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


TUESDAY, January TAT loong tho.
senate was called to order By Eaeut. Gov.
Wakefield After temporary eDretary hal
been appointed and the membeeo sworn, th4
election Of officers WAS proceeded with. For
Co. y yt. e AsR9sRe
Wood, Of Rsmeey county,, l6. Johnson was
declared elected. and was ip@ediA tay sTofp
Carey received 20 votes, and O. W.. Cres-
sup n. Cressnp was declared elected. For
assistant secretary, n. A. Daley received
as votes, and Joshua Martin 16. For
enrrossipg clerk, "A. w. Powsra received
81 EvoteS, and James sJennison no.. For SER
and Chester Van Dyke 20. For assistant. Ser
gean-at-arms, @. NJ. Reese received 81 votes,
and Edward Paulson 20. For chaplain, Rev.
8. @. Gale received IS votes, Rev. Robert
Smith 9, and Rev. Mr.. Cutler Z. The officers
elected were duly sworn, and repaired to their
several stations. : The usual resolutions to no.
tify the governor and house Of. REPRESENTA-
lives that the senate was ready for business
were carried, and the senate adjourned. -
=, WEDNESDAY,, January 7.-After roll
call and prayer, resolutions were adopted ~
follows: Amending the senate rules by the ad-
dition of standing committee to be designat-
ed as the committee on normal schools: GREAT.
ing Z committee Of nine, to be appointed by
tho president, to whom shall be referred oil
questions relating 70 wheat measures; for the
appointment Of Z special committee of five, BY
the president, to whom all matters connected
with the subject IF drive wells in the state
shall be referred for investigation said COM
mittee to report by bill or otherwise. as they
may deem best for the interest of the people
Of the state. "A bill was introduced to au-
thorize the school district of st. Charles to
issue $5,0 bonds, bearing interest at not
less than 10 per cent, to fund its floating debt.
On motion. the rules were suspended and the
bill was read second and third time and
passed, '. "A bill was introduced forbidding
the receiving OF more than 10 per cent. per an
mum for the use OF money, and prohibiting
the receiving of commissions or bonuses for
loans procured "A recess was then taken I'M
til three o'clock, when the president announced
that the hour had arrived for the meeting of
the two houses in joint convention, for the
purpose Of canvassing the vote for Judge and
and clerk of the supreme court, whereupon
hall OF the house Of representatives. After
the vote had been canvassed, the senate re-
turned to its own chamber and adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 9.-After ap.
pointing the committee to arrange with the
housef for canvassiug the vote Of district judges,
the senators marched in = body to the hall OF
the hons6 of representatives and listened to
the reading Of the governors message, Upon
their return recess was taken until afternoon.
when the senate again proceeded to the hall of
the house, this time to participate in the can
vass Of the vote for district judges. Having
performed that duty it again reassembled,
heard and accepted the report OF the committee
on mileage, and adjourned.
FRIDAY, January 10.-A petition was
presented signed by about two hundred farm
ers, praying for some action to relieve them
from the evils Of using the little brass ket-
tie for testing wheat. >. Bills passed: To re-
peal the act amending the charter of the city
Of Winona relating to intoxicating liquors; to
amend the charter Of Winnepago City Bills
introduced: To amend the law relating to the
salaries of district judges; relating to weights
and measures; to repeal the law relating to the
killing Of deer in Houston county; prescribing
the duties of county surveyors. Adj ournod
until Tuesday, the 18th.