Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16
MINNESOTA NEWS,

MINNESOTA NEWS.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY T.
SENATE - Congress was memorialized for an
appropriation to improve the harbOr of Duluth.
An important and desirable change in the
statutes is contemplated, under which landlords
can can secure possession of their property from
tenants after their leases have expired
. A bill has been passed under which it will be
impossible for most lawyers to spirit away in
dlctments found by grand juries.
A joint committee Of the legislature yesterday
visited the State University at Minneapolis to
investigate Wstlg its condition and necessities.
patched. Mr.. Wilson offered resolution re-
guessing the Judiciary committee to inquire
INTO the necessity of increasing the number of
associate Judges Of the supreme court to four.
There were seventeen new bills introduced
mr. Dunn introduced an act to provide for
establishing State capitol fund, which will be
considered by the house at an early day. It
proposes to sell the Kandiyohi lands, the pro-
ceeds of which to form fund for new capitol
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY j. l-'
SENATE.-The senate by a vote of p yeas to
nays, passed the bill to increase the standing
appropriations for normal schools to the extent
OF $S, 900 annually, of which So, 900 goes to
the u. Wlnona school and SIS, 600 each to those at
Mankato and st. Cloud 2tla
Mr. Daniel Bucks bill to prevent fraud and
corruption at elections has passed the senate
with comparatively little opposition, and if it
should pass the house and become law it will
| produce very decided change in the manner
OF conducting elections, especially in the larger
cities
The committee on university introduced a. bill
| to appropriate $50, 900 annually for six wears
for the purpose of erecting buildings.
Among the bills passed were the following:
| providing bounties for killing wolves; to amend
the statutes relating to roads and bridges; ex-
tending the time for the payment of seed grain
tax; authorizing county commissioners to paw
bountles for the destruction of wolves; relating
| to costs and disbursements in criminal actions:
relating to inventories of the estates of deceased
persons; to increase the standing appropria-
tons OF the state normal schools, and to provide
| for the holding of teachers institutes
HOUSE. Bills introduced: relating to the as
sessment and collection of taxes; to reimburse
Murray county 5000 for expenses in prosecut
ing suits against the Winona & St. Peter rail
road; approyriating $500 to build bridge
| across branch of Watonwan river; to amend
article OF the constitution relating to sessions
OF the legislature. Providing that the session
ary shall be $500 for regular sessions, and
PoOO Tor extra sessions. A number of bills
were passed, principally of local character
MONDAY, FEBRUARY z. ~
SENATE.-Mr. Wheat, chairman of the COM
mittee that visited the hospitals for the insane
at st. Peter and Rochester, submitted q report.
which was highly complimentary to these insti-
buttons. The committee cordially endorse the
proposition to supply the hospital at st. Peter
with water drawn from a neighboring lake,
which is 161 feet higher than the basement of
the building In regard to the Rochester asy-
lum the committee recommend an appropria-
ton of $lO3, 900 for the years 1881 and 1882,
in order that the institution may be put in shape
to take care of the insane people who are now
locked up in miserable local jails
An attempt to pass the Omaha railroad bill
was defeated by vote of 13 to ii.
Several bills granting swamp lands to rail
roads, were passed.
HOUSE bill establishing State militia
passed by vote Of 50 to 25. The memorial
to congress- relating to tho depostlng of saw
dust III the Mississippi river was called up by
MI. Smith, who asked suspension of the rules
to allow it to be put upon its passage The
memorial was then passed. 60 voting in the
affirmative and 20 in the negative A resolu-
ton offered by MI. Collins, authorizing this
committee appointed to examine the charges
made against the managers of the st. Cloud
normal school, to make the investigation after
the adjournment of the legislature was, after
some objection, adopted. 1t was held that as
over fifty witnesses would have to be examined
the committee could not be spared from the
house long enough to complete the work thor
oughly |.-l
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
SENATE-A bill was introduced which changes
the salary OF the secretary of state to SIS 900 q
year, three hundred Of which is attached to the
position Of superintendent of public printing,
al fees attached to the office to be turned into
the treasury. '
Among the appropriation bills introduced
were those for the enlargement of the hospital
for the insane at Rochester, and to rebuild and
furnish the burnt wing at the St. Peter hospital
The aggregate appropriation for the institution
Peter $l62, 900.
Bills were introduced appropriating 81 900
for the enlargement of the grounds OF the nor
NAL school at st. Cloud; designating the couD,
ties that shall send their insane patients to the
hospital at Rochester
The Omaha railroad bills were passed.
Senator Wilson, from the committee on edu-
cation, introduced a bill which materially sim
plifies the machinery of dhe textbook law, the
principal point of Which is that hereafter the
county superintendent will order the books.
and agents will be appointed in each county to
to sell the books at the State superintendent
cost list prices Dealers buying the books at
cost prices will sell them at 10 per cent ad-
vance. This will relieve district clerks, trea-
surers and directors entirely, and the county
auditors Of nearly all their labor in this matter
HoUsE:-The bill increasing judges salaries,
from 1000 to "a 600 was amended, placing
the amount at SO, 900, and was passed by
vote of - to IA.
The house bill reducing the rate of interest
to be paid by savings banks on deposits from &
per cent to per cent was passed by vote OF
70 to 20.
A bill was introduced by which the rate of
taxation is fixed at one mill for 1881 and
1882, reduction OF Il mill from the previous
rate.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY g.
SENATE-Senator Peterson presented u COLI
current resolution asking for committee to
investigate charges against the Winona & st.
Peter Railroad company, which is reported to
be guilty of discrimination against certain towns