The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-02-03
MINNESOTA y NEWS.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE Bills,were intiDducsd j Incorporate
the village of DeGraf; authorizing the village
ct Benson to issue bonds; amending laws Of
1874 relating to claims for the construction Of
the village of Detroit; to amend the gener,
al statues relating to the filing of cdaattel>
mortgages; reports were received FROM the
railroad and education committees. Bills
were passed to legalize the acts of Allen d:
Ferris, executor; to Incorporate the village OF
ize the county commiss;i onsrs Of Chippewa 70
issue bonds; to fix the boundaries Of the village
of Duntlas; authorizing the board of education
Of Red Wing to issue bonds. The senate con-:
frmed several executive appointments, relected
struction. and referred that Of Iathrop E., Reed
~ inspector Of State prison tsthe 5prlsonIcom-
mittee II, *'r~a a n
HousR-There were number of local bills
introduced, and = few passed in the forenoon et
the afternoon was devoted to the discussion OF
the joint resolution memoralizing congress for
an appropriation for the reservoir system,
which was passed by vote Of &c 70 l4.ii&' =:
>f WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 70.
SBNArE:-Bills were introduced to authorize
the county commissioners of Mower to levy -
Falls; in relation TO the erection Of party walls;
to repeal the statutes Of 1875 relating to swamp
lands: MISUNDERSTANDING financial aid to the Mime
sofa Academy of Natural Science; to promote
moral and social science in the public schools
of Minnesota; authorizing the city Of Minneap-
to add five. sections to article X of the conshtu-
This bill provides that all railroads construct
cd, or hereafter to be constructed, shall be de-
clared public carriers: the rates of fare and
freight are to be fixed by the legislature; ran
any other business, and no raiIrpad in tho State
or other corporation shall consolidate it's
stock or associate with parallel or competing
ires OF railroad, nor shall any railroad in the
State consolidate will, any road or roads organ
lied under the laws If another State.
Bills were passed memoralizing congress to
appropriate 81, OO0, 600 for the Improvement
Of the Mississippi river; changing the bonnd-
aries Of certain school districts; to amend the
general statutes relating to larceny from the
person. 20
+ HousE-The speaker announced his appoint
ments to several house and joint special COM
Joint Committee on Investigation of the st.
cloud Normal Schce'-Wilson, Denny 80
Joint Committee on Railroad Lands Exempted
Fraudlently from TaxatiOn-Wllson, Dunn,
Oomstock, Collins, Smith.
Temperance-Dunn, Putnam, HUM, San
born, NOrrish.
Legislative Appo1tionment Cemstock, Ives,
Kniss, Stewart, Van Hoesen, Stone, Hayes, Braley,
Churchill, Colquhoun, Wiley, Armstrong, Nc
Congressional Apportionment- Comstock,
Denny, Sabin, Geary, Hicks, Collins, sanborn,
Allen, Rice, 9. 8. Porter, soarles, Bookwalter,
Grazing Calender. -! -
State Inspector of Wheat-Norrish, Kniss,
Location Of SECOND State Prison z5Hoy Moore
Kneeland, J.: Thompson il, Griggs
Sabin, Dunn, Baldwin, L. L. Baxter, Smith,
McCracken, Donahue.
Mr. Dunn's bill king infringements, of the
iquor laws felonies instead o. mlsdemeanOrs,
created quite a discussion in the committee Of
the whole, and amendments were offered by
Col Baxter, modifying the stringency of the
proposed change, but increasing the present
penalties for certain infringements.
Many bills were introduced, principally OF .
local character. g. .%Y-$5%5 i; 4.
THURSDAY, JANUARY, ~. ':%s "5+>'
SRNArE-Bills were introduced to incorporate
the village of GlenwoOd; to amend the general
laws of 1877 relating to cartways; to encour-
age timber culture; to amend the law incorpo-
rating.the city of Austin; to appoint State DE-
tectiva to discover persons. selling liquors Ito
Indians; to regulate the carrying Of passengers,
and fixing fare. ~-->..s - - - ."
Bills we're passed to incorporate the village of
Evansville; amending the act of incorporation
of the Hastings Industrial Institute. >i.s.
Congressional and Legislative apportlonment
!. committees were announced as follows: T.
Clement, Schaller, Peterson,
Howard, McCrea, Adams, Campbell
Legislative Rice, Langdon, Ginllan,
G. D. Wilson, Simmons, Buck. -,
Senator Peterson introduced 2 bill % encour-
who shall plant forest trees on prairie lands,
and take care Of them for six years, shall DO en-
titled to compensation It the rate Of - 5per
Acre ~ -! '.'s'"' e. u e. W : ..
HousE-The hill to amend the constitution
and prohibit:special legislation was, after long
discussion in the committee Of the whole, rec
Mr.. Smith introduced q memorial asking con:
grese to hasten the passagesof h'bdQ 70 prevent
the filling Of the channel Of the Mississippi with
Mr.. sabin introduced several bills relating to
the Chicago, St, Paul, Minneapolis 4 Omaha
A joint resolution, offered by Mr.. Daniels,
providing for committee Of five senators and
seven representatives, to consider the expedi-
ency Of dividing or forming Judicial districts
The proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton, which was. recommended t4 TO pass, is as
Sec. So The legislature is prohibited from
enacting any special or private laws in the fol
lowing cases: First. for changing the names Of
aw of another; second, for laying out opening
or altering highways; third, for authorizing
persons to keep ferries across streams at points
wholly within the state; fourth, for authorizing
the sale or mortgaging 81 real estate Or personal
ability; fifth, for changing any county seat;
sixth, for assessment or collection Of taxes, OF
for extending the time; for the objection thereof
seventh, for granting corporate powers or. PRIV
ileges, except e cities; eighth for a1th9rizne
the e. any RsI r. of TIC sch29
lage; tenth, Tor, granting any Individual asseci
alton 81. corporation, except municipal, Why
special or exclusive privilege. immunity Of
function, whatever. eleventh, for yacatine
road town platse, streets alleys and public
grounds ."s!tc,rsts:t. .c.;..y...:L ..,.:,e.