Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-16
BILLS INTRODUCED.

Recess till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Pillsbury-To provide for
the adjustment of Robert Laws Minnesota
state railroad bonds, destroyed in the Chi
cago fire. Passed under suspended rules.
By Senator Prescribing the
time for holding terms of the district court
in the Ninth district. Passed under sus-
pended rules.
By Senator Wheat from committee on
hospital for the insane-Appropriating
$1,000 for the purp ose of insuriHg the hos
pital buildings.
Senator Pillsbury reported substi-
tute for the house bill authorizing the pur-
chase of statutes. The substitute authoriz-
es the state librarian to purchase 1000
copies of revised statutes for the use OF
the state.
BY Senator Steenerson-Amending the
charter of the village Of Red Lake Falls.
Passed under suspended rules.
By Senator -Approprlating
800 to construct bridge across the north
branch of Two Rivers.
Ex-senator eenerson-Amending chap
ter 10 of the general statutes of 1878, re-
lating to town elections.
By Senator Authorizing the
commissioners of Klttson county to issue
$4,000 in bonds to fund its floating debt.
Passed under suspended rules.
By Senator Misunderstanding for the
payment of certain unadjusted claims due
under section /, chapter 1, general laws
of the extra session Of 1881.
By Senator Observation-Disclosures the
commissioners of Martin county TO Issue
$4,000 in bonds to fund its floating debt.
By Senator teenerson-AUthorizing and
appropriating money to construct bridge
across Snake river, Marshall county.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment relating to the reduction of in
terest from to per cent. on unpaid pur-
chase money due from sale of state lands.
Yeas 20, nays y.
The senate also concurred in the house
amendment to the senate bill relating to
homestead exemptions.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Relating to the change of county seats.
Providing for the adjustment Of Thomp-
son Bros. Minnesota state railroad bonds
lost in the mails.
SENATE BILL LOST.
Amending the general laws of 1881 re-
Iating to the refunding of money derived
from void tax sales. Yeas Is, nays IS. A
motion to reconsider was lost. Yeas Is,
nays IS.
STATE AND COUNTY. FAIRS.
Senator Lawrence, from the committee
on agriculture, reported substitute for
S. F. Isl, providing for the reorganization
of the State Agricultural society. The
substitute appropriates $4,000 for the
State Agricultural society and $4,000 to
the various county societies.
ANTI-QUACK BILL.
The vote by which Senator HOLSTERS
bill relating to the practice of medicine
was lost was reconsidered and the bill was
laid on the ia ole. 1t was subsequently re-
ferred to Senators HOLSTER and Doran for
amendment.
CLERKS FOB COMMITTEES.
Senator Castle offered resolution for
the appointment of clerks for the railroad
and finance committees, with pay at s.
per day. Adopted.
IN CO1ILITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Senator Pill5bury IN the chair. The
bills for the promotion of forestry, legal
izing the organization of Lake county, re-
lating to the disposition of moneys arising
from tax sales, to the collection of person
al property taxes, to the fees of registers
of deeds, providing for county and court
officers in new counties, salary of the
Judge Of probate in ST. Louis county, ced-
ing jurisdiction over certain territory in
st. Paul to the United States, relating to
the sale of the university experimental
farm, authorizing the attorney general to
proceed against delinquent corporations,
authorizing the state auditor to cause the
survey OF certain islands, and relating to
the Minnesota & Northwestern railroad
were recommended to pass.
The senate bill prescribing the qualifi-
cations of voters in certain cases, and the
house bill to secure proper commitments
to the Minnesota state reform school were
recommitted.
The bill providing for four years term
of Office for sherif5 was indefinitely post
poned.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
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