Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-02
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
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vey certain lands to the county commissioners Of
Kandiyohi county, for the purpose of erecting high
school building at Wlmar: to amend the special laws
incorporating the Village Of Bensonj amending the
running at large and doing damage: relating to costs
and disbursements in criminal actions lit provides
that Criminals upon conviction shall be required
pay all costs and disbursements Of the trial. Or fail
ing In this that not more than sixty days iprison-
ment be added to his sentence) amending the char
on s o. make to prevent double
taxation of such property; to authorize the county
commissioners Of st. Louis county to levy tax on
Streets roads and bridges in that county: to author
1ze che removal Of distractions in Eagle lake. Carver
county, to prevent overflow. ..Adjotirned.
ST.. PAUL, January 25.-Eight communications
were received from citizens Of Big Stone and Tray
counties asking for the consolidation Of the two
Of Westport asking the senate to submit to the peo
pie an amendment to the constitution prohibiting
the sale OF strong drinks by retail Bills intro
Swift county, {read second and third time and
pascal; authorizing the village Of Benson to issue
bonds to the amount Of s., 900 to erect Touring
claims for the construction of the st. Paul and Pacific
raroad to amend the general statutes in relation to
as n amend chapter es Of the
from residents of Kttson county, asking state aid to
construct two bridges which, the petition claims are
very much needed. The senate bill to incorporate
the village OF Perham was read a third time and
passed. House bills passed: To authorize the
county commissioners of Chippewa to issue bonds to
the amount Of $4,000 to construct q court house:
act to fix the boundaries of tho village of
Of education of Red Wing to issue bonds. -. =.
d1e house amendment to the !ant resolution up
and passed. This amendment increases the two SEN
ate committees to seven and the house committees
EACH ID. Buck offered bill egalizing the sale of
line OF railway from La Crescent, by the Southern
Minnesota Railroad company to the Chicago, Mil.
waukee and st. Paul Railway company. The presi-
dent announced the following committees: Special
committee to investigate the hospital for insane
enators Wilson and Castle: To act upon joint COM
Senators Buck, Daniels and Officer. State railroad
bonds-Senators Pilsbury, Case, Beman, Powers
and Buck, G. FLA petition was received from
convicted of the murder Of U]ricka Lick and sem
fenced to lite imprisonment, praying for pardon on
the ground that they convicted perjured tes-
tmony The senate then went into executive scs-
sion and considered the following appointments by
the governor: Surveyor general Of logs and lumber
Tor the First district Of the state of Minnesota John
5: Proctor OF Washington county; surveyor general
of logs and lumber for the Second district of the
| state Of Minnesota, Geo. A. Bracket of Hennepin
Gpe Of Logs and
sofa. j. E. Knowlton Of St. Louis county, (reap-
pointed); state inspector Of oils, James K. Hoffman
q. H. Taylor Of Hennepin county, (reappointed);
inspector Of state prison. Lathrop E. Reed of Ram
sey county, (reappointed); member Of the board Of
| the board Of managers of the Minnesota state re-
form school, William P. Murray of Ramsey county,
| Ceapponted). Reeds appointment was referred to
the committee on state prison. The committee on
d. Burt as superintendent of public instruction,
ported unanimously against confirming the appoint
ment. The report of the committee adopted.
| None Of the nominations were confirmed -. Ad-
| journed.
ST. PAUL, January 26.-Bills introduced: Author
izing the county commissioners of Mower county to
levy special tax for the purpose of building
bridges; to amend the act incorporating the village
Of Cannon Falls (passed under suspended rules); to
incorporate the village of Norwood d,assed under
suspended rules in relation to the erection Of party
WALLIS to repeal the law granting swamp lands to the
soldiers orphans home: approprating 81 900 per year
for two years to the Minnesota academy Of natural
sciences; joint resolution for the relief of Capt.
Jacob Nix, Of New Uln; appropriating s40O to build
bridge across Minnesota river at Browns valley; to
appropriate 81 900 to construct bridge the Red
River of the North in Otter Tail county: to locate
state road from Alexandria to Herman; authorizing
the city of Minneapolis to issue bonds to raise the
lower bridge across the Mississippi and build new
approaches to the same; memorial to congress ask
ing for an appropriation of 100000 for Misss-
sppi river improvement. Tiffany presented an
important bill, which proposes additional sections,
the constitution of Minnesota 1t provides that all
railroads constructed hereafter to be constructed
shall be declared public carriers; the rates of
and freight to be fixed by the legislature; rail-
roads may not directly or indirectly engage in any
other business, and railroad in the state or other
corporation shall consolidate its stock associate
with parallel competing lines of railroad, nor
shall any railroad in the state consolidate with any
road or roads organized under the laws of another
state. House bills passed: Changing the bounda
relating to catching Of fish in LIE Sueur county, joint
resolution memorializing congress to appropriate
money for the improvement of the Mississippi river.
