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

$3.50 in sherburne County; $3.50 in stearns
County; $3.50 in Watonwan County; 5000 in
Rock County; $3.50 in Martin County; $3.50 ir
Isanti County; $3.50 in Chisago County; S2O(
in Traverse County; $500 in Benton County
$500 N Morrison County, $500 in Renvi'lt
County; $500 in Nicollet County; $500 in Eari
bault oountyi $500 in Chippewa County; $500
County; S400 in Martin County; appropriatine
$1Oo, 900 for the completion Of the capitol
(amended by unanimous consent SO Us I'd make
! the appropriation cover the cost OF furnishlng)
fixing the salary. OF tne county treasurer o.
Scott County 81 300 month; memorial t.
eongress asking for pensions for soldiers an6
sailors disabled by con inement in confederate
prisons: incorporating the village of Rockford
Wright County; removing the county seat Of
Traverse County, from Browns Valley to Man
data: House bills lost. Granting Railroads
the right to. ecnderni, right of way on watel
fronts, yeas 40; nays 81; to validate the acts o.
nctatles public when their official seal is not at
tached, yeas 81; rays A.. Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, November 15.-Senator >Gililani
DILL to allow savings banks to extend their in
vestments by the purchase OF Dakota securities
was killed by beng tabloid. .. The governor
vetoed the bill vacating portion of the town
plat of Minnetonka, and the bill was reconsider
ed, amended SO as to cover the objections of the
governor and then rcpasscd, with request I'd
ne senate to concur in the amendment and also
fePass the bill. The same action was taken in
relation to the bill yacating a portion of the
town site OF Vernon Center. Senate bills pass
ed: Establishing the county seat of Marshall
County at Warren; detaching territory from
school district FIVE, Wright County, and attach
ing same to district seven; empowering the
commissioner of Scott County to levy tax Of
one-half of one mill for road and bridge por-
poses; author ling same commissioner to
issue bonds for $4,000 to build a jail
aud residence for the sheriff: Incorporate
ing the village of Heron Lake, Jackson County
incorporating the village Of Contarf, Swift
County; repeating the act relating to the CATCH
ing OF fish in Lake Whipple, Pope County;
directing the council of Albert Lea to issue
bridge; authorizing council of Taylor's Falls to
purchase or sell oil bridge stock of companies
erecting BRIDGES touching at said city; de1ach-
Ing certain territory from school district six,
Blue Earth County, aud attaching Sonic to dis
trlct 1873; ceaing to the United states the light
TO overflow certain lands, and reliuguishing
claims for suck overflow. This is the bill IN
Oronoco, Olmstead County, to issue bonds to
amount OF $4,000 to rebuild a Touring mill;
appropriating $500 to build bridge across the
st. Louis River in Carleton County; ap-
propriating $1,000 to build bridges across
drlll River and Cullen creek, Cass County Z;
amending the general statutes so as to allow
the county Of st. Louis to use balls and chains
priatlng $500 for bridge across the Chippe wa
Rlver, Pope County. House bills passed:
Amending the special laws of 1881, relating to
the running at Large Of dogs in Douglas,
Ccuntyl regulating. the running at large Of do
nestle animals iii lie Roy, Blue Earth County;
detaching certain territory from school district
NO: 3, Ramsey County, and attaching same to
ming at large of domes ic animals in the town
OF Oakdale, Washington County. Bills intro
duced, Appropliating $3.50 to build bridge
IN steele County; appropriating 800 to build
bridge across the narrOws of Prior Lake,
Scott County; to abolish the Office of county
superintendent of schools in Stearns County,
the judge of probate Of said county to perform
across the Pomme de rerre River; locating and
authorizing Chippewa Valley and Superior
Railway Company to build a bridge across the
Mississippi River at Reeds Landing: apprc-
priatins $500 to build bridge across Rock
River at West Newton, Lincoln County; appro-
priating all the money now in the treasury
arising from the sale Of internal improvement
lands. or all money that may come from such
sale within the next six months not otherwise
appropriated, for the purpose OF building
blldges across the Watanwon River wherever
such river is crossed by section lines, such
money to be expended by a committee COM
posed of Messrs. Donahue Gardner and Burger,
who shall give bonds in penal sum to be fixed
by the state auditor, preferred to the commit
tee on federal relations,) Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, November 16.-There was little of
interest in the forenoon proceedings Of the
hOuee. The time was consumed in committee
of the whole, on business on the clerks table.
