Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-16


appointment of several committees necessary
governor and senate that the lower house wal
ready for business, the secretary of the senate
communicated the fact that that body was
houses also~ = resolution providing for joint
meeting Of the two bodies for the canvass OF
pthetyote cast for Judge Of the supreme cour,
and clerk OF the same body. The resolution
was agreed to. i. "A joint resolution was intro
duced, providing for the appointment of q
committee of seven from the house and five
from the senate to consider the propriety Of
reducing the number Of judicial districts. No.
tice of debate was given and the resolution
went over Under the rules. "A recess waf
then taken until three o'clock, when the house
received the senate with the usual ceremonies.
and the two bodies resolved themselves into a
joint convention for the purpose Of counting
the votes for judge and clerk Of the supreme
court, Speaker Gilman, Joined BY Lieut.: Coy.
proceeded without interruption until tho en-
Dire ii& Of counties had been gone through
with and tie returns Of town 1875, ranges zo
and 40 were taken up. These. on motion, were
rejected, because it did not appear that they
were the returns Of any county. Two sets Of
dated November 8 and November II, on ex-
PLANTATION that Oass county was not an organ
lied county, and the auditor Of Grow Wing
county sent: in the returns Of Cass county, it
was ordered that the returns dated November
II be counted as returns from Cass county.
After q recess Of fifteen minutes the result Of
the canvass was announced as follows: For as
Mead, COTS. For clerk of supreme court:
Nichols, 58,058: O'Brien, SO, 718; Jebb. 5,S46;
The convention then adjourned, and the house
soon followed suit"
THURSDAY, January "a resolution
was offered providing for the appointment Of
= special committee of nine to whom shall be
referred all petitions, communications, bills
and resolutions relating to the grading an
measurement of grain, three to be appointed
from each congressional district. Amendments
to the above making the committee joint
one, and referring it to the Third Congression-
adopted. The resolution to consider the pro-
priety Of reducing the number Of judicial dis
tricts was called up and amended 60 as to
increase the scope of the committee to the
consideration Of all questions relating to
retFepchment in all the Offices of the state, and
giyine itpower TO report on the expediency Of
changing the boundaries OF the judicial dis
judges; The, resolution VAS then, adopted. J.
A resolution providing for the appointment Of
. special committee of I've to consider the
question Of the drive we'll patents was adopted.
=. Mnsy introduced: Relating to wheat, in
.speotion; establishing Z Minnesota grade Of
wheat; extending the time in which seed grain
may be distributed to sufferers by the grass
hopper plague; for the protection Of Minnesota
children; providing that all contracts for the
sale of grain hereafter to be made be based
upon the hundred weight instead Of BY bushel,
90. The appointed hour having arrived, the
senate appeared and went into Joint convention
with the house 70 receive the governors mes
sage At tho sadtua1n1nsnts of ths joint con
vention the house took . recess until afternL on,
when bills were introduced to amend the aot
incorporating the village of Alexandra and
making Normal school diplomas certificates
Of competency TO teach in public schools. j.
The house ~as then Joined by tho steniste FOL
the purpose Of canvassing the vote Of Judges
Of the district courts Of the First, Second and
was announced, Speaker Gilman declared =.
n. Crosby duly elected judge OF the First dis
trict, W. Wilkin duly elected Judge of the
Second district, and 8. Lord duly elected judge
OF the Fifth district. The convention then,
adjourned, which course was followed BY tho
house.
FRIDAY January 1O.-After the rel
port Of tho committee ON mileage had been rel
seiyed resolution WAS introduced asking tot
he apppintqent d. A.spommittae ok4asyAte
nv 4fe reportof ord u t0fipn2t
I'd g1nSeal Smimsdx9 snent 81 aaS6s - IL
tate prison at SALTWATER, but it was tabled 81
j vote Of "a TO g.. Bulls introduced: TO exf
end the time Tor the payment OF ssed grain;
% abolilh the -odaoe Of public examiner; To-
sgalise the plat Of tho town Of Oaledonias
a0ueten county; 20 o1ton0 the time fcg ~
eaynaent q seed grain n Rsnyin9 oountyss IN