Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-26


Lyon ;.......... e,2s5 dian Res'vat'n). ese
Marshall ......... 997 .-
Maruu .......... o,142 TOTAL. .1SU,0O1
hcLeOO. 1853
On motion 1000 copies were ordered printed.
Bills ntroduced For the removal Of the county seat
OF Lincoln county from Marshfeld to Lake Benton;
to authorize the Winona mining company to engage
IN quarrying and manufacturing stone and brick,
(passcd under suspended rulesS to add some new
territory in the neighborhood Of Duluth to the lu-
Der districts, and to appoint an inspector, to reside
at f the village Of Pine CITY,
tending the time Of payment of seed grain furnished
to farmers who suffered from the ravages of grass
hoppers in 1873 Gt provides that, if one-half the
the balance may be deferred for year thereafter
Incorporating the village of Perham; amending tho
TO hour Of
luton that the senate proceed to vote for United
States senator, which was done with the following
result $. J: R. Mcmillan, %; Daniel Buck, 8; 9, K.
Davis, l; M. J. Severance, !. Beeman, Langdon,
Mealcy and Simmons were absent, and Senator
foWers ut his own request was excused from voting
A. e. Bertram was, after some discussion, appointed
assistant enrolling clerk at salary of S. per day..
Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, January 2O.-The senate concurred In
the house joint resolutions follows Thankng.the
fire departments of Mankato and St. Peter for their
conduct at the insane asylum fire; concerning the
investigation Of charges against the management Of
the normal school at st. Cloud; appointing a COM
mittee to consider the state railroad bond matters. "
house memorial to congress relating to settlers on
public lands, was referred to the committee on agr
culture. Bills introduced: Amending general
statutes of 1878 relating to homestead exemptions;
amending laws Of 1876 relating to the formation Of
corporations; to aid the Minneapolis h St. Cloud
railroad company. On motion Of Gilfllan the house
substitute for the senate resolution relating to
superintendent Of congressional and legislative dis
trlcts, was non-concurred in. House bills
passed under suspended rules incorporating the
villages OF Ortonviue and Pipestone. The senate
went into committee Of the whole and considered the
following bills: Relating to the punishment of man.
pass) relating to bountes for killing wolves rec-
commended to be referred to the judiciary commit
ee relating to the printing department Of the deaf
The committee then and reported to the senate
The report was adopted On motion of Castle the
bill amending the general statutes Of 1873 relating to
logs and lumber was passed under suspension Of the
rules. On motion Of Hines the house bill relating
to the Eighth judicial district was passed under sus
pension Of the rules. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, January 21.-Bills introduced: Amend
ing the laws relating to school districts in Omsted
county (passed under suspended rules: to amend
the act locating state road between LIE Seuer Scott
and Rice counties; to prohibit fishing in Lake
Hanska, Brown county; to punish quackery and
empiricism; fixing compensation of county COM
mssloners Of Dakota county at So day, and extend
ing their time to complete business {passed under
suspended rules. Senator Castles bill for the pun
ishment Of granddaughter of the fourth degree COM
ing up for third reading, it passed. ut pro-
yides that this crime shall be punished by iprison-
ment in the state prison for not more than four
years. :. The senate then went into committee of
the whole to consider several bills the general
der list. Rces bill to legalize the organization of
the town OF Clontarf; Aakers bill to Incorporate the
village Of Evansville; Shaleen's bill to incorporate
the village of Pine Cty Rices bill to remove records
from Norway Lake to Arctander, and McCrea's bill
to complete the organization Of Wadena county, were
all considered by the committee and recommended to
pass: Clements bill in regard to the deaf, dumb
and blind asylum was ordered printed. The bill
to fix the boundaries of Dundas was laid over. ..
Wheats interest bill, which is designed tc reduce the
legal rate of interest from to per cent? and the
contract rate of interest from 10 to per cent COM
ing up for action, Wheat moved Its adoption.
lengthy debate followed and the bill was finally re-
ferred to committee Of three for amendment. 20.
On motion of Rice the rules were suspended and a
committee Of three, consisting of Rice Pilsbury and
Powers, to act in conjunction with the house commit
tec to whom shall be referred all that portion Of the
report OF the farmers board of trade relating to the
grading of wheat. The following house bills were
passed: bill to ]egalize the action of the county
commissioners Of Otter Tail county in laying out
state road to authorize Nicoet county to issue bonds
to the amount Of for payment of the indebt-
edness Of said county The senate then adjourned
until Monday evening, January "a, at o'clock M.
House.
ST. PAUL, January 1.-THE speaker announced
thu appointment of Capt. Henry s. Hurter, of st.
