The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-15

OUCe OF 01SCf1CC 4GCOfney IN the tWelItD JuQt-
cial district: sppropriating $1O0, 600 to I'm
ish and furnish the state capitol; appr0pri.
ating S., 900 for two years Sor the purposes
Of the state board of Immigration: to legal
ize certain conveyances recorded in ether
states.
Senate, Friday, Fe1ruaryS,
The senate passed the Yellowstone resolu-
ticn by large majority.
Senator HOLSTER amended his bill fo1 reg
ulating the practice of medicine by substi-
tuting the faculty ofthe medical department
in lieu of the state board Of health.
Senator Clarkes joint resolution, calling
upon congress to settle Immediately the
vexed question of railroad indemnity lands,
met with almost universal appreciation.
Senate bills Notwithstanding the limit
of capital of Interpretations.
Appropriating $12, 53l.O5 for defraying
expenses of Cox Impeachment trial hereto
fore unprovided for.
Making paupers town charge in Douglas
county.
Authorizing commissioners in counties
which are partially unorganized to appoint
assessors and road overseers in un0rgaEized
territory.
Providing that guardians shall, within
three months after appointment, file sched-
ule of all property in their charge.
Providing for confinement of inebriates in
the second hospitals for the insane, the per-
sons, before confinement, to be examined
by a jury composed of three reputable phys
icians.
Providing for contest of election in local
offices, in same manner as provided for
county and state officers.
Providingtfor appointment of court report
ers in counties OF more than s, 900 inhabl-
tants.
Paying J. NJ. Greenman s129 for services
in recording testimony in case in disbarment.
Adjourned to Tuesday.
House, Friday, February o.
The memorial of L. K. Stannard, and
Others for back fees as officers of the Taylor's
Falls land office was indefinitely postponed.
Approprlating SIS, 900 to prevent the spread
OF the small pox; authorizing Minneapolis
to pay H. T. Wellcs $4,000, for money ad-
vanced to pay the bonus to secure the Mil
waukee & s.. Paul shops.
Mr.. Collins introduced an important bill,
proposing an amendment to Art. IL of the
constitution, adding new section, which
shall read as follows:
Judges may be removed from office BY
concurrent resolution of both house. of the
legislature, If two.thirds of the members
elected to each house concur therein, but no
such removal shall be made except upon the
charges which shall be entered upon the
journals of both houses, nor until the par
ty charged shall have had notice thereof and
an opportunity to be heard.
The senate bill appropriating $4,000 for
the use of the state board of health in check
ing the spl cad OF the small pox plague in
the northern counties was reported b lex
with an amendment, providing that it
should be applicable to the work in Cas-,
Aitkin and ltaska counties. This met with
more or less opposition from members who
believed that the board should use it when
ever necessity might occur. The amend
ment was accordingly stricken out, and as
amended the bill was passed. It was I'M
mediately sent to the senate where the
amendment was concurred in.
The remainder of the session was spent in
committee ofthe whole, Mr.. Morris in the
chair, and all the bills or general order rec
commended to pass, except the prohibition
constitutional amendment, for the taxation
of railroad lands; increasing the clerk hire
of the public examiner and fixing the liabil-
ity of railroad corporations for the negli-
gence of employees, and the Wilson amend
ment prohibiting the issue of bonds to aid
railroads on which progress was reported.
The house then adjourned until 2 p. N.
| on Monday.