The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-01-22
Senator Truax, from the committee on
mileage, presented the following report:

Greenleaf ...... l56l Ward .2S6
Hall ................8 O|Welch. Lie
Hickman. .......... 136 Wells. 800
Johnson. 1870 Wilkins. :...... .2O6
Knudson. .244 Wilson. ...:........2 POS
Langdon.. ........... 20 President Gilman. $50
Lawrence. .l44l
Senator Voll,nars bill for the incorporation of
towns and villages SO amends the laws as to
give the powers vested In the district co urts to
county commissioners This change. it is be-
powers to municipal body. but it is not likely
the Vollmar bill will pass-oertainly not without
decided amendment. The question is regarded as
one of the most delicate to come before the judi
clary committee.
Senator Christiansen's bill to regulate the fare
of passengers on railroads Is very short and
to be paid to the party aggrieyed;, it prohibits
any railroad company doing business In the
states from charging more than three cents
per mile or fraction of a mile. over any of its
lines in the state
Senator Sergeant's bill amending the cemetery
laws allows absent owners Of lots to vote by
proxy, and clothes the trustees OF the cemetery
with authority to compel floral or other i'm
provements, recal&itrant owners to be liable to
have their lots sold to pay for the improvements
made
Senator oRr1en by his BILL fixes the number
of CHALLENGES in jury trials which involve capital
punishment at seven each for defendant and
state. and in other trials at three each.
HoUsE-The standing committees were an
nounced; bills were introduced declaring the
municipal court Of Saltwater legally created;
appropriating ST., 900 year for five years, for
the support Of the Mississippi river commission {;
amending the law relating to assignments; in
creasng the saloon license in country towns and
villages to from $500 to $500; appropriating
$28, 900 for the state exhibit at New Orleans;
for the establishment of township high schools:
giving railroad employees the right Of action
against railroads for damages; providing for the
numbering of irregular pieces of land; to regu-
late the handling of grain; amending laws re-
latng to appeals from the probate to the district
court: to organize religious corporations; re-
lating to the taking of deposltions in the state;
authorizing the county commissioners and town
'blackbirds; detaching Aitkin county from Crow
Wing for judicial purposes; increasing the ex-
emption from taxation to $500; prescribing that
no foreign corporation shall transfer actions
from the state to the federal courts; prohibiting
the killing OF prairie chickens before Sept.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The chair announced his standing commit
tees as follows:
Finance Drake, snider, knox. Warner, Lee,
Observation-Disclosures, Cornish, Griffin, Burlin-
game, Thompson, McKusick, Potter, Valentine.
German, HendricksOn.
Peterson, j. w, Thacker, Carson, sadley, Bjorge,
Drake, Brown. Reese. Knox, Durapt. Warner,
Martin.
Public Accounts and Expenditure Hush, Wall
Bean, Daniels, Thacker, Fiddes, Smith, R. A.
Public Lands-Snlder, Holmstrom, Wigley;
Bradford MeLaren, Mcmillan, Erickson, Ham.
pie, Hits, Canning, Mcguire, Maland, De1ke.
Federal Reiations-Peterson. J. W., Byorum,
Haroldson, Case. Holmstrom. Murphy. Canifr.
Bradford, Lienau. Dewna 5. ' ~ '
Towns and Counties-Fiddes Caine, Howes,
SNOW, Plaisance, Lightley, Felzer
Kinney, Peterson, P, Baumgarten, Felzer:
MISREPRESENTATION Plaisance. Mason,
Naeseth Olson, shsehan, Casper:
Agriculture and Manufactures-Snow, Mason.
Saettree, Coulter. Holland, Skinner.
State Prison-Wall, Pratt. Byorum. Smith. j..
Leland, Reinhard, Skinner
Claims-Turrell. Blackman, Coulter, Hampel,
Insnra1ee- Griffin, Warner, Myers Webster,
RIM. Hampcl, Caniff, Casper
State Normal Schools-Spaulding, Downs, r.,
Dyer, Meyers, Stephen, Terrell, Simpson.
Howcs, Bruce, Byrne, Sheehan.
Deaf. Dumb and Blind-Howes, Pratt. Sweet
State Reform School-Murphy, Lfghtley Nc
Iarcn, Martin, Baumgarten.
Roads Bridges and Navigab!e streams-Knox,
Lewis; Mckinney, Wear, Johnson
Banks-LGe. Blackman. Leland, Turren, Smith,
Printing-Bean, Michner, Myers, L1enau. Rein
hard.
Elcctions-Morse. Edmond. Murphy, Holm
strom, Becker.
Commerce-smith, J.. McLaren, Drake, Case,
Holland.
. Public Buildings-Porter, Downs. h, Bjoree,
Brown, Teubert.
Rnles and Joint Rrles-Carson. Dyer. Bean
Ende. Lfneau.
State Lbrary-Pratt. stordock. Evans. Hen,
icks0n, Becker.
Mines and Minerals -Sadley, Wigley, McKin,
'ey. Simpson, Becker.
Observation-Disclosures Case, Morse. Mach.
bar, Pattce.
Grain Inspection-Reese, Canning, Oleson
Edmond, Mcguire, Haroldsen, Muzzy, Ca1ne
Wear, Hush, Peterson, p, Teubert, Smith, r. A..
Flynn and Nachbar.
Temperauce-Leland, Collester, Peterson, J.
w.. utis Ende, Smith, r. A., Skinner.
JOINT STANDING Committees
Taxes and Tax Laws-Cornish, Porter, Nc.
kusick, Stephen, Valentine
Un1versity-Evans, Warner, Wendelshaffer
Henkrickson, Flynn.
Observation-Disclosures, Bruce. Coulter Erick.
son, Lewis, Caniff, Saetre.
MIR. Leland's bill providing tor the paying Of a
premium for the killing Of blackbirds leaves the
amount and method Of paying the same to tho
county commissioners and supervisors, with
whom the payment is made optional
The bill introduced by Mr. Bjorge in the
house to amend the game law proposes to change
the earliest date at which prairie chickens may
be shot from Aug Is to Sept. /, and extend the
time to Nov. l.
SENArr-A 1ono discnaaion aa II tho hirinp