Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-16
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.


ST. PAUL, March 1.-The state prison contract
ratified by vote of Is to 25. Bucks bill to
regulate the carrying Of freight railroads in the
state was defeated-ayes ~, noes 49,. .Psbury's
congressional apporhonment BILL which was recon-
mended for passage by committee of the whole was
taken up, and after amendment by taking Watonwan
and Cottonwood counties out Of the Third district
and placing them in the Second was passed-ayes 22
noes 16. Bills passed: The general appropriation
bill; regulating casualty insurance companies ap-
propratons for bridges across the Pomme de Terre,
Rum, Yellow Medicine, Cottonwood, sauk, Crow
Wing, south branch Of the Crow Wing, the Big Cot
tonwood Rock, Buffalo Run and the st. Croix rivers;
incorporate the village Of Pllsbury granting ferry
privileges to James w. Day Big Stone lake; au-
thorizing Anoka county to issue bridge bonds; for
ing the charters of Duluth and Alexandria; joint
resolution to congress on drivewe and other patents;
to enforce the payment Of delinquent taxes; enabling
railroad companies to change their routes; amending
the general tax law 50 to secure the payment Of
interest and principal on school district bonds;
thorizing the St. Paul. Minneapolis Manitoba rail-
authorize the Winona st. Peter railroad to pur-
chase the Plainview Elgn road detaching territory
in Rose town to Reserve in Ramsey county; location of
road in Ramsey and Washington counties;.creating
school district in Polk county; authorizing school
district in Mower county to issue bonds and another
in washington county to condemn land; appropriat-
Gilen; raising the salary Of thechief auditors clerk
from 81 500 to 49, 900 year, allowing Redwood Falls
lOOEo cattle
creating joint school district in Mower and Free
born counties; to prevent the destruction Of fish,
The senate hastily adjourned because of fire in the
capitol.
er PAUL, March 2.-The senate met at the usual
hour at the ruins of the capitol under the east por
tico, and called to order by the president. The
chaplain offered prayer suitable to the extraordi-
nary occasion. The first business in order was the
following resolution, offered by Senator J. B. Gifl-
Ian: Ree0tued by the senate the house concurring,
That the senate and house do adjourn forthwith to
meet at the Market hall in the city Of st. Paul this
day" The resolution was adopted, and the senate
adjourned forthwith AT IL o'clock the president
called the senate to order in Market hall The
message from the house announcing the passage of
the railroad bond bill came up in its order and the
amendments thereto were read. After much con-
fusion, dnring which number of amendments were
offered and voted down. the senate concurred in the
house amendments, after which the bill as amended
was adopted by vote of % to IA. Bills introduced:
Increasing the salary of the warden Of the state
prison to 500 to provide for the collection of de-
(passed under suspended rulesG to appropriate
money to reimburse employees for losses incurred by
! the fire at the insane asylum (passcd under sus-
o Re 7ae Of moss sTn T snd
relating to the keeping in repair of Ger
tain bridge across Rum river, in 1santi
to issue bonds to aid in the construction Of the Still
water and Hastings railroad; authorizing the gover-
nor to appoint state land agent to authorize the
railroad aid: to legalize certain township organiza-
hons in Lac q Pare county; to prevent the catching
Of fish in certain lakes in Rice county, to amend the
charter Of the city of Mankato; to the charter
OF the village of Jordan to prevent the running at
large of domestic animals in Mcleod county; Joint
resolution directing the state treasurer to cancel and
destroy certain bonds; amending act authorizing the
city of St. Cloud to issue bonds relating to the SAL
aries Of the treasurer and auditor of Blue Earth
! county; to amend the charter of the village of
village of Lodi; to locate the county seat of Chip
pewa county at Montevdeo; to amend the charter Of
the village Of Pine Island; to amend the charter Of
the village Of Young America: to authorize the laying
out Of state road in Ramsey and Washington
counties; to amend the charter of the village of
Worthington; to authorize the Commissioners Of St.
Louis county to purchase site and erect Jail; re-
quiring the construction Of fishHays on the Zumbro
rver to attach Grant county to Stevens county for
judicial purposes; granting ferry privileges across
Lake Pepin, Goedhue county; requiring each town.
! ship in Goodhue county to support its own poor
Incorporating the village of St. Vincent . Senate
the state prison to s. 500 per annum; authorizine
certain towns, villages and cities to issue bonds n
| aid Of railroads.
