The Princeton union., 1879-02-26


nj HOUSE, Februar CO. 1879.
7t.. ss-s SENATE BILLS PASSED. @
Incorporating the village Of Little Falls.
To change the name of the town of Ockache- |
da, in Murray county. fa-a.
Fixing the boundaries of a school district in
Waseca county. sar gt
Relating to the powers of county commits
sioners to change the boundaries of school dis
tricts. |
TO fix the boundaries of school district in
Morrison county. MA ga#as saG
To protect fish in Lie Sueur county. .a
Relating to a school district in Blue Earth
county.
To change a school district in Mcleod
county.
Relating to executions on judgments.
Relating to estates of deceased persons.
10 change school district in Mcleod
county. r., .E s4 l-'
Relating to chattel mortgages. #.
Limiting the taxing powers Of the legisla-
ture.
Relative to the sale of land by executors and
foreclosure of mortgages. -'.1 '@
10 authorize the commissioners of Mobiles
county to fund its debt. fa.e4.s.. ~
To authorize the commissioners of Mobiles
county to abate taxes on certain real estate IN
| the village Of Worthington.
10 legalize roads and highways in Grant
| county. .:'| -"
| Relating to proceedings in relation to roads.
| To authorize Morrison county and the town
of Little Falls to issue bonds.
10 authorize the town of Des Moines to issue
| bonds to build bridge. %.a |jT
A memorial to Congress to authorize post
! routes in Big Stone county. -,-, -.-.
For the relief of the Universalist society of
| st. Anthony.
To authorize the county of Blue Earth to is
sue bonds to take up the Blue Earth river
bridge bonds. . s.-.s --s. ssa -y.g
To amend the charter of East GAINESVILLE re-
! latlng to license for the sale of LIQUORS.
Authorizing the common council of st. Paul
to lease Como park for manufacturing pur-
poses. - ...r.. +. -..:...-. ...
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
The bill to abolish the Office of railroad COM
missioner coming up for action,
| Mr. Benson offered an amendment commit
ting the duties of the office to the auditor Sec
retary ct state and attorney general.
Mr.. w. M. Campbell spoke in favor of the
passage OF the bill. He had Investigated the
question since it was last up, and had been
more than ever convinced that it was practi-
cally sinecure He had examined the files
OF the Pioneer Press, the leading Republican
paper OF the State, and had ascertained what the
views OF that paper were in 1875. He found
the st. Paul Pioneer Press of july 49, 1875
said: THE nomination for railroad commits
sloner was unexpectedly given to Chas. A. Gill
man, OF st. Cloud, instead of to A. J. Edger-
ton, the former incumbent, who was sup
posed to be sure of the candidacy, as the office
, |
, make much matter who was nominated. Mr..
Gilman is competent enough for much more
important Office" The next day, july 80.
1875, the same paper said: ''The railroad com
missioner is now a mere statistical clerk with a
clerk to perform his duties. As there is moth
q ing IN the world for him to do except to draw
his salary of $4,000 year, either of the able
D gentlemen nominated by the respective parties
: for this office will be admitted even by their
e most prejudiccd enemies to be abundantly
. competent to perform this high duty Again
q on the 3Oth Of August the Pioneer Press said
''If it should really turn out that neither Gil
e man nor Sencerbox is eligible to the Office of
e railroad commissioner and there should be no
/ valid election and the Office should become va
s can't, why the people would be the gamer by
/ the sum Of $3, 900 or $4,000, and that would be
Y the extent of the calamity" He submitted
j that with such an endorsement as to the use
@ 1essness of the ofice-and nothing had since
e been shown to prove that it had increased in
e eficiency-the House could not go back upon
t this bill, put would recommend it for passage
) MI. J. N. Stacy submitted few facts an6
3 figures to show that the Office useful one
4 and had brought money into the treasury
s ,Eough listing lands fer taxation.
g he Mr.. Benson protested against this way o.
r aolng business. He had offered an amendmen
d to the bill, and though he had risen severa
= times to explain that amendment he had no
been recognized by the chair. He thought il
- was dlscourteous to him, to say the least. 81
# thought it was the duty of the State auditor t.
attend to the taxation of railroad lands; that
20 was the duty of the attorney general to con
II duct prosecutions when they were necessary
It and that it was the duty of the secretary o
# state to compile the statistics. He regarde
these officers as the proper ones to attend
the duties of the office.
10 SENATE, February 2l, 1879
I'd Senator G. F. Buck called up the bill apprc
IL priating 81, 500 to aid the Anti Drive Well as
| o$;@
- - necessity for such an appropriation. and move
o. o. that it be put on the calendar for third read
:; ing He said when the bill was discussed il
- - committee of the whole, some days ago. he wa
q .. prevented from expressing his views by neces
60 sary absence, and he desired to do SO, an
T secure its passage if possible: He stated tina
- there were sc, 900 of these drive-wells in th
% % State, and that the holders of the pretende
~ ~ patent would, if not resisted in the most Ell
90 hcacious manner by superior legal talent, carr
Q away from the State from quarter to half
o. million dollars.
- - to pay nearly fifty dollars for the privilege Q
u - using his drive we'll, and was very much prt
voked at the methods used to filch that amour
from him.
Senator Mealey was willing to be taxed t
- fight the case. though he had no drive-well.
" Senator Thacher asked Mr. Pillsbury if he hs
to pay 500 in addition to the cost of the we'll.
Senator Pillsbury said he had received motto
Vn to come and settle for his drive-well He il
structed his clerk to pay the bill through mi
It take, and the bill was $47.5O instead of $40,
tie he had supposed, and the receipt was drawn
oy such manner as to prevent him from sueir
the sharpers. He was willing to be taxed $5(
an to fight the cases.
ms Senator 81. B. Wilson wanted the owners
cir drive-wells to put their hands in their poc1e
n and defend themselves as others had to do whe
o. they get into trouble.
Senator Thacher was sorry for people wi
}. owned drive-wells, but he was opposed to Il
Es. State fighting the battles of private individ
ter ais. If this bill was passed, others would fe
he low, and it would be difficult to find a place
stop such appropriations.
ces The bill was discussed by several other Sen
of tors, when the motion to indefinitely postpo
the bill was lost, and the bill was placed
on. calendar.
es BILLS INTRODUCED.
:hs By Senator Pillsbu1y, from the commit
"a on fnance-To appropriate money for the &C
.ne ua eral expenses of the State government for
'er year 1879. E.=.. ..t .. ~ .....~t.+5 '.
Also to appropriate money for the general
penses of the State government for the y
site 1880.
The following are the items of the bills: