Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-03-07
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SGIlafR.


ar. PAUL, February 21.-A petition was re-
ceived from sundrs citizens of Freeborn County
asking for prohibition clause in the constitu-
ton. She senate then proceeded to clear the
unfinished calendar of Tuesday, the bulls
passed beng given under their proper cap
tons. The following bills were passed. Amend
ing general statutes to allow building associa
tons to loan money to other than their own
members; providing for laying out of road on
petition Of twelve legal voters; appropriating
800, 1000 for additional building for blind and
| imbcciles; to authorize expenditure of So, 400
Tor farm for first and Of $4,000 for one for
second hospital for insane; for IL, 200 clerk
ship Ill office Of secretary of state: appropriate
ing $4,000 for states prison for present year
AM $4,000 per annum for nine years there
after; approprating S17O.9l for expenses in
| Cured by Mecker County, in caring for non
! residents sick with smallpox providing for
the drainage of Lake Mary, Douglas County;
setting apart territory in the county of Cass for
| the county of Hubbard, and describing boun-
the Seventh Judicial district to the Twelfth;
establishing state road in Sibley County;
| authorizing Browns Valley, Brown County, to
| issue S. 900 III bonds for school houses: pro-
| vdlng for adjustment of claims for smallpox
expenses against Stearns County; amending
general statutes OF 1881 as to insurance. and
! providing that accident insurance companies
who deposit 100000 in any state to cover
losses in all states, are relieved from such de-
| post in Minnesota; allowing the issuing Of
| bonds by towns. not to exceed $4,000, for in
ternal improvements. on petition of two-th,rds
of voters; authorizing saltwater to Issue $780,
600 OF refunding bonds; authorizing Logan,
Grant County, to issue $4,000 in bonds for
court house. Bridge bills passed: III Doug
las County, $4C0: III KandiyoIi County,
$4,000; in Goodhue County, 900: in Waton-
wan County, $500: in Watonwan County,
! $1,000; in Blue Earth County, $3.50; in Kitlson
County, $500; in Kittson County, $780, :. :.
Passed under suspension Of rules: To fix time
OF court in Traverse County at the fourth Tues
day in September; authorizing Ortonvii!e to is
sue -, 500 bonds to purchase fire apparatus;
to prevent cattle from running at large in VIM
sted, Mcleod County; authorizing Red Wing
to issue s75, 600 in bonds to pay part of expen
ses i'll building railway and wagon bridge
across the Mississippi, in connection with Mn
nesota Central Railroad. New bills: Appro-
priatiDg $3.50 to compensate clerk of supreme
! court for extraordinary services in indexing
| Judgments since 1850; appropriating $500 for
! bridge over narrows of Green Lake, Chisago
County; az. ropriating $1,000 for bridge in
| Traverse County across Tinker slough; to pro
tect women against the operation of executions
for husbands debts when the sum claimed Goes
| not exceed $50. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, February 22.-O. A. Hallin was ap-
pointed to assist in comparing and eng: ossing.
| The sc crctary was Instructed to draw his Ger.
tificatc for such extra engrossing as may be
necessary to the close of the session. The fol,
lowing bills were pissed under suspension Of
the rules: 10 prevent cattle running large
in Camp Lake. Swift County; providing fol
payment of interest on bonds by town treasurer
of Alden, Freeborn County; authorizing Rem
vile County to reimburse the treasurer TO-
travelling expenses; authorizing Red Wing t.
issue 100000 in bonds for water works ant
internal improvement. The bill relating tt
the preservation of game that passed the senate
unanimously On the 3Oth Of January, and un.
der misrepresentation, indefinitely postponed
in the house, was rent reduced ty request from
the house, and passed under suspension of tn
rules. New bills: Appropriating $4,000 TO
| bridge across the Zumbro River in Wabash
County; to prevent the adulteration Of food o
drugs, and Furnishing violators by a fine Q
from 500 to s10G for each cffense. On tn
announcement Of the death of SouatorI Jane
Mclaughlin, OF Mantolville. Dodge County
the senate adjourned.
ST. PAUL, February 23.-The rules were sus
pended to allow of the passage of the follow
ing hlls 10 make the board of directors O
| st. CrOlX Boom Company nine instead of five
for tax levy of about $13, 900 in Cass Count
to pay outstanding indebtedness; authorizing
Traverse County to issue $1,000 bonds 70
county officers buildings; authorizing Lowering
OF waters of Buffalo Lake. Wascca County; e.
tabishlug municipal court in Hastings: all
thorlzing Nicollet County to reimburse treas
urer for travelling expenses; creating specia
school district No. in Sibley County. .Othe
bills passed: Appropriating for state reforl
school, for rebuilding engine house and smok
stack $4,000, and for engine repairs and i'm
provement1 81. 42O; for the relief of Danie
Rice Of IIennepin County, and secure repay
ment to him Of about 5000 taxes paid on Ian
bought by hun from the state, said land at
terward declared not TO have been property O
state. >. The senate bill allowing sheriff of Da
kota County IS per week for prisoners and
per cent. on executions in sums exceeding IS
600. Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, February 24.-Not single bi
was presented when the time for the orde
, came, but later in the day the following wer
lntroduced: Authorizing the superintendent
/ of public instruction to issue certificates TO
teaching to candidates who are found fitted
superintendent to examine normal school can
didatcs when requested: reducing rate of il
terest on future sales Of public lands frol
7 per cent. to S per cent; to authorize 81
Cloud to grant certain privileges to street raj
! ways, telegraph and telephone companies. Th
last bill was passed under suspension of til
rules. House bills passed: Authorizing issu
l | Of bonds for drainage N counties of kttsO1
l. Marshall, Polk, Norman, Cass and Wllkin, o
!, | petition of two thirds of voters: authOriZln
= saltwater to issue $685. 500 in bonds for perm:
ncnt Improvement; authorizing Waseca to issu
! Sc, 0UO IN bonds for streets and highways;
s provide for incorporation Of boards OF trad
and chambers of commerce in towns with MOI
G than 5000 inhabitants: changing town Of Wa
t rem, Winona County, from Fifth to Fourt
= District; authorizing Crow Wing County
:. issue STE, 900 in bonds for court house and ia
:. go. The governor vetoed the bill reducing raj
), OF interest on sale Of public lands, On grouI
. that retroactive clause was unconstitu4lon
II and veto was sustained.
ST. PAUL. February &C. Mrs. J. G. Ham,
. ton Was employed as an assistant to the e.
ia rolling clerk at a salary Of SIS per day..
80 House bills passed. Bridge bills as follow
Across Spencer Brook, 1santi County, $4)
& across Five-mile.. Creek, Logan. Grant Count
$ $1,000 across Twelve-mile Greek, Traver
County, 5000; across Des Moines River, MUIR.
e County, $500; Lac qui Parle River, Norma
It County, $500; across Grow River, Wrig
~ County, $500; incorporating the village
\ Ellysian,; lie L. sueur County; to appropria
4 government for the period ending July 8
~ 1883, aud for1the fiscal years ending July
70 1884, and July 81, 1885: incorporating Cloque
IN Carlton County; fixing the salary Of the judi
~ Of probate of Crow Wing County at $500;
authorize the commissioners of RAMS
= County to issue certificates in the sum Of ST
20 600 for the improvement of the Bald Gag
h road; to authorize the commissioners of He
n nepin County to appropriate $4,000 to hui
8 an iron bridge between Anoka and Chaplai
y authorizing Glenwood, Pope County, to iss
ot $4,000 Of bonds for water works; amending Il
a. general statutes defining the duties of coun
" commissioners in drawing jury lists, and ma
X ing service on jury necessary for exemptio
s. detaching certain townships from Cass Coun
8, and attaching them to Wadena County; to pr
vide..fo the levy of taxes for state purposes;
ID drain the sloughs of Mud Lake in Meek
~ County; to authorize boards of fire unde
~ writer's in cities of more than IL, 900 to esta
~ lish fire PATROLS amending special laws and Fl
81 ing the salary of the auditors of Goodh
te County at $4,000; repeating section of t.
70 general law. fixing the toll on logs at Sna
70 River dam at 10 cents, and reducing it tt
"a cents per thousand; prohibiting the catching
y fish in Hcnnepin County, except with hook al
~ line; appropriatlng 81, 800 for bridge acre
10 the Snake River. Chlsago County; AUTHORIZE
ss st. Cloud to issue S15,000.for depot groun
81 o.. Senate bills passed. 10 authorize the q
y of Red Wing to issue bonds for water vol
~ ~ to authorize the lowering of waters in Buffs
~ y, Lake in Waseca County; to authorize the cour
III commissioners of Nicollet County to reimbul
T. the county treasurer for expenses in the c
y lection Of taxes. u. The house went into CO.