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

Sf. PAUL, February 21.-A petition was re-
ceiyed from sundry citizens of Freeborn County
asking for prohibition clause in the constitu-
ton: She senate then proceeded to clear the
unfinished calendar of Tuesday, the bills
passed being given under their proper cap
tions. The following bills were passed: Amend
ing general statutes to allow building associa-
tions to loan money to other than their own
members; providing for laying out of road on
petition of twelve legal voters; appropriating
100000 for additional building for blind and
lmbeciles; to authorize expenditure of SO, 400 |
second hospital for insane; for 81, 200 clerk
ship IN office of secretary of state: appropriat
ing $4,000 for states prison for present year
ani 900 per annum for nine years there |
after; appropriating S17O.9l for expenses in.
Cured by Meeker County. in caring for nom
the drainage of Lake Mary, Douglas County;
setting apart territory in the county of Csss for
the county of Hubbard, and describing boun-
da les thereof; detachlng Grant County from
the Seventh judicial district to the Twelfth;
establishing state road in Sibley County;
ISSUE $4,000 in bonds for school houses: pro-
viding 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-
posit in Minnesota; allowing the issuing of
bonds by towns, not to exceed $4,000, for in
ternal improvements, on petition Of two-thirds
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: Iu Doug
ssoSo in Goodnue ue' County, SS s15co: in 4, wstoS
wan County, $400; in Watonwan County,
1,600; in Blue Earth County, $3.50; in Kittson
County. $500; in Kittson County, $500. .
Passed under suspension of rules: To fix time
OF court in Traverse County at the fourth Tues
day in September; authorizing Ortonvl'e to is
sue 81, 500 bonds to purchase fire apparatus;
to prevent cattle from running at large in Win
sted, Mcleod County; authorizing Red Wing
to issue $4,000 in bonds to pay part of expen-
ses in building railway and wagon bridge
across the Mississippi, in connection with MIN
nesota Central Railroad. New bills: Appro-
court for extraordinary services in indexing
Judgments since 1850; appropriating $500 for
bridge over narrows of Green Lake, Chisago
County; ap. ropriating $1.5OO 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 90. A. Hallin was ap-
pointed to assist in comparing and eng, ossing.
The secretary was instructed to draw his Ger
tifcate for such extra engrossing as may be
| neces sary to the close of the session. The fol-
| lowing bills were passed under suspension of
| the rules: To prevent cattle running large
in Camp Lake, Swift County; providing for
payment of interest on bonds by town treasurer
of Alden, Freeborn County; authorizing Rem
vile County to reimburse the treasurer for
travelling expenses; authorizing Red Wing to
issue 100000 in bonds for water works and
internal improvement. The bill relating to
the preservation of game that passed the senate
unanimously on the 3Oth of January, and un-
der misrepresentation, indefinitely postponed
in the house, was remtroduced by request from
rules. New bills: Approprating $4,000 fo1
a bridge across the Zumbro River in Wabashs
| County; to prevent the adulterat tion of food OF
| drugs, and Furnishing violators by fine o1
from $50 to Sl06 for each cffense. >. On the
announcement Of the death of Senatorj James
| 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 bills: TO make the board of directors of
St. Croix Boom Company nine instead of five
for tax levy of about $13, 900 in ,Cass County
to pay outstanding indebtedness authorizing
Traverse County to issue $4,000 bonds fol
county officers buildings; authorizing lowering
of waters Of Buffalo Lake, Waseca County; es
tablishlng municipal court in Hastings au
thorizing Nicollet County to reimburse treas
urer for travelling expenses; creating specia
school district No. in Sibley County. .Othel
bills passed: Appropriating for state reform
school, for rebuilding engine house and smoke
stack $4,000, and for engine repairs and i'm
provements 81, ,420; for the relief of DAME
Rice of Hennepin County, and secure repay
ment to him of about $500 taxes paid On lant
bought by HIM from the state, said land af
terward declared not to have been property O.
state. The senate bill allowing sheriff Of Da
kota County So per week for prisoners and
per cent. on executions in sums exceeding $5,
000.. Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, February 24.--Not a single bill
was presented when the time for the orde
came, but later in the day the following wer,
introduced: Authorizing the superintendent
of public instruction to issue certificates fo
teaching to candidates who are found fitted
superintendent to examine normal school can
didates when requested: reducing rate of in
terest on future sales of public lands from
7 per cent. to 5 per cent; to authorize st
Cloud to grant certain privileges to street rail
last bill was passed under suspension of tn
rules. =. .Heuse bills passed: Authorizing issu
of bonds for drainage N counties of Kittson
:, Marshall, Polk, Norman, Cass and Wilsin, o.
petition Of two thirds of voters: authorizing
Saltwater to issue $38, 500 I'M bonds for perma
nent Improvement; authorizing Waseca to issu
$4,000 in bonds for streets and highways; t
provide for incorporation Of boards Of trad
and chambers of commerce in towns with NOR
} than 5000 inhabitants; changing town of Wal
! rem, WinOna County, from Fifth to FOurt
District; authorizing Crow Wing County t
issue $4,000 in bonds for court house and iai
The governor vetoed the bill reducing rat
OF interest on sale OF public lands, on groun
) that retroactive clause was unconstitulions
and veto was sustained.
ST. PAUL, February 26.-hIrs. J. G. Hami
ton was employed as an assistant to the er
rolling clerk at salary Of SIS per day.
House bills passed. Bridge bills as follows
Across Spencer Brook, Isanti County, $4)(
across Five-mile.. Greek, Logan. Grant Count!
81, 1000; across Twelve.mile Greek, Travers
County, 5000; across Des Moines River, Murra
0 County, s4OO; Lac qui Parle River, Norma
t County, $500; across Crow River, Virgil
n County, $500; incorporating the village
Ellysian,' LIE Sueur County; to appropriat
, | money for the general expenses OF the stat
! government for the period ending July g.
= 1888, and for1the fiscal years ending July s.
n Carlton County; fixing the salary of the jude
of probate of Crow Wing County at $500;
authorize the commissioners of Ramse
: County to issue certificates in the sum of $5
0 600 for the Improvement of the Bald Eag
b road; to authorize the commissioners of Her
L ! ueplu COuuty 70 apprOpE1aCo %AV,UUU 10 Dull
8 an iron bridge between Anoka and Chaplain
:. authorizing Glenwood, Pope County, to iss1
It $4, 600 of bonds for water works; amending tt
+ general statutes defining the duties of count
r commissioners in drawing jury lists, and NAL
:, ing service on jury necessary for exemption
!. 7 detaching certain townships from Cass Count
) and attaching them to Wadena County; to pr
vide. for the levy of taxes for state purposes;
d drain the sloughs of Mud Lake in Meek
\ County; to authorize boards of fire unde
: writer's in cities Of more than Il, ,000 to esta]
= lish fire patrols; amending special laws and fl
y ing the salary Of the auditors of Goodh,
2 County at $4,000; repeating section of Il
: general law, fixing the toll on logs at Snal
2 River dam at 10 cents, and reducing it to
Z cehts per thousand; prohibiting the catching
= fish in Hennapin County. except with hook al
= line; appropriating 81 800 for bridge aero
3 the Snake River. Ohlsago County; authorizi.
. . st: Cloud to issue $15,000.for depot groun
i =; Senate bills passed. To authorize the ci
J Of Red Wing to issue bonds for water wo1l
= to. authorize the lowering of waters in Buffa
Lake in Waseca County; to authorize the coun
Z commissioners of Nicollet County to 1eimbur
: Ethe county treasurer for expenses in the c,
y lection of taxes The .hOllRe went into CO,