Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-21
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
| Senate.
| ST. PAUL, February 1s.-Bills introduced:
To appropriate $500 to build bridge across
Long Prairie River, Douglas County; appro-
p1iating 5000 to build two bridges across the
Long Prairie River, in Douglas County: ap.
propriating 5000 to build bridge across the
Yellow Medicine River, Lincoln County; au-
thorlzing the draining of certain lake in
Douglas County. Passed under suspension
Of rules: Amending the charter of the St.
Croix bonn corporation. Increases the rate of
boomage five cents; authorizing the village of
Little Falls, Morrison County, to issue $4,000
IN bonds to purchase fire engine. Bills
passed: To detach Grant from Douglas
County and to organize said county for judicial
purposes; providing for the organization of
the National Guards; authorizing the commits
sioner of Mile Laos County to issue 500, 600 in
bonds to build court house and jail; me-
moral to congress asking that the custom
house at Pembina be transferred to St. Vincent.
| ....Ad iourned.
| ST. PAUL, February 14.-BiIls introduced:
district by detaching Chippewa, Yellow Medi-
Defining the boundaries of the Eighth judicial
cine, Big Stone, and Lac qui Parle Counties
|
| Eighth district, and providing for au ad-
ditional judge therein; appropriating $500 to
| construct bridge across the Lie Sueur River,
Waseca County: to appropriate $175 to REIN
| hurse Meeker County for money expended in
| caring for nonresident smallpox patient;
appropriating 81, 500 to build bridge across
! LIE Sueur River, Blue Earth County; appropri-
ating 100000 for the erection of q building for
( school for idiots and the blind; to appropri-
| ate $4,000 to build bridge across Cannon
| River, Goodhue County; authorizing Morrison
County to invest $4,000 in bonds for road and
bridge purposes; to appropriate $4,000 to re-
at Breckenridge, Wilkin County; to appropri-
ate $4,000 to build bridge across the Red
River OF the North at McAuleyv1lle, Wilkin
County. Bills passed: Authorizing the COM
mlssloners of Meeker County to issue $50 900
| in bonds to build court house; to change the
name of the village Of Pil]sbury, Swift
in committee of the whole the senate ad-
journed.
ST. PAUL. February 15.-Bills introduced:
10 appropriate 10000 annually for ten years
to increase the capacity of the state prison so
as to accommodate 900 convicts; appropriating
to st: Peter Hospital, for building purposes,
$55, 400, and to the Rochester hospital, for
building purposes, FILA, 900; consolidating and
amending the various acts relating to the state
minnesota State Industrial School," appro-
priating $4,000 for the purpose Of insuring the
hospital buildings; authorizing and appropriat-
ting money to construct bridge across Snake
River, Marshall County: authorizing the COM
mlssloners of Martin County to issue $4,000 in
for the house bill authorizing the state libra
RAN to purchase 1000 copies of revised stat
utes for the use of the state; appropriating
800 to construct bridge across the north
branch Of Two Rivers; authorizing the hospi-
tails for the insane to purchase land, cost not
bridge across the outlet of Lake Elysian,
Waseca County. Passed under suspension of
rules: Authorizing Canton, Fillmore County,
to Issue bonds to fund its bonded indebted
ness; authorizing tue commissioners of Kilt
son County to issue $4,000 in bonds to fund
It's floating debt; prescribing the time for
holding terms of the district court in the Ninth
District: to provide for the adjustment of |
Robert Laws Minnesota state railroad bonds, |
destroyed IN the Chicago fire; authorizing Red |
Wing to establish system Of sewers; author |
lzlng the commissioners of Freeborn County !
to issue $40, 900 In bonds to build court house
and jail. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, February 16.-Bills introduced: |
To appropriate $4,000 to aid in construction
and repair of State road, Duluth and Pigeon |
River; appropriating $4,000 for deepening |
5000 for bridge across Rush River in Shelby |
County; to appropriate 1850, 122O5 for state !
institutions up to July 81, 1885, as follows: In.
sane asylum, st. Peter, $3.50, $50; same at Ro-
chester, $169,96 state reform schoo. $780,
600; state prison 100000: State Historical
society; ,OU0; to appropriate $1,000 to aid
IN building bridge across Mississippi at Little
Fails, Morrison County: to reimburse Morri-
son County in the sum of $4,000 for small pox
expenses: joint resolution authorizing state
auditor to issue warrant for payment of F.
