Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-14
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

ST.. PAU, January 30.---Among the bills IN
troduced were the. following: To authorize
the city Of st. Paul to issue bonds of 81 ,OCO
each to the amount of $40, 600 for the local i'm
Provement fund, of which $4,000 shall sup
Ply the place OF the amount appropriated to the
west Side levce; appropriating $500 to build a
bridge across the Watonwan, in Watonwan
savings banks SO that Minnesota savings banks
may loan moneys in Dakota, which the pres.
ent law forbids; for $500 to aid RenvilIe County
IN building three bridges; to prevent recovery
on promissory notes or bills of exchange OBJ
talned by fraud, allowing, proof of such fraud
treasurer to transfer S35, 1000 from the forestry
t'1nd to the sinking fund, to be applied there
from to the payment Of debts of the state as
are other moneys therein. House bills
passed: To authorizeAlankato to issue bonds to
take up and pay bonds already issued; amend
ing the act incorporating the city of Mankato
aud providing for road districts and street COM
mlssloners. Senate bills passed: Bill as
amended, for the preservation OF game and the
prevention OF shipping OF game from limits Of
state. After considering several bills in COM
mittee of the whole the senate adjourned.
ST. PAUL, January 3l.-Bills introduced
To appropriate the sum Eof $500 to build a
bridge over east branch $of Chippewa River:
authorizing Todd County to issue 1926. 600 of
..SS
passed.: Amending the statute of limitations so
that claims against estates of deceased persons
should remain in force until the minors of such
deceased person become of age. and the home
stead rlghl ceased; for punishment of the crime
Of murder by intiicting the death penalty :.
house bills passed: Authorizing Grow Wing
County to issue bonds to the amount of $500
70 build bridge at Brainerd. =. The hour for
the joint convention having arrived the COM
mlttfe arose and upon returning the senate
adjourned.
ST. PAUL. February 1.-The annual report of
the board of equalization was received. Bills
were introduced as follows: To amend the
code relating to registers of deeds, lowering
fees from lU to cents; appropriating S., 0O0
from the forestry fund for the support Of the
state forestry Association in 1884; for $500
to AID IN construction of bridge across Shell
Rock River, F1eeborn County; for $500, fer
additional bridge across same stream; to au :
lhorlze the lowering of tho outlet of Dead
Lake, Otter Tail County; to amend the charter
ct tue village of Worthington, MOBILES County,
by rcDeahng such charter If so voted by the
people. House bills passed: Legalizing the
plat Of the village of Maudada, Traverse Coun-
~; amending the lsWs of 1878, relating? tc the
drainage OF Clear Lake, Waseca County,.
Senate bills passed: The Judiciary committees
I'LL regulating the summoning of jurors by
amending the present law; providing for the
reTe2l ct the charter of Worthington, Mobiles
County. adjourned.
~. PAUL. February BILLS passed Under
suspension of rules: To authorize the COM
m!sslontrs of Polk County to issue $4,000 in
bonds to fund the floating Indebtedness of said
county; to authorize the village of Olivia, Rem
vile County, to issue IS ZOO in bonds to aid in
the construction of a court house. Bills
lntroduced Authorizing the commissioners of
Todd County to issue $3.50 in bonds to
oil. cbop kl,o
name Of the town Of Center, Murray County,
to hat of Slayton. large number of bills
were considered in committee of the whole,
after which the senate adjourned.
ST. PAUL, February 3-Bs introduced: To
authorize the attorney general to proceed in
behalf Of the state against delinquent corpora.
lions for failure to perform obligations; to
provide for the contesting of elections in
school DISTRICTS townships, villages. cities, etc.,
making the mode OF proceeding the same as in
cases OF county officers; making INDECENT per-
sons charge upon their competent relatives in
Douglas County; amending Chab. IL, Special
Laws OF 1881. Incorporating the town of
Evansdae, Douglas County, (passed under
Suspension of the rules); to appropriate s12,-
55l.05 to pay the unpaid expenses incurred in
the impeachment trial Of E. st. Julien Cox; to
amend the laws SO as to empower county COM
mls>loners to appoint assessors forunorganized
territory III their respective counties; to amend
the laws relating to admission of average or
non-resldent pupils to the p ublic schools; also
to language used in schools, and imposing the
teaching Of foreign languages for an hour per
day. The chair announced the special COM
mittce called for By Senator Rice to consider
high liquor license bill, and Senators Truax,
Rice, Wheat. Houlton and Doran constitute
such committee, Serator Rice having waived
his parliamentary rights to the chairmanship.
