Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-03-09


per M.....:...:.. ............... 1,ooO
100000 It. flooring for basement. 4,5OJ
Carpenter work, hardware, finishing
iumDer, eIc. Il,oUO
Painting and glass. ................. $500
Plumbing and gas pipe. ............. 1000
Steam heating. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
$eu,650
A. NJ. RADCLIFFE.
At about midnight Mr.. Wilson introduced
bill appropriating Sc l 900 to rebuild the CAPT
tol, according to the recommendation of the
governor.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3.
IS SENATE-The Senate promptly passed the
burned capitol, by the substantial vote Of 35
yeas to 3 nays-the nays being Messrs. Daniel
Buck Powers and Schaller. The absentees were
Messrs. Beman, Howard and Rice So a new
State house will be erected at St. Paul without de-
lay, the city of St. Paul having, in the meantime,
rendered to the use of the State government the
use Of it's spacious and handsome new market
house, which is admirably adapted to the pur-
pose.
Thanks were rendered Wisconsin for the gift
of valuable books for the library. Hon. H. B.
Wilson, OF Goodhue, was elected President pro
tenn of the Senate. .a.
The senate, held two hours executive ses-
zion, in which large number of notaries pub
lie were confirmed, after which the nomination
of Mr.. L. E Reed as State prison inspector was
for a second time rejected.
The senate passed the house bill which au-
thorizes the governor to insure the public build
ums of So. OOC, which amount is appropriated
for the purpose
Among the bills passed of general nature
were the following: To reimburse Watonwan
county to the amount Of $54 for expenses in
Cured in the capture of the Younger brothers;
to extend the sessions of the legislature to
ninety days, if the people so decide in vote
upon amending the constitution for that pur-
pose; defining the duties of mutual insurance
companies of other States; relating to the pub
LEGATION of supreme court reports; specifying
the standing and capital of insurance COM
panies doing business in this State; amending
the law relating to writs of mandamus; for in
creasing the number of justices of the supreme
court from three to five; to provide for the in
spection Of the steam boilers on vessels navi-
eating the inland waters of the State; for the
suspension and removal of county treasurers
guilty OF malfeasance or nOnfeasance in Office !;
to encourage timber culture and provide COM
pensation therefor; to punish rowdysm on rail-
road cars
HOUSE THE bill appropriating $3.50 for
rebuilding the capitol passed by a vote of 81 to
10. In the discussion Mr.. Fletcher, speaker,
stated that Minneapolis would be glad to give at
least $780, 600 for the capitol Mr. Daniels
itol than build new one now. We could get
along for ten years, and then can do something
fine. Mr. Smith knew the people Of St. Paul
would not be niggardly in aiding the building
Of good capitol. Abiding to the remarks Of
Mr.. Fletcher, he minated thatit would scarce
~ be considered generous if St Paul should Of
fer, in case the State university were burned,
to rebuild it at cost of $25O,OOO, if it were
located here MI. Denny favored accepting a
proposition made by Mr. Delano to replace the
capitol for $4,000. Mr.. Dunn opposed
patching up the old building, and proposed,
unsuccessfully, to have the bill referred to a
committee of three
No result was reached on congressional ap-
portioEment.
The senate bill prepared by the committee on
education, modifying the text book law by re-
heving the district officers from ordering and
handling the school books, was defeated by be-
ing indefinitely postponed.
very large number of bills were passed,
among which were the following:
10 prevent debtors from giving preference
to creditors and TO secure equal distribution of
property; to appropriate So, 900 for deficiency
IN Legislature expenses; to appropriate 81, $50
for extraordinary expenses Of State government;
regulating fees of officers in certain counties;
ceding Jurisdiction over certain lands desired
for government buildings to the United States;
to appropriate $3.50 to buy portraits OF the
governors; relating to town assessors; amend
ing the general banking laws; arranging time
for holding court in the Fourth judicial district;
to appropriate $25, 900 to build school for
idiots and imbeciles; to appropriate money for
judges OF the supreme court; amending general
statutes relating to witness fees; to appropriate
$25, 900 for exhibit at worlds fair in 1884; to
appropriate money for the payment of the
salary of the State librarian.
This being the last day on which bills could
be passed, the wheels of time were turned back
as usual, and the house sat until 4 a. m Friday,
while the clock indicated II midnight
Minnesota News by Telegraph and Mail.
Mrs. Hattie Morton, variety actress, former
ly of st. Paul, died at Fargo
Register OF Deeds Simonson of Albert Lea,
died recently, after brief Illness
Joseph King, of Rush River, was kicked in
the abdomen by horse, and died the following
day
John Roskos, q laborer on the railroad near
Alexandria, was run over by a locomotive and
killed.
Wnona is moving to get sugar refinery, and
arrangements are making for convention to
consider the subject.
A suit has been commenced in the district
court at St. Paul by Mrs. Martha B. Morton,
against Charles A Morton and Alfred Wharton
The case is a novel one, from the fact that the
plaintiff is the wife of Charles A. Morton one of
the defendants.
A crowd of young boys of Winona were dis
covered in a vacant building, where they were
preparing for piratical expedition as soon as
navigation opened. They were to be known as
"Avenging Buccaneers" They were placed in
charge of their mothers.
tits reported that more than one third of the
wheat is standing in stacks at the stations on the
Manitoba road beyond Hancock. The early
setting in of the cold weather prevented the
farmers from completing the work of threshing,
and at no time since have they been able to re-
sumo that work.
A petition has been filed in the probate court
at St. Paul, by Mrs. Lydia S. Rhodes praying
that William Rhodes, Jr., be appointed admin
istrator of the estate of the lete Capt William
Rhodes. The real estate is set forth as worth
$40. 600: the personal pronerty $40 600.