Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-27

SENATE. Bills were introduced to provide for
arbitration in case Of strikes: making appro-
uiations for state institutions for two years to
Illow the Duluth & Winnipeg road to change it's
inc: authorizing county commissioners to ays-
ropriate money for county agricultural socse-
les. Senate bills were passed: Providing for a.
tate census; making trespass on pine lands
ebony: amending the military code. In the aft
muoon the railroad committee introduced a SUBJ
ititute entitled An act for the regulation OF
ailroad companies:" the finance comm ittee in
reduced o bill for general appropriations for the
swo wears ensuing from July 81, 1856.
HorsEl-Bilis were introduced: Requiring rail-
loads to build guards at all wagon crossings; to
provide for the incorporation OF assessment life
endowment and insurance associations: appro-
Grating $35, 600 per anuum for two years main
.ctance Of state reform school; increasing ar-
preparation to aid county agricultural societies
rom $4,000 to o.00e; relating TO property
II insolvent debtors; amending statutes relat-
ng to prosecutions before justices of the peace;
Tor the appointment Of state entomologst at
salary OF $1,000; appropriating $4,000 for
uew building aud improvements ut the state re-
form school: providing for an inventory Of prop
srty at the state Institutions: requiring regis
ters Of deeds to number documents in the order
Of filing: to amend statutes relating to the tax
alton OF building associations. Senate bills were
passed: Appropriating $4,000 for furnishing
the state capitol; fixing the salary OF the re-
cording clerk Of the secretary Of state at 900:
amending statu es relating. to salary Of county
5reasurers; amending statutes relating to term
Of county commissioners: reducing the rate of
interest on the sale Of public lands from 7 to S
per cent.
The bill proposing to appropriate !b1OO,-
600 for the purpose OF improving the
property given to the state by Ramsey
county for state fair ground purposes came
up in the house yesterday in the regular
course, elected good deal of discussion, but fin
ally it was recommended topass During the de-
bate it was stated that the expenses Of the state
for it's ordinary expenditures for the next
two years would be as follows: For standing
appropriations 1886, 1882, GOO; 1887, 1882,
GOO; for support Of state institutions. 1886,
$45S, 2GO; 1887, $496 $3.50; general ex
penses of the state, 1856, $1O2, 925; SILL
1875, and interest on bonds, 500, 900 for
each year, total for 1886 Of $S43, lS5. and
for 1887, $3.50, 1855. The resources Of the
state for 1886 would be from state taxes,
$396 ZOO; from insurance companies, g.
900; from sundry sources, $4,000; from
railroad company taxes, 1915, GOO, and from
taxes on telegraph companies, $4,000, a
tosal of 81 ,13O, 500. An overdraft OF $780,
600 and $50, 600 due the school text book
fund WOULD ;educe the total to $3.50, 500,
leaving q balance Of $36,315 The items OF
resource for 1887 would amount to 81, 1877
500, leaving o balance on that year of
$267,715. TO make this appropriation and
others would necessiiate the increase CT Size
rate Of tax levy to one and one-fa4t mills.
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