Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

ng to terms Of court in the third judicial dis-
@1ct; Tor " constitutional amendment prohib-
iting specisllegislation. "A memorial to cou-
gross aakinetor tho Improvement of the upper
Mi"bls7lpplSr1Ver by constructing dams Ut the
outlets or some Of the small! lakes tributary TO
II, 80 as toIetaln portion Of t!.o spring foods
for fall navigation; also the bill incorpo, atlnp
tho village of Chaska Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 1.-THE bill
'1sAstine4to psstition ..fsncsssxas indefinitely
postponed. House bills passed under Gus
psusiul Of ralct: Lcgalixiug plat of village OF
A,'l"ton; protecting fish iii certain lakes III
Scott county: enlarging county seat Of Mower
county; laying cut d road III Ramsey COUNTY
Nxteuds Park avenue and makes it 100 feet
wlde) A resolution war adopted instructi.g
tho committee Oh public lands to inquire into
tho mist axe Or neglect whereby 81, 600 acres OF
ia, state swamp lands have been filed and
settled On by homestead pro-ompton and tree
claim t:tllcrh, and provide FOR some cour so Of
action by which theso settlers may ultimately
prove up and own tho land Bills Introduced {:
Io promote Immigration; to amoud the charter
OF the city Of Rochester (paased under puspel-
sion uf the rulc-); relating to the running ut
large of cattle, horses, theep, etc., in Fillmore
county; to lcgallze act Of School Distrct NJ.
81, Rcnvjl'e county in issuing bonds for build
ing fchOolEouse (Dassed uHder fuspe1lsiru Of
the rulor) authorizing Bird Leland, ia Kenvillc
county, 10 Issue bonds for building . court
hnu>c. tho issue not to exceed v3 900; a1neud-
ing section 4, CHAPTER 139, OF general statutes
OF 1873, relating tot suing towuli1uor liccnce
hgx!lzing village plat Of Brownsville, II custom
county (passed under suspension Of the rules J;
memorial 70 co'lgrce6 asking al appropriation
OF S25. GEO to improve western. clI,,l.tl If Mis-
sissippi at st. Paul fpa~aed u,.ier suspension
OF lulcn); to suthulizt the board Of county
commissioners q. l1tnnepin cl:!ll'v to avprO-
pirate money for the Improvement Of ma yiga-
ton On Lahe M,no;o.4ka: to appropriate -. 900
for iish culture, and relating t. ji-h COMM =
sionerp.. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February l3.-I}ilIs
passed. Authorizing Hcnuc:ln .,l11lv 10 a,,-
rroprl.te money f.r tie improvement Of the
Navigation Of Lake Minutt;.:4k.: srilat:, biz,
for the I'd iustmrnt Of the debt If 81, ,;i,
county: also tho house memorial for lard
bounty 70 tDdlers OF the late war AID TIE
house bill! Furnishing; the crime Of b'lv- tel,
ing. "A resolution as'passed prohibitir,, the
introduction of new business after the 2S:Il
Fast -. Bills intr oduccJ: Itclat.11 10 ilr,,lve,.t
cebtf. the provisions If which would c ,nsti-
tute bankrupt law for the state; authorizing
the city OF Winona to bridge the Nl;s2lo.,p.,l
river Proposing the tranrter Of internal IN
Frovenent lands to the general school fund;
creating the county Office Of bculor Of Weights
AID measures. Adj ourne1.
FRIDAY, February 14.-Baxter intro.
duced resolutions praying for the appointment
of committee Of nine to investigate the
charges against certain railroads in the state.
80. The following bills were Indefinite post
poneu agrceably to the reports of commit
tees: Relating to school district il LIE Sneur
county; to reimburse party IN Otter Tail
county for worthless sta;e Ionl bought by
hln,: poetponlng payment Of interest on s,hooI
! lands IN LIE Sueur county; postponiug the pay
! ment OF Interest On ecGoyl lands ia Fillmore
county: extending the time for the rav,ne,,t of
Interest or state bonds in Mcleod aud Siblev
couLtles. HE speaker announced thu fCi-
lowing "a the committee to Consider local bills
Messrs. Chamberlain, Tharalson. Burns. Dodd
Goodsell, Bean. Lambert, Bisse:l, O'Hara
In committee OF the whole, the bill to abolish
the Office Of public examiner ,;as repclted
upon favorably. -. The bill to abolish the of.
tice OF railroad commissioner came I'D. and at
ter excited discussion was ordered laid over
Tor III ure discussion. Bills introduced: Au
tAorlzlEg toWLe to vote ca tie question Of re.
StralnlnS cattle: to establish school district
IN Nc: .eod county; amending the act author
lzng the construction of bridge at For
amount of 1912 for losSes during the Inliia1
massacre: to protect fish in Thompson lake il
| Maseca county. House bills passed: amend
ing the act authorizing the construction of
pier bridge across the Mississippi river at Fer
Smelling: to protect fish in Waseca county.
Senate bills passed: Amending the SC! lncor
porating the village OF Caledonia, in Housto,
county; amending the act incorporating tn
city OF Saltwater: amending the act incorpo
rating the village Of Cannon Falls; relating t.
the treasurer of Ramsey county >. Adjourned