Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-16

we are sure, will be remedied as soon as at
tentlon is called to it.
The members seem to be better acquaint-
ed with each other, and the prospect is that
business during the week to come will move
more smoothly than heretofore.
Routine Report.
The House met at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, Speaker
Gilman in the chair.
The chaplain read ono of tho Psalms of
David and delivered prayer, after which the
roll was called and a quorum found present.
The reading of the journal was dispensed with.
MIR. Bertrandt submitted petition from
residents of the town of Mulligan, Brown
county, praying for an extension of the time
Tor the payment for seed grain. Referred.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Russell gave notice that he would soon
propose a bill to amend the charter of the vii
lage of Eyota.
MIR. Oppenheim gave notice of his intention
to introduce bill to regulate the practice .,
me dicine and surgery.
Mr.. Anderson gave notice of bill to provide
tor the better assessment and collection of
taxes.
RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. jones offered resolution authorizing
the Speaker to employ four additional messeu-
gers.
Mr.. Mead offered a substitute authorizing
the chief clerk to employ the same number at n
per Diem not to exceed IS cents. After long
continued debate MIR. Mead's substitute was
adopted, the Speaker having left the chair in
charge OF MIR. Hicks to ex plain that his part in
the matter was taken only at The solicitation
Ut members and in order to facilitate the busi-
ness of the House,
MIR. J. P. West offered joint resolution re-
guessing our Senators in Congress TO pass House
bill No. 4, 234 to fix the time for the payment
ut pensions to disabled soldiers and sailors
The rules were suspended, the resolution read
second and third time and passed.
Inc bill introduced on Tuesday TO amend the
charter OF the village OF Lyle. Mower county.
was called up, the rules suspended the bill
read second aud third time and passed.
The secretary of the Senate reported several
Joint resolutions and the Winona liquor law
bill, passed by the Senate, and asked the con-
currence Of the House.
The bill to deEach certain lands from school
district No. 5O, and attach them to school dis
trict No. %. was called up, the rules sus pend
ed, the bill read second and third time and
passed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Mr.. Tompkins offered bill appropriating
S65,OoO for the payment of the expenses of the
present session of the legislature. The rules
were suspended and the bill passed.
MIR. SERVER offered bill to amend section 3
of chapter II, laws of 1873, relating to incor-
porations Placs d on file.
Mr.. Powers offered bill to amend sections
81 and SIS of chapter Is, relating to trials bv
jury before justices of the peace.
MIR. Powers also offered a bill to amend Sec
ton ~, chapter TO- revised statutes, relating to
the fees of jurors.
Mr. Dononue offered the following:
bill for an act making half bushel measure
the only article to be used for grading wheat
IN determining its quality bought or re-
p ceived from the farmer or producer in this
State.
Be It Enaetsa by the Legislature Of the State of
SECTION l. That sealed half bushel meas
ure a, provided for in section three g.. chap
ter ~, OF the statutes at large IF Minnesota of
1873, shall be tine only me ASSURE or article used
for grading wheat in determining its quality
IN this State except as provided for in section
four of this act.
SEC. 2. Any person or persons buying, SELL
ing storing or receiving wheat in any public or
private warehouse, Touring mill, elevator or
depot, or in the street or highway in this State
ana using any measure or article Tor the e, adj
ing of such wheat, except the one provided for
IN section one Of this act, shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor. and on conviction
Thereon, before any justice of the peace, be
fined the sum of fifty ($5O) dollars, or impris-
oned thirty Guy days for each and every offense,
such tine to be paid into the county treasury
| of the county in which the offense was COM
United, and applied to the support of the
poor.
SEC. 3. Any person or persons buying,
selling, storing or receiving wheat in any
manner with any half bushel meas
from the one kept in the county Office
as mentioned in section one of this act, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be fined the sum of
one hundred dollars, or imprisoned sixty (6O)
days for each and every ofense, such fine to be
which the otfense was committed, and applied
to the support of the poor.
SEC. 4. This act applies only to the buying,
selling, storing or receiving wheat in any man
ner from the farmer or producer.
SEC. 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after April l, 1879.
The secretary of the Senate delivered a reso-
luton from that body asking concurrence to
enable the treasurer to borrow from the general
school fund.
building of a bridge across Red river at Fergus
Falls, at a cost not to exceed 81, 900.
Mr.. McCracken offered bill to abate the in
terest and penalties on taxes in Houston Fari-
bault and Mower counties, and moved that it
be referred to the local delegations from those
counties.
Motions were made to include Faribault
Olmsted, Stearne, Stevens, Hennepin, Dakota
Meeker, and several other counties, when Mr.
McCracken withdrew his motion, and the bill
| took the regular order.
MIR; B!sseli offered bill to suppress the catch
ing of tish in Lake Coronis, Stearns county,
during the winter and early spring months
The rules were suspended, the bill read a Sec
| ond and third time and passed.
Mr.. Bertrandt offered bill to extend the
time for the repayment for seed grain in Brown
county, and asked its immediate passage. After
debate the House refused to pass the bill.
MIR. Grazing offered a bill to reduce the COM
pensatlon of members and officers of the lepis-
lature. 1t provides that the Speaker and chief
clerk OF the House and secretary of the Senate
! shall receive SO per day. the Senators and Rep
resentativcs 81 per day; all other officers $4 per
day, except messengers, whose per diem shall
be 81.
Mr.. Grazing also offered bill to reduce the
salaries of State officers. 1t provides that the
Governor shall receive $3, 0C0 per annum: his
private secretary ST. 200; his clerk 81 900; land
commissioners 1880; his clerks from 81, 2U0 to
aud S2p0 for clerk hire; the railroad commits
sioner $4,000; the treasurer 81, 500; the deputy
treasurer $1,000; the adjutant general $1,000:
and the superintendent Of public instruction
81, 600. AoA
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE,
joint resolution from the Senate providing
for the appointment of committee of three
from the Senate and Eve from the House to in
quire into the expediency of electing county
officers for four instead of for two wears. and
referring such portions of the Governors mes
sage as related to that subject, was CONQUERED
in.
A joint resolution from the Senate increase
ing the joint standing committee on the State