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

to be duly elected and Lieutenant Governor
Wakefield called to the chair the new presi-
dent pro tenn, who returned his thanks to
the senate for the honor conferred upon him.
FRIDAY, March AT the opening of
the session Senator J. B. Gil6llan 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. The Lieu
tenant Governor responded in feeling
manner. The usual committee was appoint.
ed to notify the governor that the senate
awaited his pleasure, and report that his
excellency 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
Saltwater; enabling the village of Young
America to issue bonds to assist in building a
to incorporate the village of Melrose;
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 a dam across the Mississippi river at
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: to
change the name of the town of sleepy Eye
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 salaries of
county officers of Rice county; to consolidate
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
nnOQn6 tho 10 10 Pow r4
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 the mu-
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 SIS, 900 of county reve-
nue. funds to build 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
build and operate branch line from Minneap-
Oils to Lake Mnnetonka, 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 q 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
Eonds; 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 in Ramsey county; to change school dis
trict No. 81 in Olmstead county; to locate
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 q
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 q railroad; to amend the act to incor-
porate the village of st. James, in Watonwan
county, to regulate the sale Of spiritucus
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;
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st. Cloud to the southwestern boundary Of the
state by appropriating swamp lands of the
state; to regulate the salaries and fees of coun-
ty officers in Ramsey and Hennepiu counties;
to remove the county sest 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, Meeker
and others to issue bonds in aid of railroads;
relating to the compensation of the officers
daries of a school district in Olmsted
county; IS to state road in Blue Earth
county; authorizing the laying ont of a state
road in Big Stone county; changing the
of q school district in Scott
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 Of
Ramsey county......T The special committee
on the bill relating to the second state
prison reRo o naming ag aSt to
to indefinitely postpone the bill PREVAILED
yeas " 81, nays 37.....The committee on
taxes, reported without recommends
ton the bill for constitutional
amendment taxing church property. A
brief discussion followed, when the bill was
indefinitely postponed: "A bill was intro
duced for the consolidation of Carl
ton and st. Louis counties.....Senate
bills passed: Changing the term of court
in Freeborn county; Relating to the terms
of court in Cottonwood county; changing
the boundaries of q school district in Vase
ca county Laying out state road in Hen
nepin county; authorizing the building of
bridge in H&nnepin county; to organize the
comfy of MurYav. Chanpinp the boundaries
of q school district in Dakota county, and
levying a tax for q certain purpose in the
same county; to- authorize the village of
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 of
Mower to issue bonds for railroad purposes.
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TUESDAY, March 4.-The vote by
which an amendment to the charter of
Northfeld was adopted was reconsidered,
and the bill indefinitely postponed. .... In
committee Of the whole long debate was
had on the bill for second hospital for the
pass and the committee rose and reported.
On the question of the adoption of the re.
port Of the committee the yeas and nays
were demanded. The report was adopted,
yeas Is, nays 68.....In the evening the bill
TO promote immigration was passed, after
being amended By striking ont the provision
John w. Bond secretary of the
board. THE bill. for, the inspection of
steam boilers was considered in committee
of the whole and recommended for inded-
mite postpo nement About twenty bills
were, recomm ended for passage, among
them the bill reducing tho compensation of