Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-13

ganizing the second hospital for the insane
at Rochester, memorial to congress ask
ing the confirmation of the grants of swamp
lands made. by the state; relating to the
protection Of game; relating to arailroad in
3sa s ss1o S pe
$500 to the Minnesota Dairymen's associa-
ton to grant lands to build a road in Red.
wood county; to tax dogs.....Stacy's wheat
grading bill was recommended for passage
in committee of the whole......Senate bills
passed: Authorizing Mower county to issue
bonds to build court house; to authorize
the village of Albert Lea to transfer certain
funds; authorizing railroads to exercise the
right of eminent domain regulating the
compensation of officers in Meeker county;
authorizing the village of Belle Plaine to
issue bonds to aid railroad; amending the
CHARTER of Wilmar, Kandiyohi county; re.
lating to the duties of the commissioners of
Blue Earth county; declaring certain roads
in Douglas county public roads; relatingto
a change in the boundaries of school dis
trict in Fillmore county; regulating fishing
in Lake Minnetonka; amendingthe charter
Of the village of Albert Lea; to incorporate
the village of Sherburne, Martin county; to
protect the fish in Waverly lake and other
lakes in Wright county; authorizing the
town Of Belle PLANE to build bridge;
amending the act incorporating the village
of Preston; amending the charter of the
city of Shakopee relative to condemnation
of property. .....Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 6.-Senate bills
passed: Appropriating money to reimburse
Crow Wing county for certain expenses;
appropriating $4,000 for the erection of
new buildings at the state reform school;
appropriating money for the reimbursement
of Cotton wood county for expenses incur.
red in law suit with the Winona and St.
Peter company; auth rizing the Southern
Minnesota railroad to build a depot at Jack
son; relating to the county lines between
Scott and lie Sueur counties; relating to
farmers board of trade; relating to the
compensation of the officers of Hennepin
county; protecting fish in the lakes of
Meeker county; to protect the Mississippi
river from obstruction; to enable the eoun.
ties of Goodhue, Blue Earth, Rice, LIE
Sueur and Scott to aid in the construction
ing the city of Austin relating to the
sale Of liquors; amending the charter
Of the town of Taylor's Falls; amending
the charter Of the city of Austin; re-
lative to state roads in Scott county;
to change the location of a bridge In Free.
born county; relative to the preservation of
game at certain seasons Of the year; incor-
porating Minnetonka Lake Park as village;
authorizing the county of Hennepin to issue
years the grant of lands to the Cannon River
improvement company; extending the time
for the payment for seed wheat for two
years; to authorize the construction of a
canal between lakes Calhoun and Harriet
relative to the poor tax of Scott county; re.
lative to water-power at st. Cloud......A
Joint resolution to congress relative to the
homestead laws was lost, by vote of 80 to
10..... The memorial to congress relative to
relief for homestead settlers as amended in
the senate, was defeated.... There was brief
debate on the Big Stoneand Mr. J. n. Stacy's
wheat grading bill, both of which were
passed......The committee on public lands
reported in favor of the passage of the omni-
bus swamp land bill An amendment to
the report Indefinitely postponing the bill
was adopted-Yeas IS, nays A. A motion
to reconsider was then indefinitely post.
poned, thus killing the bill for this session.
FRIDAY, March 7.-Reso]utlons of
thanks to Chief Clerk Flowers and Speal er
Gilman were adopted. The former was
also the recipient of a frame enclosing pho.
tographs of the entire legislature. In max
ing his acknowledges nts, Speaker Gilman
said in all his years of legislative expert
ence there had never been one so free from
seven years experience, two in the senate
and five in the house. For the
third time he had been unanimous.
~ chosen speaker Of the house by
the vote of both parties, and he felt COM
plimented that no decision of his had ever
been appealed from. In concluding he
stated that he ended his legislative career
with this session, as he never expected or
intended to return sgain. .....After the usual
formality of notifying the executive the
house adjourned sine die.