Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-23
committee 81, noes IT,. Aiter tne committees

comnnittee-ayes 81, noes ~. After the committees
arose an effort wae made to except the bill from tie
stb a aetes t n 70 psas upon i anal passage
to that end. After half an hour spent in quibbline
on parliamentary usages the previous question was
Sna vo sne a the was
non then required on the acceptance of the as
amended, resulting in its adoption. Explanations,
monons 70 adjourn. retractons attempts to get in
motlons OF all Kinds, and general hubbub ensued
inc roll was called on adjournment but only u voted
for It, while 81 voted against it. motion by Geary
0s
the bill 1t was defeated-ayes ii, noes 81. Three
m9smoers-oraleX, Mott and Iharson-refrained
from Voting: The committee Of elections reported
adversely on the petition of students Of Carleton
college, asking that all students be permitted to vote
at elections without returning to their homes
Inc speaker announced as house members of the
committee to investigate charges Of e1tortion and
oiscr1m1naton brought against the Wil,ona and St.
teter railroad, Daniels, Smith, P. A. Peterson and
h MO Rs introduced: To define the bounda
RES ana establish corporation Of Duluth: relating to
reports OF county officials to secretary Of state es:
ablshng Boundaries Of school district in Rice coun
~ 20 rahfy the state prison contract between the
STATE and Seymour, Sabn l. Co.; repeating the act
removing county seat Of Lincoln county; to incor:
porate village of st. Vincent Kittson county, to com.
PETE organization Of Hstson county and establish
9me Tor term Of court therein; to restore Samuel
griswold to citizenship detaehng certain territory
from township of Rose and attaching to township Of
st 81 IN Eamsey county amending Ia VS. 1878
organizations to appropriate $4o0 to build bridge
across Buffalo river, Martin county,; to amend act
and to roads and eartways; authorizing towns
ana V1hages TO Keep roads in repair; to establish
state road between Ramsey and Washington coun-
ties at White Bear lake, relating to agents:
eountv d5cts in
ana Hennepln county; to organize county Of Candy;
amending laws relating to insurance companies: re-.
.atlng to roads and bridges in Rice county; to au-
thorize Greenvale association Of Stearns county to
sell and convey land; legahzing highway known as
the St. Paul and Hastings river road: relating to
state superintendent Of public schools making the
tanners; relating to religious exercises in public
schools OF Minneapolis. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, February 17.-Bills introduced: For the
relief OF settlers in good faith upon railroad lands in
Renville and Chippewa counties; providing for the
location OF second state prison; preventing cattle
from running at large in Winona county; relating to
road in Sibley county; appointing commissioners
to award damages for opening a road in Sibiey
county; dividing the town of Home, Brown county.
into two organizations, to be known as Home and
dolden dates amending the general statutes relating
to exemption on firearms and equipments; amending
the act incorporating the village Of River Falls: pun.
isn,ng persons disposing Of mortgaged property;
providing government plats, field notes, etc., for
county surveyors amending the laws of 1872 relating
70 the drainage OF swamp lands {passed authorizing
certain cities, boroughs and villages of Mcleod
assessing property, and providing against false re-
turns being made by securing the colec.
uon OF taxes on forfeited lands. Senate bills
passed To provide for the next election in the town
Of Clinton, Fillmore county; relating to the public
schools OF Brainerd, Crow Wing county; amending
the charter Of Mantoryille Dodge county, to author
ze the town of Taylor's Falls to issue bonds for
bridges to incorporate the city Of Waseca; amending
act incorporating village Of Detroit relating to party
walls. .Ad journed.
ST. PAUL, February 1s.-The house spent the en-
tire day in committee of the whole, having list Of
sixteen bills to consider. bill introduced by Den.
by relating to chatte mortgages and seeking to pro-
tect the mortgagors in case of the sale Of the
property, ELECTED discussion and was referred for
amendment wileys blu which provided that all
crimes be state charges the same as convicts in
state prison. was the subject Of vigorous attack and
II was indefinitely postponed. The judiciary COM
mlttee reported back the bill rafying the contract
between the state and Seymour, sabin & Co., with a
recommendation that it have its second reading and
be printed with the contract Van Hoesen moved
to reconsider the vote upon the bill granting the
right of suffrage to women on Temperance Questions
but the house declined to rescnd It's action-ayes 81
noes Sc ...Adjourned.