Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
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AoSDAy, Fsbruary 10. Tho memo
ra TO congressasking for all a ppro uriation id
~ Improvement Of thot Saultssto Mario, and
fo'~ survey of the hsrbor OF Duluth, was read
q second and third time, and passed uudor
s4slenadsd rules Bi!ls introduced: Memo
nhl 10 congress for increayed postal facititieB
IN Big Stone county ('assed under suspended
rulcs);'to prevent cattle from running it large
III certain towns in Mcleod county; amending
the charter of the city Of saltwater, and &c,
thinning THO duties OF CERTAIN officers in sad
city (passed under Suspended ruleaJ;tt pay J.
lauscwald $3.50 for catching u horse thief
III Stevens county; to Icgulzc certain roads
and highways III KamSey county; for the pro-
tcc'loI OF tho navigation iutero ,ta on the Miss
!nslppl river; relating to the coz nipsiuleln OF
Washington county; rcl,tluS TO dellnu,lc1.t
taxes Ill Scott c. unty. 80. Senate bills passed;
10 Facilitate the ranrfcr If tho Alltictan Gem
tl,rF to tho United States; to vacatt school
district No. - and attach the tano to school
dis riot No. 2 in Mcleod county, to dc1ach
certain territory from school district No. y
and attach the same to school district No. al.
III Mel :od county; to incorporate the village
OF Waverly, i'll Wright county; to authorize
towns ard villages to assist in the conAt, uctiou
OF railroads in Chis.go county; to amend the
general statutes OF 1873, relating to home
II ,ads ard exemptions. House blllG Lass. d.
70 authorize the city OF MINNEAPOLIS to ierllu
$3.50. 600 i'll aid Of the construction of the
Northwestern railroads; Joint resolution &C.
Iuestlng conSrehs 10 appropriate money for
the Improvement Of navigation OK, tho Mlnnc-
sofa liver: to chahgo certain school t!istri :tB
III N'culet county. In committee of the
Whole the bill! to reduce mileage Of Legislators
was recommended to paH9 after amendment
iiNlnS the rate at cents por nile :. .Ad-
jounled.
TUESDAY,, February 1l.-BiIls intro
duccd: Memorial to congress asking for an a,,-
preparation for the cons;r uction Of dam, c1, the
hcad waters of the Mississippi river for the
Improvement OF navigation (pass-l under !u.-
pended ru'cs>: to provide for tbs consoli!ls-
tn'n of the counties Of Traverse aud Blk S!o!t:
authorizing Otter Tail county 10 Issue bonds
to AID In the construction Of the Minnesota
Northern railway; also relating to lands grant
I'll to tho Minnesota Northern railway-cx-
tt!!uing time one Year; to amend the charter
OF the village Of Caledonia (pAssv.l under sus-
pended rulcs); to locate & state prison in the
cny OF O"atonHa; changing the / 'undary Of
independent school district Of Zunbrota
(pa>sed under suspended ru'ea): providing for
tie election OF officers III certain equities Tor
tive years; to extend the boundaries of the
village Of Fairnlont (pasted under suspended
ru'ct).. Senate bills passed: To prohibit the
running at large Of stock in the County Of
/ Oin1s!eAd; to amend the statutes relating to
mileage Of members OF the legislature.
: House bills passed. To facilitate tie coustruc-
ton Of the Northern Pacific railroad; re-
la1lng 10 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. and after haul1ler;ng away at
the bill u,lti! Galk. about o;ic-tE Of the cal
aries OF ctlic=rs which it is proposed to reduce
having been acted upon, the following results
were reached: