Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-11-02
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.


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bond question. Several hours were spent in
discussion when the committee arose: :. The
house bill authorizing the city Of Hastings to
isste $1,000 in bonds for building a highway
across the Mississippi river bottom in Washing
ton County was passed: Adjourned:
ST.. PAUL, October 25:7The bond bill was
was argued and perfected after long but
ponents of the bill in committee of the whole,
and when the question came up on the motion
to accept the report of the committee, the bill
was ordered engrossed by vote of "a yeas to
nays. AT noon the senate went into an cleo
ton for United States senator, William Wind0n
and Messrs. VIM. Crooks, Gen. II. Fl. Sibley,
J. j. Hill and Thomas Wilson vote each. -.
Bills passed: Submitting to the electors in No
vember the constitutional amendment adopted
last winter, under which the sou, 900 acres of in
ternal improvement lands can be devoted to the
adjustment of the state railroad bonds, and
thus avoid the necessity of taxation to meet the
new obligations Of the state; to incorporate the
village Of Clontauf, Swift County >. ,Ad-
journed.
ST. PAUL, October 27:-Wilkin presented
remonstrance against the proposed settlement
Of the old railroad bonds, and also petition
that the proposed settlement be accepted, both
-. Bills introduced: To authorize the city Of
st. Paul to issue bonds in $150,000 for the
construction of free bridge across the Mlssis-
sippi river; to authorize the town council of
Taylor's Falls to sell certain capital bridge
stock, (passed); to provide for the taxation of
tracted to be sold by railroad companies; auth
oring a consolidation Of the st. Cloud, Man.
kato & Austin railroad with the Austin & Man
kat0 road; allowing the state treasurer one-half
of per cent. fees on the sale of state lands;
authorizing the purchase of certain property
for the institute Tor the deaf, dumb and blind
by the board of directors of that institution.
-. House bills passed: For the issuance of
bonds by the village Of Sleepy Eye for the pur-
| chase of fire machinery and establishment Of
fire department. Senate bills passed: Legal
izing plats of additions to any village or city in
the state; authorizing the county commissioners
of Scott County to hold special meeting to
propriating money for the river Improvement
commission; repeating the act prohibiting the
catching of fish in Lake Whipple, Pope County.
.Plllsbury moved suspension OF the rules
that senate file No. 9, the bond bill might be
taken, read third time and put upon its pas
taken on the bill resulted as follows:
Ayes-Aaker, Adams, Beeman, Boutwell,,
Buck C. F., Campbell, Castle, Clement, Crooks,
Gil6llan c.: D., Gl6llan J. B., Howard, john
son F. T., Johnson R. B., Langdon, Lawrence,
Mcdonald, Mccormick, McCrea, Mclaughlin,
Pillsbury, Rice, Simons, Tiffany, Wilson.-30.
Nays-Buck D., Case, Kinds, johnson A. NJ,
Perkins, Powers, schaller, Wheat. White,
Wilkins. TO-. Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, October 27.-Bills introduced: To
incorporate the village of Fond du Lac, st.
| Louis County, passed); to exempt St. Louis
| County from the general law relating to
the creation of chain gang for the punish
ment Of tramps; legalizing the payments Of At
torney General Hahn to assistant counsel Wilson
and Buck in the hearing Of the bond question
| before the supreme court, under the appropri-
| alton made for the purpose last winter; to au-
| thorize the commissioners Of LIE Sueur County
to issue bonds; fixing the salary of the deputy
warden of the state prison at $4,000; providing
judicial district; authorizing certain state lands
to be used for improvements on navigable
waters by the general government; authorizing
elections in White Bear Township, Ramsey
County, to be held in the village Of White
Bear, (passed). -. Senate bills passed: Estab-
fishing municipal court in Mankato; to pre-.
