.
} By Mr.. IRELAND, extending time for cole
ton and payment of taxes in Stearns count
By Mr.. Emmel, authorizing certain towns
Stearns county to issue bonds to raise meal
to purchase seed wheat.
By Mr.. johnson, changing the name of an i
J dividual.
By Mr.. Brandt, amending the law relating
roads.
By Mr.. Richardson, joint resolution askiI
Congress that lands upon the Fort Ripley Mi
itary Reservation be thrown open to entry u
der the homestead and pre-emption acts.
The order of Committee of the Whole havir
been reached, on motion of Mr.. Mills the Hou
adjourned.