Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

SENATE, Jan. 28.-Bills were introduced and
passed under suspended rules to authorize the
commissioners of Meeker county to issue
500, 900 in bonds to build a court house and
Jail; to detach certain lands from school dis
trict No. 9, in Olmsted county. Bills were in
troduced and referred to locate State load in
Wright and other counties; to appoint county
assessors; to enable the city of St. Paul to con-
solidate Its debt; to remove the county seat of
Lincoln county from Marshfeld to Morse; to
amend the laws of 1876 relating to real estate;
to incorporate the village of Sherburne, Martip
county, and to amend the laws of 1877 relative
to the debt of st. Louis county. House bills
were passed to legalize certain acts of sch 90
district No. 9, Brown county; amend
ing the laws of 1877 authoriz-
ing the issue of bonds by Lyon county,
and a joint resolution asking Congress to ap.
propriate money to improve navigation on Red
river. House bills were read q first time to in
corporate the village of Crookston; to author
ize the board Of education of Detroit to issue
bonds, and to authorize the commissioners of
Yellow Medicine county to issue bonds to fund
its debt A petition was presented from the
people of Wright county praying that the use
of the brass tester be regulated.
HOUSE, Jan. 28.-Among the bills offered were
one to prevent persons getting on railroad
train in motion, repeating the act for publish
| ing the laws in the newspapers, and repeating
| the wolf bounty act. A long debate took place
| on the proposition for the State to advance
$50, 600 to carry out the school book law, and
| the resolution was recommended to pass.
SENATE, Jan. 29.-Bills were introduced re-
lating to the assignment of property; to amend
the laws of 1876 in relation to the giving of aid
to railroads, and defining the gauge of rail-
roads. House bills were passed under sus-
| pended rules to authorize the commissioners
of Martin county to issue $4,000 in bonds to
| build court house and jail, and memorial to
Congress asking an appropriation of money to
improve navigation on the Minnesota river.
Bills were passed granting to the city OF
| Ninona the privilege of maintaining ferry
across the Mississippi river; to
amend the general laws of 1877, re-
lating to public schools and to detach territory
from Independent School District No. Is, in
Dodge county. In committee of the whole
| the bills fixing the rate of interest at 10 per
| cent, and abolishing the office of railroad
commissioner and attaching its duties to that
of insurance commissioner, were considered
| and recommended to pass.
| HOUSE, Jan. 29.-This was a busy day,
especially in the way of talk. There were TWEEN.
ty-six bills introduced, among them being one
| extending the terms of the Governor and Lieu.
tenant Governor from two to four years; re-
districting the judicial districts of the State
protecting wool-growers against dogs. The
in favor of female suffrage was
debated and voted down by AZ
yeas to 50 nays. The joint resolution author
| izing the State to borrow $50, 600 TO pay fol
text books was recommended to pass. wran
gle in the committee on public accounts anC
expenditures relative to appointing clerk oc
cupied between one and two hours and led to
good deal OF personality. The bill prohibiting
special legislation was debated at length, bu1
no action taken.
SENATE, Jan. 30.-Petitions were presented
from Stearns county. with ], 100 names, asking
| for the abolition of the brass kettle, and from
ladies asking for the right of suffrage. Bill
were introduced to amend the general schoo
laws: to establish free libraries; 10 amend thu
statutes relating to appeals; amending tn,
statutes relating to mileage; to amend the
statutes relating to notaries public; changing
boundaries of Independent school district No
16, in Blue Earth county, and amending the
act encouraging higher education. Bills were
passed authorizing the commissioners of Hen
nepin county to pay the bill of Joseph e. Lyon
establishing system in the public schools
amending the act incorporating Zumbrota; au
thorizing the commissioners of Sibley county
1 to issue bonds; relating to interest on money
and usury, land abolishing the office of railroad
commissioner and comforting its duties upor
the insurance Commissioner.
HOUSE, Jan. 30.-The House held two SEES
sions, setting the full day but accomplished
very little. No important bills were intro
dnced, and the only important measur.
passed was the resolution to borrow 90, 900 fol
the school text book fund. This passed by 81
to 40. The afternoon session was devoted &c
d scussing an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting special legislation.
SENATE, Jan. 81.-Senator Macdonald pre-