The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-02-20

| ASOAI WOo u0uC.
The game was merely an experiment
And it is just az we'll it was. Had it been
a real game it is likely that some one
would have boen killed outright.-Dan-
bury Ne,os.
| MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
5ENATe, Feb. 1l.-Petitions were presented
asklng that the counties of Traverse and Biz
Stone oe consolidated, and asking that the new
state prison be located at Granite Falls.
resolution was adopted instructing the com
mlttee on retrenchment to consider the ex
peolency OF reducing salaries in the State in
stitutlons Bills were introduced relating tc
the sale of certain school lands; memorable.
ing Congress that the head waters of the Mis-.
slssipPi pe damned for the improvement o1
Navigation; consolidating the counties of Ira.
verse and Big Stone: to locate State prison
owatonna and providing for the
eiectloa Of county officers for fon,
years in certain counties. Bills were passed
relating to the st. Paul Union Depot company:
.eouclng the mileage of members Of the lepis.
lature to i've cents, and to facilitate the con.
sIructlon OF the Northern Pacific railroad.
Ane AFTERNOON was spent in committee of the
wnode considering the question of salaries of
tne State officers. 1t was recommended to re-
auce e. the Governors salary from $500 to
e3,Vo; $500 was Topped off from the land
commissioner, and $500 from the public ex-
aminer. "a
HOUSE, Feb. 11.-Forty-three bills were in
ioaased t;o" a. among them being one for the dona-
.l .,on OF tne Normal schools to the towns where
they are located. The constitutional amend
n, ment prohibiting special legislation passed by
81 to Is. W. NJ. Campbell introduced a pre-
amble and resolution reciting that the lands
gwen by Congress to the State University
had been diverted from their purpose, and
asking the Judiciary committee toiuvestig ate
| SENATE, Feb. IA joint resolution was in
troduced asking that Congress reduce tariffs to
revenue basis. Bills. were introduced to
amend the laws of 1874 relating to taxes; to
continue IN force the charter of the Minnesota
| q Iowa railroad; relating to the foreclosure of
| mortgages; relating to colleges and seminarics:
| lelatlng to ltinerant physicians and drug ven
uels' feiatlng to insane persons; relating to
the allowance of claims, and relating to the
| disbursement of county funds. Bills were
passed relating to the encouragement Of higher
education; relating to the distribution of pub-
TIC documents; relating to public schools: re-
peallng the act authorizing the commissioners
| OF carver county to fix salaries of county off
GERS; to prevent the transportation of game
out OF the State and relating to the preserva-
ton of game.
HOUSE, Feb. l2.-Mr. W. NJ. Campbelrs res
"lution for an investigation of the State uni
versity were adopted without debate. A bill
was introduced to promote immigration. 1t
makes the Governor, secretary of state, State
treasurer, and Samuel Fl. Nichols a board of
Immigration. The board is authorized to ap-
p"lnt agents, print pamphlets, etc. Twelve
thousand dollars is appropriated, being Sc, 600
for 1917. and sc, 600 for 1850. The only other
general bill introduced was one appropriatinp
$1,000 for the fish commission.
SENATE, Feb. ia petition was presented
asking for the prohibition of the manufacture
OF intoxicating liquors. Bills were introduced
relating to the taking of depositions; providing
Tor the organization of Murray county: propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution relative
to taxation; relating to farmers insurance
companies; relating to the payment and can
collation. Of county orders; relating to county
treasurers; relating to the official bonds Of
county officers and relating to the sale of real
estate for the non-payment of taxes.
