New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-18
Doings Of the Legislature.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 9.

MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8.
SENATE-Not in session.
Housewife bill making the office
of Superintendent of public instruction
elective was indefinitely postponed and
the bill establishing state high school
shared the same fate. Bills were intro.
duced fixing the salary of the attorney
general at SO, 500; amending statutes
relating to officers against the public
peace, relating to school district treas
urers; relating to mechanics liens. On
~ q BRIT evening session was held, but
the usual appropriations for bridges
were not forgotten. Adjourned until
10 a. m. Tuesday
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
SENATE Bills were introduced
amending general statutes relating to
agricultural society; to pay messengers
of election; to annual meeting of coun-
ty commissioners; to fees in district
courts; to actions affecting titles to real
property; making an appropriation of
10000 deficiency caused by burning of
state prison; relating to corporations;
to the incorporation of villages; to Of
lenses committed on public hi ghways;
to prevent the removal of suits by for
eign corporations; to prevent the spread
of contagious diseases among domestic
animals; relating to duties Of clerks of
district court; to allow railroad COM
panies organized in other states to ex-
tend their lines into this state; amend
ing statutes relative to boards of health.
Judge Wilson's bill providing for the
taxation of railroad lands; O'Brien's
bill amending the law as to challeng-
ing jurors, and the bill providing for a
| change OF county seats, upon petition
of a majority of freeholders of a county
were passed; also bills relating to divi-
sion fences, to county superintendent;
and holding school meetings.
HOUsE-Senator Wilson's bill pro-
posing an amendment to the constitu-
ton forbidding municipal corporations
from issuing bonds in aid of railroads was
indefinitely postponed. Bills were in
troduced requiring attorney general to
to defend persons holding lands under
the homestead act claimed by railroad
companies; and amending general
school law.
A large portion of the day was oc-
cupied by the house in committee of
the whole, in consideration of the rail-
road bill. Numerous amendments were
offered nearly all of which were
promptly voted down, and the indica-
ton are that the bill will pass the house
substantially as reported from the COM
mittee. Adjourned until 10 a. M. We'd
nesday.
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY II.
SENAT1-Bills were introduced re-.
lating to summOnses in civil actions; to
sanatiry associations; to warehouses
and shipments Of grain; to provide for
the collection of judgements against
municipal corporations; relating to
property exempt from taxation; to the
liability of insolvent debtors; providing
tor the establishment of penal code
for the state. The bills authorizing the
governor to contract for the paintings
of the treaty of Traverse de Sioux, and
to establish school for INDECENT child
| rem were indefinitely postponed. Bills
were passed relating to partition fences;
| amending the statutes relating to as
signments; allowing mortgagee in.chat-
tel mortgages to become bidders; con.
tinuing the laws relating to tree plant
ing; establishing the Thirteenth judicial
Districts; amending the laws relating to
laying out cartways and bridges con
demning lands for highways by county
| commissioners boards of SUPERVISORS
etc. and providing for the incorporation
of posts of thu. Grand Army of, the Re-
public.
HoUsE-The motion whereby Sena-
tor Wilson's bill proposing an amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting
municipal corporations from issuinS
bonds in aid of railroads was indefi,
nitoly postponed was reconsidered. Bills
were introduced relating to county sur
veyors; to regulate the labor of loco
motive engineers and fremen; relating
to the protection of life; amending
statutes relating to sections to ACQUIRE
titles; relating to publication of lis
pendens; giving right of wav over state
LANDS to railroad companies; relating to
sale OF personal property; tn provide
tor the change OF county seats; to pro-
vide for the extension of time for the
redemption of land in certain cases:
amending school law. Adjourned un,
til 10 a. m. Thursday.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
SENATE-Bills were introduced nro.
vlding for the incorporation of loan
companies; authorizing Crookston to
issue $4,000 bonds; authorizing Al
bert Lea to vote as to issue of bonds
in aid OF OF railroads entering that city.
Senate bills passed: Establishing a
Normal school in Moorhead in 1887:
providing for compulsory education
revising the military code; relating to
lumber district and surveyor general in
northern part of state; to prevent trans
fer OF suits to federal courts by fore;on
corporations; providing for Discharge
OF seed grain debts due the state
House bills passed: Amending tho
charter OF St. Cloud; also of Lake Crvs.
tai, Fillmore county; providing for the
settlement of moneys in the hands If
sheriffs and deputies.
HoUsE-A resolution was offered n
investigate the status Of the St. Cloud
Austin q Mankato railway, and . reso.
luton was adopted asking members
OF congress to support measures for the
suppression 0fMormonism. lndet;n;toY
~ postponed: McKusick's amendmont
to tax law. Bills were introduced for
an appropriation for a memorial tablet
at gettysburg; amending statutes relat.
ing 70 the adoption of children; to pro-
vlae 1or the collection of judgements
ana service of summons upon munici.
pa corporations; for a direct system Of
surveys; Tor second state prison com.
mission. Senate bills passed: To bro.
vldelan additional judge in the Eley.
enth Judicial district; AMENDING st,t,ta.