Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-13

anu NlcOllcC counties; 10 incorporate tne
village of Granite Falls; to authorize the
the Minnesota river in Yellow Mcdi.
cine county; to authorize the city
of St. Cloud to issue bonds to aid
in the improvement Of water power;
to authorize the commissioners of Randi
yohi county to set aside certain territory
and organize town; to amend the statutes
relating to vacancies in Office; to lay out 3
state road in st. Louis, Lake and Cook
counties; to authorize Stearns county to
issue bonds to aid in the construction Of
railroads; to amend the general statutes re.
lating to bitches and drains; to aushor,xs
the blowing and levelng Of highways for
the purpose of seeding to grass TO author
ize the WortEington and Sioux Falls Rail
road company to construct a branch line;
to amend the laws of 1865, relating to
bounties for killing wolves; attach
ing Carlton to st. Loug county !;
relating to bounties for the planting Of tim
Der or shade trees to enable Stearns and
other counties and certain towns to issue
bonds to aid railroads; for the relief OF set
tiers upon lands claimed by the state as
swamp lands; to authorize the commission
els of Yellow Medicine county to pay over
authorize the city of New Ulm to issue
bonds to aid in the manufacture of sugar;
to prevent the running at large of cattle in
kandiyOhi county..... Mealey's bill to regu.
late the weighing aud grading of wheat was
passed by Il vote Of 81 ayes to II noes.....
Senator A. +. Rice, Of Kandiyohi, arG Sen.
ator G. .. Giifilan were nominated for pres
ident pro ten. of the senate. Senator Rice
received 81 votes, and Senator Gilfllan re-
ceived votes. Senator Rice was declared
to be duly elected and Lieutenant-G Governor
Wakefield called to the chair the new pres-
dent pro tem., who returned his thanks 70
the senate for the honor conferred upon him.
FRIDAY, March 7.-At the opening of
the session Senator J. B. Gilh,lan arose,
and after few well chosen words, in behalf
Of the senate, presented Lieutenant Cover
nor Wakefield with heavy ebony.gold.
headed cane suitably inscribed. TIE Lieu.
tenant Governor responded ia feeling
manner. The usual committee was appoint
ed to notify the governor that the senate
awaited his pleasure, and report that bis
excel]ency had nothing to submit being re-
ceived, the senate adjourned sine die.
House.
SATURDAY, March l.-House bills
passed: Amending the charter Of the city Of
Glencoe; amending the charter of the city OF
Stillwater; enabling the village of Young
America to issue bonds to assist in building
railroad; to incorporate the village OF Mtlrose
to fix the salaries of officers Of Fillmore coun
ty; to incorporate the village of Sleepy Eye
to authorize St. Cloud to issue $50. 900 bonds
to build dam across the Mississippi river al
that place; to amend the general laws Of 1878,
SO that county boards shall meet on the second
instead OF the third Monday of July: tc
change the name of the town Of Sleepy Eve
Lake to LORENZO; to abolish the Office of super.
intendent of schools in Dakota county and I'M.
pose the duties of his Office on the probate
judge of said county; to regulate sa,a,; les OF
school districts in Scott county; to alter school
districts in Blue Earth county; to establish the
independent school district OF Granite Falls
to incorporate the city Of Granite Falls to
! amend the law providing for 3 municipal court
at saltwater; regulating the salaries Of officers
in Goodhue county; to build bridge across
the Minnesota river and authorize certain
towns to issue bonds for such purpose; to pro-
vide for an election to decide whether tie m,l-
nicipal court of Saltwater shall be continued
to provide for the erection of special SCHOOL
district: to authorize the commissioners of
Mcleod county to use $4,000 of county reve-
nue. funds to build a Jail: to increase the per
diem of county commissioners of Washington
county Senate bills passed: To incorporate
the village of Alden, in Fillmore county; to
repeal the act Of 1877 relating to fees of coun-
ty officers Of Carver county; to empower the
Minneapolis ard st. Paul railroad company 10
build and operate branch line from Elinneap-
Oils to Lake Mnnctonha, and also switches,
spur tracks, etc: to connect with other rail
! raids and to accommodate mills, ETC.: to au-
thorize the St. Paul and Minneapolis railroad
company to build line from the east line OF
the state to St. Paul and Minneapolis; to en-
power the Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis
/ railroad company to construct certain lines of
road in the vicinity Of Minneapolis and st.
Paul; authorizing the city Of Hastings to issue
tonds; to prevent cattle from running at large
in Jackson county. Bills introduced: To pro
vide for damages resulting from building or
raising mill dams; to incorporate the village OF
Jackson, in Jackson county; to regulate sala.
ries Of county officers in Winona county; to
prevent combinations of business men to keep
up or increase the price of products of this
state; providing for the payment Of delinquent
! taxes i'll Ramsey county: to change school dis.
trict No. 81 in Olulstead county; to locate 8
; state road in Mcleod county; making certain
offices in Fillmore county salaried offices: max.
ing paupers in Blue Earth county to be sup.
ported by certain relatives, if such relatives
are able to support them; to legalize certain
roads or highways IN Pope county; to change
school district in Scott county; to lay out s
| state road in Cook, Lake and st. Louis coun.
! ties: to enable Meeker, Stevens and other
counties, and the towns and villages in said
counties, to vote bonds to aid in the construc
ton of a railroad; to amend the act to incor
porate the village Of st. James, in Watonwa1
county, to regulate the sale of spirituou:
liquors; to amend the charter of the city Of
Rushford, in Fillmore county; to authorize the
treasurer Of Yellow Medicine county to pay
certain money to the town of Sioux Agency
to aid in the construction of g. railroad from
st. Cloud to the southwestern boundary Of the
state by appropriating swamp lands Of thu
state; to regulate the salaries and fees of coun
| ty officers in Ramsey and Hennepin COUNTIES
to remove the county seat of Clay county from
Moorhead to Glyndon. Adjourned.
MONDAY, March 3.-Bills passed
Relating to the grading of wheat; authoriz
ing the counties of Benton, Stearns, Meeke
and others to issue bonds in aid OF railroads
relating to the compensation Of the officer
Of Winona county; to change the boun
daries of school district in Olmctec
! county; SIS to a state road in Blue Eartt
county; authorizing the laying ont of s. state
read in Big Stone county; changing thu
boundaries of school district in Scot
county; to incorporate the village. OF St
James; incorporating the village of Rush
ford amending the charter of Mortified
and in relation to the salary of officers O.
Ramsey county. .....The special committee
on the bill relating to the second state
prison reported, naming commission to
select site. After a long debate a mott OF
to Indefinitely postpone the bill prevailed
yeas 81, nays 37."..The committee on
taxes reported without recommends
ton the bill for constitutions
amendment taxing church property. \
brief discussion followed, when the bill wa.
indefinitely postponed... bill was intro
duced for the consolidation of Carl
ton and st. Louis countless. Senate
bills passed: Changing the term OF court
III Freeborn county; Relating to the term:
of court in Cottonwood county; changing
the boundaries of school district in Vase.
ca county; laying out state road in Hen
nepin county; authorizing the building of 8
bridge in Hennepin county; to organize the
county of Murray; changing the boundaries
of a school district in Dakota county, and
levying tax for certain purpose in the
same county; to authorize the village O.
Jordan, Scott county, to create and main
tain q fire department; relating to rail
road at Brownsville; Incorporating the vii
lage of Dundas; authorizing the county O.
Mower to issue bonds for railroad purposes
.....Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 1.-THE vote by