Morris tribune., 1881-02-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.
MONDAY, JANUARY "a.


Piete the organization of Wadena county for
JUDICIAL purposes.
HoUsE.-A brief session was held last even
ing. The only matter of importance was the
introduction of bill by Col. L. L. Baxter,
snpulatng that the State tax on railroad earn
ings and land sales should be increased from
70 per cent, the additional tax to be ap-
Piled to the payment of the old railroad bonds.
TUESDAY, JANUARY IS, 1881.
SENATE-Bills were introduced to incorpo-
rate the village of De Graft; authorizing the
village of Benson to issue bonds; amending
laws OF 1874 relating to claims for the con-
struction of St Paul & Duluth railroad; to in
corporate the village of Detroit; to amend the
general statutes relating to the filing of chattel
mortgages; reports were received from the rail-
read and education committees Bills were
passed to legalize the acts of Allen D. Ferris,
executor; to incorporate the villge of Perham
House bills were passed to authorize the county
commissioners of Chippewa to issue bonds; to
fix the boundaries of the village of Dundas;
authorizing the board of education of Red Wing
to issue bonds The senate confirmed several
executive appointments, rejected that of D.
Burt, as superintendent of public instruction,
and referred that of Lathrop E. Reed, as in
spector OF state prison, to the prison committee.
HOUsE-There were a number of local bills
introduced, and few passed in the forenoon.
The afternoon was devoted to the discussion of
the joint resolution memorializing congress fer
an appropriation for the reservoir system,
which was passed by vote of 66 to IA.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 26.
SENATE:-Bllls were introduced to authorize
the county commissioners of Mower to levy q
special tax; incorporating the village of Cannon
Fails; IN relation to the erection of party walls;
to repeal the statutes of 1875 relating to swamp
lands; appropriating financial aid to the Mime
sofa Academy of Natural Science; to promote
moral and social science in the public schools
OF Minnesota; authorizing the city of Minneap-
oils to issue bonds to the amountof $50, 900;
to add five sections to the article of the con-
stitution.
This bill provides that all railroads construct
ed, or hereafter to be constructed, shall be de-
clared public carriers; the rates of fare and
freight are to be fixed by the legislature; rail-
roads may not directly or indirectly engage in
any other business, and no railroad in the State
or other corporation shall consolidate it's stock
or associate with parallel or competing lines of
railroad, nor shall any railroad in the State con-
solldate with any road or roads organized under
the laws of another State.
Bills were passed memorializing congress
to appropriate 81 100000 for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river; changing the
boundaries of certain school districts; to amend
the general statutes relating to larceny from
the person.
HoUsE-Ihe speaker announced his appoint
ments to several house and Joint special COM
mittees as follows:
Joint Committee on Investigation of the st.
Cloud Normal lschool--Wilson, Denny.
Joint Committee on Railroad Lands EXEMPTED
Fraudulently from Taxation-Wilson, Dunn,
Comstock, Collins, Smith.
Temperance-Dunn, Putnam, HUM, San
born, Norrish.
Legislative Apportionment- -Comstock, Ives,
hnlss, Stewart, Van Hoesen, Stone, Hayes, Bra
ley, Churchill, Colquhoun, Wiley, McAndrews,
Congressional Apportionment- -Comstock,
Denny, Sabin, Geary, Hicks, Collins, Sanborn.
Allen, Rick, o. 8. Porter, Searles, Bookwalter,
Grazing, Calender.
State Inspector of wheat-Norrish, Kniss,
Ives, Gearv, Caine.
Location ofSecond State Prison-Hoyt, Moore,
Kneeland, ]. Thompson. Jr., Griggs.
Old Railroad Bonds-Daniels, Kniss, HUM,
Sabin, Dunn, Baldwin, L. L. Baxter, Smith,
McCr@ken, Donahue
Mr.. Dunn's bill making infringements of the
liquor laws felonies instead of misdemeanors
created quite discussion in the committee of
the whole, and amendments were offered by
Col Baxter, modifying the stringency of the
proposed change, but increasing the present
penalties for certain infringements.
