Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
MONDAY, February Z4.-Bills intro

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in carrying freights; to amend
The constitution, ard provide for the disposal
of state swamp lands and the expenditure of
the moneys arising from their Gale; to enable
the city Of Bed Wing to subscribe for capital
stock of the Minnesota railway. Bills passed |
urdr suspended rules: Relating to the indie |
pendent school district Of st. Cloud; to au-
thorize the board of education Of saltwater |
to issue bonds; to amend the charter Of the !
village Of Morris. Senate bills passed: |
Amending the general statutes relating to |
county commissioners; to provide for the COZ |
lection Of taxes for 1878; to authorize the city
of Austin to aid in the construction Of rail |
roads by the issue of bonds; to authorize the |
commissioners OF Meeker county to abate GER |
tain taxes; to amend the statutes of 1874 re- |
lating to condemnation OF lands by railroads;
to detach the county of Murray from Cotton
wood county aud organize the same for Judi
cial purposes House bills passed: To amend
the charter Of Rush City, Chisago county; to
establish the county of Candy, and to locate
county seat Of Lincoln county from Marsh-
field to Morse was lost-yeas 6, nays 25.. .Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, February 25.-Bills intro
duced: To dispose Of 100000 acres of tie in
tecnal improvement landp, and to encourage
the settlement OF the same; to appropriate
money for the second asylum for the insane,
located at Rochester appropriating $12, $50 for
deficiency III the building fund of the insane
asylum at Rochester; to authorize railroad
companies or receivers or mortgage trustees
thereof to settle the title of lands taken for
railroad purposes, or to make compensation
for such lands. Bills passed under suspend
ed rules: To authorize the Hastings board Of
education to issue bonde; authorizing the COM
missioners Of Faribsult county to issue bonds
for the purpose Of building a Jail; to legalize
certain bonds issued by the city of St. Cloud
changing the times for holding terms Of court
III the county of Freeborn; to authorizs the
village of Jordan, Scott county, to organize
school district No. 10l, in Dakota county; ap-
propriating money for the payment OF the gen
eral expenses Of the state for the years 1879
and 1880; authorizing the commissioners Of
Hennepin county to pay for a bridge across
Crow river. Senate bills passed: Appropriate
ing money to pay the salaries Of state officers;
to legaliZe the assignment of certain ectool
land Certificates; relating to the laying out Of
roads IN two or more counties. House bills
passed: Chang ing the name Of the town of
Madison to that of Amiret: authorizing the
state librarian to make copies Of judicial de-
csions; organizing the county of Polk and at
taching Kttson county thereto for judicial
purposes; protecting the waters of Lakes Min
netonka and Calhoun. in Hennepin county
from impurities. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 26.-Bills in
troduced: Granting swamp lands to the St.
Louis River Dalles improvement company; to
authorize the superintendent of the hospitals
for the insane to remove ldiotlc or Feeble
minded children to their respective counties
| and provide for their support; to locate state
road from White Earth agency to st. Vincent
to regulate the grading of wheat; to authorize
the commissioners CT Scott county to issue an
additional tax for the support Of the poor,
amending the statutes relating to the collection
of taxes in unorganized counties (passed u1l-
der suspended rules); to amend an act relating
to the county of Cass and attaching the same
to the county CT Grow Wing (passed under
suspended rules); to authorize the supervisors
OF the town of Albert Lea to tranafer the poor
fund to the road fund (passed under Suspend
ed rules) "A senate bill passed authorizing
the state auditor to abate penalties on state
lands where delinquents have suffered entire
or partial loss Of crops. House bills passed
Authorizing the commissioners of Rock county
to issue bonds; to amend the charter of the
village Of Kasson, in Dodge county, to amend
the charter Of the village Of Fergus Falls re-
lating to the right of way of railroads i'll the
village of Fergus Falls; to authorize the com
missioners of Renville county to issue bonds
to fund its floating debt. In committee OF
the whole the savings bank bill was recon-
mended to pass, after being amended so as t.
exempt banks now organized under the pro-
visions of the bill. The bill fixing the salaries
Of state officers was also recommended It
pass. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 27.-Senatt
bills passed. Fixing the compensation Of Of
fcers of Meeker county; TO appropriate none!
in aid of the Minnesota Anti-Drive Well asso-
cation (yeas %. nays 3D.. House bills
passed. To amend the charter Of the villsge
Brownsville; to change the name Of the town
Of Katrina to that of Mandt. The senate
bill prohibiting the division Of special school,
districts without q vote of the people was
killed for the session in the usual parliamen.
tary manner Bills introduced: Amending
the laws relating to cruelty to animals: to ia
cilitate the construction of railrC ad from
Minneapolis to St. Cloud (passed under sus-
pended rules) :. Bills passed under suspended
rules: To create board of tax levy for the
county Of Hennepjn, and define its powers; re-
lating to the compensation Of officers of Hen
nepin county: relating to the collection Of de-
linquent taxes in Scott county; to amend the
laws relating to commissioners OF Blue Earth
county and their compensation as road and
bridge inspectors; to authorize the commits
eioners of Hennepin county to issue $40, 900 in
bonds for the purpose of extending and repair
ing the jail; to authorize the borough of Belle
Paine to build bridge across the Minnesota
river; to amend the charter Of the city of shak-
opee; to amend tho act authorizing the village
Of Little Falls, Morrison county, to issue
bonds; to provide for the levy and collection of
poll and road taxes in the city of Duluth; to
authorize the formation Of mutual hail insur-
ence companies in Carver county; relating to
the construction of division or line fences in
Dakota county. After session in committee
Of the whole the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 2S.-Bills intro
duced: To reimburse all persons who have
paid an inebriate asylum tax; to aid in the
construction of railroad from Minneapolis to
Hutchinson, Mcleod county House bills
passed under suspended rules: To authorize
the village of Ioorhead to issue bonds to aid
in building wagon bridge and to fund the
floating debt; to authorize the town Of Wake
field, Stearns county. to issue bonds for the
construction of bridge across the Sank river;
to authorize the town of Eden Lake, Stearns
county. to issue bonds to aid in the construc-
ton OF bridge across the Sank river; to legal
ize the organization of the town of Moorhead,
Clay county, to define its limits and provide
for it's division; to incorporate the village of
Walnut Grove; granting to certain persons the
right to erecta mill dam on the public highway
in the town Of Moscow, Freeborn county, and
to empower the supervisors to contribute mo-
ney to keep the same in repair =. Senate bills
passed: To amend an act granting the South
ern Minnesota Extension company certain
lands; relating to certain school districts in
Olmstead county; to amend the charter of the
village of Albert Lea; to change the bounda-
ries of certain school districts in Fillmore
county. After discussion in committee Of
tho whole the brass kettle tester bill was made
the special order for Monday. Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February 24.-Bills intro
duced: Relating to farmers clubs; to incorpo-
rate the village of Young America; to author
ize Stesrns county to issue bonds in aid of
! railroads; relating to cartways and bridges; to
amend the charter Of Glencoe; to authorize q
free wagon bridge aud road across the Mime
sofa river; to aid the Grant and Dakota rail-
road company; to authorize the voters of Fair
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town of Lyle, Mower county; to amend the
charter Of the city Of Austin; to regulate the
salaries Of the officers Of Olmstead county;
relating to county commissioners of Washing
ton county; relating to the board Of control Of
Ramsey county: to detach certain territory