HOUSE, Feb. la.--Twenty-6ve new bills came
into the House to-day, making over 800 pre-
sented in the aggregate. A resolution was
adopted torbldding the introduction of bills
afte: the 2Sth. Among those offered Yesterday
the only one not absolutely local was bill
turning over the 500, 900 acres of internal i'm.
provement land to the school fund
SENATE Feb. A.-Bills were introduced to
provide Tor the assessment of mortgages on
real estate; joint resolution asking Congress
to propose an amendment to the constitution
allowing women to vote; to authorize the Chi
cago, st. Paul Minneapolis railroad to con-
struct line to Minneapolis; to authorize the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad to con-
struct line to Minneapolis; to appropriate
$50 'ooo tor the support of the State university;
appropriating money for State institutions;
| amending the statutes relating to The adoption
Of children, and to repeal chapter 42 of the
laws Of 1877 relating to the insane. Bills
were passed amending the statutes of 1866
relating to issues; amending the statutes re-
iatlng to divorce; appropriating $25, 600 to the
asylum for the deaf and dumb and the blind:
donating the public building lands to the
thorlzlng temporary loan Of 1925 900 for the
benefit of the text book fund. Further time
was granted to the State prison investigation
committee in which to report.
HOUSE, Feb. l4.-This body did a big DAVIS
| work yesterday. After introducing the usual
! number of bills the House went into commit
tee OF the whole with sixty-six bills on the
| calendar, and they were all considered The
Dill abolishing the railroad commissioner was
stubbornly fought, aud it looked at one time
ss though it would be defeated, but the aboli-
tionlsts finally triumphed. The time for the
State prison investigating committee to report
was extended to March third.
SENATE, Feb. 15.-Bills were introduced
amending the status relating to divorce; amend
ing the statutes relating to civil actions; ap-
propriating sc, 500 for repairs of the capitol; ;
amending the statutes relating to the incor-
poration of benevolent societies; relative to the
compensation of county treasurers; appropriat-
ing $57, ,25O for payment of interest on State
bonds; to provide for the purchase Of 5000 of
Cooley's Index Digest Of the tax laws, and re-
lating to assignments by insolvent debtors.
donate 1G0 acres of land to soldiers of the AIexi
can war and the war of the rebellion, and re-
quiring superintendents of schools to furnish
lists of the deaf and dumb and the blind The
bill proposing m amendment to the constitu-
ton relating to Intoxicating liquors was de-
feated.
HOUSE,, Feb. 15.-Another debate took place
on the bill to abolish the Office of railroad com
missioner, but without result. The revenue
bill was introduced. 1t provides for the levy
Of tax of not more than l 4-lO mills, to raise
$340 600 for the year 1879. and 1850, 600 for the
year 1880, for the revenue fund. The Senate
bill donating the capitol lands in Kandiyohi
county to the village of Willmar for high
school purposes was indefinitely postponed. A
large number of local bills were introduced.
and a few of special nature passed.
SENATE, Feb. ia resolution was offered
and laid aside to consider the expediency of
legislating upon railroad freight rates. Bills
were introduced to amend the statutes relative
to appeals; designating the officers who shall
have tho care of the capitol, and amending the
statutes relating to costs. Bills were passed
amending the statutes relating to the ad journ-
ment OF examinations; relating to lands grant
ed to the Northwestern railroad; to facilitate
the construction of railroad in Houston county: :
relating to the punishment Of larceny; con-
cerning tho municipal court of st.. Paul,
amending the statutes relating to claims; re-
latlng to county commissioners; relating to
tho cancellation of county orders; relating to
notariea public; for the protection Of children;
declaring it unlawful to get ON Or off of cars
while in motion; and memoralizing Congress
for an appropriation to improve navigation at
West St. Paul. The bill regulating the manu-
facture of adulterated articles was lost.
HOUSE, Feb. l7.-Little of importance wa
done at the morning session of the House.
There was somewhat bitter war of words over
the motion of Mr.. Mead to take the bill abol-
ishing the Office of public examiner from the
calendar and send it to the committee of the
whole, but it was finally done. There was
also lively debate over Col. Baxter's reso-
luton for the appointment of a special COM
mittee to inquire into the alleged discrimina-
finna iv,f fraiohka hv Thu 0>n.A>s.