Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30

james. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, January A.-Bills intro.
duced: To regulate the salaries Of county Of
fcers so as to reduce those of auditors and
treasurers 20 per cent. and adjust those Of reg
amending the act to transfer and invest certain
swamp lands in the Taylor's Falls and Lake
Superior railroad company; relating to land
owned in sovereignty for grzing purposes;
amending the general statutes relating to trials
by jury; authorizing independent school dis
trict No. ~ to issue bonds; amending the gen.
-. The bill relating to liens was reported
back from committee and indefinitely post
poned. House bills passed? To legalize the
plat of the village of Caledonia, Houston
county; to organize the county Of Pipestone.
....Senate bills passed: To prevent the de-
struction Of fish in Lake Karomo, in the coun-
ties of stearns and Meeker; prohibiting the kill
ing of deer in Houston county; to create and
MAINTAIN mill-dam across Skunk river, in
Morrison county. After discussion the bill
for merging the Office of railroad commissioner
with that of insurance commissioners sub
stitute for the bill abolishing the frst-named
ofice-was referred to the railroad committee
and made the special order for Wednesday
next. :. President Wakefield announced the
following as the senate members of the special
joint committee on location of new state pms
on: Senators Wilkins, Cults, Gorham, Mac
donald, Doran, Bonniweu and Buck, D,
Adjourned until Tuesday.
House.
TUESDAY, January 2l.-Bills intro
duced: To authorize the city of Minneapolis
to issue bonds in the sum of $3.50 900 to aid
ia the construction of the Minneapolis and
Northwestern railroad; to extend the time for
the payment of interest on school lands in LIE
Sueur county; for like extension in Fillmore
bridge across the Long Prairie river, in Doug
las county; to legalize certain acts Of the COM
missioners Of Otter Tail county; to amend the
charter of the city of WinOna; to amend the
act relating to sessions of the Legislature; rela-
tive to the bounty for the destruction Of
wolves; to legalize certain roads in Otter Tail
county; authorizing the county of sibley to
issue bonds for the purpose Of funding its
debt. d.. Bills passed under suspended rules
To authorize the county commissioners OF
Swift to issue bonds to fund the floating in.
debtedness; to amend the charter of the vii
lage OF St. James, Wautonwan county; au-
thorizing the borough of Henderson, Sibley
county, to issue bonds to the amount Of S., 0O(
for the purpose of building . city hall; senate
bill to divide the city of Red Wing into wards.
....Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 22.-The bill
authorizing the town of Detroit to issue bonds
was passed under suspended rules, as wer,
also the bills to approve the plat of the tow
Of Caledonia, Houston county, and to organize
the county Of Pipestone. "A resolution in
creasipg the committee on judiciary to tel
members was passed and the speaker appoint
Messrs. Chamberlain, Powers and Bohan a
the additional members. >. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 2S.-The speaker
announced the following special committees
On the investigation of the management Of
the state prison and the treatment of prison
ers, Messrs. Donshue, Denny, James Smith
Jr., LARSEN, Frisby. g. E. Stacy and Lam
bert; relative to the second state prison
lfor examining site, etc. y Messrs. Benson
Harrington, Hastings, Comstock, Butler
shanks, Fridley, ". NJ. Campbell, Brink ane
Thornton. Bills passed under suspended
rules: To authorize the county of Sibley tx
ing roads in Otter Tail county; and legalizinl
the acts of the commissioners Of that county
to authorize the city of Minneapolis to ISSUE
bonds to the amount of $3.50, 900 to aid in thu
construction Of the Minneapolis and North
western railroad. "A resolution was adopted
providing for the appointment Of = specia
committee Of Ave to whom all petitions, reso
toxicating liquors should be referred. Bill
introduced: To facilitate the construction O
| the Northern Pacific railroad; providing con
shtutional amendment aboishing the CRANE
jury system; sppropriating $1,000 to build
bridge in the town of Princeton, Mile Lac
county; authorizing Yellow Medicine county t.
fund it's indebtedness; to amend the act relat
the aot incorporating the village Of Fergu
Falls; . memorial to congress for the remova
Of distractions 1T the mouth Of Minneapoli
river; to provide for the organization of tn
county Of Big Stone; . memorial to congress
asking the distribution of public lands among
the discharged soldiers Of the nation. .rh'
senate bill Incorporating Blue Earth city, Far
ibau't county, was passed under suspended
rules: "A memoria! to congress- askiog thu
creation of Moorhead % port Of entry, and
asking congress- for On appropriation for thu
improvement of the st. Croix river was con
cured in under suspended rules. Thu
speaker appointed % committee on temper
anoe Messls. Abel, Hicks, Allen, Jones and
Riley. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, January IA petition wa
presented from citizens Of Martin county, ask
ing permission to issue bonds to build court
house.. Bills introduced: For IN amend
ment to the constitution relating to the Judi
ciazy; to amend the law relating 20 taxes AND
sale Of land for taxes; to amend the laW rolat-
ing to roads and bridges; for an aot relating
to survey Of roads; to amend the charter Of
the city OF Owatonna; to authorize the com
amounting to 425, 900 for building court
house and jail (passed under suspension Of
the rules) The house then went into com
mittee Of the whole on general orders, acted
favorably on the bin incorporating the CITY o.
Orcokston, the committee reported 70 tns