Daily globe., 1879-02-14

provement of navigation on Lake Minnetonka.
Inc rules were suspended and the bill passed.
Several other reports from special commi ittees
were presented.
MIR. Jones. from the committee on retrench-
ment, reported the Senate bill relating to
mileage OF members with an amendment for
bidding members from voting themselves any
money Tor postage, newspapers or stationery
Report adopted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Hyland, the bill relating to
the holding of elections in the villages Of Da-
kota county was taken up and passed under
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Bertrand offered the following;
WHEREAS 1t being in the interest of the
State and every body concerned, that this House
adhere strictly to its business for the remain
der OF the session; therefore be it
Resotoed, That no more general excur sions
take place, but that everybody attend stren-
uously to those duties to which he suffered him
self to be called.
Mr.. Rogers gave notice of debate and the
resolution went over.
Mr.. Bertrand called up his resolution of the
previous day, forbidding the introduction of
new business after February %, and it was
adopted. A motion to reconsider was voted
down.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr. Mead-A general bankrupt act, Or
dered printed and referred to judiciary COM
mittee.
Recess till 2:3O P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House convened at 2:9O P. NJ, Speaker
Gilman in the chair.
THE HOUR OF MEETING.
MIR. Jones offered a resolution changing the
hour for meeting to 9 clock A. NJ each day,
after Monday next. The resolution was lost:
yeas "a, nays 81.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Graling-Relating to internal i'm
provement lands.
BY Mr.. Larseen-To authorize the people of
Swift county to vote on the question of the
sale of Intoxicating liquor.
BY Mr.. misunderstanding the compensa-
| tion for county commissioners of Dakota
! county.
BY Mr.: Rogers-Relating to the management
| of school districts.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding to roads and
bridges.
By Mr.. schroth-To authorize tho citv Of
Winona to build and maintain bridge across
| the Mississippi river at that point.
by MIR. o. Hara-To indemnify woman for
the destruction of her property by an insane
person.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding to internal i'm
| pTOVeIueQG lanQS. (AuClOr1ZlQg their CONSOLE
| dation with the school funds.)
| BY Mr.. o Hara-To authorize the county of
! Renville to issue bonds for liquidating and
funding the debt of that county. Passed
under SUSPENSION of the rules.
BY Mr.. Kniss-To authorize Rock county to
| issue bonds.
By Mr.. Scriver-To amend the law relating
to partition fences in the town of Northfield,
Rice county.
By MIR. O'Hara-A memorial to Congress
asking for relief fer certain settlers on railroad
lands in Renville county. Passed under sus.
pension of the rules.
By Mr.. o. Hara-To abate penalties and in
terest on taxes on lands for 1878.
BY Mr.. l.. L. Baxter-Relating to the gen.
eral laws of 1878 as to contracts.
By Mr.. D. Anderson-To amend the law re-
lating to the organization of villages in rela-
tlon to license for the sale of intoxicating
| drinks.
By MIR. Notwithstanding the employ
ment of a marshal for the village of Duluth
Passed under suspension of the rules.
BY Mr.. Hyland-To create the office of coun
ty scaler of weights and measures.
by Mr. NJ. Anderson-Authorizing the coun-
Gil of Fergus Falls to build water works. A
petition for and remonstrance against the
| bill were presented.
by MI. ComstOck-Locating State road in
Becker and Kittson counties. Passed under
| suspension Of the rules.
BY Mr.. M. Observation-Disclosures the village
of Fergus Falls to procure right of way and
depot grounds for railroads by taxation or the
issue of bonds.
BY MIR. Farrington-To detach certain lands
from school district in Fillmore and Ohm.
sted and attaching them to another district in
| Olnsted county. Passed under suspension OF
the rules.
| By Mr.. Bertrand-To appropriate money t.
pay the claim of Frank NJ. Kennedy, of Brown
county, for property destroyed during the In.
dian war of 1862.
! By MIR. Benson-To amend the law relating
! to elections.
By MIR. Gearey-To regulate insurance com.
panies.
By Mr.. Bertrand-To amend the law RELATING
| to the publication Of the laws in the news.
| papers. 1t reduces the compensation to S2s
for each newspaper.
FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS.
| Senate bills were read a first time as follows
| Relating to the incorporation of village of New
Craig; to prevent the transportation of game
from the State; relating to the preservation OF
game; to change the boundary of a school dis
| trlct in Scott county; to repeal the act author.
lzlng the commissioners of Carver county to
regulate salaries; to change the boundaries of q
! school district is Scott county; to establish a
system Of public schools in the State; for the
encouragement of higher education; relating
to the distribution OF the laws and documents
to amend the act incorporating the village OF
Cannon Falls; for the relief of the First Uni
versalist society of St. Anthony, and the church
of Our Lady of Loudres; to authorize the
county of Morrison and the town Of Little
Falls to issue bonds; to adjust the debt of St.
Louis county (passed under suspension of the
rules) to legalize certain acts of officials of LIE
Sueur county; to regulate the fees of court
officers in Houston county; to authorize st.
Louis county to levy taxes for roads and
| fYocs RI
relating to town insurance companies; to
change the boundaries of school district in
| Meeker county (passed under suspension of the
rules).
! SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To locate State road in Swift county: re.
lating to fishing in the Zumbro river in Waba-
shaw county; to amend the charter of the city
of st. Charles.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To memorable Congress, asking land grants
| to discharged soldiers; relating to executions
upon judgments; approprlating 800 to M. O.
| Hall: authorizing the State librarian to make
certified copies of judicial documents; to au-
| thorize State road from Herman to Gran
tice of medicine; relating to the organization
| of villages; relating to interest on executions
relating to the obstruction of highways; as to
the punishment for bastardy; relating to do
mestlc animals running at large in Swift
county.
SPECIAL ORDER
The House, on motion Of Mr.. Hicks, made
the consideration of general orders the special
order for Friday at 2 o'clock P. NJ, and the
speaker was directed to inform members that
no bill would be laid over by courtesy unless
the authors were unavoidably absent.
After notices of com mittee meetings the
House adjourned.
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