Morris tribune., 1881-02-10

Oh account OF tne ScanQlnaVlanS. n resOluuOn
was adopted instructng the Legislative appor-
tionment committee to base the apportionment
on senator for each 20, 600 inhabi-
tants of the State, and representative for
each 5000, or the major fraction of each.
Mr.. Hicks prohibitory special legislation bill
passed the house yesterday. The bill increas
ing the pay OF district judges is also recon-
mended for passage.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
SENATE-The senate in executive session
yesterday conirmeda number of appointments,
as follows:
Superintendent of Public Instruction-O. "
Tousley of Hennepin county.
Directory of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Geo. E. Skinner of Rice county, reappointed.
Members of the State Board of Health-D. W.
Hand of Ramsey county, c. n Hewitt of Good
hue county Y. Smith of st. Louis county, E. J.
Davis of Blue Earth county, C. Gronvold of
Goodhue county.
Members of the State Board of Equalization
Rudolph Lehmicke of Washington county,
First district, reappuinted; James G. Lawrence
of Wabasha county, Third district, reappointed;
trict, reappointed; T. B. Page of Dodge county,
Fifth district, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Hon. Geo. P. johnson, appointed: :
James Compton Of Otter Tail county, Seventh
district, reappointed: VIM. G. Hayden of Nicollet
county, Ninth district: E. W. Trask of Houston
County, leIln CuStT1ct, 10 Hlt tQe VACANCY CAUSED
by the death of Hon. A. J. Stevens: Albert n.
Seip of st. Louis county, Eleventh district.
The apportionment committee are furnished
with some data by Mr. Kinds, which may help
it in dividing the State into senatorial and legis
lative districts. large number of local bills
were passed, Including one to enable St. Paul
to purchase and operate its water works and
another to furnish St Paul with workhouse.
HoUsE-The day was spent in the committee
of the whole. Fifty bills were considered. The
bill to appropriate swamp lands to aid the
construction of the Little Falls & Dakota rail-
road, Mr.. Fletcher's two educational bills and
the memorial to congress in regard to sawdust
IN the Mississippi river, were reported upon
favorably. The bills endorsing the purchase
of railroads by the Chicago, st. Paul, Mmneap-
oils & Omaha railroad company were passed.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY g.
SENATE-Several hours were spent in dis
cussing the legislative apportionment scheme,
and some interesting facts were brought out in
a speech by Mr.. Kinds, but no progress was
made towards a satisfactory solution of the
problem. The Minneapolis & St Louis rail
road is authorized to construct branch road
to the west. The railroad bonds were the sub
ject of discussion in the afternoon when Mr..
Chamberlain made his liberal proposition to
burn his bonds if they were declared worthless,
or to take half of whatever value the State fixed
upon them. n
HoUsE-Wheat's usury bill was peremptoriIy
disposed of in committee of the whole.
Mr. A c. Lounsberry failed, for the fourth or
fifth time, to obtain an appropriation for his
crayon portraits of the governors which pic
lures now hang in the executives reception
room.
Bills were passed to incorporate the village of
Rush City; to incorporate the village of Perham ;
to incorporate the village of De Graft to pro-
hibit the catching of fish in lake in Brown
county.
Many new bills we're introduced and referred.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
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 secure possession of their property from
tenants after their leases have expired g
A bill has been passed under which it will be
impossible for most lawyers to spirit away in
dictments found by grand iuries.
A joint committee of the legislature yesterday
visited the State university at Minneapolis, to
investigate its condition and necessities.
HoUsE.-A large amount of business was dis
patched. Mr. Wilson offered resolution re-
questing 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 hoIIse at an early day. 1t
proposes to sell the Kandiyohi lands, the pro-
ceeds of which to form q fund for new capitol.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
SENATE.-The Senate yesterday, by vote of
% yeas to 4 nays, passed the bill to increase
the standing appropriations for normal schools
to the extent of $4,000 annually, of which
So, 900 goes to the Winona school and SO, 900
each to those at Mankato and St Cloud.
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 q law it will
produce very decided change in tile manner
of ofconducting elections, especially in the larger
cities.
The committee ON university introduced bill
to appropriate $50, 900 annually for six years
for the purpose of erecting necessary buildings.
| Among the bills passed were the following:
Providing bountiesfor killing wolves; to amend
the statutes relating to roads and bridges; ex-
tending time for the payment of seed grain tax
authorizing county commissioners to pay bOun-
ties 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-
lions of the state normal schools and to pro-
vide for the holding of teachers institutes. i
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: By committee on
taxes and tax laws, relating to the assessment
and collection of taxes; by Mr. Kniss, to reim-
! burse Murray county 5000 for expenses in
| prosecuting suits against the Winona q st Pc
| ter railroad; by Mr.. Rice, appropriating $500
| to build q bridge across O branch Of Watonwan
river; by Mr.. Daniels, to amend article of the
constitution relating to sessions of the legisla-
| ture, providing that the session shall not be
| limited to sixty days; that the salary shall be
$500 for regular sessions, and $500 for extra
sessions.
A number of bills were passed, principally OF
local character. -tsszsI i,.,s.-4s,r,T