The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-01-29

SENATH-The concurrent resolution memori.
lizing congress for money ID ipiprcte the Red
River of the NorsH, the bill appropriatns sss-
JbO for the Minnesota exhibit at New Orleans.
and the house bin providing for joint COM
mittee on census passed; also tLe St Paul bills
for the issue of $oO0 W. water werk bonds, and
consolidating And amending tile Aete relative
to the board of watet commissioners Bills were
introduced, amending the charter of Fairbault;
creating commission to care for the timbered
lands belonging 70 the states providing for
storage of baggage. merchandise and freight
and its public sale whon unclaamedi lfevidina
Tor compulsory eaucAtisn of children between
The age at eight and sixteen; preventing the
vale or exposure Of indecent or obscene Dnbli.
Cations, pictufes ete.,, anti l1iehiofial against
the repudiatihn IF harbor bonds BY Duluth.
Senator ]. B. !Gilfilan, BY request intro
auced two bills. of especial interest td fhe lt:m
bermen One Of these toskrs Ill the records
how kept III Tie surveyor generals Office
At minneapolis legal records, and requires
the surveyor general to keep the same, and
proposes to reduce the price of scaling from
Eve cents per thousand to three cents,
The compulsory education BILL introduced
by Senator knudson. enacts that all healthy
children between the ages VI eight and sixteen
shall attend public or private school for
twelve weeks during the year, at least six of
which shall be consecutive. The only valid
excuses on the part of parents .,r Guardians
are poverty, lack ST School facilities within two
Ni]es 1T residence, or proof that the child has
The necessary education.
Senator Eetoher's bill providing for storage
of personal baggage, merchandise and freight
by common carries is closely modelled after the
existing laws affecting express companies. The
Fletcher bill provides that this carriers shall
provide suitabls storage hUuses and shall have
ieh On baggage and goods for charges Per-
sonsl baggage shall be held thirty days and
merchandise or freight sixty days, at the Ell
piration of which notice shall be sent the own
aer or c-nsiSnee.
HoUsE-Bills were indefinitely postponed,
relating to sommons of justices courts; relat-
ing to the pardoning of convicts; ana extend
ing the term of township supervisors. Bills
were introduced for state park, amend
women to vote for presidential electors |;
providing for tie testimony before coro-
ner's juries, amending general statutes
relating to assignments and judgments
in civil actions. afhending statutes rela-
ang 70 the satisfaction Of iudghs,nts; giving
creasing the bounty for the killing of wolves to
%; smending the statutes fixing the time for
the killing Of front Senate bills were passed,
memoralizing congress for an appropriation
for the Improvement of the upper Mississippi,
and several local bills
Mr.. j. W. Peterson proposes that the bounty
for the killing of wolves be increased from
Is to 80, and for cubs from % to IS.
Mr.. Collester introduced an exceedingly good
bill in the house-requiring coroners to keep
3 transcript Of the testimony taken before
them. In most counties the Office of coroner
made of record That condition of affairs ex-
listed in Ramsey and Hennepin counties until
very recently.
Mr. Muzzy, who was appointed chairman Of
the suffrage committee, reported bill propos.
ing to give the right Of suffrage ON the qiess,
ton of presidential elections to women. i
was sent to the judiciary committee, which
will report 1t back as unconstitutional, since On
amendment to the constitution lie necessary ii
accomplish the object desired.