Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-03-14
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.
ST. PAUL, February 2S.-The following bills
were introduced and passed under suspension
Of the rules: Fixing salary Of auditor Clay
County at o., 900, and of judge of probate at
$3.50; to authorize auditor of Grant County to
issue warrants for reimbursement of county
seat removal expenses; joint resolution for
committee Of five, appointed by governor, to
investigate expenses of state punitive and re-
formatory institutions and public printing; ap-
propriating ~, 800 for expenses Of such COM
mlttee; committee to receive per diem Of $3.50;
to appropriate So, 500 for salary of judge for
Thirteenth District, and amending statutes to
make judicial appropriation for salaries $4,000
New bills: Joint resolution authorizing
president of senate and speaker Of house to
appoint joint committee, three senators and
nve representatives, to prepare code for rail-
road governance, to sit during recess and call
Tor persons and papers; memorial to congress
reciting facts relative to Northern Indians as
set forth in governors message, and asking
secretary Of the interior to take such steps as
tion on account of reservoirs, etc ...Senate
bills passed: Reducing the rate Of interest Oh
sales Of public lands from to S per cent; for
$1,000 for bridge across Zumtro River in Wa
basha County; for $500 for bridge in town of
Wyoming in Chisago County; for $4,000 for
improving Crane Creek in Waseca and Steele
Counties; for $4,000 for bridge at Little. Falls,
Morrison County, across the Mississippi: for
8 for bridge across Wiuona County; for
$500 for road in Colby Ravine, Winona County;
to make the terms of judge of probate four
years instead of two; to reimburse Sherburne
County in sum of $500 for expenses in securing
and trying nonresident burglars; for $500 for
hrId Tr,,ko -,
ty; for $500 for bridge across Rush River. Sib-
ley County; for $3.50 for bridge across Elm
Creek, Martin County; for $1,000 for road
from Duluth to Pigeon River; for issue of
$12, 900 funding bonds in Marshall County. ..
House bills passed: Authorizing Spring VAL
ley, Fillmore County, to issue 1925, 00Uin bonds
to fund indebtedness; appropriating $500 for
expenses of lunacy commission; authorizing
school district IS, in Wright County, to issue,
81. 200 bonds for 81, 900 for opening road from
Verndale to Shell Lake, III Wadena County:
for $500 fr construction Of bridge across
Mississippi River at 1irainerd; for $500 for
bridges across Des Moines River and Lime
across Grow River, K,ndiyall County; for
$4,000 for bridge across east branch of Rum
River, Mile Laos County: appropriating $500
for bridge across Rum River, Irsanh County;
authorizing St. Cloud to issue $4,000 bonds
for purchase of depot grounds; for $4,000 for
bridge across Sank River in Stearus County;
authorizing Anoka to issue $4,000 in bonds
Tor purchase of railway right of way; author
izing Pine County to issue $4,000 of liquidat-
ing or exchange bonds; authorizing AnOka to
issue bonds to aid in construction of bridge
across the Mississippi; fixing term of Office of
auditor of Isanti County from March, 1883 to
March, 1886; for $500 for bridge across Des
Moines River, IN Jackson County; for 81, 500
for bridge across Des Moines River in Jackson
County; for $4,000 for bridge across Mlssis-
sippi between Anoka aud Champlain; amend
ing the laws of 1874, and appropriating $4OO for
bridge across Pump Brook and south branch
Two Rivers, Morrison County; for payment of
S30S for relief Of John Reese: for 5000 to
build bridge across Des Moines River in Cot
south fork of Wind River, Otter Tail County;
for $500 for bridge across Rum River, lsanti
County; to fix salaries of clerks of secretary of
state, and increasing from ST 600 to 81, 200. >.
Adjourned.
