The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-02-15

5000 for additional state institutes; q Sen.
eral act for the relocation of county seats;
authorizing the printing OF 900 copies Of the
annual report OF the state horticultural So
ciety, allowing legal notices to be published
In daily papers; authorizing courts to sen.
tence prisoners who plead guilty in times
when the court IS not In session.
Tho afternoon was spent In committee Of
the whole, aud . number Of bills acted up
The house had before it bill proposing
to raise the salary Of the military storekeep.
er from $500 to ii, ZOO 1t met with the
opposition of Mr.. Child and Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Speaker Fletcher, during the progress
of the debate, took the floor, and calling up
Oh Mr.: Burger, who was present, to stand
up, said:
make the salary 5000 will pass. l want to
show you the man to be benefited. This
man went into the war when he was a
mere boy, and while on the battle field he
bad his arm shot away This empty
sleeve tells the story. but lie didn't come
back home. He was promoted to a cap
tailcy, for valiant service. This mans
body is full of cold lead, SO full that he
hardly dare &c near the water for fear he
may fall in. 1.-The should he would sink,
as surely as Bunker Hill monument, he'sso
full Of lead. Not content with shooting
parts of him away, the rebels, fred whole
battery into him, and after it was all over
such fragments as could be found were
gathered together and sent home, and yon
see what is left of him. Not much II is
true, but believe he should he paid for his
service, and given . salary ON which he
may be abe to live and support bis wife and
amount down, should be in favor OF max
ing the bill retroactive SO that the salary of
s., 200 shall date year back since his service
commenced. wasn't soldier myso I, and
perhaps wasn't a coward. But I'll admit
was little timid about that time, but I'm
in favor, and always have been in favor OF
seeing the wounded veterans \ ell cared for"
There was some further discussion on the
bill and it was favorably acted upon by tho
committee.
Senate, Thursday, Febrxa,vS.
Senator Pllsbury, At the request of the
governor; introduced bill appropriating
s., 600, d portion of which can be used by the
state board of health in the suppression and
quarahtining small pox now existing in the
northern part of the state, and especially in
the unOrganized counties of Cass ard ltasca
Senator Castle introduced three bills on
bills cover the recommendations as to b.
email elections made by the governor in
his message, and provide for the submission
to the people OF constitutional amendments
as follows:
TO provide that all general elections shall
be held biennial, and on the even years as
It IL upon them that congressional elections
fall.
To fix the close of all terms Of office at the
first Monday in January.
To fix the terms of the state auditor and
the clerk Of the supreme court (now three
years. ut two years.
To reduce the terms Of offices of all Judges
ofthe supreme and district courts from seven
10 six years, and to provide that the terms 81
county clerks Of courts shall remain four
years,
To provide that officers whose terms are
fixed at two years, and who shall be elected
this fall, shall hold until the first Monday in
January, 1887, 50 that all terms of like Offices
shall commence and end on the same dates
hereafter. -.
The constitution IL 80 worded that the
Ave separate propositions IN ust be voted for
specifically, on one ballot. OF course, and
this At the eleotion next fall. Az Will be
noted, the changes, in BRIEF are to make
elections biennial and the terms two, four
and ~S~ In lonn<h ,oo~>oc&suol,,