Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-09
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
), Senate.
ST.. PAUL, January 29,-The senate met at 10:3Q
...Bils introduced: Amending the statutes rclatin
to exemption of personal property from execution
to amend the general laws Of 1878 relating to tn
Office Of public examiner: providing for tax Of
telegraph lines of $3.50 per mile for ono wire and
Genus per mile for moro than one wire the same t.
be In lieu Of other taxest amending the general stat
Mtes relating to re@ria Of civil actions; to anlenl
the general statutes of 1873 relating Is Shorthand
reporters to amend the general statutes of 1878 re
lat1ng to uniform text books; providing for the sal
ment for the same; amending the statutes of 1875 re-
atlng to the trial Of civil actions by the court: to au
tnor1zo the comfy commissioners Of Mile Laos t.
construct dams for saving water and for the purpos
OF sluicng and driving logs. Senate bills passed
Relating to the erection Of party wallis: relating K
INC dlssralnng OF animals doing damage; relating
TO of corporal for certain purposes
-: House bills passed: An act to reduce the bounda
RES OF independent school district in Redwood
county; to legalize and confirm the organization Of
all iegajlzed towns in Redwood county; to ameni
secuon chapter H. Of the general statutes. Tit
senate then went . int committee Of the whole, ant
recommended that tile following bills pass: The bill,
IN relation to hours of days labor; roads anC
bridges IN Mower county, to incorporate the village
nancoch; 10 anne no the cnarter OF MOntevideO; tt
oeclare Stearns county an organized county. :.
communication was received from the governor an
nOuncing his approval Of several bills. which beinl
read, the senate adjourned until P. NJ. on Monday
January 81.
ST. PAUL, January 31.-2ills introduced: An
proprtating $500 to build bridge over Snake river
i'll Marshall county; appropriatng $1,000 to bridge
Otter Tail river and 81, 200 to bridge the Bots d.
Sioux river, both in Wkin county: for the exeynp.
ton OF educational institutions from taxation max.
ing legal days labor, when not otherwise specf ed
Ten hours. Bills were passed Incorporating Han.
COCK Stevens county, and the village of Montevideo
| ....Adjourned
| ST. PAUL. February la large number of rsti-
tons were presented asking that women be allowed
to vote on the license question. Referred to the
committee on elections. Rice introduced bill
authorizing the village of Benson to issue bonds for
the purchase of fire apparatus. Passed. Senate
Arctander to amend the charter Of the city Of Aus
tin; to repress and punish disordery conduct in pub
lie copveyances ao2ropriating SO 600 for repairs to
the Mankato normal school, House bills passed:
To incorporate the village Of Fisher, Polk county, to
incorporate the village Of Hutchinson. (Both passed
| under suspended rules.). LIN committee of the
normal schools, Rice's bill relating to weights and
measures, and the bill incorporating Ppestone vii
lage were recommended to pass. officers bill giving
road company provoked quite an animated discus
sion but was finally referred to the judiciary commit
tee Adjourned
ST. PAUL, February BILLS introduced: For the
establishment and management Of public schools at
Lanesboro (passed under suspended rules); amend
ing the law incorporating the village of New Prague;
amending the law relating to roadways and cartways;
to authorize the county commissioner of Brown
county to issue bonds to the amount of 900 for
the construction of bridges across the Cottonwood
river passed under suspended rules; granting lands
thoizng Polk county to issue bonds to the amount
Of 100000 to aid in the construction of the Lake
Park 4 Crookston Air Line railroad. House bills
St. Paul; providing that each town in Shelby county
shall support its poor; authorizing the city of st.
Paul to purchase the property aud franchises of the
S Paul Water company; authorizing the city Of St.
Paul to issue bonds repairs of bridges: to incor
porate the village of Cologne. In executive session
the following appointments by the government were
dent of public instructon-O. v. Tousley Of Henne-
pin county; director of the deaf and dumb asylum
e. Skinner, of Rice county, reappointed. Mem
bers of the state board of health-D. W. Hand of
Ramsey county; c. N. Hewitt, Of Goodhue county;
V. Smith, of St. Louis county; E. J. Davis, Of Blue
Earth county; G. Gronvod, Of Goodhuc county.
