The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-19
MINNESOTA LEGISATULRE.


nittee on retrenchment to consider the ex-
of reducing salaries in the State in
,titutions. Bills were introduced relating to
the sale of certain school lands; memorializing
Congress that the head waters Of the Missis-
sippi be damned for the improvement of navi
cation; consolidating the counties of Traverse
and Big Stone; to locate State prison at Owa-
toNna, and providing for the cleo
lion of county officers for four
years in certain counties. Bills were passed
reducing the mileage of members of the legis-
lature to five cents, and to facilitate the con-
struction of the Northern Pacific railroad.
The afternoon was spent in committee of the
whole considering the question of salaries Of
the State officers. 1t was recommended to re-
81, 900; $500 was Topped off from the land COM
missioner, and $500 from the public examiner. |
HOUSE, Feb. 1l.-Forty-three bills were in
PRODUCED, among them being one for the dona-
ton Of the Normal schools to the towns where !
they are located. The constitutional amend |
ment prohibiting special legislation passed by |
81 to Is. Mr.. w. M. Campbell introduced a
preamble and resolution reciting that thelands
given by Congress to the State University had
been diverted from their purpose, and asking
thejudiciary committee to investigate.
SENATE, Feb. IA joint resolution was in
troduced asking that Congress reduce tariffs to
a revenue basis. Bills were introduced to
amend the laws OF 1874 relating to taxes; to
continue in force the charter of the Minnesota
Il Iowa railroad; relating to the foreclosure of
mortgages; relating to colleges and seminarles;
relating to itinerant physicians and drug ven
ders; relating to insane persons; relating to
the allowance Of claims, and relating to the
disbursement of county funds. Bills were
passed relating to the encouragement of higher
lie documents; relating to public schools; re-
pealing the act authorizing the commissioners
Of Carver county to fix salaries of county Off
GERS; to prevent the transportation of game
out of the State, and relating to the preserva-
ton of game.
HOUSE, Feb. 12.-Mr. W. NJ. Campbell's
olution for an investigation of the State uni
versity were adopted without debate. bill
was introduced te. promote immigration. It
makes the Governor, secretary Of state, State
treasurer and Samuel II. Nichols a board of
immigration. The board is authorized to ap-
point agents, print pamphlets, etc. Twelve
thousand dollars is appropriated being Sc, 900
| for 1879, and $6, 600 for 1880. The only other
| general bill introduced was appropriating
81, 100 for the fish commission.
| SENATE, Feb. ia petition presented
asking for the prohibition Of the manufacture
of Intoxicating liquors. Bills were introduced
relating to the taking Of dispositions; providing
for the organization of Murray county; propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution relative
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companies; relating to the payment and can
collation. of county orders; relating to county
! treasurers; relating to the official bonds of
county officers, and relating to the sale of real
estate for the non-payment of taxes.
HOUSE, Feb. 1s.-Twenty- five new bills came
into the House to-day, making over 300 pre-
sented in the aggregate. resolution was
after the 2Sth. Among these offered yesterday
the only one not absolutely local was bill
turning over the SOC, 900 acres of internal i'm
provement land to the school fund.
SENATE, Feb. 14.-Bills were introduced to
provide for the assessment of mortgages on
real estate; joint resolution asking Congress
to propose an amendment to the constitution
allowing women to vote; to authorize the Chi.
cago, St. Paul & Minneapolis railroad to con
struct a line to Minneapolis; to authorize the
Chicago. Milwaukee Il st. Paul railroad to con.
struct line to Minneapolis; to appropriate
$4,000 for the support Of the State university
appropriating money for State institutions
of children, and to repeal chapter AZ Of the
laws OF 1877 relating to the insane. Bills
were passed amending the statutes of 1861
! relating to issues; amending the statutes re
lating to divorce; appropriating $25, 900 to TIL
asylum for the deaf and dumb and the blind
lage of Willmar for high school; and author
izing a temporary loan Of $25,000 for the ben
eft of the text book fund. Further time wa
!, granted to the State prison investigation com
mittee in which to report.
House, Feb. 14.-This body did big day
f work yesterday. After introducing the usua
!. number of bills the House went into commit
l. tee of the whole with sixty-six bills on thu
n calendar, and they were all considered. TIL
d bill abolishing the railroad commissioner wa
t stubbornly fought, and it looked at one tim
d as though it would be defeated but the abol
e tionists finally triumphed. The time for tn
% State prison investigating committee to repo1
v was extended to March third.
is SENATE Feb. 15.-Bills were introduce
IF amending the statutes relating to divorce
l. amending the statutes relating to civil actions
er approprating Sc, 500 for repairs of the capito
n amending the statutes relating to the inco
e. porator of benevolent societies; relative to tt
er compensation of county treasurers; appropria
as ing $751;, $50 for payment of interest on Sta
lie bonds; to provide for the purchase of 5000
Cooley's Index Digest Of the tax laws, and I
OF lating to assignments by insolvent debtor
ne Bills were passed memorializing Congress
donate 100 acres of land to soldiers of the Me1
can war and the war of the rebellion, and
curing superintendents Of schools to furni
ed lists Of the deaf and dumb and the blind. T.
in bill proposing an amendment to the constit
II. tion relating to Intoxicating liquors was
he feated.
n House, Feb. 15.-Another debate took pla
he on the bill to abolish the Office of railroad CO.
il missioner, but without result. The reven
u.s. bill was introduced. 1t provides for the lie
irl of tax of not more than 4-1O mills. to raj
Ike $340, 1000 for the year 1879, and 1850 600 for
'e, year 1880, for the revenue fund. The Sens
'as bill donating the capitol lands in Kandiyt
lin county to the village of Willmar for hi
he school purposes was indefinitely postponed.
The large number of local bills were Introduce
Ike and few of special nature passed.
st, SENATE, Feb. ia resolution was offered a
me laid aside to consider the expedien
co. of legislating upon railroad freie
ess rates. Bills were introduced to anne
IN the statutes relative to appeals;
in signaling the officers who shall hi
sh- the care of the capitol, and amending
md statutes relating to costs. Bills were pass
her amending the statutes relating to the adjou
1T ment of examinations; relating to lands era
axe ed to the Northwestern railroad to facilitate
lad construction of railroad in Houston coun
relating to the punishment of larceny; G
corning the municipal courts of st. Pa
amending the statutes relating to claims;
all. lating to county commissioners; relating
ion the cancellation of county orders; relating
on notaries public; for the protection of childr
,et- declaring it unlawful to get on or off of c
the while in motion; and memoralizing Cong
arv for an appropriation to improve navigation
ON West st. Paul. The bill regulating the ma
bod facture of adulterated articles was lost.
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