Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-13

division fences in Blue Earth county; Or
ganizing the second hospital for the insane
at Rochester; a memorial to congress ask
ing the confirmation Of the grants OF swamp
lands made by the state; relating to the
protection of game; relating to a railroad in
Jackson county; forbiddiug the adultera-
ton of honey ..... Bills lost: Appropriating
$500 to the Minnesota Dairymen's associa-
ton; to grant lands to build a road in Red
wood county; to tax dogs......Stacy's wheat
grading bill was recommended for pasfage
III committee Of the whole......Senate bills
passed: Authorizing Mower county to issue
bonds to build a court house; 10 authorize
the village 0! Albert Lea to transfer certain
funds; authorizing railroads to exercise the
right of eminent domain regulating the
compensation Of officers in Mc-ker county;
authorizing the village of Belle Paine to
issue bonds to aid a railroad amending the
crarter of Wilmar, Kandiyohi county; re-.
| lating to the duties of the commissioners Of
Blue Earth county; declaring certain road,
in Douglas county public roads; relatlngto
change in the boundaries OF school dis.
trict in Fillmore county; regulating fishing
in Lake Minnetonka; amending the charter
Of the village of Albert Lea; to Incorporate
tue village of Shcrburne, Martin county; to
protect the fish in Waverly lake and other
.ukes in Wright county; authorizing the
town OF Belle Plane to build bridge;
amending TIE act Incorporating the village
Of Preston; amending the charter OF the
city Of Shalcpee relative to condemnation
! OF property. journed.
THURSDAY, March G.-Senate bills
passed: Appropriating money to reimburse
Crow Wing county for certain expenses;
appropriating $4,000 for the erection OF
new buildings at the state reform school;
appropriating money for the Reimbursement
Of Cottonwood county for expenses incur
! red in q law suit with the Winona and ST
| Peter company; authorizing the Southern
Minnesota railroad to build depot at Jack
son; relating - the county lines between
Scott and lie Sutur counties; relating to a
! farmers board OF trade; relating to the
compensation of the officers of Hennepin
Meekrr county; to pyotec: the Mississippi
river from obstruction; to enable the coun.
ties of GooGhue, Blue Earth, Rice, lie
Sueur and Scott 20 aid in the construction
Of railroad; to amend the act Incorporate
ing the city OF Austin relating to the
sale Of liquors; amending the charter
Of the town of Tayior's Falls; amending
lative 10 state roads in Scott county;
to change the location of bridge in Free.
bern county; relative to the preservation OF
game at certain seasons CT the year; lncOr-
po-ating Miunetouka Lake Park as a village
authorizing the county Of Hennepin to issu
bonds to enlarge the Ill; ezten1ing for four
years the grant OF lands to the Cannon River
Improvement company; extending the time
for the payment lcr seed wheat for TWO
years; to authorize the construction Ct a
canal between lakes Calhoun and Harriet
relative to the poor tax OF Scott county; re.
iatlva to a water-power at st. Cloud. A
joint resolution to congress relative to the
homestead laws WIS lost, by vote Of 50 to
1O.....The memorial to congress relative to
relief for homestead settlers as amended in
the senate, wa" d. feated There wes brief
wheat grading bill, beth OF which were
passed. ....Tne committee OF public lands
reported il favor Of the passage Of the omni.
bus swamp land bill. An amendment to
the report indefinitely postponing the bi!i
was sdoptcd-Yeas IS, Lays II. A motion
TO reconsider was then Indefinitely post
poned, thus killing the bill for this session.
FRIDAY, March 7.-Reso]utlons of
thanks to Chief Clerk Flowers and Speal er
Gilman were adopted. The former was
also the recipient Ga frame enclosing pho.
tographs OF the entire legislature. In max
ing his Acknowledgements, Speaker Gilman
said in al his years OF legislative expert
ence there had never been one so free from
all asperltles, as the present. lie had mad
seven years experience, two in the senate
and five in the house. For the
third time he had been unanimous.
" chosen speaker OF the house Lv
the vote Of both parties, and he felt com.
plimented that 10 decision OF bis had ever
been appealed from. In concluding he
stated that he ended his legislative career
with this session, as he never expected or
intended to return again ...... After the usual
formal,v OF notifying the executive the
house adjourned sire die.