ST.. PAUL, March IA resolution to give W.
c. Hendy, Western Union Telegraph operator
500 was introduced and went over under
notice of debate. "A bill was introduced re-
pealing the law under which the Horticultural
Society was permitted to print 800 copies of
500 pages, and the repeal was passed under sus-
penion Of the rules. .. The committee of con-
ference reported that an agreement had been
amended SO that three years were substituted,
thus making the lapse of time between re-
movals three years instead of five. The pro-
vision making the mu jority of votes necessary
for removal was retained, but proviso added
that after the county seat had once been re-
moved, to remove it again. at any time, re-
quires two-thlrds vote. Discussion, of course,
arose over the report and much dislike of the
whole bill was manifested. On the motion to
concur there were Is ayes and 81 nays. and the
bill lies on the table. Senate bills passed:
ApproprlatinS $500 for the payment of the
claim of Daniel Rice; establishing board of
inspectors of steam boilers; authorizing Morli-
son County to issue $4,000 in bonds for roads
and BRIDGES. House bills passed: Appro-
priating $500 to build school house IN Jack
son County; refunding $115 to Hans Gunwad-
son for money expended in the military service
of the state: authorizing the lowering of the
waters Of certain lakes in Pope County; estab-
fishing state board of corrections and.chari-
ties; memorial to congress asking permission
at st. Paul; incorporating the village of Ely
sian, LIE Susur County; authorizing Anoka to
issue $4,000 in bonds to build bridge across
the Mississippi Riv r; authorizing Glenwood,
Pope County. to issue $4,000 in bonds for water
works; $500 for bridge in Chippewa County;
$3.50 for bridge across Pelican River, Otter
Tail County; $500 for bridge in Douglas
OoonCys ~ooo AOA - OAAAEo 1SAOoS OAC QAluAC-
sofa River in Chippewa County; $3.50 for
bridge in Norman County; $3.50 for bridge
across the Wild Rice River, Norman County;
$3.50 for bridge across the Minnesota River in
Lac qui Park and Chippewa Counties; 5000
for bridge across the M,nnetonko River in
County; $500 for bridges in Otter Tail County;
$500 for bridge in Yellow Medicine County;
authorizing the commissioners of Ramsey
County to issue certificates for the improve
Of the Bald Eagle lake road; $500 for a bridge
in Murray County; $500 for a bridge in Becker
County; $500 for state road in Carver County;
$500 for q bridge in Wright County; $500 for
,! bridge in Traverse County; $3.50 for bridge
IN Becker County; detaching certain town
ships in Cass County and attach the same to
Wadena County; 81, GOO for bridging Five Mile
creek; 81, 800 for bridge in Kanabec County;
81, 500 for bridge between Redwood and Rem
vile Counties; $3.50 for bridge in Nicollet
county; 5000 for a bridge in Mcleod County;
$500 for bridge in Todd County; $500 for a
Rice County; authorizing the city of St. Paul
TO issue $2O,OU0 of certificates of indebtedness
for the Mississippi St, eet bridge. Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, March 2.-The joint resolution ask
ing the general government for aid in the COZ
struction Of bridge across the st. Croix at
Marine Mills, Washington County was con-
Senator James Mclaughlin were passed
BY unanimous vote. Memorial speeches
we're made by Castle, Wilson, Hickman and
STEVENSON. Resolutions of thanks to the
lieutenant governor and other officers of the
senate were prssed. The lieutenant governor
in short speech paid tribute to the zeal
and courtesy Of Secretary johnson. The COM
mlttee appointed to wait upon the governor re-
ported that he had nothing further to COM
President Gilman signed all the
bills presented him, and a few minutes before
the senate of the legislature of the state Of
in its twenty -third session, was de-
clared adjourned.
ST. PAUL, February 2S.-Senate bills passed:
Bridge bills as follows: Across Chippewa
River, in Douglas County, $500; across Shell
Rock River. Freeborn County, $500; across
River. Traverse County, $500; across
Chippewa River, Grant County, 5000; across
Hawk creek, Renvil!e County, $500; Red River,
Wilkin County, $1,000; across south branch Of
Watonwan River, Watonwan County, $500;
ACROSS Elk River, Sherburne County, 50, 900;
wagon bridge across the narrows of Chisago
Lake, Chisago County, 1900; across Shakopee
creek, Kandiyohi County, $1,000; across Shake
pee creek, Swift County, $500; across Red River.