ST. PAUL, March 3.-The house bill appropriatinn
$4,000 to rebuild the capitol was favorably recon-
mended by committee of the whole and afterwards
passed by the senate by vote of IS to 81. The
Senate on motion of Crooks, proceeded to nominal,
and elect a president pro tenn. J. B. Gilhlan nomi
mated for that Office Hon. H. B. Wilson, of Goodhue
and the nomination was seconded by j. N. Castle
Campbell nominated Rice, but Rice declined th,
honor, after which Wilson elected president b,
a unanimous vote The bill providing for the az
sessment and taxing Of telegraph companies doing
weeks ago, but by some means disappeared from
view in the house before it was acted upon, wal
taken up and re-enacted.. C. F: Bucks bill fo1
elimination in the transmission and reception o.
dispatches and their prompt delivery to those re-
ce1ving them, met the same fate that for theil
taxation, introduced early in the session by Kinds
This was also re-enacted. The nomination Of L.
Reed as prison inspector was rejected by vote o1
19 to bills passed: To authorize any rail-
road corporation to purchase other railroads; to re-
imburse the county Of Watonwan for expenses in.
Cured after the capture of the Younger brothers
proposing an amendment to article of the consti
increasing the bond Of the state treasurei
from $4,000 to 100000 fixing a time for holding
general terms of court in the Twelfth judicial circuit
providing for the removal Of county treasurerl
guilty of malfeasance in Office; to encourage timber
culture; to locate state road in Chippewa and Kan
diyohi countless to appropriate $50 to the LIE sueu
County Agricultural society; to reimburse Pin,
county for expenses incurred in the trial of Herbert
Hutchinson; to authorize villages, boroughs and
cities to issue bonds for public buildings; to increase
the number of associate justices of the Supreme
Court; to provide for the inspection of steamboa
boilers on internal waters Of the state authorzine
railroad corporations to purchase railroads. restrict
granting swamp lands for the lowering Of the water
Of Washington lake, Sibley county; relating to tn
disposition Of certain money in the hands of tn
treasurer Of Yellow Medicine county; regulating tn
catching of fish in Lake Elysian, Waseca county; t.
provide sinking fund for the payment of tn
bonded Indebtedness Of Albert Lea; amending tn
charter OF the village OF Rushford
ST.. PAUL. March 4.-The senate concurred in tn
house resolution relative to the codifcation of tn
school law. The usual resolution of thanks to tn
presiding officer passed; also resolutions thank
ing citizens of st. Paul for courtesies to the member
a;tea no h sne eS nad pee
information that he had no more communications t
make to the legislature the senate adjourned d
House.
ST.. PAUL, March 1.-The house went into commit
tee of the whole on the railroad bond question
searles' amendment providing that the persons su,
rendering the old bonds issued on the roads in tt
construction Of which said claims originated sha
, leave a sufficient quantity of the new adjustne1
bonds in the hands Of the state auditor to pay th
amount provided to be paid by such claimant W.
= reducing the amount to be paid from $250, 900 t
$150,oO0 was adopted. An amendment by Wilso
stirling out 81 900 to be paid to the Judges acting
J mended to pass. The committee rose and reporte
the bills Hicks moved that the bills be read se'
ond and third time and placed upon their final pa
= sage. Carried, and the Pillsbury bill was read
! third time and passed-yeas IS, nays 80. TIL
Crooks bill was then read and passed-yeas rs, NAY
g. House bills passed. @ :,3 Changing the be1nda i
Washington county to issue bonds in aid of the Stl
j; water and Hastings railroad; changing the name
certain towns in Lyon Gount; amending the T.
;xater power; authorizing Sauk Center and tt
towns in Todd county to issue bonds to rairoa
from sauk Center to the Northern Pacific railroa,
relating to the running at large of cattle in sumte
Mcleod county; requiring the construction of fisl
, ways in Zumbro river; repeating the Ia
for lowering the waters of Chisago lax
!. authorizing the town of Lake Marshall
= purchase cemetery: authorizing Stearns and She
burne counties to issue bonds to improve the wat<
. power; authorizing the city of Red Wing and towr
along the line to issue bonds in aid of the Red Win
and Iowa railroad; authorizing tho city of Mnnea]
oils to issue $4,000 for public Improvements; pc
q nlanently locating the county seat Of ChippeW
county at Montevideo; incorporating the village
Delano, Wright county House billsost: To secu
better system of land surveys in the state yeas
nays 40; for the sale Of the capitol lands in Kand
yoht county and for the creation Of capitol fund
. yeas 49, nays A.. Senate bills passed: Anaendi1
t the law relating to state road on the line betwet
Y Scott, LIE Sueur and Rice counties; authOriI1
Brown county to issue $15 600 bonds for bridge pu
poses; locating state road from Verndale to Ri
dred, Wadena county;' authorizing the village
Fergus Falls to issue bonds to fund its indebtedness
u ST.. PAUL, March 2-The house was called to {
}: der in Market hall. .Sanborn introduced bill
the request of the governor authorizing the exec
tive to secure proper accommodations for the sta
Ii officers and the legislature Passed under suspen
r, ed. rules. The house went into committee of
n whole. About forty bills disposed of and dr
l. ing the discussion Of of them the greatest
:, fusion occurred -. Wilson offered resolution
rectng the money received tor insurance on the st,