Lehmcke, of Washington county, First district,
appointed; James g. Lawrence, Of Wabasha county.
reappointed; George P. johnson, of Waseca county,
Fifth district, reapponted; 2. B. Page, of Dodge
county, Fifth district, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Hon George P. johnson, appointed;
James Compton, Of Otter Tail county, Seventh dis
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county, Ninth district; E. W. Trask, of Houston
county, Tenth district to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Hon. A. j. Stevens; Albert N. Seip, Of
st. Louis county, Eleventh district.
ST. PAUL, February 3.-After extended debate
Kinds bill fixing the basis of apportionment was
tabled by vote of IS to Bills introduced To
incorpol ate the village of Vermilion Dakota county
(passed under suspended rues appropriating 81 900
to build bridge across Lake Winona at Alexandria,
Douglas county; to bring the county auditor and
county treasurer within the operations Of the laws of
1877 passed under suspended rules); to amend the
charter of the village of Preston (paased under sus-
pended rules) to amend the laws of 1873 relating to
the Village Of Alden {passed under suspended rules;
House bills passed: To prescribe the sessions
Of the board of commissioners of Stearns county;
To amend the act incorporating the village Of Hous-
of LIE Roy to incorporate the village Of Pipestone;
authorizing the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
company to build branch from its trunk line to the
west. Senate bills passed: An act to amend the
general laws relating to weights and measures: to
amend the act incorporating the village of Preston
In committee of the whole Wheat's usury bill was
efectualy killed. .Ad journed.
ST. PAUL, February 4.-Blls introduced: Amem-
orial to congress asking the appropriation of 600
for the improvement of the harbor of Duluth and
$4,000 for the harbor at Grand Marias (passcd):
amending the statutes so to provide that when q
tenants lease expires and he refuses to restore pos-
session OF the property he shall be subject to pay
twice the amount Of rent during the time he thus
illegally holds the property after the expiration of
the lease to incorporate the village of Browns VAL
ley; memorial to congress, which passed, for
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the improvement of
the river opposite st. Paul, so as to prevent by
evee the overflow of the vast tract of land the west
side OF the river assed) to appropriate 81 900 for
bridge over the narrows at Chisago lake: to amend
the law under which Stearns and other counties are
authorized to issue bonds in aid of railroads. author
zng the school district in Scott county to issue bonds
thorizng Ramsey county to Issue ST. 600 worth Of
per cent. bonds to redeem bonds maturing in 1881
and 1882; restraining sale of intoxcants at Northed
providing for record Of indictments to prevent the
loss Of the same; authorizing the county of Benton
and village of Washington to issue bonds: to ncor-
porate Big Stone county. Adjourned.
House.
ST. PAUL, January 3l.-The Ramsey county dele
CATION having reported favorably upon them, the
following bills were read second and third time
and passed: Authorizing the purchase of the St.
Paul water works; establishing workhouse; to in
repairing and building bridges. The bill allowing
the country districts to elect their overseers Of
roads by the populor vote was indefinitely post
poned. Stanton introduced joint resolution re-
quosting the int committee on congressional APP
porionments to prepare bill dividing the state in
to five congressional districts as it was obvious that
no more or no less. Adopted. .Scarles offered a
resolution authorizing the committee appointed to
investigate the charges of sectarianism made against
the St. Cloud normal school to send for persons and
papers and to employ a stenographer. The au.
thority was granted. Bills introduced: Amending
statutes of 1878 relating to chastity morality and de-
cency amending general statutes Of 1873 relating to
civil actions providing punishment for resistance of
officers; to amend the charter Of Houston, in Hous-
ton county; granting ferry privilege across Lake
Pepin, in Goodhue county; to amend act incorporat-
ing village Of LIE Roy Mower county; appropriating
81 900 to build two bridges across Rum river, Is
sanh county; to reimburse John Patterson for ex-
penses incurred in capturing horse thief Senate
bills passed: To incorporate village of Norwood,
Carver county; to authorize city of Minneapolis to
issue $4,000 bonds to raise the lower bridge: to
amend special laws incorporating village of Benson
Swift county; to change the county seat of Lincoln
county. :. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, February l.-Armstrong offered reso-
uton providing for the appointment of committee
If three to confer with the state auditor in regard to
oans Of seed grains to the several counties in pre-