Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-25

|ARY 25, 1885.
Of the census Of 1885: amending the military
code and appropriating $500, additional, for
the guard.
ST. PAUL, Feb. l2.-Bills Introduces: Appro-
priating 81, 500 for the relief Of George Bolan;
to legslize the acts OF the county commls-
sioners of Anoks County IN laying ont roads
(passed): to appropriate ss2O to E: A. Herman
for the care OF a pauper; to amend The charter
OF the city of St. Paul; to authorize the town
supervisors of Belle Creek, Goodhue County,
to make town plat; to incorporate the village
OF Rushford. Senate bills passed: TO amend
amend the general statute relating to the meet
ing Of county commissioners in Scott, Nicoilet
and Sibley Counties; to authorize the county
commissioners of Marshall County to issue
bonds; to amend the incorporation of Aexan-
dria; to repeal special laws Of 1881. relating to
Of Benton; to authorize the village of Tracy.
Lyons County. to issue bonds; to provide for
an additional Judge in the Eleventh Judicial
District; amending statutes relating to sales Of
real estate by guardians; for the change of the
county line between Polk and Marshall Coun-
ties. House bills passeds To provide for COM
pensat1on for changes of grade in incorporated
fixing the season Of catching trout; amending
the general statutes relating to practice in pro-
bate court; amending statutes relating to dams
and mills; to regulate the holding OF teschers
institutes in the several counties: amending
statutes relating to the term Of county COM
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utes 1878 relating to the publication Of the tax
list; joint resolution memoralizing Congress for
the refunding interest on loans made by the
states to the government during the war; relat-
ing to railroads, providing for commissioners,
prescribing their powers and duties, regulating
railroad transportation, and providing some OF
the rules of evidence and practice in relation
thereto.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 1Y.-The entire day was spent
bills voted upon. OF this number Nc
Kusick's bill for the location Of rail-
road lands was referred to the ju-
dietary committee; the woman suffrage bill in
definitely postpoDed; progress reported on
Sadey's bill for the location OF third hes
pital for the insane, and Lees bill requiring
township treasurers to deposit their funds in
emption of property from 800 to $500. we're
indefinitely postponed. Among the important
bills favorably recommended was one for
revision Of the names Of lakes; enlarging the
powers of insurance companies 80 as to include
hail, cyclone and tornado as the things against
which they may insure; W. Peterson's bill
for township hail aud cyclone insurance COM
panies, and the bill for the partition of lands
between Winona Il st. Peter and Sioux City
Railroad Companies.
ST.. PAUL, Feb 14.-Bills introduced: To
amend the act incorporating the village OF
Claremont (passed): to authorize the city coun-
cll OF Minneapolis to iseue bonds (passed): to
confirm a grant of part Of the city Of Brain
erd to the Brainerd Water and Power Company
Rice Lake, Wright County, (oassed); amending
the municipal court act OF Minneapolis, giving
an additional judge at $4,000 per annum
(passed); defining the boundaries Of the school
districts Of Hennepin County (passed); to
amend the Incorporation Of Wadena (passed);
| to amend general laws 1878 establishing legal
measure for milk; to establish the county OF
Candy: for the relief of Adolph Wolf, and ap-
propriating 81, 200; relating to the duties and
COMPENSATION of the county surveyor of Hen
| nepin County, and increasing the rate from
$3.50 to s5 per day (passed). Senate bills
passed: To authorize the council of Little
Falls to issue $4,000 of bonds; TO authorize the
city Of st. Paul to issue $500, 900 Of bonds for
the Improvement of the water works; amending
the school act Of st. Paul.
Sr. PAUL, Feb. 16.-Bills introduced: To
amend section 8, chapter 1. general statutes,
relating to the salary Of judges OF probate;
relating to the assessments for opening and
grading Ducas and State Streets, and the ap-
proaches to the Robert Street bridge, Sixth
Ward, st. Panl, (passed); to ests blish a school
district in Jackson County; to allow the village
of SIayton, Murray County, to issue bonds for
public improvements;t to legalize bond election
in the town of Fo]ga, Murray County; to ap-
propriate Sc 600 for bridge at Lake Minneton-
ka, Minnetrista Town, Hennepin County; to pro-
vide for the incorporation OF tubordlnate
lodges Knights OF Pythias; to authorize the
conn on council OF St. Paul to issue bonds in
sum of 900 to build retaining wall and
improve Oakland Street, (passed); relating to
the service fees Of any domestic animals. and
making the service lien on the offspring.
House bills passed: To authorize the commits
sioners Of Crow Wing County to issue bonds.
of state road from Herman to Gracevile;
authorizing the county commissioners Of Polk
County to issue bonds for the building OF
bridges.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 18.-Bills introduced: To
amend the statutes requiring he railroad cor
porations to build substantial guards at all
wagon crossings; appropriating $1.O75 for tho
relief of certain parties at Spring Hill, Stearns
County, for crops lost in 1881: relating to the
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to authorize tbe commissioners Of Pine County
to issue 3,0C0 bonds for bridge across Snake
River in that comfy (passed); to annul the act
allowing the county Of Ramsey and the city Of
st. Paul to issue bonds to build an almshouse
(passed); to extend the limits Of the city OF
Brainerd (psssed); to fix the salarv Of the
treasurer OF Betrami County (passed); to es-
| sew County (passed); to fix the salary Of the
coroner Of Ramsey at $1,000 per aunnm
(passed): relating to the fees of the sheriff Of
Ramsey County (passed): to repeal the act
comforting the duties of the sn-
pe,intendent Of schools for Dakota
County on the probate judge. (rasaed):
to smend the statutes relating to the holding
of courts in Benton County, (passrd). Senate
bills passed: Appropriatirg $4,000 for the er-
pepsas OF furnishing the state capitol; fixing
the salary OF the recording clerk Of the eecre:
tarv of state at 81 600; omendipg statutes re-
lating to the method Of paving the salary OF the
county treasurers: authorizing Morrison Conn
relating to the terms OF office Of county com
missloDers: authorizing Otter Tail County te
issue bonds: to repeal tho act incorporating
Marshall, Lyon County; amending the sct pro
viding municipal government Of Duluth: Il
protect the fish in certain lakes OF Washington
Couutv; authorizing the village of Greer
Prairie to assist IN maintaining ferry across
the Missi,sippI: for the relief Of Daniel Rice
amending section 16, chspter 95, general stat
utes 1878, relating {, county commissioners
reducing the rate Of interest on the sales O
public lands from to per cent; joint resolu
hon to Congress for an enlargement Of tb'
lock at ssult Ste. Marie; authorizing Winon
to issue bonds to fund temporary loan; ex
tending the jurisdiction Of the police justice o
the city Of Albert Lea; providing for the con
struction Of fish ways in Freeborn County
amending the incorporation Of Audubon.
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