latng to the punishment of larceny from the person
having reached its third reading, passed. .Ad-
journed
ST. PAUL, January 27.-Several petitions against
the removal of the county seat of Grant county were
presented; also for the incorporation of the vii
age of Genwood. Bills introduced: Toincorporate
the village Of Glenwood; to encourage timber cul-
ture; to appropriate 500 for state detective to
whom the duty shall be assigned of preventing the
sale OF liquor to Indians to amend the general laws
OF 1877 relating to cartways; amending the charter
of the city of Austin; to regulate the carrying of
passengers the railroads Of Minnesota; relating
to salaries in Goodhue county {passed under sus.
pended rues) relating to bounties for the destruc-
ton of wolves The bill relating to the Hastings
union Industrial association reported back from
the committee on banks and passed under suspension
of the rules. Bills passed: To incorporate the vii.
ase of Evansville: to authorize the commissioners
Of Redwood county to attach certain territory
Crooks offered resolution requesting the attorney
general to give the committee information about
the state railroad bonds, and asked behalf of the
committee to send it to the attorney general Camp
bell gave notice of debate and the resolution was laid
OQs
White in the chair After spending half an hour in
the consideration OF numerous bills, the committee
rose and its report was adopted by the senate. The
chair then appointed the following members of the
apportonment committees: Congressional appoint
ment-Clement, SchaLer, Peterson, Howard, Nc
Crea, Adams and Campbell. Legislative appoint
ment-Perkins, Rice, Langdon, c. D. Gilfllan, Will
son, Simmons and D. Buck. :. Adjourned
ST. PAUL, January 2s.-BilIs introduced: To con-
sodate the counties Of Traverse and Big Stone un-
der the name of Garfed to repeal the general stat
ute provision requiring the giving Of notices Of tax
redemption period; to revise the statutes relative to
bounty for tree raising. The bill for the relief Of
Capt. Nix of New Ul1n, passed; also the bills to
amend the act Of incorporation of Lake CRYSTAL and
Benson and to incorporate the village Of Detroit "
The house resolution redistrictng judicial districts
was concurred in. In committee of the whole the
following bills were recommended to pass: To amend
the statute relating to homestead exemptions: to in.
corporate the village of Pipestone; amending the
law relating to interpretations; ralating to the cree
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
House.
ST. PAUL, January "a. Senate bills passed: To
amend the charter of the village of Wilmar; to
change the name of the town of Trenton, Big Stone
county, to Outrey; to prohibit catching of fish in
establish the office Of district attorney in the Twelfth
Judicial district relating to ofenses against chastity
morality and decency; to amend by statutes of 1866
relating to town officers requiring savings banks to
the building Of a road from the poor farm to Fort
Smelling BRIDGE in Ramsey county; to authorize the
maintenance Of dam in Morrison county; to pro-
tect fish in Lake Elysian, Waseca county. Baxter
introduced bill to amend the statutes relating to
taxes. It provides that the per centum of taxation
to be paid by railroads shall be made five per cent
until the old railroad bonds paid if provisions
for the payment of the bonds are perfected Two
per cent of the tax is to be applied to aid the pay.
ment Of the old bonds. After the bonds shall be |
paid the taxes to be again placed at three per cent
Under the constitution this bill must be submitted to
the people, 1t is proposed to place the new tax both
on earnings and land sales. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, January 25.-At 2:3O o'clock the speaker
called the house to order and announced the special
order-the reservoir system. Smith moved an |
amendment to the memorial representing that the
reservoir system is but of several factors peces
sary to solve the navigation question and that the
continued construction of wing dams and deepening
of the channel by dredging should not be abandoned
for the reservoir system, hut carried with it,
that the deposit of dust and other refuse from
numbering mills should be prohibited After pro-
tracted debate the amendment was lost-ayes 80, |
nays 81. The memorial was then adopted by vote |
of 81 to H. Bills introduced: Relating to sales of
real estate by administrators and guardians amend
ing laws to encourage immigration Increasing
salary of secretary Of emigration board from 81 200
to 81 200 and providing for the publication Of 10000
copies of an emigration document instead of 6OO0:
to amend statistics of 1873 relating to the amount and
collection Of taxes authorizing the city of St. Paul to