Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-05
Routine Report.

Senate met at 10 o'clock.
Senator Macdonald offered resolution ap-
propriating $2O.25 for expenses of legislative
committee in visiting the State university.
resol alton was passed appropristing $3.50
to pay @. @. Miles for replacing and repairing
locks to members desks.
BILLS INTRODUCED,
By Senator Clement-To establish court in
the city of Faribault.
Also, relating to insurance.
BY Senator Helling-For the protection of
fish in Lincoln county. Passed under supend-
ed rules
BY Senator Doran-To authorize the COM
missioners of lie Sueur county to fix the sal
aries of the auditor and auditors clerks.
Passed under suspended rules.
By Senator Macdonald-To authorize the
development of the water power at St. Cloud
Passed under SUSPENDED rules.
By Senator D. Buck-To provide for the
preparing and printing of blanks for official
bonds of county offcers.
By Senator Hinds-To grant 250,G0 acres
of swamp lands to Scott county in trust for
retaining overhowed lands.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Clement, from the special committee
to whom was referred the bill relating to the
removal of imbecile and feeble minded chill
dren, reported back substitute providing for
board of inspectors to examine patients at
the insane asylum and discharge such as were
not proper subjects for confinement and also
providing for the education of imbeciles at
Faribault under direction of the superintend-
ent of the deaf and dumb and the blind insti-
tute.
HOUSE BILL PASSED UNDER SUSPENDED RULES.
Amending the charter of the city of Owa-
tonna.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
Authorizing the register of Mower county to
record a certain deed.
To regulate the grading of wheat.
To provide for the compensation of iailo,
in Mower county.
To change the name Of a person in Henne.
pin county.
To regulate the salaries of certain officers Of
Winona county.
Joint resolution to Congress for the relief OF
G. W. Seeley, of Fillmore county.
To change the boundaries of certain school
districts in Olmsted county.
To locate State road in Mcleod and Sibley
counties.
relating to justices of the peace.
: Legalizing roads and highways in Pope
county.
To change the boundaries of certain school
districts in Scott county.
Relating to town insurance companies in Nc.
Leod county.
To amend the charter of st. James, in Wat.
To amend the general laws of 1877 relating to
To authorize the treasurer of Yellow Medicine
county to pay over certain moneys:
To amend the act relating to the fees of off.
GERS Of Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
To Spap To $1,4r, &c T.
To enable Mcleod and other counties and
towns to issue bonds to aid in the construction
of a railroad.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To provide for the consolidation of the coun-
ties of Big Stone and Traverse and for tho or
ganization of Big Stone county.
To amend the laws Of 1877 relating to be
nevolent and cooperative societies.
Relating to the appointment or removal of
guardians in certain cases.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The Senate then went into committee Of the
whote, Senator Wedge in the chair, and took
under consideration Senator Mealey's bill re-
lating to the grading Of wheat, and on motion
OF Senator Pillsbury it was referred to Senators
Page, Kinds and Mealey to be perfected, with
the understanding that it should head general
orders when SO amended. The amendment to
Inc constitution doing away with the eXemp-
ton of 300 Of personal property from taxation
was indefinitely postponed. The bill relating
to the practice of medicine and surgery by item
Grants was amended exempting olairvoyants
and various other practitioners who Go not use
drugs and recommended to pass. Committee
rose
Recess till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reassembling the Senate went into COM
mittee Of the whole, Senator Wedge in the
chair, a large number of bills Of both a general
and special nature were acted upon and re-
ported back with various recommendations.
Among those receiving most attention and clio
ting discussion were the bill proposing an
amendment to the constitution prohibiting
special legislation, which was laid aside for
further consideration; the joint resolution re-
questing Congress to extinguish the Indian
title to the White Earth, Red Lake and Penn bins
Indian reservations, and place the pine timber
in market and open the tillable lands to home
stead and presumption settlement, was recon-
mended to pass; the bill providing for the pun
ishment of persons bleaching barley was reoom-
mended tc pass, Committee rose
HOUSE BILL PASSED UNDER SUSPENDED RULES.
Relating to the powers of the supervisors of
the village of Plainview.
Recess till 8 P. N.
EVENING SESSION.
REPORTS OF COMMUTERS
Senator Mealey. from the committee to
whom yeas referred the hill re,at{np To thA