Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-09


and the committee upon motion,
voted to adjourn subject to call of the
chairman for a joint meeting of the COM
mittess of both houses, when the bill will
be taken up and considered in detail.
Routine Report.
House met at 10 a. M, Speaker Fletcher
presiding.
Devotional exercises by Rev. DR.. Dana,
chaplain.
Several petitions for prohibition were
presented and referred to the regular COM
mittee.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Baker-A memorial to congress
for port of entry at st. Vincent and the
adjustment of such port at Pembina.
Passed under suspension of the rules.
By Mr.. Hicks-Fixing the salary of the
clerk of the secretary of state.
By Mr.. Hicks-To provide for a more
perfect system of endorsing county rec
ords.
By Mr.. Brown-Amending the statutes
relating to summons in justices courts.
By. Mr.. M. Johnson-For the protection
of fish in Diamond lake, Kandiyoh1 county.
Passed under suspension of the rules.
By Mr.. Gray-Appropriating $500 for a
By Mr.. E. A. Child-Appropriating
$1,000 for bridge across Buffalo creek in
Mcleod county.
By Mr.. Bohland- Relating to the duties
of the auditor of Ramsey county in road
matters. Passed under suspension of the
rules.
By Mr.. Fl. Paulson-To authorize the
village of Bird Island to issue $1,000 in
bonds for the erection of a court house.
By Mr.. Wells-To amend the charter of
Ortonyille. Passed under suspension of
the rules.
By Mr.. McKusick-To authorize the
county of Kanabec to issue $4,000 in bonds
for the construction of Jail at Moran,
that county. Passed under suspension of
the rules.
By Mr.. Cullen-To protect livery, board
ing and sale stable keepers.
By Mr.. Hartley -Appropriating $4,000
for pest house at Brainerd.
By Mr.. Merriam-To confirm an ordi-
nance relating to the street railways of St.
Paul. Passed under suspension of the
rules.
By Mr.. Merriam-To provide for the
proper accounting of state funds by the
auditor and treasurer.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
Authorizing the building of bridge
across the Mississippi river at Brainerd.
SENATE BILL LOST.
Amending the act relating to the Office
of public examiner by increasing the con-
tingent of the incumbent from $1,000 to
$4,000. Yeas 80, nays 81.
Mr.. Hicks said he voted against the bill
for the purpose of moving reconsidera-
ton, which he now did. The motion pre-
vailed, and the bill was then referred to
the committee of the whole.
FORFEITURE OF SWAMP LANDS.
Upon motion of J. E. Child, the vote by
which house file No. 80, for the forfeiture
of swamp land grants in cases where fail
ure has resulted in carrying out the terms,
was reconsidered, and the bill referred
back to the committee of the whole.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Amending the act of incorporation of
the city of New Ulm.
To legalize the record of certain certif-
Gates.
Amending the statutes relating to official
trusts.
Legalizing acknowledgements.
Relating to manufacturing corpora
tions.
Relating to the powers and duties of the
public examiner.
Regulating the deposit of state funds.
Relating to the fraudulent sale of mort
gagged property.
Prescribing the liability of occupants of
buildings in certain cases.
Authorizing the organization of fire in
surance companies to do business upon
the mutual plan.
Regulating the drainage of swamps and
shallow lakes.
Prescribing the form and custody of the
bonds of state officers.
Increasing the salary of the military
store keeper from $500 to 81 200.
Amending the act relating to infectious
weeds, adding burdocks and mustard.
Recess until 3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon converting in the afternoon
the third reading of house bills
for passage was continued and the follow
ing were passed:
Relating to the assistant district attor-
neyship of the Twelfth judicial district.
Appropriating 100000 for finishing
and furnishing the capitol building.
Amending the act creating the state
board OF, immigration.
Legalize certain certificates of real
estate executed in other states.
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
Mr.. Merriam il the chair, considered ten
bills. Owing to the light attendance.
house file 126, relating to prohibition, and
senate file IS, prohibiting the issue of
bonds in aid Of railroads, ETC., were laid
aside, the committee reporting progress.
The only bill to create any discussion was
senate file No. %, introduced by Senator
Castle, reducing the rate of interest on
state school land sales from to 5 per
cent, Messrs Hicks and Collins
opposing and Messrs. Child Gregory,
Dyar, Jas. Smith, Jr. and Turrell
supporting. Finally it was amended to