Daily globe., 1879-02-14
BILLS INTRODUCED,
BY Senator Clement-Amending the laws OF
1875 relating to organization of the militia


By Senator Rice-To incorporate the village
of Montevideo, in Chippepa county.
By Senator McCrea-Authorizing the com
missioners of Polk county to issue bonds.
BY Senator Hinds-To amend the general
statutes relating to the taking Of dispositions.
BY Senator Cutts-Authorizing commission
ers of Meeker county to abate certain taxes.
Also, providing for the fixing of the COM
pensation Of county officers of Meeker county.
Of Murray from Cottonwood county, and to
organize the same.
BY Senator Doran-Legalizing the acts of
certain school officers in LIE Sueur county.
Passed under suspended rules.
Also, reorganizing certain school districts in
LIE Sueur county. Passed under suspended
ules.
By Senator Buell-To limit the duration. of
sessions of the commissioners of Houston
county. Passed under suspended rules.
by Senator Simmons-Proposing an amend
ment to the constitution relating to taxation.
Also, to establish and define the boundaries
of Grow Wing county.
By Senator Observation-Disclosures the
commissioner of st. Louis county to levy a
tax tor constructing roads. Passed under sus-
pended rules.
By Senator E. NJ. Wilson-To amend the
general laws of 1875 relating to farmers insur-
ance companies. Passed under suspended
rules.
By Senator Brown-To amend the general
statutes relating to the payment and cancella-
tion of county orders.
Also amending the general statutes relating
to the duties of county treasurers.
Also, amending general laws of 1874 relating
to the official bonds of county officers.
BY Senator Cutts-To detatch certain terri
tory from school district No. Is, and attach
the same to school district No. 8, in Meeke1
county. Passed under suspended rules.
By Senator J. B. Notwithstanding the
statutes providing for the sale of real estate for
the non-payment of taxes.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the charter of the city of Winona
and providing for the erection of a workhouse
Passed.
To amend the charter Of the village of High
Forest, in Olmsted county.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator J. B. Gilfllan, from the committee
on taxes, reported the resolution expressing it
as the sense of the Senate that taxes should be
collected by town treasurers, and recommend
ed that it be indefinitely postponed.
Objections were raised to the report and it was
decided to consider the resolution in committee
of the W hole.
The Senator then reported back, in behalf of
the same committee, a number of bills provid-
ing for stay OF the provisions of the law, in
behalf of localities which had suffered the loss
of crops with the recommendation that they
be indefinitely postponed. He said the princi-
pal objection to the bill was that they pro-
vided no method for the collection of these
taxes in the future.
Senator Thacher-Then the committee do not
propose to enact any bill suspending taxes for
any reason whatever.
Senator ]. B. Gilfillan-The committee have
arrived at no such conclusion.
Senator Thacher-The committee assume
that these taxes will not be paid at all The
theory of these bills is that the farmers can and
will pay their taxes, and it is due to the people
to grant them this indulgence.
Senator J. B. Giifllan-The committee have
not arrived at the conclusion to allow no in
diligence, and willing to grant relief to a
greater extent than proposed by these bills, and
would be glad to receive suggestions from any
Senator.