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

Old railroad bonds-Daniels, Knlss, HUM, Sabin,
Dunn, Baldwin, L. L. Baxter, Smith, McCracken,
Donahue Bfsintroduced: Relating to the salaries
statutes relating relating to county orders to incor
porate the village Of Adrian, Mobiles county, decar-
ing the false weighing or grading Of grain by ware
appropriate $500 to cid ths construction
sgRsSsEats $50 IT, IT,, ststs !;
amend the charter of the village Of Spring Valley,
bridge over the Chippewa river, in Chippewa county,
Sleepy Eye; relating to public schools in the village
Of Cannon Falls; relating to the disbursement Of
monies by the treasurer Of Goodhue county; to re-
to authorize the village of Chaska to issue $50 in
bonds to build bridge the Minnesota river: to
change the boundaries of school district in Dodge
boilers. House bills passed: To amend the charter
OF Monteydeo {passed under suspended rules);
ating to tile public schools Of Cannon Falls Good
hue county (passed under suspended rues) to regu=
late the sale Of Intoxicating liquors in Mortified,
klce county; to authorize Benton county to issue
bonds Cs150ON to pay certain county orders and to
take up and refund debit to authorize the village of
Worthington, Mobiles county, to issue bonds $4,000
10 tund floating indebtedness; authorizing the city
OF Hastings to issue bonds to the amount Of 900
to fund bonded Indebtedness; granting ferry privi
lege across the Red rver to incorporate the village
OF F1shers Polk county; to amend general statutes
OF 1896 relating to eanyassng the votes for county
OF Montevideo. .Adj ourned.
ST. PAUL, January 27.-Neary the whole day was
devoted to the consideration of Hicks bto prohibit
special legislation Finally Collins offered as SUBJ
sttute the law Of Wisconsin relating to the subject
Wnlch was adopted with two amendments by Hicks,
me substitute prohibits special legislation on the
following cases: Changing the names of persons Or
constituting one person the heir at law Tor another
laying out, opening or altering highways; for
authorizing persons to keep ferries streams at
t0tn For fhrriU q
sale or mortgaging Of real estate personal prop
erty OF minors or other persons under disability for
changing any county seat for assessment or collec-
ton OF taxes or for extending the time for the
collection thereof; for granting corporate pow
ers or privileges, except to cities; for author
tna so,, the apporaonment Of any part Of
Villages for granting any individual, association
corporation, except municipal, any special exclu
slve privilege, immunity or function whatever; for
grounds. The bill was recommended to pass. -.
Bills introduced: To incorporate the village of
Hutchinson, Meeker county, fpassed under suspended
Railroad company to purchase the st. PAM and Sioux
City railroad; legalizng the transfer Of the st. Paul
and Sioux City, the Warrington and Sioux Falls
and the st. Paul and Saltwater railroads to the Chi
cago, St. Paul and Omaha Railroad company; au-
thorizng the Chicago. st. Paul and Omaha Rail-
road company to locate and construct railroads;
Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis railroad COM
pany, to the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha Railroad
company; to amend the law relating to compensa-
ton of officers of Meeker county, to amend the law
relating to stock running at large in Wright county,
changing the time of holding annual meetings in
Goodhue county; to provide for registering and pay
taxation; memorializing congress for the speedy
passage: Of the bill now pending for the
prevention of the deposit of sawdust in
the Mississippi rver authorizing certain parties to
maintain wagon road across tho Red river at Moor
head to reimburse Pine county for expense (S15
in trying Herbert Hutchinson for murder; amending
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swamp lands of the state which timber grows for
the State Forestry association relating to salaries Of
county attorneys, judges Of probate and superin-
tendents OF public schools. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, January 2s-Bills introduced: To ap-
propriate $500 for bridge Blue Earth river
in Faribault county; to incorporate village of Ma
lone, Carver county; to amend general laws of 1877
liking compensation of county auditors (providing
for fees instead Of saares; to authorize the city Of
Winona to issue $4,000 bonds to pay the floating
debt; to appropriate 5000 to build bridge in Doug
lass county; to appropriate So 900 to build bridge
across Watonwan river, in Watonwan county, author
izing Polk county to issue bonds to the amount Of
$4,000 for court house and to pay debit to authorize
an agent to prosecute land claims against the United
Sates to amend general statutes of 1873 relating to
county surveyors bonds; relating to fees for mes
sengers carrying election returns; relating to the
bonds Of registers Of deeds; to amend general stat
utcs of 1878 relating to paying county officers sala-
res to amend general laws of 1878 relating to salary
OF county treasurer for the relief Of settlers state
Swamp N1uue' ~ a'4enu chartef Oh montgomery, LIE
Sueur county; to build state road in Douglass
county; to amend charter Of city of Lake City; to
fix the salary of the treasurer of StearDs county,
tablishing office and fixing salary of an assistant
clerk OF the Supreme Court, making salary ST. 900; to
reduce acts relating to public schools in St. Paul to
one act and amending the same; prescribing the
salary of judge of probate of Dakota county, to de-
clare the policy Of this state concerning life insur-
ance contracts relating to the salary of county at
torney of Hennepin county (fxing the salary at
$4,000; authorizing the county commissioners Of
Hennepin county to pay certain parties who served
on the board of equahzation to protect farmers by
requiring county commissioners to remove obstruc-
TONS Senate bills passed: To fix the salaries Of
officers Of the county of Goodhue; memorializing
congress to hasten the passage Of the bill preventing
the deposit Of sawdust in the Mississippi river;
incorporate the village of Tracy, in Lyon county;
amending the charter of Cannon Falls; memorial
ling congress for pension for Jacob Nix, soldier
who was wounded at the Indian massacre of 1862.
The house then adjourned till O'Clock Monday af-
fernOOn