The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-02-14
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Twentieth Annual Session.

'1AH' *cO. O'-Ml. GuBeItOn pro-
poses to amend reform school law. The St. Paul
banks are authorized to cash the State war.
rants for seed grain to the amount of $4,000.
The attorney general thinks the inebriate asy-
lum tax can be COLLECTED, If county officers do
their duty. The bills passed yesterday were:
10 legalize a tax In Wright county; to lay out
winter roads; to pryS John Schroeder 500;
permitting executors to servo without giving
bonds when so desired by testators; to lower
4 lake in Pope county; to indemnify Yellow
Medicine county. The new bills are-to au-
thorize Yellow Medicine county to issue bonds:
amending to statutes relating to CORPORA.
tons; challenging Of jurors and schools:
also a local option law for he town of Waseca.
HOUSE. Feb. 5:-Almost the whole dav
was spent in considering the Hastings & Da-
kota railroad extension bill, the result being
the adoption and passage of the substitute
prepared by the select committee. 1t was
amended SO as to make the transportation
rates subject to regulation by the legislature,
and clause permitting any other company
to complete the line in case Of default by the
present company. The bill authorizing Lake
City to issue bonds for ferry purposes was
priating $4,000 for the support of the State
reform school, and $4,000 for building work.
shops. Mr.. Rice offered a bill appropriating
$l4.OoO for the enlargement OF the capitol
building.
HOUSE, Feb. .6th.--Mr. Ladd intro
duced bill appropriating money for detieney
Ill general State expenses in 1877; Mr.. Hicks,
bill providing for compulsory vaccination:
Mr.: Riee' a bill granting the right Of way to
railroads over State lands. In the afternoon
the members visited the State Reform school,
SENATE, Feb. 6.-Yesterday was most
ly spent in considering Halls amendments
to the Merrill text book law, and after Wig
orous contest in committee of the whole. the
vote seems to indicate that the senate is in
favor OF both the law and of the amendments
proposed The judiciary committec's amend
ment to the seed grain bill, which sought to
compel the counties to assume the rcsponsi-
b'lity OF rcfunding to the State the amounts of
money advanced for seed grain was voted
down. New bills introduced: Toconsolidate
otcarns and Benton countless fixing times for
holding court in Douglas county; relative to
the suspension of attorneys from practice; to
authorize the Minneapolis Gaslight company
Issue bonds: to legaliZe the action Of the
armers' association Of Frceborn county.
5 ENATE, Feb. 7.-Ycstcrday was an
important day in the Senate. After vigor-
GUS t1ght, the amendments to the Merrill text
book law passed by a vote of % yeas to 16
nays. A resolution was adopted favOring the
proposition to trade the 100000 acres of in
tcrnal improvement lands owned by the State
railroad bonds. A commission was decided
Hastings u Dakota railroad extension house
bill passed without a vote against it. Fore
closure OF mortgages by advertisement is to
be resumed with some improvements. Mr..
NJ. J. Adams plan for improving the naviga-
ton OF rivers is urged upon congress for an
allowed further time in which to pay their
taxes. committee of three (Messrs. Arm
strong, q. u. Giltillan and Doran) are to de-
wise some plan for the better security of
county records.
HOUSE, Feb. 7.-Mr. Purdie introduced
a bill for strict prohibition liquor law 1t
was voted to print 1900 of the report of the
majority OF the text book commission. The
bridge bill question was ventilated, and Mr.
Bollan insisted that they should be considered
Mr.. McDermott's bill to secure laborers was
avorably considered.
SENATE, Feb. 8th.-It was voted, % to
"a, to adjourn till Monday, thus deferring the
vote on the silver BILL A resolution was
adopted instructing the committee on appro.
priations to consider whether work may not be
furnished to the destitute workingmcn by re-
s'lming work on public buildings now sus.
pended The supplemental bill to appoint IS
additional commissioners to Paris and appri-
pirate $4,000 to pay them, was discussed and
referred to the committee on appropriations.
The silver bill came up and Mr.. Hill addressed
the senate.
HOUSE, Feb. 8.-A new Southern Pa
citic railroad bin was introduced. A bill ap-
the treasury was passed. Majority and minor
ity reports was made in the Darrall-Acklin
contest in Louisiana. Private bills came up
the llrst being an appropriation of SIS, 430 to
pay for the use of mills in Alexandria by the
army during the war. This elected hot and
long discussion. The bill was finally rejected
81 to lo9, the affirmative votes being mostly