Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-11-23

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capitol. Castle moved that the house bill be
substituted for the senate bill, and that the
substitute be recommended for passage. Car
rled. When the committee rose the motion that
the BAL he recommended for passage prevailed
Powers and three other senators only voting
against it. y, When the house bill repeating the
general statute which limits the term of an ex-
ira se SION came up, 1t gave rise to considerable
DEBATE 1t was finally passed %, nays Z
-: .buls introduced: Appropr1ating 81 400 for q
bridge IN Douglas County; approprtating $5UU
tor rebuiidinA bridge in Dodge County; to
regulate insurance business SO far as it relates
10 hail. live stock aud cooperative insurance; for
the tocstien of a state road in Dakota, Scott
and LeSuenr; to authorize Morrison County to
Issue bonds, (passed). :. House bills passed.
Amending the legislative superintendent act of
Inst winter so that Wabasha County shall be
entitled to one senator and three represent
at1ves; authorizing the city Of Lake City to
purchase ferry boat, to authorize the com
mlssloners OF Hennepin County to pay certain
claims for services on the board of euuaiization.
(passed); Incorporating the village Of Nicollet,
IN N'collet Coantys authorizing the town OF
Redwood Falls to build 4 pontoon bridge across
the Mmnaso,a River; fixing the salary OF the
Adjourned.
ST: PAUL, November 1s.-The capitol appro-
Priation Of $1O4 900 Is now q law Among
the appropriation bills passed were $4,000 for
the ext euses OF the extra session; S25, 900 to
psy T. r the Cox impeachment trial; $4,000 for
improvements on. the Winona normal school,
$4,000 for grading grounds Of state prison:
N,OO0 for clerk hire in the adtutant generals
office Last year and the year before, and seven
or light bridge bills, running from $500 to
$4,000 ...Senate bills introduceds To make
tue state land commissioner an ex-officiu rail-
road commissioner fixing the salary of the
state land commissioner at q, 900; to legalize a
kENR av~t@
corporate the village Of North Branch in Chi
sage County, (passed); to authorize the COM
mlssloners Of Yeilew Medicine to issue bonds
Tor the purpose Ut erecting q court house and
jail to an amount not exceeding $4,000,
(Passed) Senate bills passed: For the pur-
chase OF 2,OOo copies of the statutes of 1878,
ana the supplement- thereto; repeating an act
relating to railway right of way over state
lands, so that the same proceedings shall be re-
CURED to secure right of way from the state as
from individuals. :. House bills passed: Ap-
Propratlug money for the completion of the
insane hospital at St. Peter; authorizing the
CITY OF Moorhead to issue $40, 900 in bonds to
build bridge. The senate bill to increase
the salary of the market master of st. Paul
from S6OO TO 81 ,00e Was lost. =. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, November 17.-The senate organ
lzed itself into high court of Impeachment,
the articles prepared and adopted by the house
having been duly presented with the usual for
mailtles and solemnities. y. The proposition to
separate and place upon an equality with the
salaries of $4,000 each, the Offices of state land
coUmlssloner and state auditor was defeated.
THE Duluth and Winnipeg land grant was
favorab!y considered. :. The senate refused to
CONCUR in the house appropriation blu, which
reduces the amount estimated to be necessary
to pay the expenses of impeaching Cox.
Messrs. Pillsbury, Kinds, and Crooks were ap-
pointed to confer with q committee of the
nOnS4 oh
ed to meet the emergency, as it is better to
have too much than too little. The conference
committee reported soon afterward, but the
senate refused to concur and another commit
tee consisting Of Messrs. Wilson, Castle and
McCrea we're appointed to deal With the house,
of bonds by the city of Albert Lea to build a
bridge. (passed); authorizing the commission
ers of Blue Earth County to issue bonds,
(passedD; to approp pirate $4,000 to pay for wolf
bountles, Passed); repeating the section of the
tax law which allows the cancellation Of the
and aftcrward forfeited to the land grant rail-
road companies: to incorporate the village of
South Saltwater, (passed) House bills passed:
incorporating the village OF Avoca in MURRAY
County; prohibiting law partner or clerk of
the judge to practice law in probate courts.
