Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

: SENATE, Jan. 29.-Bills were introduced Re-
lating to the assignment Of property; to amend
the laws of1876 in relation to the giving of aid
to railroads, and defining the gauge .of rail-
roads. House bills were passed under sus-z
pended rules, to authorize the commissioners
OF Martin county to issue $25, 900 in bonda to
build court houseand Jail, and q memorabilia
Congress asking an appropriation Of money to
improve navigation on the Minnesota river.
Bills were passed granting to the city of
Wlnona the privilege of maintaining ferry
across the Mississippi river; to
amend the general laws of 1877, re-
from Independent School District No. is, in
Dodge county. In committee of the whole
the bills fixing the rate Of interest at 10 per
cent, and abolishing the Office of railroad
commissioner and attaching its duties to that
OF insurance commissioner, were considered
and recommended to pass. ~" ~
HOUSE, Jan. 29.-This was busy day,
especially in the way Of talk. There were TWEEN
ty-six bills introduced, among them being one
extending the terms of the Governor and Lieu
tenant-(tovernor from two to four years; re.
distrioting the judicial districts of the State;
protecting wool-growcrs against dogs. The
others were purely local. resolution
debated favor and Of 1 as%ie do suffrage
yeas to SO nays. The joint resolution author
izing the State to borrow $4,000 TO pay for
text books was recommended to pass. A wran-
gle IN the committee on public accounts and
expenditures relative to appointing clerk oc
cupied between one and two hours and led to a
special legislation was debated at length, but
no action taken.
SENATE, Jan. 3O.-Petitions were presented
from Stearns county, with l 100 names, asking
for the abolition of the brass kettle, and from
ladies asking for the right Of suffrage. Bills
We're introduced to amend the general school
laws; to establish free libraries; to amend the
statutes relating to appeals; amending the
statutes relating to mileage; to amend the
statutes relating to notaries public; changing
boundaries of independent school district No.
16, in Blue Earth county, and amending the
act encouraging higher education. Bills were
passed authorizing the commissioners of Hen
nepin county to pay the bill of Joseph E. Lyon;
establishing system in the public schools
amending the act incorporating Zumbrota; au-
thorizing the commissioners of Sibley county
to issue bonds; relating to interest on money
and usury, and abolishing the office of railroad
commissioner and comforting its duties upon
the insurance commissioner.
HOUSE, Jan. 3O.-The House held two ses-
sions setting the full day but accomplished
very little. No important bills were intro
duced. and the only important measure
passed was the resolution to borrow $50, 900 fol
the school text book fund. This passed by IS
I'D 3Us 1E0 aIV0EuOOu H6SSlOH WaS u6VOGeu CC
discussing an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting special legislation.
SENATE, Jan. 3l.-Senator Macdonald pre-.
sented petition signed by 900 names against
the use of the swinding brass kettle. Bills
were introduced relating to taxes on telegraph
lines; constituting boards of county commits
sioners salary boards; relating to the obstruc-
taxes; appropriating money for a bridge in
Mcleod county; conveying soldiers orphans
asylum lands to the State University in trust
for the education of soldiers orphans; and re.
lating to chattle mortgages. A number Of bills
were passed but all of a purely local character
was discussed at great length and recommitted
the printers exemption bill reducing the ex
| emption from $4,000 to 81 900 was Indefinitely
postponed, and the bill extending the time TO,
building aarailroad from St. Paul & Dulth road
to Taylors Falls was recommended to pass. e.
HOUSE, Jan. 31.-TWo sessions We're held to
day, and a committee was ordered to investi
gate charges Of railroad discrimination in car
rying freigEts. A bill was introduced to appro.
! pirate money for the INDECENT insane. 1t appro,
PIRATES $1l3, 23O for the support ofthe hospital
OF the insane at st. Pete-, and $l8,720 for the
support OF the second hospital for the insane
ut Rochester for 1879, and the sum of $113, 23C
for the st. Peter asylum, and 1923, $50 for the
asylum at Rochester for 1880. Also, bills crea-
ting the Office of township collector on every
town, and providing for the inspection Of
boilers and engines. The House adjourned IN
til Monday, Feb. Sd, in order to visit the deaf
dumb and blind asylum at Faribault..
SENATE, Feb. 3.-Petitions were presented
asking that steam engineers be required to pass
an examination as to competency, and from
Selah Chamberlain asking that his State rail.
road bonds be paid. Bills were introduced to
appropriate $22,917.4O for the deficiency OF
1878; to facilitate the transfer of the title OF
the Antietam cemetery to the United States
to authorize the commissioners of Blue Earth
county to issue bonds; relating to tramps and
beggars; to amend the statutes relating to
punishment; to fix school - taxes in
Otter Tail county; to prescribe the
duties Of emigration commissioner; proposing
a constitutional convention; authorizing aid tc
railroads in Chisago county; requiring superin
tendents of schools to furnish lists of deaf and
dumb and the blind; to amend the statutes re
| lating to executions; to prevent the shipment
of game out of the State, and to provide fol
the licensing Of eng ineers and the inspection Of
| boilers.
HOUSE, Feb. 3.-Barely a quorum was pres
ent, and the session was brief and absolutely
| devoid of public interest Three local bill
were passed and five introduced.