Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-13

also repeating the law which requires that
military headquarters in times of peace be
established at points where the government
owns barracks. The bill then passed..
Adjourned.
.~>. MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
81. Senate.
MONDAY, February 3.-Petitions pre-
sented: Asking legislation requiring steam en-
gineers to pass an examination as to compe'
tency; from citizens of Freeborn county, ask
ing that the collection of taxes be do.
ferred until November next; from Selah
Chamberlain, asking that his state rail-
road bonds be paid; asking for legisla,
district levy in Otter Tail county. -. Bills in.
troduced: 10 authorize the commissioners OF
Blue Earth county to issue bonds; to tx school
district taxes in Otter Tail county; to consti
tute and provide the duties of immigration
commissioner; to allow towns, villages and
Municipal corporations In Chisago county to
aid in the construction OF railroads; to locate
a state road III Swift and Pope countless to
change the name Of tho town Of Dublin to
to that Of Murdoch: to incorporate tho town
OF Wolsey, in. Wright county; to prevent the
transportation OF game out Of the state; to
provide for licensing engineers, and tor in
TUESDAY, February 4.-Petitions
presented: From citizens OF Stearns, Fillmore
and Olmstead counties, for the abolition Of the
brass tester from citizens of Polk county,
asking an appropriation of 81, 900 for bridge
across the Chippewa river from citizens 0!
Red Wing, asking the legislature to memorial
iZe congress to prOpoce an amendment to the
federal constitution permitting all citizens to
vote. /. Bills introduced: To provide for a
farmers board of trade of Minnesota to
amend the special law relating to the chief OF
police of Shakopee. Bills passed under sus-
pended rules: To incorporate the village Of
Little Falls, Morrison county relating to GER
tain school districts in Waseca county; to
establish an independent school district in
Morrison county to divide the town Of Nor
way Lake amending the act incorporating the
Mime sofa industrial association. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 5.-Bi]ls in
troduced Authorizing the commissioners Of
Carver county to fix salaries Of county officers
amending the laws of 1877 relating to the lay
ing out Of highways to regulate the institu-
tons of public instruction; to amend the
general statutes relating to divorce. .Ad-
journed.
THURsDAY, February 6.-Petitions
presented From farmers of Stearns county,
against the brass kettle; from chamber of
commerce Of Duluth, asking that said city be
designated as the place for the new state pris-
on. Bills introduced: To prevent stock from
running at large in Olmstead county; to amend
the charter of the city Of St. Charles, in VIM
ona county (passed under suspended rules)
prohibiting discrimination in rates of freight
by railroads; to appropriate $l5, 900 for the
erection of workshops at the state reform
school; authorizing the town Of DesMoines in
| Too CON co1,nfv n iaana hOn6a (naaca6 rvdar
suspended rules); to appropriate $4,000 for
the completion OF the deaf and dumb and
blind asylum; to appropriate 81, 500 in aid of
the nti-drive well association of Minnesota.
.. Bills passed: House bills to incorporate the
city of Crookston; to authorize the board of
the town of Detroit, Becker county, to issue
bonds; to authorize the borough OF Hender-
son to issue bonds; to authorize the commits
sioners of Sibley county to fund its floating
debt; senate bills, proposing an amendment
to the constitution Of the state limiting the
power Of taxation for the aid of railroads; ex'
tending time for building railroad from Tay'
Tors Falls to point on the st. Paul and Du
luth railroad; authorizing an adjustment OF
the Indebtedness of St. Louis county; author.
izing the commissioners OF Mobiles county tC
issue bonds. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February IA resolution
instructing all assessors in the state to treat
legal tender notes commonly known as green.
backs, as coin was referred to the judiciary
committee with instructions to report bv bill
or otherwise >. Bills introduced: Legalizine
the vote cast establishing the seat Of Meekel
county at the village Of Litchfeld prohibit
ing the bleaching of barley protecting livery
stable keepers and Furnishing cruelty to ami
mails setting apart state lands in Kandiyoh
county for the support Of a high school in the
village OF Willmar; to cancel the 10 per cent
kov ",
Senate bills passed Appropriating $45, Is;
for state prison improvements providing fo1
laying and altering highways relating to the
export of game from the state amending the
act of incorporation of the village Of East
GAINESVILLE regulating fishing on the Zumbre
dent school district in Blue Earth county
authorizing the commissioners Of Blue Earth
county to issue bonds for bridge purposes to
locate state road in Swift county to change
the name of the town of Dublin, Swift county
to that of Murdoch. The house bill for tho
location of an avenue around Lake Phalen
Ramsey county, was passed. IA memorial t.
congress for an appropriation to deepen st.
Marys canal, and for appropriations for the
improvement of lake navigation, the harbor OF
Duluth, etc, as recommended by the st. Pau
river and harbOr improvement convention
was passed under suspended rules. After {
session in committee of the whole the senate
| nVJOuAA0u uAA'AA AAo.1uoy'
MONDAY, February 3.-Petitions pre-
scented: From citizens of Martin county relat
ing to payment for seed grain furnished; from
citizens of Brown county against the reduction
of the salaries Of officers Of that county. "A
senate bill to change the boundaries of q
school district in Olmstoad county was PASSED
on suspension Of the rules House bills read
third time aud passed: To locate q state road
on the line of Sibley and Nicollet counties
regulating the cancellation Of fire insurance
policies. Bills introduced: To prohibit cattle
from running at large in Swift county, tt
locate and establish state road from Herman
in Grant county, to Gracev lie, Big Stone
county; to amend the charter of the city oil
Rochester; to establish bridge across Rec
Lake river at Fishers Landing, Polk county
90. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 4.-Various petit
tons were presented against the brass kettle
in favor Of prohibition, and asking an exten
sion of TINA fol. the~ payment for seed grain
:. Bills introduced: To amend the charter Of
the village Of Chaska to authorize the county
commissioners Of Douglas county to levy tai
county of Candy Bills passed under sus
pended rules: To authorize LIE sueur count,
TO issue bonds to build jail :; to authorize the
CITY Of Bt. Paul to aid roads running into the
city to the extent of gil, 1000; changing the
time for holding elections in the village Of
Marinet. AT the afternoon session the house
bill extending the time for the payment OF
seed grain was passed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February "a mum
Der Of petitions were presented and properly
referred, among them one for the repeal OF
the duty on herring, and one for the repeal OF
the Merrill school book law. Bills intro
H11arfda ~ co,,nt1
officers; to change the time Of holding court
in the Third judicial district to amend the
charter of the city Of Winona to amend the
act incorporating the village Of Rush City /; I'd
prevent the. forfeiture Of life Insurance poll
cies! ). Bill passed under suspended rules