Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-20
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MINNESOTA LEGISATULRE.


Stone heIconsoidated, and asking that the new.
State prison be located at Granite Falls. A
resolution vas adopted instruoting the COM
mittee on retrenchment to consider the ex7
pedieacy of reducing Isalarles in the State in
Bills We're introduced relating to
the sale of certain school lands; memorializing
Congress- that the head waters of the Missis7
gation;' consolidating The counties Of Traverse
tonna, 6 and pr6viding for the eleol
tion Of : county officers for \ four,
years in certain counties. Bills were passed
relating to the Sta Paul Union Depot company;
lature to i've Cents, ahd Is facilitate the con-
of the 4. Northern, Pacific railroad
The afternoon was spent in committee of the
whole, considering the question of salaries of
the State officers. It was recommended to re-
duce the Governors salary from $9, 800 to
$s' oooi $500 yasl9ppedoff from the land COM
House, Reb. 11.-Forty-three bills were i'm
troduced, among them, being one for the dona-
tion of the Normal schools to the towns where
they are located. The constitutional amend
ment prohibiting special legislation passed by
81 to l5.,. Mr.. W., NJ. Campbell introduced q
preamble and resolution reciting that the lands
given by Congress to the. State University had
been diverted from their purpose, and asking
thejudiciary committee to investigate.
SEN ATE, Feb. IA joint resolution was in
a revenue basis. Bills were introduced to
amend the laws OF 1874 relating to. taxes to;
continue in force the charter Of the Minnesota
& Iowa railroad; relating to the foreclosure Of
mortgages; relating to colleges and seminaries;
relating to itinerant physicians and drug ven
ders; relating to insane persons; relating to:
the allowance of claims, and relating to the
disbursement nf county fnnHa Ri1la
passed relating to the encouragement Of higher
education; relating to the distribution Of pub
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, e. ,,,.sT T.: -, ( :.
HOUSE,, Feb, 12,-Mr. ". NJ. Campbells res
CLINTON for an investigation of the State uni
versity were adopted without debate. "A bill
was introduced t. promote immigration. 1t
makes the Governor, secretary of state, State;
treasurer and Samuel, Il. Nichols board Of
immigration The board is authorized to APP
point; agents., print pamphlets, etc. Twelve
thousand dollars is appropriated, being $4,000
general bill introduced was one appropriating
$4,000 for the fish commission. s. "''
SENATE, Feb. ia. petition was presented
asking for the prohibition IF 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
to taxation; relating to farmers insurance
companies; relating to the;pay ment and can:
collation. of county orders; relating to county
treasurer; 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.-Tw1ent5y-:6vve new bills came
into the House to-day, making over 300 pre-
sented in the aggregate. A resolution was
adopted forbidding the introduction of bills
after the 2Sth. Among those offered yesterday
the only one not absolutely local was . BILL
turning over the 500, 900 acres Of internal i'm
land to the school fund.
SENATE, Feb! l4.ABills were ainttoodnced to
provide, for, the assessment Of mortgages on
real estate; q joint resolution asking Congress-
to propose an amendment. toItha constitution
allowing women to vote; to authorize the. Chi,
cago, 81. Pauf e. minneapolis railroad to: con
struct 9 Line to Minneapolis; II authorize; the,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad TO CON
struct q; line to Mihpeap9is; ito APPROPRIATE
$35, 900 for the support Of the State university;
appropriating money for State institutions;
amending legislatures relating to the adoption
of hildren, and to repeal chapter AZ Of the
laws Of, 1874 Ielatipgl to the insane. Bills
were passed amending the, statutes of 1866
relating TO ISSUES; Amending The statutes re-
ist1g tG yG % dsa aPRt9R@Etpg 81 tGe ae
donating the public lding,' lands to the vii
lage of Willmar for high school; and author
izing q Temporary loan IL $25,0o0l fef the ben.
ett OF the text book fund. Further time was
granted t. the State prison investig ation COM
mittee in which, to report. a,qurs :1G;n Ac,,
: HOUSE, Feb. 14.-This body did big days
work yesterday. After int fpd uGings Cthe usual
tse Of &c xSa rs E9t S
calendar, and they were al nconsidefed. n The
bib abolishing the railroad commissioner was
fought, and ut; looked at one time
as though it would be, defeated. bnt the .aloli=
tionists finally triumphed. The time fof the
State prison investigating committee to.repora
was extended to March third,
BfNATr, Feb.} 15..L bills were Introduced
amending the, statutes relating to divorce;
appiopriating $500 for repairs; Of the capitol;
the statutes relating to the incor-
poratior Of benevolent societies; relative to- the
of county treasurers; appropriate
inR PSI $50 for payment Of interest on. State
bonds; to provide for the purchase Of 5000 off,
C0oley's Index Digest of the tax laws, and re-
latiAg to- assignments by insolsent Il debtors.
Bib were passed memoEiiaalizipg, Congress, to
100 acres of land to soldiers of the Msxi-
oAnswarIand the war of the rebellion, and re
qmring superintendents of schools to furnish
fsts Of the.deaf and dumb and the blind. . The
hiIlspr0posing an amendment to the fconstitu-
ton re latiDg TO Intoxicating liquors was de
feated- - eYiY} sH9F;itsI ua. rYan 45sgI;it}a
aHbUsE, Feb. l5-Another debate took place.
on the bill to abolish the office Of Iailroad com
missioner, but without result, The ;reyenue
bill was introduced. It provides for the levy
ofStax of not more than / 4-l0 milk, To- raise.
$4,000 for the year 1879, and $36O, coo for the
gear'188O; for the revenue fund. The Sehate
bill donating the capitol lands. in ,Kandiyohi
county to the village Of: 'Wihmar FOR high
Was indefinitely postponed, a.,
large number Of local bills were introduced,
and = fewof a'specia1 nature passed. saotai Tal
,sr.a 81. 81 sEHXTE, Febrasy u 1873.
Senator McCrea made the usual report Of
standing ioommittee relative to tho insane asyn
lum hospital The committee found nothing
g criticiss ia the hospital proper ct st. Peter.
g the Rochester asylum the comnittee.saE d
The building, which WAS originally built for an In
pose, md. together with the now addition built last
lunmer. ts nossufaciepfJ iu0fect6d from theS dsn-
yera Of fire. $5sszs'...g.5 s.t5E 4
We srs ofHsopin5on MT the wing built s,ass year
not Of tho kind Of architecture and workmanship
Which should bs displayed h5ireta1g fbufliinKs for
M 6tate institutions fof which our citizens arc just
ypGoud and ~ oar offnisa ths work should moi
The asssss 81 as6sit1iib shnd,1 root aid e1r
E asS ss s
zansf4r Of tmbeciles be made thsy inform NJ that
he amount WIN not be needed q present. n Hen |
heroOf INSTRUMENTATION Of $4,000 psynlIa In 1a8O