New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-01-21

was received praying the passage OF
Senator Morrison's bill, providing a
fund for sick and disabled firemen. Ad-
journed to 10 4. m. Wednesday.
HoUsE-A joint memorial, transmit
ted by the governor from the Mississippi
river improvement commission to con-
gress, was passed. A petition of citi-
zens of Minneapolis for constitutional
amendment giving suffrage to women
was presented, and joint resolution
for committe on joint action with Da-
kota on the grading of grain laid over
one day. Mr.. Lienau presented reso-
luton endorsing Reagan bill, which
went over. Bills were introduced:
Restoring the railroad law of 1884; per-
hitting St. Paul Fire and Marine to
insure against hail and cyclone; chang
ing time of holding court in Seventh
district; legalizing the Incorporation of
villages; amending law relating to the
duties of sheriffs; recommending the
election of members to a convention to
revise the constitution of the state.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II.
SENATB-Bills were introduced max
ing the legal rate of INTEREST," per cent;
fixing the rate of passenger fare at
three cents per mile; amending the laws
| relating to incorporation of towns and
villages, so as to give the powers of
the district court to county commission.
ers; providing for challenges in jury
trials; charging the powers of cemetery
associations; repeating the permanent
appropriations for the stato's prison
made in 1883, and fixing the salary OF
county attorney at $4,000 instead OF
$1,000 as provided in title 3, chap. Z,
General Statutes of 1873. Senator
Fletcher's resolution, calling for re.
port from the state auditor as to the
statues of swamp lands granted state
institutions in 1865, was adopted. Ad.
journed until 10 a. M. Thursday.
HOUsE-The standing committees
were announced; bills were introduced
appropriating $1,000 year for five
years, for the support Of the Mississip.
pi river commission; amending the
law relating to assignments; ): increasing
the saloon license in country towns and
villages from 800 to $500; approp-
rating $4,000 for the state exhibits al
New Orleans; for the establishment Of
township high schools; giving railroad
employees the right Of action against
railroads for damages; providing fol
the numbering of irregular pieces Of
land; to regulate the handling of grain
amending laws relating to appeals
from the probate to the district court
to organize religious corporations; re.
lating to the taking of dispositions in
state; authorizing the county commits
sioners and town supervisors to otfe1
premiums for the killing Of blackbirds
increasing the exemption from taxation
to $500; prescribing that no foreign
corporation shall transfer actions from
the state to the federal courts; prohibit.
ing the killing Of prairie chickens be.
fore Sept. l. Adjourned until 10 a. m.
Thursday.
THURSDAY, JANUARY Is.
SENATE-A long discussion as to the
! hiring of additional help resulted in a
decision not to employ new men. Bills
were introduced amend tue game
law; relative to the drawing of juries
concerning the transportation, loading
and shipping of grain; forbidding re-
moval of suits to federal courts by for
eign insurance companies; to establish
the Thirteenth judicial district; to pre-
vent conspiracy for affecting the price
of grain. The bills passed were pure
ly of a local character. Adjourned t.
10..a. m. Friday.
HoUsE-Petitions were presented fol
the extension of the right of suffrage tt
women and for the enactment of q Law
regulating the railroads. A joint re-
solution was passed for the appointment
of a joint committee to act with like
committee from the Dakota Legislature
for the regulation of the grain trade
also a joint resolution concerning thu
death of Schuyler Colfax. The house
declined to order the printing of thu
message IN a number of languages. A
joint committee was ordered appointed
of the census. The judiciary commit
tee was directed to draw up genera
law for the incorporation of towns ant
villages. Bills were introduced
establish q board of raiload commits
sioners; amending the grant of land
to the Cannon River Improvement com
pany; relating to matters of practice i,
justice courts; proposing to amend th
constitution, removing the sixty-day
| limit to the legislative session; provid
ing 1Or the assessment OF lncumbare,
property; proposing . constitutional
amendment giving the right Of suffrag
to women. Adjourned until 10 a. m
Friday.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 16.
SENATE-The House joint resolution
of respect to the memory of Schuyle
Colfax passed. Bills were Introduce
by Senator Clarke, Van Hoesen an
Doran, regulating the receiving an
shipping Of wheat, and Gin the Va
Hoesen billy providing for board .
warehouse commissioners, chief an