The ouly bill that caused extended debate was
that granting the right of condemnation to the
St. Louis River Dalles Improvement Company.
The bill was killed. In the afternoon the articles
of Impeachment in the case of H n. E. st.
Julien Cox were presented and approved by
vote of II to 10. resolution forbiddiug the
introduction of new bills after this evening, was
adopted on motion Of Judge Wilson. Bills
passed: Regulating the deposit by the county
bonds. (senate billy; incorporating the village of
Avoca in the county of Murray; amending tue
act establishing state board OF health by in-
creasing the salary of the secretary of the
board to $1,000, (senate billy. Bills intro
duced: Appropriating $40 to construct
bridge across Rock River in Rock County: ST.
81 to construc ct two bridges across Redwood
1AsoA III AsCONOoA COuAtS vA,OuO ~ dlu III COA-
structing bridge across the Blue Earth River
near Carson City; $500 to build bridge
across tne Grow River near its mouth, between
Hennepin and Wright Counties; incorporating
the village of Brandon, Douglas County; S., 900
to build an iron bridge across the Mississippi at
Anoka; amending the statutes SO as to make
the Nineteenth senatorial district consist If the
county of LIE Sueur, and that said county be en-
titled to Ole senator and two representatives.,
(referred to the LIE Sueur delegation); estab-
fishing state road around that portion of
White Bear Lake situated in Washington
County; appropriating $4,000 to bulid bridge
across Lake Winona, Wlnona County; $4,000 to
build cistern at the state reform school; 500
to build bridge in Blue Earth County. .Ad-
journed.
ST.. PAUL, November 17.-As soon as roll call
bers who we're not present on Wednesday when
the vote was taken Oh the articles impeaching
Judge Cox, but who were now present, should
be allowed 10 vote upon the matter, if they saw
lit, and 80 uoon the record. The motioa pre-
vailed and Meosrs. Andru Armstrong. Callen-
der, Halgren, Hansco.a, Henry, McAndrews,
McCrachen, Post and Reddipg voted aye. Of
negative votes there we're noue offtreI. This
corrects the vote so that 1t stands 81 ayes to Is
noes. The conference committee, on the
swamp land grant bill, in which the st. Cloud,
Mankato j. Austin Railway is interested, re-
ported in favor o; striking out the amendments
30 Objectionable to tho senate. and passing the
bill as originally passed by the upper house.
The most important amendment advised to be
dropped was the one making the lands gran ed
the railway subject to taxation alter two years.
-. House bills passed: Amending the special
law so rs to give precedence to the order of the
board of commissioners in Stearns COUNTY,
nver those of the local board of health when
the two eonflct; providing for the taxation of
coal mining properly; to appropriate $500 to
complete state rod in Carver County; de-
tachlng town OF Pipestone from town of Gray
md Sweet, and making it an Independent cleo
ton district; to appropriate $3.50 to improve
The state road crossing the Mississippi River at
Hastings; to regulate the running ct large Of
cattle IN Fillmore County: to incorporate the
village Of Fulda, Murray County; to appropriate
s25, $40 for the expense of the extra session of
the legislature and for the impeachment of
Judge Cox; authorizing the state treasurer to
borrow $3.50, 700 from any available state funds,
to pay current expenses, to remove the county
seat of Murray County from Curry to Slayton:
to appropriate $3.50 to build q bridge over the
Pomme de Terre River in Grant County, $3.50