The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-03-07
the purchase Of seed grain; to authorize the
county of Lac qui Parle to issue bonds.

oo"'1Oy VI As'C 4ul IafAe ~ lSSuc D0ndS.
HOUSE, March, The day was spent
in disposing of such business as should be
forwarded to the senate. A resolution pro-
vldlng for board of managers, with the
speaker us one member: and the rest to he
selected by him, to prosecute the impeach-
mcnt OF Judge Page, was adopted. Mr.. Brandt
was by resolution exonerated from any cor
rupt motives in the bribery case. The text
book bill was recalled by the senate for
amendment. The tax bill was considered in
the evening.
SENATE, Feb. 2-The textbook 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 appro.
Rriation for $500 can only be drawn when
the internal squabbles of the society arc sct-
Tied. The capitol building is to be enlarged
SO rs to give the ho,.scs of Representatives
more comfortable quarters.
HOUSE, March 2d.-The entire day was
passed in the committee of the WHOLE; The
prlhclpal bills discussed were those relating to
scholars in public schools, the State prison,
foreclosure Of mortgage, and the ASYLUM for
the insane. The speaker annouccd the follow
ing gentlemen to be associated with himself as
managers of the Page impeachment case:
Messrs: s. L. Campbell, Mead, p. West,
Kinds. Morse and Feller.
SENATE, March "A largc1 amount of
business was transacted in.this body. Among
the bills passed were the following: Tolcsai,
ize the incorporation of the East and West
Norway Evangelical Lutheran churches,
handlyohi county; 1egalizing official seals;
regulating fees of county clerks in mortgage
foreclosures; authorizing the Casualty and
other insurance companies to do business in
the State; relating to district school trcasur
ers' reports; appropriatlng money to pay in
tcrest on State bonds; relating to the appoint
ment OF assessors; amending the law relating
10 The meeting Of commissioners; insurance
OF exempt property to be exempt from seizure
fixing and appropriating money for salaries
OF State officers; Relief Of settlers on swamp
lands; town site of Northland, Lyon county:
election of superintendent of schools in
Ramsey county; avenuel elaround Lake Phalen:
amending the charter of ST. Cloud; lcgalizing
an expenditure by the supervisors Of Wash
lngton Lake, Sibly county; to require the
commissioners OF Sibly county to give bonds
in $1,000 each. The afternoon and evening
sessions were mainly devoted to railroad mat
ters, i'll committee Of the whole.
HOUSE, March 4.-The committee ap-
pointed to enquire into the truth of the
charges against E. st. Julien Cox, reported
the charges not sustained by evidence before
the committee. Among the bills passed were
tho following: Locating State road in Pope
o.!u ctoalho couuIlcs, fclatlnE 10 The salary
of the clerk Of Olmstcd county; relating to
tue draining Of Lake Mary, in Wright county;
Authorizing the village of Jordan to issue
bonds; appropriating money for deficiencies
for the year 1877; relating to the right of wav
o! railroads over State lands; Relating to the
charter Of the city Of Rochester; Relating to
record OF deeds in register of deeds office and
making the same evidence; appointing
commissioner to arbitratc differences between
Seymour, Sabin & Co. and the State; for the
protection Of wool-growers; appropriatinr
money for the further improvement of the
State prison; authorizing Stevens county to
issue bonds for court house purposes; rclat-
ing to State library; relating to the voting
for license for selling liquors in the city Of
Owatona; rcimbursing Wadena county for
disbursements in small -pox cases; appropri-
tting $500 to erccta suitable monument to
the memory of certain persons massacred by
Sioux Indians in Meeker county in 1852; re-
lating to liability of married women on con-
tracts; relating to preservation of game; re-
latins to common schools; for borrowing
money on the credit of the State, for certain
purposes; ,appropriating money for the
several State Institutions; amending the stat
utcs relating to the election of town officers;
amending the laws relating to roads; proyid-
ing for collection of debts against school dis
districts where trustees have removed. The
evening session was devoted to business in
of the whole