Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-10-26
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

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breckenridge: to amend the statutes relating to
guardians and their powers; to appropriate
s6,oO0 for the uso of the state board 81 immi-
grafton that amount, it is alleged, having been
included in the bill passed last winter, but it
cannot be drawn on account of . defect in the
phraseolcgy of the bill; to provide for ascer
tanning the cost Of the Minnesota state railroad
ponds; providing for q commission consisting
OF the governor and attorney general, with in
struccons to go back and find out all about the
ooneis, how they were issued, whether tho land
grant railroad companies paid for the labor or
supplies used on the sections OF road for the
construction of which the bonds were issued,
how much the bonds cost the present holders,
ana various other matters. Ordered printed
and referred to the committee on the whole. .
RESOLUTIONS Of the Congregational conference
III favor of the settlement Of the bond qucs ton,
and large number of remonstrances against
such action were presented. The house bill
for funding certain bridge orders Of Marshall
county, was passed. Powers presented res
olutlon of sympathy with the Irish people.
Miller gave notice of debate, and the resolu-
ton went over. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, October 19.-Pillsbury's bond bill
WAS reported back by the finance committee
with an important modification and recon-
mended to pass. 1t was proposed to amend
the preamble SO rs to irterjcct the word
many before the word ''peorle," so as to
qualify ihc statement that the people en- masse
disputed the validity Of the claim. Considera-
BILE discussion cnsued which continued through
out the morning and most of the afternoon
session. The report was finally adopted by a
vote Of 81 to 15.. .CrOOks introduced Il bill rn-
der which the state agrees to cedc to the gen.
eral government such state lands rs may be
overdowcd in the construction Of reservoirs on
the headwaters Of the Mississippi Other hills
introduced: Approp,iating $500 for n bridge
IN Swift County; incorporating the village Of
Lake Benton in Swift County (uassed) for
the destruction of noxious weeds growing along
highways and railroads; for assessing and tax
Ing railroad companies .Aakers bill for allow
ing the voters in the respective townships Of
Douglas to decide whether their cattle shall be
fenced in Or fenced out was amended so as to
include Pope county, and then passed.
Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, October 20-The Pillsbury bond
bill came up in committee of the whole where
upon Mr.. Daniel Buck attacked it in two
hours speech. Several amendments were pro-
posed, but none we're adopted. The whole day
was spent discussing the bill and the amend
ments, the committee arising without having
finished the discussion. :. Bills introduced: To
appropriate sum not exceeding $1,000 annual
1y for defraying the expenses Of the Minnesota
members of the Mississippi improvement COM
mission; to abolish the office OF railroad COM
missioner, the duties to be performed by the
attorney general; appropriating $4,000 for en-
hospital for the insane at Rochester; to amend
the school text book law. being the same bill
that passed the senate last winter, and which
failed to become a law Tough the accumula-
ton of business in the house during the closing
hours of the regular session, (passed under
suspension of the rules, J.. Adj ourned.
ST. PAUL. October 21.-Pillsbury presented
the following items: Legislative deficiency,
regular session, $500; Investigation OF st.
Cloud Normal School S871.54 publishing gen.
eral laws, regular session, S4,6S4.S0; printing
for extra session 81, 1000; printing paper $1,000;
stationary $500; indexing laws $500; fitting
Legislative laws 500; furnishing offices, aud
putting heating apparatus in new market hall,
$4,000; law library contingent $500; expenses
(one-ha!) of appraislng machinery for state
prison SS5405; removing records and furniture
from market house to rev capitol $780,. Bills
introduced: Authorizing the commissioners of
Oimsted County to issue bonds to purchase
grounds for agricultural fairs, (passed); en-
abling school district to issue school bond
(passed); amending the statutes relating to the
conlpensa ion OF county commissioners, who
will be allowed So a day for twenty days in
year (passed under suspension of the rules);
authorizing the commissioners Of Scott County
TO levy taxes and to issue bonds to build 4 jail
(passed under a suspension Of the rules);
adapting the law of last winter, which proposes
to appropriate the internal improvement lands
to the liquidation Of the railroad bonds. to the
new bill for adjusting the same, which is now
before the legislature pass ed). =. =. Adjourned
to meet on Monday evening 1t 8 O'Clock.