vent the manufacture and sale Of glucose and
other stuff made from corn and potatoes under
the name of syrup; the general appropriation
bill, including $4,000 for publishing the
general laws Of the extra session, in the news
papers of the state; for the assessment Of prop
erty. owned by telegraph and telephone COM
panies with the view Of their taxation; for tn
appointment of an additional judge for tht
First district; making paupers in LIE Sueu7
County town charge; incorporating the vii
lagos Of Lansing and Leroy. House bill
passed: Authorizing Hennepin County to ap
propriate $4,000 for the improvement of LAX
Minnetonka; authorizing the city of Mime
water and other improvements; legahzing tn
action of the town council Of Taylor's Falls il
: making certain improvements; also, to amen'
: the charter of Taylor's Falls relating to th
creation of a sinking fund; exempting Goodhu
County from the operation Of section l, chap
ter 81, general laws of 1881, relating to tn
: county commissioners; authorizing the village
of Cannon Falls to issue $4,000 in bonds fo1
: road purposes; legahzing the town plat an
town records of Princeton, Mile Lacs Count
....Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, October 28.-On motion of Senate
Buck, the sum of $50 each was appropriated t
H. J. Hilbert and Thomas Cahil for services q
experts in computing the interest on the raj
road bonds and other services under the hi
passed at the last session. Bills introduced
: 10 amend the general laws of 1878, relating
terms Of court in Douglas County, (passed
< to prevent unjust discrimination in railroa
rates; appropriating So, 900 for clerk hire in tt
adjutant generals Office for the years 1879 an
1880; appropriating $3.50 for bridge acro'
charter of the city of St. Paul SO as to give tt
city comptroller $500 per year for acting .
q treasurer of the board of education. ). Bill
passed: Granting swamp lands to the s
Cloud. Mankato and Austin Railway Compan
: changing the boundaries of school district N
%, Dodge County; Incorporating the village
: Weconia, Carver County; authorizing the eli
' village of Barnesville, Clay County; to fix Il
g salary of the county treasurer of LIE Sue,
= County at 81, 200 per annum; authorizing tt
: village of Carver, Carver County, to issue So
= 900 in bonds to fund its floating debt; creati1
|. new school district in Yellow Medicil
ipal court, of St. Paul, to change the method
a drawing Jurors to serve in said court; to incc
7, porate the village of Lake Rapids; for the a
J, pointment of committee of seven on congre
sional apportionment, consisting of six dem
3, Gratis and the greenback senator of Fiilmol
o Mr.. Powers; appropriating $4,000 to the sta
l. board of emigration. Adjourned until Tue
day.
ST. PAUL, October M.-There was rath
,e slim attendance of members in the house, t
,s highest number voting being sixty-seven, VIII
r. toward the close of the session SO many K
'. that there was hardly quorum. :. .Milligan
# troduced bill which was appropriately I
le ferred, providing for the imbeciles and chro
icalIy insane persons. Other bills introduce
It to increase the number of district judges in t.
n fourth judicial district to three, the govern
a to appoint such judges, who shall hold until
N next election; to fix the terms of the distr
m court in the county of Hennepin, in 1882 a.
A. afterward four terms to be held, commenci
respectively on the second Tuesdays of Febr
II ary, May and September, and the fourth Tu'
n day in November; to authorize the village
er Cannon Falls, Goodhue County, to issue bon
not to exceed So, 900 for the purpose of imprt
T. ing the Sand Prairie road, (passed under g,
4. pension of the rlles); to provide for the pla1
ID ing Of prairie lands with trees, black locust
Of cepted: directing the purchase by the sec
T. tary of state Of 200 copies Of volume 26 Nj
m nesota report for distribution in lieu Of su
m reports destroyed by fire; to appropriate s
D. to pay Mrs. Mary Stevens for the loss of a p
D. ture destroyed in the capitol fire; to appror
es ate $40, 900 to complete the north wing of I
le hospital for the insane, $4,000 to pay arre
~ ages of salary, and $4,000 for other purpo
le connected with the insane asylum; to prov
for the improvement and protection of thece
AZ etery in the town of Watertown, Carver Coun
\ (passed under suspension of the rules); to
he peal an act creating the Office Of district att
n ney in tho Twelfth judicial district. ;. "A
,ir authorizing the commissioners of Olms
County to issue $10, 900 in bonds to purch
q. land and erect suitable buildings for agric
to tural exhibitions was passed. ;. Adjourned.
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