Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-27

into permanent road and bridge fund were
recommended to be indefinitely postponed, and
the roll being called upon the motion to recon-
mend its passage, there were 8 yeas and 70 nays.
HOUSE, Februar 20, 1879.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
| incorporating the village of Little Falls.
To change the name of the town of Ockache-
da, in Murray county.
Fixing the boundaries of school district in
| Waseca county.
Relating to the powers of county commits
sioners to change the boundaries of school dis
| tricts.
To fix the boundaries of school district in
Morrison county.
| To protect fish in LIE Sueur county.
Relating to school district in Blue Earth
county.
To change school district in Mcleod
/ county.
Relating to executions on judgments.
| Relating to estates of deceased persons.
| To change school district in Mcleod
county.
Relating to chattel mortgages.
| Limiting the taxing powers of the legisla-
| ture
Relative to the sale of land by executors and
| foreclosure of mortgages.
To authorize the commissioners of Mobiles
| county to fund its debt.
To authorize the commissioners of Mobiles
county to abate taxes on certain real estate in
the village of Worthington.
To legalize roads and highways in Grant
county.
Relating to proceedings in relation to roads.
To authorize Morrison county and the town
| of Little Falls to issue bonds.
To authorize the town of Des Moines to issue
| bonds to build bridge.
A memorial to Congress to authorize post
routes in Big Stone county.
For the relief of the Universalist society of
st. Anthony.
To authorize the county of Blue Earth to is
sue bonds to take up the Blue Earth river
bridge bonds.
To amend the charter of East GAINESVILLE re-
lating to license for the sale of liquors.
Authorizing the common council of ST. Paul
to lease Como park for manufacturing pur-
poses.
| RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
The bill to abolish the office of railroad COM
missioner coming up for action,
Mr.. Benson offered an amendment commit
ting the duties of the office to the auditor, sec
rotary of state and attorney general.
Mr.. w. M. Campbell spoke in favor of the
passage of the bill. He had investigated the
question since it was last up, and had been
more than ever convinced that it was practi-
cally sinecure. He had examined the files
of the Pioneer Press, the leading Republican
paper of the State, and had ascertained what the
views of that paper were in 1876. He found
the st. Paul Pioneer Press of July 80, 1876,
siOner was unexpectedly given to Chas. A. Gill
man, of st. Cloud, instead of to A. ]. Edger-
ton, the former incumbent who was sup
posed to be sure of the candidacy as the Office
is of no possible account anyhow, it did not
make much matter who was nominated. Mr..
Gilman is competent enough for a much more
important Office" The next day, July 80,
1876, the same paper said: 'sThe railroad COM
missioner is now a mere statistical clerk with a
clerk to perform his duties. As there is moth
ing in the world for him to do except to draw
his salary of $4,000 year, either of the able
gentlemen nominated by the respective parties
for this Office will be admitted even by their
most prejudiccd enemies TO be abundantly
competent to perform this high duty Again
on the S0th of August the Pioneer Press said:
IF it should really turn out that neither Gill
man nor Sencerbox is eligible to the Office of
railroad commissioner and there should be no
valid election and the office should become va
cant, why the people would be the gamer by
the sum of So 1000 or 81, 600, and that would be
the extent of the calamity" He submitted
that with such an endorsement as to the use
lessness of the office-and nothing had since
been shown to prove that it had increased in
Iefficiency-the House could not go back upon
this bill, but would recommend it for passage
Mr.. j. N. Stacy submitted o few facts and
figures to show that the Office was o useful one,