Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

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Auoitci's CLERK ................. 1880 1,5tiO
state land commissioner. -. 100 SEQ
Lana COMMISSIONS RS Clerk. Is 500
S!ate 'lhfar!*n .................. 500 5uU
PuDllc examiner. .-.............. 5000 2tuO
fuoHc examiners contln9ent.... $50 l,UOc
WEDNESDAY, February ia reso-
luton was introduced asking cur senators and
representatives in congress to use all their
power to secure the repeal or such radical
modification OF the present tariff laws to the
end that it may be reduced to tariff for reve.
nuc only. Bills introduced: To amend the
charter OF the city of Faribault; to amend and
continue III force an act incorporating the
Minnesota and Ohio railway: to Incorporate
the village OF alden; amending the charter of
the village of Cannon Falls (rasscd under
suspended rules; to change the name of
Darlen IN Stevens Point to Darnen: to legaizs
certain school bonds in LIE Sueur COUNTY and
provide Tor their payment; to authorize Nor
rlson county and the town CT Little Falls to
issue bonds (r,.les suspended and bill passed).
.,ln committee of the whole the resort of
the special committee on insane asylum Was
discussed at length, but was finally POSTPONED
until Tuesday next. Senate bills passed:
changing the boundaries CT certain school
districts in Scott county; amending the act CT
incorporation of the village OF New Prague:
repeating the act authorizing the commission
els OF Carver county to tx the salaries OF
county officers; to prevent the transportation of
game Out Of the state; anlenii1g the general
laws OF 1873 relating to the preservation CT
game II .'use bills passed: Authorizing tie
city OF st. Paul to aid IN the construction OF
roads leading to said city; 30 change the time
OF holding court i'll the Third judicial district
....Adjourned.
Thursday February l3.-The al.
ternoon WAS devoted to. the discussion Of the
salary hin f.. -,
dicatiDg disposition to increase rather than
reduce the salaries vi state cf1ictrs and neces-
sary assistants, but to reduce the number Of
the latter. =. "A large number Of bills were in
troduced, ali Of local interest only.
FRIDAY, February IA resolution
was adopted providing for joint special COM
mitteo OF eight representatives and FIVE sem
ators to investigate any determinations on the
places regarding freights, and that the COM
; nittee may send for persons and papers. nd
minister oaths and report By bill or fcther-
wise. Bills introduced: To appropriate
$35, 500 for furniture, apparatus and enlarging
! tho grounds OF the state university; to enable
| tho Chicago, Nit neapolis and st. PAUL and the
! Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads to
build new lines into Minneap polls; to authorize
| school district No. ~. in Houston county, to
! issue bonds for school building. .Senate
bills passed: Appropriating 1926, 600 to the deaf
and dumb and bir d asylum; to p: event cattle
from running at large in certain portions of
Mcleod county; legal!z!pg the vote Of N1eeker
Litchfeld; to lega!ize school district bonds in
| lie Suellr county; amending the charter OF
Shakopee relating to chief of police :. House
bills passed.: 10 authorize LIE Sue,,r county to
issue bonds; relating to the st. Louis River
Dalles company amending the act authorizing
fk,a fDvx nf Wo$ <r>S
ing the act incorporating the village Of High
Forest. .. Petitions were presented forsa road
in Washington and Ramsey counties, and a
remonstrance against che passage Of a bill
to prohibit the catching Of fab in certain lakes
IL Ssott county, SIN committee Of the whole
Wilhap1e' pin proposing IN 4 amendment 70 the
state Constitution ptohi biting the manufacture
and sic, OF iatoxicatingf aQesH except sfor
medicinal mechsniosl and attiie purposes
~. ,tecommendeq p @pserage: =. Ad-
- House. :s -
MONDAY, February 10..-Petitions
were presented against the liquor traffic, and
for the abolition Of the brass kettle wheat
tester. Bills passed under suspended rules:
To amend the charter of the city of
! Owatonna; authorizing the city of Wnona
to maintain a ferry across the Mississippi
river; relating to the house of correction in
Winona. Bills introduced: TO amend the
charter Of the village Of Kasson, Dodge coun-
ty; for the removal of the comfy seat of Will
kin county from Breckenridge to Mansion; 10
incorporate the town Of Morris, Stevens cor,n-
ty; to authorize tie towns of several counties
to issue bonds III aid Of railroads.; to provide
FOR the location and erection of second state
prison. Adjourned.
TUESDAY,, Feb ruary ia number
Of petitions were presented ssking for the
abolition Of the liquor traffic . "A bill to re-
strain cattle from running at large in certain
towns in Rice county WAS passed under sus-
pended rules; also tho Hill tosnnahorize the
to amend the charter of the cttyo Rpch ester
was taken from the general orders 1n6 passed.
Bills introduced: Tosextena the time for
the payment OF taxes on fsal seatate In Dodge
county; relating to the Incorporation Eot the
village of Morristown, Wright county (passed
poration Of the town Of Oordova, BE Sueur
county; to incorporate the village Of High
Forest. Olmstead county (pkssed under eus-
pended rules); for the Efeaef ofs prs.e suption
and homestead settlers; IS change NJ name
of the town Of Madison, Lyon cu6nty, 10 Ami
ret; relating to g state road IL OarVer and
Scott counties; to amend the charter Of the
liquors in that city; to confirm the plat of the
village of Houston; to repeal tho law for the
publication Of the laws in the newspapers;
granting certain lands to the st. Louis River
Da,les Improvement company; to fix the
boharge1. for transportation Of freight on rail
|rsiiroads; to .'organize school district in Wa
bashaw county (passed under suspended
fules): to estab]ish:a state road in Otter Tail
county; authorizing the drainage OF swamp
| lands in Otter Tsil county; to abate penalties
on taxes for the year 1879; to donate the state
normal schools to the towns in which they are
located. and create department for normal
instruction in the state university; for the
! presslvation Of fish in the lakes in Scott ooun-
y, for laying out certain roads in Ramsey
county,; to establish q state road IN Grant
sstIcg1n9 The city 81 Mnneapolis J. to ISSUE Sue
e25o, 900 in bonds to aid the Minneapolis and