bills passed: Authorizing the board of
education of St. Paul to issue bonds for $780,
600 for completing, heating and finishing the
nigh schools memorial to house % representa-
tiVes to include Big Stone Lake in the reservoir
system; authorizing the state treasurer to bor-
row money for the state treasury; relating to
the printing and distributing Of the laws and \
documents; to punish malicious setting fire TO
woods and prairies.. Adjourned until IL AN.
Tuesday.
ST. PAUL, February G.-The house bill re-
lating to the construction of a bridge across
the Mississippi River was reported back by the
Ramsey County delegation and passed under
suspended rules. "A bill was introduced re-
duclng the rate Of interest to per cent. which
was ordered printed. twenty-five new bills
were introduced, being the largest number
introduced on any one day at this session
among them the following: To appropriate
$500 to build bridge across the Mustinka
RIVER, Traverse County; appropriating $1,000
in Swift and Lac qui Parle Counties; to appro-
pirate $500 to build g bridge across the Yellow
Medicine River. Lyon County: repeating the
ae's appropsiating money to aid grasshopper
sufferers and furnishing seed grain: making it
mlsdemeanor to give check or draft in pay
ment for taxes where there IS no money in
bank to pay the: same; appropriat1ng o. O0o to
the Stale Agricultural Society and $4,000 to !
the county societies; to reimburse Emerald.
Faribault County, in $500 for expenses in
Cured in in, preventing the spread of small
poS, Bills passed: Authorizing the COM
mlssoners Of Grant County to issue $4,000 in
bonds to pay the EXPENSES incurred in the
county seat contest il said county; amending !
the special laws of 1884, authorizing the CITY
of st. Paul to issue bonds to build bridge
across the Missississippi River; authorizing the
village Of Excelsior, Hennepin County, to is
sue $4,000 bonds to improve the streets and
grounds Of SAID village, :. Adjourned. : =.
ST. PAUL, February s.-Among the bills in
PRODUCED were the following: 70 create new
Judicial district composed of the counties of
Jackson, Mobiles, Rock, Pipestone, Murray and
Cottonwood, to be known as the Fourteenth
judicial district: to reimburse the town of Fish
Lake, Chisago County. in the sum of $500 for
expenses incurred in preventing the spread of
smallpox; appropriating $3.50 to reimburse
the town Of Montgomery, lie sueuy County, for
expenses incurred in preventing the spread of
smallpox; appropriating $500 to build a bridge
across Cedar River, Mower County; authoriz-
ing Chatield, Fillmore County, to issue 1884,
sue IN bonds to refunds its debit. Bills passed
under suspension of rules: Authorizing the |
council of the city of Austin to issue bonds for
bridge purposes; creating an Independent !
school district IN Grant County; authorizing
the city Of Minneapolis to reimburse H. T. |
Welles in the sum of 900 for money fur
nished by him for the benefit of said city:
amending the charter of the village of Rock
ford, Wright County. Bills passed. Author
izing the city of st. Paul to pay the widow and
children Of Daniel O'Connell the sum of
$4,000; authorizing the draining of, Turtle |
Lake, Douglas County; annexing certain. tsrri-
tory to- independent school district No. $50,
Gilmore County near the, to ynNf sIanasboro; |
to prevent the catching Of fish III Prairie Lake,
Dakota County; relating to chattei mortgages
on gram. Adjourned. ~. \
ST. PAUL, February 8.-Bills introduced: /
Appropriating $4,000 to build bridge at Ma
della, Watonwan County, providing for an as
sistant superintendent of public instruction |
with salary Of 81, 500 per annum; appropriate
ing $4,000 to employ special counsel 70 assist
the attorney general in pending suits between
the state and certain railroad corporations;
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