Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-01
Ro,tff,ie Report.

Senate met at s O'Clock 2. NJ, A. Z. Rice,
president pro tem., in the chair. Devotional
exercises by the chaplain. Roll called and
journal approved.
PETITIONS.
Senator Powers presented the petition Of
r. L. Flemming and fifty two others asking
that the legislature do not dispose OF State
lands for the payment of railroad bonds.
Senator Rice presented the petition Of
citizens of Big Stone county asking that said
county be organized with its boundaries as
now fixed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Powers-Proposing an amend.
ment to the constitution relating to the State
swamp lands. Providing for appraising and
selling of said lands and Investing the proceeds
in securities, the income from which shall not
be disposed of until an act shall have been
passed and ratified by the people.
By Senator McCrea-To change the name
of Oak Lake to that of Audubon, Becker
county.
By same-Ts appropriate money to build
bridge across Snake river, Marshall county.
By same-To appropriate money for the
construction of bridge across Otter Tail
river, Wilkm county.
By same-To appropriate money for bridge
across the Bots de Sioux river, Wilkin county.
By Senator Crooks-Prescribi the duties
and manner Of electing city engineer Of the
city of st. Paul.
Section one provides for the election of city
engineer at the annual election of officers of
the city of st. Paul.
Section two provides that the engineer shall
hold office for two years, or until his successor
shall be elected and qualified.
Section three fixes the salary of city engineer
at such sum as the common council shall de-
IL go
payable monthly.
Section four provides for the first electionto
take place at the first annual election of city
officers.
By Senator Wilson-To exempt institutions
of learning from taxation.
By Senator Howard-To appropriate $1,000
to aid in the construction of a road from Du-
luth to Pigeon river.
By Senator White--Relating to fees OF jurors
in justices courts.
Same-Relating to fees of witnesses in crimi-
nal cases.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the statutes of 1878 relating to
the number of hours which shall constitute
days labor.
To authorize the commissioners of Mower
county to raise tax for road and bridge pur-
poses.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the village of Hancock,
Stevens county.
To amend the charter of the village of
Montevideo, Chippewa county.
To declare Stevens county TO be legally or
ganiZed.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
Senator Mccormick in the chair, the bill
appropriating money for repairs of the Man
kato Normal school: the bill to repress dis.
orderly conduct on public conveyances, and
bill relating to chattel mortgages were recon-
mended to pass, and number OF bills were
laid aside for future consideration.
Senator Castle moved to amend the bill to
prevent quackery by providing for a board of
examiners as to qualifications, to be composed
of three allopathic, one homeopathic and one
eclectic physicians instead of the State board
o1health.
The merits and demerits of bill restricting
the right of the people to employ whom they
wished to attend them in sickness was dis
cussed at great length, when Senator Powers
offered the following substitute for Mr..
Castles amendment:
That section one be stricken out, and the
following substituted:
Section 1. The governor shall appoint
board of medical examiners, composed Of one
alopathic, one homeopathic, one hydro.
pathic, one vitapathic, one electropathic, one
electric, one magnetic, one hygienic, one bo-
tanic and one statuvolc physician-ten in all
who shall as nearly as practicable be men
of equal mentality, scholastic, culture, with
power and independence of character, and this
att shall not take effect nor be in force until
the said board agree upon a curriculum for
examination, and the true theory and practice
of medicine, anything in this act to the con-
trary notwithstanding. Lost, yeas, Z; nays, s.
Senator Castles amendment was then adopt
ed and the bill was laid aside for future con-
sideraton.
Committee arose and Senate adjourned.