Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-23
MINNESOTA LEoIsLATuRE,
SenNAfns


81. PAUL, February 12.-1n committee Of the
whole D. Bucks insolvency bill as amended and per-
fected by the judiciary committee was unanimously
endorsed. The bill Is entitled Gan act to prevent
debtors ffom giving preference to creditors, and to
secure the equal distribution Of the property of
deDtors their creditors and for the release Of
debts against debtors. bill authorizing the
are suffering life sentences for the murder Of Mrs.
Lick in St. Paul, about six years ago. was introduced
Dy Miller upon the Recommendation Of the state
prison committed. The bill which appropriated
money to tho Minneapolis academy Of natural
sciences was indefinitely postponed. The contested
seat case OF Kennedy vs. Campbell is made the
special order for Tuesday next at II O'Clock The
bill TO FIX the compensation and fees of the register
OF deeds, clerk of the court and auditor Of Henne-
pin county was passed.. The senate stands adj
'ourned till tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
ST PAUL, February 1S.-powers, the minority Of
tho committee which reported the bill in favor OF
adjusting the railroad bonded Indebtedness of the
sAte presented protest against the bill; which was
resd. Ore thousand copies were ordered printed
After quite An extended discussion the bill to abolish
township assessors and replace them with county as
SCISSORS was laid aside without action Schalcr in:
9auf GEO. bal relating to fire insurance. which pro
taken as the value Of the property when insured and
the measure of damages when DESTROYED: the COM
Rany Is also prohibited from paying the policy until
the assured presents o certificate from the county
aud1tor showing that the taxes are paid failing in
this the insurance company becomes liable for the
taxes due, Other bills introduced: Amending the
act relating to secret and other organizations to pro-
mott the state from paying salary to the newly
created attorney Of the Twelfth judicial district
I'll the same shall have first been collected from the
counties In that district (passed0 amending the FIRE
insurance law relating to the measure Of loss by fire
and providing for the protection of claims for taxes
amending the interest law that it shall not be de-
clared usury when q mortgage contains provision
Tor paying an attorneys fee; authorizing Ramsey
county to issue bonds to the amount Of for
building levee in West st. Paul. fixing the salary of
the state librarian at $4,000 year. House bills
passed: Relating to the of school houses for 9TH
er school purposes; restraining the running at large
OF cattle IN Cokato and Stockholm in Wright county,
Incorporating the village of Montgomery Montrose
henv1e and Lansing; authorizing the village Of De-
ano TO issue bonds; compelling conty surveyors to
furnish bonds; legalizing the Kasson German Mutual
insurance company; memorial to congress to secure
oount1es for the old mounted rangers of Minnesota
After long discussion Peterson's bill for the
encouragement of tree culture on the pratries.
was recommitted' to the committee on that sub
ject. Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, February 15.-After hearing counsel of
both parties the senate decided the contested election
case Of Kennedy ys Campbell {the sitting menber),
OF Meeker county, by adopting the report OF the
committee on elections declaring Canbell ent,t,ed