Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-23

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
senate.
TUESDAY, January l4.-A petition
Of citizens Of Mcleod county was presented
Drawing for an extension OF the time for pay
ing taxes to reimburse the state for money e1-
pended in purchasing seed wheat for dlssTiDu-
lion in that county,. "A resolution for tho ap-
pointment Of q joint committee to inquire into
the expediency OF electing county officers TOR
the term Of four years was adopted. "A COM
was received from the governor
submitting to the senate the report of the
committee appointed last session to investigate
the state insane asylum. Five hundred copies
were ordered printed After an executive
session the following bills we're introduced: To
postpone the payment Of certain taxes in Fill
eral statutes relating to chatt 81 mortgages so as
to require ten days notice by the MORTGAGE Of
his intention to foreclose . chattel mortgage,
and give the mortgagor thirty days after sale
to redeem property sold Hereunder, and re-
quire ali such sales to be made at public VEN
due; amending the general statutes relating to
answers in civil actions; amending chapter 80
of the general statutes relating to liens;
amending the charter OF Red Wing (rules sus-
pended. read second and third time and
passed); to incorporate the village OF Blue
Earth city; amending the laws OF 1873 relating
TO assessments: appropriatlDg $40, l55 Tor I'M
provements in the state prison; to repeal the
law relating to the $4,000 exemption Of county
printing offices; amending tho law relating to
the sale OF real estate by guardians; defining
and Furnishing vagrancy; for an act TO ascer-
tain the true grade Of wheat Adjourned.
The following appointments OF officers OF
state institutions by the governor have been
confirmed by the senate:
Director Of tho Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb ard the Blsnd-H. A. Wilson, Of Rice
county.
directors OF State Normal Schools-G. ". T..
Wright, OF Steele county; Sanford Niles, OF
Olmstead county, and Samuel G. Gale Of Hen
repin county.
regents Of State University-H. II. sibley,
OF Ramsey county, and Thomas 8. Buckham,
Manager of State Reform school-George L.
Otis, Of Ramsey county.
Inspectors Of State Prison-John De Laittre,
Of Hennepin county, and Z. G. Butts, OF Wash
ingtOn county.
! Fish Commissioners Daniel Cameron, for
the first congressional district; W. W.
Sweeney, for the second district, and K. o.
! Sweeney for the third district.
Public Examiner-Henry NJ. Knox, Of Ram
sey county.
Members CT the State Board Of Equalization
Rudolphe Lehmicke, first district; James G.
Lawrence, third district; N. NJ. Donaldson,
fifth district; James Compton, seventh dis.
trict; William G. Hayden, ninth district, and
Albert N. Seip eleventh district
Superintendent Of Public Iustru ctiou-David
Burt
WEDNESDAY, January ia petit.
ton was presented from citizens of Renvillt
and Meeker counties for further time in which
to pay for seed wheat furnished them by the
state, alleging That their crops had suffered
from rust . LiGut.-Gov Wakefield announced
the following standing, joint and special com
mitteeG:
SENATE COMMITTEES.
: Ju riary-J. B. Gilfllan, G. d. Gidllsn, Perkins
D. &, Castle, E. NJ. Wilson, Kinds, Buell., and c
r. Buck.
! Finance-Pillsbury, Clement, McCrea, Meale!
and Buell..
; Observation-Disclosures, Thacher, Wilkins, Mill.
j and Page.
: Claims-swanstrom, shalieen, Doran and Sim
mons.
Education-H. B. Wilson, Wedge, Morrison, D
Buck and G. F. Buck.
public Lands swanstxon, Officer, Rice, Helling
Bonnlwell, Do1an ard Powers.
Internal Improvemeuts-Morrison Cults, Brown
! Adams and Doran.
Federal Relations Perkins, Thacher, Williams
; E. NJ Wilson and Kinds.
Agriculture-shalleen, Wilkins, Gorham, Rahill,
and Page.
/ Military Affairs-Adams, q. B. Wilson. Brow,
and e. NJ. Wilson.
i Insurance-Clement, J. B. Gll6llan, svsnstrom
Thacher. Bonniwel1, Mealey and simmons:
t Banks-Clement, Brown, Doran and Caste.
Corporations-Rice johnson, Cults, Z. NJ. Viii
son and Hill.
Railroads-C. D. Gilfllan, Rice, Officer, Johnson
Brown, Wedge, McCrea. Bonniwel, Mealey, E. n
Wilson, Mcdonald, Castle and Buell..
Reform sehool-Thatcher, Perkins, Williams
Doran and Reaney:
Deaf, Dumb and Blind-wheat, wilkins
Clement, E. N. Wilson and Page.
Towns and Countes-Jonnson, Pillsbury, Hel
ling, Rahilly and Simmons.
Indian Afairs-Gorham, Brown, Cults, Power
and Mills.
public NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., wilkins, Gorham
State Prison-Cutts, Wedge, Miller, Rice, Doran
Castle and Reaney.
Library-Willams, Thacher, Perkins, Kinds an
Powers.
Printing illsbury, Wheat, KILLER, McDonal
and Hill.
Engrossment-H. B. Wilson, shaleen, Brow,
Reaney and Powers.
gration-Miller, Helling, Morrison, Bonn
we'll and Doran.
Enrollment-Rice, Wheat, Morrison, Mills an
Hill.
Retrenchment and Reform-Brown, Wheat, vi
kine, Adams and Mills.
notwithstanding, shalleen, Gorham,
! ley and II II.
Roads ana Bridge=-wi!kins swsn.tron,
Doran and D. Buck.
Normal schools-O. D. Gillian. Perkins, Office
f. NJ. Wilson and Buell..
JOINT COMMITTEES.
On Taxes and Tax Laws-J. B. and c. D. GilA
Ian, johnson; Mealey. D. Buck and Simmons.
State UniyeIait1I. B. GiifllaD, Morrison, II.
Wilson, Mcdonald and Kinds.
PrintnR-Hu.
On Election of State aud County Officers, and .
much of the Governor s Message Is Relates There
to-C. D. Gilfuan and G. F. Buck.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
On Wheat Testers-Rahily, Officer, Williams
Mccrea, Thacher, Plsbury, Bonniwell, Page IN
Reaney.
On Observation-Disclosures, Clement @. +. Bncl
Cults and E. NJ. Wilson.
Castle offered resolution calling for til
appointment Of a special committee Of five
Investigate the charges Of misconduct on tn
part of the warden and deputy warden Of tn
luton authorizing the state treasurer to boz
row temporarily the sum of $5O, 1000 from tn
general school fund where with to pay warrant
drawn on the revenue fund. Rules suspende
and the resolution read second and thir
time and passed. Mills offered joint resc
to support the inter state commerce bill know
as the Regan railroad bill. Referred. i
resolution was adopted directing the commit
tee on taxes and tax laws to- report bill ex
empting sufferers from the grasshoppe
scourge from payment o. seed wheat tax 70
two years. :. Bills introduced and referred
Reducing the compensation of all state an,
county officers 1215 per cent; to amend tn
general laws Of 1869 relating to the paymen
OF taxes; to authorize the commissioner o
Mobiles county to abate delinquent taxes o.
certain property; authorizing the state audito
to abate penalties on certain state lands t.
grasshopper sufferers; bill for an act to pro
vide for the disposition Of the proceeds Of ih
SOC, 600 acres Of internal improvement land
-. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 16.-A resolu
ton to amend the permanent rules Of the sen
ate by adding thereto new committee to b.
composed Of five members, to be known IS tn
committee on state geological and natural his