Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-16

the appointment OF joint committee to investigate
the state prison contract was adopted without oppo
sition. The house bills relating to the transfer of
the St. Paul and Sioux City railroad and branches to
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha rail-
road company came up, in committee Of the whole.
and gave rise to considerable discussion Kinds had
prepared several amendments and Of first there was
disposition to accept them, but the debate pro-
crossed the feeling became warmer, and finally the
mended to pass. When the committee of the whole
made it's report Kinds moved that the bin he
mitted to the judiciary committee to be amended,
yeas to nays. NJ. H: B. Wilson, from the COM
mittee on education, introduced bill which
materially simplfes the machinery of the
is that hereafter the county superintendent
will order the books, and agents wild be appointed in
each county to sell the books at the state superin-
tendent's cost list prices. Wedge introduced bill,
which changes the salary of the secretary Of state to
$4,000 year, $500 of which is attached to the posi-
ton Of superintendent of public printing, all fees
attached to tue office to be turned into the treasury
.A bill was introduced for the enlargement of the
hospital of the insane at Rochester, and to rebuild
and furnish the burnt wing of the st. Peter hospital.
Tho aggregate appropriation Tor the institution at
Rochester is S8850O, and for the one at st. Peter
sl62, Other bills were introduced as follows:
TO incorporate the village of Bark Point, st. Louis
county; to authorize the village of Benson to issue
bonds passed) to permit the electors Of Hutchinson
to whether animals shall run at large in that town
passed}; to incorporate the village of Elk River
passed approprating 81 900 for the enlargement of
the grounds of the normal school at st. Cloud; desg-
mating the counties that shall send their insane
patients TO the hospital at Rochester. Adjourned
ST. PAUL, February 9-Peterson presented con-
current resolution asking for committee to invest-
gate charges against the Winona st. Peter Railroad
company which is reported to be guilty of discrim-
nation against certain towns and individuals. -,
Pi1sbury, from the senate finance committee, pre-.
scented the general appropriations bill, which con-
tains the following appropriation for the years 1881
and 1882:
1881. 1880.
For the support of the hospital for
the insane at St. Peters,. $4,000 $1O5, 900
For the support Of the hospital at
Rochester. INSTRUMENTATION. $4,000 5000
State reform school,. 10000 80 900
Deaf, dumb and blind. ............ 10000 10000
School for idiots and imbeciies...... 5000 6, 900
State prison.. $4,000 81, 900
State Historical society. 1000 5000
o'a The mnixerstv Is IN aGtt S ~
come from the permanent university fund, and the
income from direct taxation.) %. .Pisbury intro
ducad bill providing that all moneys received from
the sale OF state lands and interest accruin there
on, shall be invested in Minnesota mot raroad) state
bonds, United States bonds, or til: bonds Of New
York, Pennsylvania Ohio, Illinois Michigan, Wis
county in this statc of any city Of the state
ing Lot less than 5000 population, and bearing not
less than s per cent interest," and constituting the
governor state treasurer state auditor, president
the board of regents of the state university and chief
justice Of the state to invest the funds
alluded to-. When the bill which confirms the sale
| the St. Pa"l, Minnesota Omaha company came up
Henry Kinds, y. v: wilkins j: Mclaughlin, A. 3.
Tiffany. It was entered upon the journal Peter
son introduced bin to cancel the indebtedness of
the counties in A. the Thirtycseventh senatorial
ment Of means to purchase seed grain few
years ago. Referred to the committee. :. The Judi
ciary committee reported in favor of the in
definite postponeent Of the bill giving fees to wit.
in justices courts and to exempt institutions
of learning from taxation. Bills introduced: To
amend the charter OF New Ulm (passed to authorize
appropriate 81 900 for bridge in Freeborn county,
organizing school district in Cass county, for the
appointment of county assessors; authorizing the
| Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad company to locate
| and operate certain branch lines; to grant swanar
lands to the Duluth, st. Cloud l. Yankton Railroad
company. House bills passed: To repeal the sec
Winona county; to authorize the city of Winona tt
issue bonds to the amount of 600 to fund it's float
ing debt. Adjourned.
f; ST.. PAUL, February 10.-An interesting debate
was had in committee Of the whole over the bill
which appropriates $780, $780, 600 annually for six
years. for the erection and furnishing Of new build.
ings at the state university Buck moved an amend.
on buildings on the agricultural farm to $4,000. II
was favoraby reported. After debate in commit
tee Of the whole the bill which appropriates from
$4,000 to $4,000 for the purpose Of purchasing a
farm upon which number Of patients may be le-
moved to test the feasibility of the cottage system
taking Of the harmless but chronic insane was
unanimously recommended for passage. :. Bills in
| troGuced: Authorizing Yellow Medicine county to
issue bonds {passed); changing terms for holding
forms Of court in the Ninth district (passed); to
peal the section Of the statute that allows fees to the
clerk of the Supreme Court; Q proposed amendment
to the constitution 80 as to allow women to vote on
the liquor traffic; also to amend the constitution SC
that the swamp lands may forever be placed out Of
the reach Of the grabbers by providing that the pro
ceedso Of the sale shall be devoted to the support Of
the state government; appropriatng 81 800 to renl
burse the employees Of the hospital for insane at st.
the commissioners Of Otter Tail county to provide
for clerk hire for the auditor and treasurer passed
fixing the compensation Of tho treasurer of Dakots