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

| Routine Report.
The House met at $3.50 A. NJ, Speaker Gilman
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.
| To change the name of the town of Ockache.
| ola, in Murray county.
Fixing the boundaries of school district in
| Waseca county.
Relating to the powers of county commits
sloners to change the boundaries of school dis
| tricts.
To fix the boundaries of school district in
Morrison county.
To protect fish in LIE Sueur county.
Relating to a 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-
| ture.
Relative to the sale Of land by executors and
foreclosure of mortgages.
To authorize the commissioners Of Mobiles
county TO fund its debt.
10 authorize the commissioners of Mobiles
county to abate taxes 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 Moiues to issue
bonds to build bridge.
A memorial to Congress to authorize post
| rOutes in Rio 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.
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.
SENATE BILLS LOST.
Senator H. B. Wilson's bill regarding public
schools was debated at some length and lost,
by a vote of SO to SO. Mr.. HUM gave notice of
a motion to reconsider.
The bill forbidding the transportation of
| game from the State caused long discussion.
MIR. Riley 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 conformation
of the federal constitution relating to COM
| MERGE between the States.
Mr.. J. N. Stacy thought the bill bad one,
which should not be passed.
MIR. Jones said it was necessary to prevent
! the destruction of game.
Mr.. Riley denounced the bill a. being hard
| ship upon men who made their living by kill
ing aud selling game He hoped the bill
would aot pass
Mr.. McCrscken advocated tie passage Of the
bill, and Dir. 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 O. clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The House met at 8 O'Clock P. NJ, Speaker
Gilman in the chair.
RENvILLE 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 10 Bird Isl
and. The bill was read 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.
Inc nrst Dill was the proposed constitutional
amendment providing for the election of conn
ty judges. Mr.. Jones explained the bill at
length, in which he showed that it wouH save
the State large amount Of money annually
Mr., McCracken opposed the bill Mr.. Wiley
offered an amendment which was put aud lost.
Mr.. Bohan offered an amendment. and sup
ported it with a speech His amendment was
lost ana the bill was indefinitely postponed.
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
rotary Of state and attorney general.
Mr. ". 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 a 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 iionsc- Press OF July 90. 1878.
said; ''The nomination FOR railroad commits