The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-02-15

Office Of district attorney IN the tvelfkh ,nd,.
cisl district: appr0priadng 500 an * Al.
ish and furnish the state capitol: anrsor,,i.
atine g. 900 for two years .sor the pnrnosea
81 tie state board Of immigration: 10 leRal.
lee certain conveyances recorded In ethtr
states.
Senate, Friday, Febr"arv .,
The senate passed the Yellowstone resola-
ton by large majority.
Senator HOLSTER amended his bill for reg.
ulating the practice Of medicine by substi-
tuting the faculty ofthe medical department
Of the state university ss an examining board
in lieu of the state board of health.
Senator Clarke's joint resolution, calling
upon congress to settle Immediately the
veAed question Of railroad indemnity lands
met with almost universal APPRECIATION. :,
Senate bills passed:-Removing the limit
Of capital Of interpretations.
Apptopnating 81, l.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 unOrEanixed
territory.
Providing that guardians shall, within
three months after appointment, file sched.
ule of all property In their charge.
Providing for confinement Of inehriates III
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 a. provided for
county and state officers.
Providing5for appointment Of court report.
ers in counties Of more than s, 600 inhabl.
tants.
Paying j. NJ. Greenman sl29 for services
In recording testimony in case in disbarment.
Adjourned 10 Tuesday.
House, Friday, Eebr,.arv9.
The memorial of l.. X. Stannard, and
Others for back fees as officers of the Taylor's
Falls land office was indefinitely postponed.
Approprlatlng$ ST, 600 to prevent the spread
| of the small po1; authorizing Minneapolis
10 pay H. +. Wellcs $4,000, for money ad.
| vanced to pay the bonus to secure the Mil:
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, il two-thirds of the members
elected to each house concur therein, but no
such removal shall be made except upon the
J charges which shall be entered upon the
Journals Of both houses, nor until the par
ty charged shall have had notice thereof and
all opportunity to be heard.
The senate bill appropriating $1,000 for
the use of the state board of health in check
ing the sps cad OF the small pox plague in
the northern counties was reported back
with an amendment, providing that it
should be applicable to the work in Cas-,
Aitkin and 1taska 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
nent was accordingly stricken out, and as
amended the bill was passed. 1t was ,m-
mediately sent to the senate where the
amendment was concurred in.
The remainder OF the session was spent in
committee oftbe whole, MI Morris in the
chair, and all the bills or general order rec
ommende ed 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-
genco 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.
Minnesota Agricultural Society.
The society met in St. Paul last week. The
committee on credentials reported the fol.
lowing counties represented:
Blue Earth, l; Waseca. 2; Rice, 4; Agri.
cultural Association Of Mortified, 3; Scott
and Carver, 8; Mississippi Valley association,
!; Mower, /; Fillmore, =; Becker, 2; Scott,
9; Faribault, q Ramsey, ); Dakota, 2; Hast
iDgs association, 3; Olmsted, 5; Chisaeo and
Pine, 4; State Horticultural society, S; Can.
non Valley association, 8; Yellow Medicine,
!; Wright, 2; Lyon, 2; Nicollet, 3; Pipestone,
9; German Agricultural Society OF Ramsey,
g., Do3ge. l; Southern Minnesota Fair asso-
citation, 3; Amber Cane association, l.
There were discrepancies in the report Of
the secretary and treasurer.
\ committee of tive was appointed to In.
vestigate the alleged discrepai.cies and fhe
appointment Of the committee was left to
the chairman himself, whose general man.
agement of the finance had been 80 serious
~ called in question. The presiden: APP
pointed as q committee to examine &C.
counts: E. T. Brigham, John Byers, j. H,
Stephens, d. H. Randall j H: Baker.
President, Clark W. Thompson; First Vice
President, John Byers Second Vice Presi-
d.nt, NJ, J. Myers Third Vice President,
NJ. s: Converse; Fourth Vice President, J.
G. Bass; Secretary, K. c. Judson Treasurer,
J. Wilcox
A. o. u. w. of Minnesota and Oak ota
The grand lodge OF A. .. U. w. finished
their labors at St. Paul Thursday and left
for their homes, to return to St. Paul next
year, that city being fixed upon as the
place Of their meeting. The grand officers
elected were: Master workman, e. II. Rob-
erts; foreman, d. E. Vance; overseer, Z. H.
Stevens; trustee, J. W. Soule; medical di-
rector, Talbot Jones; recorder, Will IN Che
ney; receiver, J. J. McCardy; guide, w. s.
Branch; Waterman, ii. s. Burch; represen.
tatives to supreme l,jds~, A. H. Levi, !. NJ.
Neye, Thomas Presnell.