Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-21

In the chair.
After few motions of no special Importance
the order of reading Senate bills was resumed
Bills were passed as follows:
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Incorporating the village of Little Falls.
10 change the name of the town of Ockache-
da, in Murray county.
Fixing the boundaries of a school district in
Waseca county.
Relating to the powers of county commits
sloners to change the boundaries of school dis
tricts.
10 fix the boundaries of school district in
Morrison county.
To protect fish in LIE Sueur county.
Relating to school district in Blue Earth
county.
To change school district in Mcleod
county.
Relating to executions on judgments.
Relating to estates of deceased persons
To change school district in Mcleod
county.
Relating to chattel mortgages.
Limiting the taxing powers of the legisla-
Relative to the sale of land by executors and
foreclosure of mortgages.
10 authorize the commissioners of Mobiles
county TO fund its debt.
10 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,
10 authorize Morrison county and the town
of Little Falls to issue bonds.
To authorize the town of Des Moines to issue
bonds to build bridge.
| 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
Fart
bridge bonds.
To amend the charter of East GAINESVILLE re-
lating to license for the sale of liquors.
Authorizing the common council of St. Paul
TO lease Como park for manufacturing pur-
! poses.
SENATE BILLS LOST.
Senator 81. B. Wilson's bill regarding public
schools was debated at some length and lost.
by vote of 80 to 80. Mr.. HUM gave notice of
motion to reconsider.
The bill forbidding the transportation of
game from the State caused long discussion.
Mr.. Rlley asked unanimous consent to offer
an amendment exempting Houston county
from the operations of the act. Mr.. Jones OBJ
| jected.
! Mr.. Mead declared the act in contravention
of the federal constitution relating to COM
merce between the States.
Mr.. J. N. Stacy thought the bill bad one.
which should not be passed.
Mr.. Jones said it was necessary to nravent
the destruction of game.
Mr.. Riley denounced the bill as being a hard
ship upon men who made their living by kill
ing and selling game He hoped the bill
would aot pass.
M Mr.. McCracken advocated the passage of the
bill, and Mr.. Barrett opposed it. The previous
question was moved and ordered, and the bill
was lost-yeas 81, nays So.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing the county of LIE Sueur to issue
bonds.
Recess till 8 o clock P. M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at OF clock P M, Speaker
Gilman in the chair.
RENvILLH COUNTY SEAT
The rules were suspended and the committee
on towns and counties reported in favor of the
passage of the bill removing the county seat of
Renville county from Beaver Falls to Bird ISL
and. The bill was read q second and third time
and passed.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on general orders, Mr.. Cowing in the
chair.
COUNTY JUDGES.
The first bill was the proposed constitutional
amendment providing for the election of coun-
ty judges. Mr.. Jones explained the bill at
length, in which he showed that it would save
the State large amount of money annually.
Mr.. McCracken opposed the bill. Mr.. WILEY
offered an amendment which was put and lost.
Mr.. Bohan offered an amendment, and sup
ported it with speech. His amendment was
lost. and the bill was indefinitely postponed.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
The bill to abolish the office of railroad COM
missioner coming up for action,
Mr.. Benson offered amendment commit
ting the duties of the office to the auditor, Sec
rotary of state and attorney general.
MIR. W. NJ. 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 %, 1875
said: ''The nomination for railroad commits