Many bills were introduced, principally of q
local character
THURSDAY, JANUARY II.
SENATE:-Bills were introduced to incorpo-
| rate the village of Glenwood; to amend the gen.
eral laws of 1877 relating to cartways; to en-.
| courage timber culture; to amend the law in
| cooperating the city of Austin: to appoint q
State detective to discover persons selling liquors
to Indians; to regulate the carrying of passen.
gers, and fixing fare.
Bills were passed to incorporate the village OF
Evansville; amending the act of incorporation
of the Hastings Industrial Institute -...
Congressional and legislative apportionment
committees we're announced as follows:
| Congressiona Clement, Schaller, Peterson,
Howard McCrea, Adams, Campbell
| Legislative-Perkins, Rice, Langdon, Gilfllan,
| G. D. Wilson, Simmons, Buck.
| Senator Peterson introduced a bill to encour-
age timber culture, providing that every per,
son who plant forest trees on prairie lands and
take care of them for six years, shall be entitled
compensation at the rate of 81 per acre.
| HousE-The bill to amend the constitution
and prohibit special legislation was, after long
discussion in the committee of the whole, rec
commended to pass
Mr.. Smith introduced memorial asking con.
gress to hasten the passage of bill to prevent
the filling of the channel of the Mississippi with
| sawdust
Mr.. Sabin introduced several bills relating K
the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railroad company.
A Joint resolution, offered by Mr. Daniels, pro-
viding for q committee of five senators anG
seven representatives, to consider the expedi
ency of dividing or forming judicial districts
was adopted.
The proposed amendment to the constitution
which was recommended to pass, is as follows
Sec 33. The legislature is prohibited from
enacting any special or private laws in the fol
lowing cases: First, for changing the names o.
| persons or constituting one person the heir q
law of another; second, for laying out, opening
or altering highways; third, for authorizing
persons to keep ferries across streams at points
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the sale or mortgaging of real estate or per
sonal property of minors or other persons
under disability; fifth, for changing any count,
] seat; sixth, for assessment or collection o
taxes, for extending the time for the collection
thereof; seventh, for granting corporate power
authorizing the apportonments Of any part o
the school fund; ninth, for incorporating an,
town or village; tenth, for granting any individ
ual, association or corporation, except munici
| pal, any special or exclusive privilege, immuni
ty or function, whatever; eleventh, for vacatinl
road, town plats, streets, alleys and publi
grounds.
FRIDAY, JANUARY %.
SENATE-Bllls were introduced to consolidat
Traverse and Big Stone counties; to repeal tn
statute giving notice of tax redemption pc
Rod; to revise the statute provision relating Il
tree planting. Bills were passed fer the relic
of Capt Jacob Nix; to amend the acts of incor
| poiouOu vi lIbhc STy6tfl duu A)0u5OuS W AuCOK
| porate the village of Detroit
/ Several bills were recommended to pass il
committee Of the whole.
The old bond question was incidentally dis
| cussed, but no action taken.
HousE.-Speaker Fletcher inadvertently neg
lected to put q Scandinavian on the apportion
ment committees, and half the session was oc
cupied in discussing resolution that he be re
| quested to reconstruct those committees.
1 Bills were introduced to amend general stat
utes Of 1878 relating to county surveyors
bonds; relating to fees for messengers carrying
j election returns; also to amend general statuteI
Of 1878 relating to paying county officers sala
ries; also to amend general laws Of 1873 relat
| ing to salary of county treasurer; also estab
| fishing Office and fixing salary of an assistan
clerk Of the supreme court, making his salar,
i 81, 900; to amend general laws Of 1877 fixing
compensation Of county auditors, providing
| for fees instead of salaries
| Adjourned till Monday.
SATURDAY JAN. 20.
SENATE-Bills were introduced to amend th,
| statute relating to the exemption Of persona
property from execution; to amend the law re
lating to public examiner; to amend statute
in relation TO taxes on telegraph lines; to amen(
the statutes relating to re-trial of civil actions
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