Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-22
BILLS INTRODUCED,


By Senator White-To amend special laws
of 1879, relating to school district in Ohm
sted county. Passed under suspended rules.
BY Senator Case-To amend the act locating
State road in LIE Sueur, Rice and Scott coun-
ties.
BY Senator Peterson-For the protection of
fish in Lake Hanska, Brown county. Passed
| under suspended rules.
By Senator Castle-To punish quackery in
the State of Minnesota.
By Senator Administering to the compen-
satiOn of the commissioners of Dakota county.
Passed under suspended rules.
Senator J. B. Gilfillan, from judiciary conf
mittee, to whom was referred the bill propOs-
ing an amendment to the constitution relative
to the investment of the school fund of the
State, reported recommending that it be indet-
nitely postponed. The report was adopted.
A communication was received from Hon.
L. B. Hodges, secretary of the State Forestry
association, inviting the Senate to be present
at meeting of the association at the hall of
the House of Representatives, on the evening
of January Is.
I SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the general statutes of 1878 rela-
ting to the punishment of manslaughter in the
fourth degree.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
message was received from the House an
nouncing its adherence to its amendment to
the resolution for the appointment of a Joint
committee on reapportionment, and asking
that a conference committee be appointed.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
Senator Macdonald in the chair. Senator
Wheat's usury bill was debated at some length
by Senator's Wheat, Rice, Powers, Howard,
Beeman and White, and referred to special
committee Of three for amendment. Several
bills of a private and local nature were consd-
cred and recommended to pass.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
Senator Kinds moved that a committee be
appointed to confer with the House committee,
with reference to legislative apportionment.
Adopted, and Senator's Morrison, Kinds and
Castle were appointed such committee.
WHEAT GRADING.
The House joint resolution for joint com
mittee to whom should be referred that part of
the farmers board of trade report which
relates to the appointment of State inspector
Of wheat was concurred in, and Senator's Rice,
Pillsbury and Powers were appointed such
committee on the part of the Senate.
Senator G. ID. Gililan offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of q clerk for
the judiciary committee at s. per day.
Adopted.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
To declare certain persons heirs at law of
John Keller, deceased.
To incorporate the village of Wadena, Wa
dena county
To legalize the acts of the commissioners of
Otter Tail county in laying out State road.
Passed under suspended rules.
To authorize the commissioners of Nicollet
county to issue bonds. Passed under sus-
pended rules.
Authorizing the commissioners of Martin
county to issue bonds.
communication was received from the
governor announcing his approval of certain
acts.
Senator C. F. Buck moved that when the
Senate adjourn it adjourn until Monday even
ing at o'clock. Adopted.
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
Senator Morrison, from the conference com.
mittee, reported that it was agreed that the
House should recede from IFS amendment to
the Senate resolution relating to Legislative ap-
portionment, and that two Joint committees
should be appointed, each to be composed of
seven Senator's and fourteen members of the
House, one committee to consider matters re-
lating to legislative apportiopment, and the
other to consider matters relating to congress
sional apportionment. The report Of the
committed was adopted. Adjourned.