Paul, as second assistant sergeant-at-arms, and of
Mr. j. d. West, of Wells, as secretary of the judi
ciary committee. .Hoyt offered joint resolution
providing for committee of five on the part of the
senate ana ten on the part OF mousse consider
the subject Of the location of second state prison.
and to recommend site for the same. Went over
on notice Of debate. Bills introduced: Providing
for an adjudicat Of the rights legal and equita-
ble of holders of the Minnesota state railroad bonds
and Of persons having claims for work done, money
paid and supplies furnished in the construction Of
railroads in aid Of which said bonds were issued and
to so determine the liability of the state upon said
bonds and claims; to incorporate the village
Of Ada, Polk county; to appropriate $500
to 6ad 41dge eyer mn De Tere Ever
maintenance Of work houses in st. Paul; to amend
general statutes of 1866 relating to tho canvassing of
votes for state officers; providing method for can
wasting the vote for district judges; to remedy the
interference of the law establishing biennial sessions
Of the legslaturc to amend the statutes of 1873 re-
lating to the sale Of Intoxicating liquors; to amend
the general laws of 1869, relating to chattel mort
cages; to amend the charter Of Luverne, Rock
county; amending act incorporating village Of
Montevideo, Chippewa county. Adjourned till 10
O'Clock A. NJ. tomorrow.
ST. PAUL, January 18.-Considerable time was
consumed in discussing the proposition to print the
governors message in pamphlet form in English,
German and Norwegian. The matter was finally re-
ferred to the committee printing. LAT noon the
speaker informed the house that the hour had
was to be taken, and he requested the members to
proclaim their choice as their names were called.
The vote resulted as follows: Whole number of votes
80; H. 81. sibley, 4; c. H. Roberts, 2. The speaker
ordered the result Of the ballot recorded
on the Journal and the house proceeded In the regu-
tute for the bill removing the county seat of Grant
county; substitute for the bill prescribing the man
ner Of appointing overst ers Of highways in Ramsey
in Norhfeld Rice county; authorizing the Judge of
probate Of Dakota county to vest the estate of
Peter, deceased, in the children Of schorth,
making them his heirs-atlaw; to amend the general
laws of 1874 relating to the bounty for the destruc
ton of wolves; amending acts incorporating the
village Of Watertown, Carver county; relating to
teration Of fluids or sods) to encourage the plant
ing Of fruit trees; authorizing the county of Benton
to issue 900 in bonds to pay county ORDERS etc.
After spending brief period In the committee Of
tie whole, the house adjourned.
ST. PAUL, January 2O.-The substitute reported
by the judiciary committee for the bill introduced by
Norrsh to declare certain persons the heirs at law of
the late John Peter was taken up and passed under
suspension of the rules. On motion Of Hicks the
consideration of the memorial to Congress in favor
of the reservation system which fixed for to-mor-
row at II O'Clock was postponed to 2:3O next Tues
day, for which hour it was also made the special
der. .Sanborn moved that the senate be requested
to return to the house the joint resolution concurred
in by the house yesterday relating to the old railroad
bond matters, and that the same be referred to the
Judiciary committee. Lost after extended debate
ayes &c. nays A.. Bills introduced: Changing the
limits Of school district No, in Yellow Medicine
county; changing boundaries Of school district No.
school districts in Yellow Medicine county; nuthoriz-
ing the draining of Mud, lake near Howard lake, in
Wright county; establishing rates Of railroad fare in
this state; relating to license for Intoxicating liquors.
amending laws relating to public schools; relating to
appointments Of county physicians for the poor;
amending the statutes Of 1878 relating to summoning
ernors Guards Of New Ulm for military services
rendered during the Tracy riot in 1879 fixing salary
Of clerk of probate Of Hennepin county; providing
for the appointment Of photographic reporter for
the District Court OF Hennepn county; amending
the acts incorporating the village of Anoka ules
suspended and the bill read second time;) legaliz-
ing act Of commissioners in locating . state road
from Fort Ridgley to Swede Grovein Meeker county;
to legaize acts of commissioners in locating state
road in Nicollett and Meeker counties; authoring
Martin county to issue bonds to amount Of 500 to
900 to liqidate and fund debt Of county: to allow
Ppestone county to issue bonds to amount Of S. OOO
to fund debt; to incorporate village of Herman,
Grant county; to amend general statutes Of 1873
lating to boards Of equazation in counties: to in
corporate the village Of White Bear Lake, Ramsey
county. House bills passed: To incorporate village
Of Wadena; to legaize the establishment Of state
road in Otter Tail and Grant counties, from Fergus
Falls to Hermann to authorize Nicoet county to is
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