Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
IoSpAx, bruary 1oErhs mema,

HosbA;r, br"ary 10. r4s mems
riA to oongrslsasking for all a lproplat II
tl@ improvsfen Of the.saultsete Aa,io, AMI
for survey of thehsrbor OF. Dlluth, was READ
Il second and third time, and passed under
sRalseAnAad GA}es. Bills introduced: Memo
rlal TO congress for Increased poStaf facilities
IN Big ttope county (lnsscd under suspended
fule);at TO prevent cattle from running 1t large
~ certain towns III Mcleod county; amending
the charter of the city Of Saltwater, and de-
oy sf eft bsdsa SSff i" SAID
K. Hauscwald $500 for catching horse thief
III Stevens county; to Icgulize certain roads
and highways i'll Ramsey county; for the pro-
tecion OF tho navigation intere sts on the Miss
issippi river; relating to tho commissioners OF
Washington county; relating to delinquent
| taxes III Scott ctunty.. Senate bills passed:
10 facilitate tho transfer Of the Antietam cenl
ettry to tho United States; to vacate school
| district No. "a aud attach the Same to school
district No. 2. in Mcleod county; to dc1ach
cortaiH territory from school dlstrict No. n
and attach this sanoe to school district No. a.
III Mcleod county; to incorporate the village
of Wayerly, in Wright county; to authorize
towns ard villages to assist in the construction
Of railroads in Chisago county; to amend the
general statutes OF 1875 relating to home
s,oads ard exemptions = House bills PASSED:
TO authorize the. city Of Minneapolis to issue
$3.50 900 in aid Of the construction .uf TIE
Northwestern railroad; Joint resolution re-
questlng congress to appropriate money for
the Improvement Of navigation on Tho Mime
sofa liver; to change certain school districts
IN N'co!let county. In committee of the
whole the bill to reduce mileage OF legislators
was recommended to pass after amendment
fixing the rate at cents por mile .Ad-
jourl!ed. ~ 4 II
TUESDAY, February n.-Bills intro
duced: Memorial to congress asking for all ap-
preparation for the construction Of dams On the
hoad waters of the Mississippi river for the
! improvement OF navigation (pass2d under kus-
pended rules; to provide for the co,lsolids-
ton of the counties of Traverse and Big Stone:
| authorizing Otter Tail county to issue bonds
! to aid in the construction of the Minnesota
Northern railway; also relating to lands grant
ed to the Minnesota Northern railWaV-ey-
! tending time one year; to amend the charter
OF the village of Caledonia (passcd under sus-
pended rules; to locate state prison in the
! city OF OMatDnna; changing the boundary of
independent school district Of Zumbrota
(passed under Suspended ru'ee); providing for
tho election OF officers in certain counties for
! five years; to extend the boundaries of the
village Of Fairmont (passed under suspended
ru'cs). Senate bills passed: To prohibit the
running at large OF stock IN the county of
Oimstead; to amend the statutes relating to
mileage Of members OF the legislature. &. .
House bills passed: To facilitate the construc-
ton of the Northern Pacific railroad; re-
la,ing 70 the st. Paul and Duluth railroad
company The afternoon session was de-
voted to the consideration, in committee of
the whole, of the bill! reducing the salaries of
state officers, aud after hammer;ng away at
the bill unit! dark. about one-thi;d Of the SAL
aries of ct1icsrs which it is proposed to reduce
having been. acted upon, the following results
were reached: