Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-13

military Headquarters in times Of peace be
established at points where the government
owns barracks. The bill then passed..
Adjourned.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
MONDAY, February 3.-Petitions pre-
sented: Asking legislation requiring steam en-
plueers to pass an examination as to compe-
tency; FROM citizens of Freeborn county, ask
ing that the collection Of taxes be- de-
ferred until November next; from selah
Chamberlain, asking that his state rail-
road bonds be paid; asking TOR leglsle,,
district levy in Otter Tail county. Bills III
troduced: 10 authorize the commissioners OF
Blue Earth county to issue bonds; to fix schoo! |
district taxes in Otter Tail county; to constl-
tute and provide the duties of immigration
commissioner; to allow towns, villages and
aid in the construction OF railroads; to locate
state road III Swift and Pope counties: to
change the name of tho town Of Dublin to
to that Of Murdoch: to incorporate the town
Of Wolsey, in Wright county; TO prevent the
transportation OF game out Of the state; to
provide for licensing engineers, and for In
specting steam boilers. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 4.-Petitions
presented: From citizens OF Stearns, Fillmore
and Olmstead counties, for the abolition Of the
brass tester from citizens Of Polk county,
asking an appropriation of 81, 900 for bridge
across the Chippewa river; from citizens o!
Red Wing, ASKING the legislature to memorial
iZe congress to propoce an amendment to the
federal constitution permitting all citizens to
vote. Bills introduced: 10 provide for
farmers board of trade of Minnesota to
amend the special law relating to the chief OF
police of Shakopee. Bills passed under sug
pended rules: To incorporate the village Of
Little Falls, Morrison county relating to Ger
tain school districts in Waseca county; to
establish an independent school district in
Morrison county to divide the town of Nor
way Lake amending the act Incorporating the
Minnesota industrial association. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, February 5.-Bi]ls in
PRODUCED Authorizing the commissioners OF
Carver county to fix salaries OF county officers
amending the laws Of 1877 relating to the lay
ing out Of highways !; to regulate the lnstl1u-
tons Of public instruction to amend the
general statutes relating to divorce. .Ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, February 6.-Petitions
presented: From farmers OF Stearns county,
against the brass kettle; from chamber of
designated as the place for the new state pris-
on Bills introduced: To prevent stock from
, running at large in Olmstead county; to amend
the charter of the city Of St. Charles, in VIM
ona county (passed under suspended rules);
prohibiting discrimination in rates of freight
by railroads; to appropriate SIS, ooo tor the
erection Of workshops at the state reform
school; authorizing the town of DesMoines. in
Jackson county, to issue bonds (passed under
suspended rules); to appropriate $50, 900 for
the completion of the deaf and dumb and
blind asylum; to appropriate 81, 500 in aid OF
the anti-drive well association OF Minnesota
-. Bills passed: House bills to incorporate the
! city of Crookston; to authorize the board Of
the town of Detroit, Becker county, to issue
bonds; to authorize the borough OF Hender-
son to issue bonds; to authorize the commits
sioners of Sibley county to fund its floating
debt; senate bills, proposing an amendment
to the constitution of the state limiting the
power of taxation for the aid of railroads. ex-
tending time for building railroad from Tay-
Tors Falls to point on the st. Paul and Du-
luth railroad; authorizing an adjustment OF
the Indebtedness of st. Louis county; author
izing the commissioners of Mobiles county to
issue bonds. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February IA resolution
instructipg all assessors in the state to treat
legal tender notes commonly known as green
backs. as coin was referred to the judiciary
committee with instructions to report bv bill
or otherwise .. Bills introduced: Legalizing
the vote cast establishing the seat Of Meekel
county at the village of Litchfeld prohibit.
ing the bleaching Of barley ; protecting livery
stable keepers and Furnishing cruelty to ami
county for the support Of a high school in the
village OF Willmar to cancel the 10 per cent.
penalty on unpaid taxes in Fillmore county. -.
Senate bills passed Appropriating $45, 1S5
for state prison improvements providing fol
laying and altering highways ; relating to the
act of incorporation of the village of East
Evansville; regulating fishing on the Zumbrc
river !; to change the boundaries of indepen-
dent school district in Blue Earth county
authorizing the commissioners Of Blue Earth
county to issue bonds for bridge purposes ; to
the name of the town of Dublin, Swift county,
to that Of Murdoch. :. The house bill for the
location of an avenue around Lake Phalen
Ramsey county, was passed. "A memorial te
congress for an appropriation to deepen st
Mary's canal, and for appropriations for the
Duluth, etc., as recommended by the st. Paul
river and harbor improvement convention
was passed under suspended rules. After q
session in committee of the whole the senate
adjourned until Monday.
! House.
MONDAY, February 3.-Petitions pre-.
sented: From citizens of Martin county relat
ing to payment for seed grain furnished; from
citizens OF Brown county against the reduction
of the salaries Of officers of that county A
senate bill to change the boundaries OF a
school district in Olmstcad county was passed
on suspension Of the rules. House bills read
a third time aud passed: To locate state road
on the line of Sibley and Nicollet counties
regulating the cancellation Of fire insurance
policies. Bills introduced: To prohibit cattle
from running at large in Swift county, tt
locate and establish state road from Herman
in Grant county, to Grace, lie, Big Stone
Rochester; to establish q bridge across Red
Lake river at Fishers Landing, Polk county
80. .Adj ourned.
TUESDAY, February 4.-Various petit.
lions were presented against the brass kettle
in favor of prohibition, and asking an extern
sion of TINA for the payment for seed grain.
the village Of Chaska to authorize the county
commissioners Of Douglas county to levy tax
for the building of 4 Jail to establish the
county of Candy. Bills passed under sus.
pended rules: To authorize LIE Sueur county
70 issue bonds to build jail to authorize the
CITY OF sc. Paul to aid roads running into the
city to the extent Of $1D, 900; changing the
time for holding elections in the village OF
Marinet . AT the afternoon session the house
bill extending the time for the payment OF
seed grain was passed. ). Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February ga mum.
Der Of petitions were presented and properly
referred, among them one for the repeal OF
the duty on herring, and one for the repeal OF
the Merrill school book law e. Bills intro
dIced: Regulating the salaries OF county
officers; to cnange the time Of holding court
in the Third judicial district ; to amend the
charter of the city Of Winona to amend the
act incorporating the village of Rush City :; to
prevent the forfeiture OF life insurance poll
cies, Bills passed under suspended rules
To extend the limits Of Paramount, Martin