Miller for construction of bridge in ReDville
County; to regulate the board of prisoners in
Dakota County, fixing same at So per week;
sheriffs to receive per cent on executions ex.
ceedlng $4,000. ;. Passed under suspension of
rules: TO legalize the action of the city coun-
Gil OF Minneapolis in authorizing the extension
OF street railway lines: to authorize LIE Sueur
to issue bonds for $4,000 to purchase fire en-
CINE and put up house for same; changing
lfacturlng Company to Red Wing Wagon
Company; to amend Sec. g. Chap. Ga. code,
1878, and fixing terms of court in Morrison |
County at second Tuesdays in January and
July; Other bills passed: Appropriating
49, OO for the promotion and encouragement
County; changing fees of registers of deeds
from 10 cents to 5 cents for each necessary
description; fixing the salary of the judge of
probate of St. Louis County at $3.50; lc-
s"llzlng the sale Of experimental farm, and
appropriation or purchase money to new farm;
TOR the consolidation of the Minnesota and
Northwestern Railroad; authorizing Wabasha
County to issue $4,000 in bonds for erection
If poorhouse; fixing annual salaries of water
commissioners of Minneapolis at $3.50; to au-
;horlze the city of Minneapolis to issue $780,
&c in bonds for general Improvements .Ad-
Ourned.
House.
Or EoI !
ions for prohibition were received from Blue
Earth, Anoka, Grow Wing, Goodhue, Winona,
Hennepln, Mobiles, Freeborn, Houston, Steele,
Mower, Washington, Jackson and Ramsey
Counties, the signatures ranging from twenty-
i've to ], 372. Bills introduced: To appropri-
tie 81, 900 for bridge across the Des Mones
Rlver IN Jackson County; authorizing the.city
If St. Paul to issue bonds in $685. for a
permanent bridge or roadway over Phalen's
ow Medicine County for expenses in prevent
ng the spread of smallpox in the years 1881
md 1882; to appropriate SLIGO. SO to reim-
PURSE Waseca County for suppressing the
mal!-pcx in 1882: to appropriate $4,000
o build bridge across Grow Wing
aiver; TO appropriate $1,000 to aid Dakota
River; to appropriate $40O to build bridge
scross Robinson Greek. West Newton. Nicoliet
;ounty; to appropriate 81, 900 to aid the county
# Becker in building bridges; to appropriate
$500 for bridge in Wright County; appropri-
ting, $30S to indemnify John Real for proper
y taken by the United States. . Passed un-
Ter suspension of rules: To authorize Anoka
county to issue $15, 900 of bonds to secure the
light Of way for a railway through that city; to
prevent domestic animals running at large in
he town of Waterville, LIE sueur County; t.
authorize the county commissioners of Wa
'asha County to issue bonds to build poor
louse; authorizing the appointment of pbon-
'graphic reporter of the district court of Hen
lepin County, at q salary Of $1,000. Bills
passed: Allowing the village of Birds Island
Q issue bonds in $1,000 for bubble buildings;
blowing persons charged with the commission
+ crime to plead guilty when courts are not in
ession. :. Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, February 14.-Petitions were pre-
ented in favor Of prohibition from Minneap-
ils, Meeker, Fillmore and Dodge Counties,
With about 1,700 signatures. Bills intro
uced: Appropriating $4,000 for bridge
cross the Mississippi River between Anoka and
appropriating $500 for bridge and
DAD purposes in Otter Tail County; appropri-
ting $500 for bridge acrosa Pelican River |