New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-03-13
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Twentieth Annual Session.

SENATE, Feb. 28.-The salaries of the
city officers of St. Paul and of Ramsey county
are to be slightly reduced. The local option
amendment of the house to the school-took
bill was mont oncurred in. The initiatory pro-
ceedings were taken towards bringing Sher-
man Page before the senate on articles of i'm
parchment. These house bills were passed:
Amending general laws of 1877, relating to
venue in civil actions; amending general laws
OF 1876 relating to town insurance companies; ;
making deficiency appropriations for the in
digent insane; memOrializing congress to
open the Fort Ripley reservation to settlement;
relating to duties of commissioners Of Henne-
pin county; to promote immigration; legal.
izing action of commissioners Of Mcleod
county; relating to the salaries of certain
officers in Hennepin and Ramsey counties;
authorizing the borough Of Henderson to is
sue bonds. The immigration bill was passed.
HOUSE, Feb. 2S.-A resolution, exenor-
ating Mr.. Brandt from all bad intentions in
the bribery case, was defeated by indefinite
postponement. A committee Of five, appoint
ed by the speaker, appeared before the bar Of
the senate and impeached Judge Sherman
Page for corrupt conduct in office and for
crimes and misdemeanors. A large number
of senate bills, mostly of a local character,
were passed
SENATE, Feb. 2.-The textbook bill was
recalled from the house, amended and passed.
Preliminary steps were taken for the impeach-
ment OF Page and rules OF procedure for his
trial adopted. The Historical Society ap-
preparation for $4,000 can only be drawn when
The internal squabbles of the society are set
tied The capital building is to be enlarged
SO as to give the house of representatives
more comfortable quarters.
HOUSE, March 2d.--The entire day was
passed in the committee of the whole. The
principal bills discussed were those relating to
scholars IN public schools, the State prison,
foreclosure of mortgage, and the asylum for
lowing gentlemen to be associated with him
self as managers of the Page impeachment
case: Messrs. S. L. Campbell, Mead, j. p West,
Kinds Morse and Feller
SENATE, March "A large Amount of
business was transacted III this body. Among
the bills passed were the following: Tolegal-
ize the incorporation of the East and West
Norway Evangelical Lutheran churches,
Kandiyohi county; legalizing official seals;
foreclosures; authorizing the Casualty and
other insurance companies to do business in
the State; relatin to district school treasur-
ers' reports; appropriating money to pay in
terest ON State bonds; wolf bounties relating
to appointment of assessors; amending the
law relating to the meeting of commissioners;
insurance of exempt property to be exempt
from seizure; fixing and appropriating money
Cor salaries OF State officers; relief of settlers
on swamp lands; town site Of Northland, Lyon
county; election Of superintendent of schools
in Ramsey county; avenue around Lake
Phalen; amending the charter Of st. Cloud;
legalizing an expenditure by the supervisors
of Washington Lake, Sibly county; to require
the commissioners of Sibly county to give
bonds ir $4,000 each. The afternoon and
evening sessions were mainly devoted to
railroad matters, in committee of the whole
A s<4o
pointed to enquire into the truth Of the
the charges not sustained by evidence before
the committee. Among the bills passed
were the following: Locating State road in
Pope and Stearns counties; relating to the
salary of the clerk of Olmsted county; relat-
ing to the draining of Lake Mary, in Wright
issue bonds; appropriating money for de-
fciencies for the year 1877; relating to right
OF way of railroads over State lands; relating
to the charter of the city of Rochester; relat-
ing to record of deeds in register of deeds
office and making the same evidence; APP
pointing commissioner to arbitrate differ
ences between Seymour, Sabin 4 Co. and the
State; for the protection of wool growers;
apprOpriating money for the further improve
ment OF the State prison; relating to liability
of married women on contracts; approprl-
ating money for the several State institutions;
of town officers; Providing for collection of
debts against school districts where trustees
have removed. The evening session was de-
voted to business in committee of the whole.
SENATE, March 5.-The bill in the in
terest of the st. Paul d Pacific railroad was
passed by a unanimous vote. The Southern
Minnesota extension bill passed with almost
ment provision prohibiting special legislation
only received nine votes in the Affirmative.
Among the most important bills passed
were the following: For the incorporation of
Pine Island, Goodhue county; amending the
act of incorporation of the village of Kasson,
Dodge county; relating to Riverside Gene
terry, Dodge county; relating to the appoint.
mtnt of fish commissioners; village Of Lewis
ton, Winona county, allowing the st. Paul g.
Duluth Railroad Company to construct
branch; town clerks and recorders to admin
lister oaths. me
HOUSE, March 5.-A substitute bill
was reported for the Senate and house bills
for the recovery and CANCEL alton of the old
railroad bonds which was ordered to be
placed on. the head Of the list of general Or
ders. The textbook bill as amended in the
Senate came up.and after long debate the
House refused to concur in the amendments.
The following bills were passed; regulating
the TRANSACTIONS of fire insurance companies
policies; granting swamp lands to the st.
clouu anu blue EaTln saney fallToau; grant
ing swamp lands in Otter Tail county in aid
of a railroad from Fergus Falls to the North
ern Pacific; appropriating 81 900 to Joseph
Wolf, as compensation for damages sustained
by the enlargement of State prison groun DIS;
extending the time for the payment Of the un-
paid purchase money for State lands; relating
to the forfeiture of life insurance policies;
amending the general laws relating to liens
upon logs and timber; relating to the pre-
servation of game 59F
SENATE, March 6.-Among the import