The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-02-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

SENATE, Jan. 29.-Bills were introduced re-
the laws OF 1876, in relation to the giving ofaid
10 raliroads, and defining the gauge OF rail
| roads. House bills were passed under sus.
| pended rules to authorize the commissioners
OF MARTIN county to tissue S25, 900 in bonds to
6nlid court house and Jail, and a memorial to
improve navigation on the Minnesota river.
LII ILLS were passed granting. to tho city of
"lhon" the privilege of maintaining, ferry
across the mississippi river; ! to
| amend tho general laws of 1877, re-
iatlng to public schools. and to detach territory
Dodge county. In committee of the whole
| tue oils hiking the rate of interest 1T 10 per
cent. and abolishing the office of railroad com
missioner and attaching its duties to that of
! insurance commissioner, were considered and
| recommended to pass. - =
House. Jan. 29.-This was a busy day, ee-
pec'ally ,n the way of talk. There were twen-
ty-s'x Dilis introduced, among them being one
| extending the terms of the Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor from two to four year.; re-
dlstricting the Judicial DISTRICTS of the State;
projecting wool-growers against dogs. The
.''h.;s, othsIs fxeTe purely local. "A res
frago was debated and voted down by IS
yeas to SO nays. The joint resolution author
7 izing the State to borrow $4,000 to nav for
text books was recommended to pass. A wran-
gle In the committee on public accounts and
expenditures relative to appointing a clerk oc-
cupled between one and two hours and led to a
good deal of personality. The bill prohibiting
special legislation was debated at length, but
no action taken.
SENATE, Jan. 30.-Petitions were presented
from Stearns county, with 100 names, asking
for the abolition of the brass kettle, and from
ladies asking the right of suffrage Bills we're
introduced to amend the general school laws;
TO establish Tree ibraries; to amend the stat
utes relating to appeals; amending the statutes
| relating to mileage; to amend the stat
ntes relating to notaries public; chang
ing boundaries of independent school
district No. 16, in Blue Earth county, and
amending the act encouraging higher educa-
tion. Bills were passed authorizing the COM
missloners of Hennepin county to pay the bill
OF Joseph +. Lyon; establishing O system in
the public echools; amending the act incorpo-
rating Zumbrota; authorizing the commission
era OF Sibley county to issue bonds; relating
to interest on money and usury, and abolshing
the Office Of rairoad commissioner and confer
ring its duties upon the insurance commits
sioner.
| HOUSE, Jan. D.-The House held two ses-
sions, setting the full day but accomplishing
very little. No important bills were intro
dnccd. and the only important measure
passed was the resolution to borrow $50 COO for
the school text book fund. This passed by So
to 4O. The afternoon session was devoted to
discussing the amendment to the constitution
prohibiting special legislation.
SENATE, Jan. Ex-senator Macdonald nre-
sented 4 petition signed by 900 names against
the use of the swindling brass kettle. Bills
were introduced relating to taxes on telegraph
lines; constituting boards of comfy cummi >sion-
ers salary boar's; relating to the obstruction Of
highways; relating to the collection of taxes;
appropriating money for a bridge in Mcleod
county; conveying soldiers orphans asylum
lanns to the State University in trust for the
education Of soldiers orphans; and relatin. to
chattle mortgages. A number of bills were
passed but all Of purely local character. In
committe of the whole the tramp bill was dis
c'ssed at great length and rccommittetl; the
printers exemption bill reducing the exemp-
ton from ~ 0U) to LOCO was indefinitely post
p"ned, and the bill extending the time for
building Il railroad from the st. Paul & Duluth
road to Taylors Falls was recommended to pass.
HOUSE, Jan. 3l.-Two sessions were held to-
day, and committee was ordered to investi-
gate the charges Of railroad discrimination in
CARRYING freights. bill was introduced to
appropriate money for the INDECENT insane It
approprlates $ll3,2 for the support of the hos.
pital Of the insane ut st. Peter, and $lS 72U for
the support of the second hospital for the in
sane at ls"chester for 1879, and the sum of
SlE3. 23O for the st. Peter asylum, and $29. $50
for the asylum at Rochester for 1880. Also
bills creating the office of township collector
on every town, and providing for the inspec-
tl"n of boilers an engines. The House adj
journcd until Monday, Feb. Sd, in order to visit
the deaf, dumb and blind asylum at Faribault