ST. PAUL, October 1S-Memorials for aud
against bond settlement were received; also a
memorial relative to the French colonization of
unsettled lands in Minnesota. Bills intro
duced: Authorizing the city of st. Paul to
issue bonds to the amount of 100000 for the
purpose Of building bridge across the Mis-
slssippi river, from the foot of Broadway to
point in section 2 of the Sixth Ward; to
amend an act Incorporating the village of Mon
tevldeo. the amendment relating to the time Of
holding town elections; to allow the village Of
Sleepy Eye Lake to issue bonds for the purpose
Oh establishing a fire department., (passed
under suspension OF the rules. }. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, October ia memorial asking
that Judge Cox Of the Ninth judicial district be
lmpeached for drunkenness on the bench was
referred to the Judiciary committee with power
TO investigate. and instructions to report speed
lily. Judge Wilson offered resolution d.
rected against Se!ah Chamberlain, and calling
for joint committee to investigate how much
work he performed on the state railroads, and
how much the bonds he holds cost him. "A
statement Of the status of the debt five years
from now, provided the adjustment act intro
duced IN the senate passes into law, WAS ordered
printed. Bills introduced: Approprating
5000 for the purpose Of buldinga bridge across
the Mustinko River, in Traverse County; to
locate, survey and build state road from
tGSri6ssville, Big Stone County, to Mandada,
Of certain lands held by railway companies in
the state and of certain interests. rights and
estates of the same, Ordered printed and re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee); to detach
certain territory from districts Numbered and
3S, Nicollet County, and add the same to district
11,aI1r @c l. A.
granting the right of way to railroad companies
over the swamp lands belonging to this state, said
right of way to extend seventy five feet on each
side of the center line; to authorize the county
commissioners Of Hennepin County to apprc-
pirate not more than $4,000 to improve the
navigation of the narrows in Lake Alinnetonka,
(referred to the Hennepin delegation); appro-
lrating $500 to build bridge across
Chippewa River in Chippewa County; ap-
propriating $4,000 fo1 the erection of
bridge across Shell! River, Wadena County;
to incorporate the village Of Adams, Mower
County, relating to salaries and fees of officers
OF the municipal court Of st. Paul, raising the
salary Of the Judge from s2.25o to $3.50 and
OF the clerk from 81 200 to 81, 500 per annum.
1.-The senate bill amending the bill (scnate
tile l6j authorizing the county commissioners
OF Brown County to construct a bridge across
the Cottonwood River, was passed under sus-
pension of the rules The house then ad-
to the memory Of O. P. Kidder.
ST.: PAUL, October 2O.-Judge Wilson called
up his resolutions on the bond matter, but after
short discussion and in the face Of his oppo-
sition it was referred to the special committee
on governors message, by a vote Of G6 to 80.
Hicks, as sub committee from the Judiciary
committee. reported substitute to house file
seventeen, relating to the manner Of holding
elections in cities which have over $4,000 inhaE-
itants, stating that the substitute only affected
the cities of st. Paul and Minneapolis. and was
an amendment to the election act Of 1873. The
bill was passed under suspension of the rules.
Bills introduced: 70 appropriate 81, 900 to the
Mississippi river improvement commissioners;
attaching portion Of schoo! district ", Hen
nepin county, to school district 7G, same county
(passed under suspension Of the rules); to au-
thorize the city Of Hastings, Dakota county,
to issue bonds for $1,000, to improve the road
along the Mississippi river bottom: (passed
under suspension Of the rules);. proyid-
Earth county in excess Of $1,000 per an4um
shall be turned in to the treasurer, and fixing
the compensation of the treasurer Of that
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