(passed); granting right of way to railroad. over
state swamp lands; incorporating the village of
Rockford in Wright County; for applying the
proceeds OF internal improvement lands to the
payment Of the interest and principal of the
state railroad adjustment bonds: authorizing
Ramsey aud Washington Counties to lay out
and maintain q Rad >. The senate concnrred
III the house amenGme mt to the bill granting
Austin Railroad comp my, aud tnat bill is con-
sequenlly again ready for the governors ap-
proval. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, November, 18.-The senate, acting
as court of impeachment, has decided 10
meet on the - b of December at 10 o'clock. to
hear the preliminary arguments on the excep-
tons or objections to the articles of impeach-
ment On the part Of the counsel of judge Cvxe.
after which an adjournment will be had to the
secund Tuesday III January, when the trial vii
begin. The house came over gracefully and
agreed to vote ali the money the senate is like
~ TO require to ascertain whether Judge Coke
is guilty of the churges preferred against him
The bill to remove the county seat of Muir
Fay to the new town OF Slaylon Was killed, as
grant IL the Duluth ana Winnipeg Railroad
Company. 10 that the lands may be taken from
the counties through which the road may run
Tue hottse ame,idmelt which gives the
clerk OF the adjutant general S1,.,0O instead of
S2,0OO back pay Was concurred in. .Huuse
bills passed: Locating state road from Grace
vile to Big Stone; to authorize the Chi 2pewa
hou:e bills eproprlating the following money
for bridges in the counties nameds Douglass
S400, CLisago $3.50, Lac qai Parle $500, A.
Little Falls $3.50, Crow Wing $3.50.
Anoka $500, Ppestone $500, Faribault
$500, Traverse $500, Wadena $500, Sic ,rns
$250. Watonwan 800, Blue Earth $500, Stevens
$2so. Scott $3.50, Mower 500. Isanti $3.50,
Chippewa s5v0, Steele $3.50, Rock 81, 500, Wri. hi
$1,000, Kandlyom s5OO; locating state road in
Traverse County; incorporating the village of
Brandon. in Douglas County; raising the salary
Of the deputy state auditor to 1900 per year;
approp,iating $4,000 to build road in Wash
ington County opposite Hastings; authorizing
the city of Crookston to issue bonds to build
water works: to incorporate the village of
Northern Pacific Junction; Incorporating the
village Of Fulda, in Murray County . Bills in
troduced. To regulate the running at large OF
ANIMALS in the town Chaska, (passed); appro-
prlating money to pay the salaries of the two
new district judges to be appointed, (passed);
increasing sa!aty of the secretary OF state to
~, 500 per annum. Adjourned
House.
ST. PAUL, November 1A.-Though there was
slender attendance the members settled down
to work, and succe eded before adjournment in
passing sixty-tbree bills, killing two aid laying
one on the table. About score Of bridge
bills were passed, involving total expenditure
from the internal revenue fund. OF S9,675.
ACAV 0AC lulkO uuu1DSI u beIlAL0 on
third reading, and calendar Of about eighty
house and senate bills for consideration in
committee of the whole. Bills Introduces:
Authorizing the city Of Moorhead to issue $780,
600 in bonds to build . bridge across the Red
River Of the North, (paaeed under suspension
OF the rnles); appropriating $5, 700 for grading,
fencing and improving the grounds of the
state Normal School At Winona; fixing the
meeting Of the board Of equalization of Ram
sey County at the third Monday in July Of each
year, instead OF the third Monday in Septem-
Der, passed under suspension Of the rules);
appropriating ~, 200 TOR building bridge |
across the Root River at ChatAeld, Fillmore
County: appropriating $500 to build : bridge
IN Martin County; appGopriating $1,000 to
build bridge across the outlet to Fountain |
Lake, Freedom County; appropriating $1,000
tor building bridge ACROSS Cedar River, in
Austin, Mower County; fixing the salary Of the |
deputy state. treasurer at $4,000 annually; |
authoFixing the auditor to sell the capitol lands
in Kandtyobi County; fixing tho head of navi-
CATION on the Minnesota River ct the eastern
boundary Of Redwood County; prohibiting the |
running at large Of cattle IN Mcleod County;
granting ferry privilege at Lake City, Wa
bashaw County: establishing state road be-
tween Ramsey and Washington Counties; ap-