New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-11

exceed SO, 900. Senate bills passed; Pro-
viding for third hospital for the insane:
the sale of obscene literature.
Adjourned until 10 m Tuesday.
HOUsE-Not in session.
Legislative Notes.
A bill has been introduced in the
House appropriating $1,000 for the pur-
pose of purchasing camp equipages and
defraying the necessary expenses for an
of discharged soldiers of
the late Rebellion, under the auspices
of the department of Minnesota, Grand
Army of the Republic, during the year
1885.
Senator Rice has introduced bill to
prevent the wholesale draining of lakes
that is so rapidly reducing the water
surface of Minnesota. 1t provides that
only grassy lakes shall be drained, land
only in case the water averages less than
four feet in depth.
A divorce bill now before the legis-
lature provides that no divorced party
shall marry again till after the expira-
ton of one year, and man or woman
divorced for adultery, is prevented from
ever marrying again in the State.
Mr.. Turrell, of Redwood county, has
introduced a bill to amend the timber
culture bill which reduces the number
of trees required to be growing on acre
at the end of two years from 1880 to
1900, and at the end of six years from
900 to 600.
Senator Houlton seeks to amend the
general statutes to prevent husband
from signing all his property to his
wife, and, as head of the family, con-
tinuing to order supplies which, as
being without money, he can't be made
to pay for. By the Houlton amend
menr the wife who has the property
can be sued for the family's bills. The
Houlton bill is modelled exactly upon
the Iowa law.
Another bill for the protection of the
dairy interests was presented in the
house last Thursday. 1t provides pen
alties against the sale of adulterated
milk, and for the manufacture of butter
inc, oleomargarine and all other spuri-
Gus products except under certain con-
ditions, the bill being pretty close ap-
Proclamation to the New Y ork law on
the same subject. The bill differs chief
| ly from the others which have been pre-
scented in appropriating 5000 to make
the law operative, and providing for the
appointment of commissioner ST.
500 per year and expenses, charged
with the duty of enforcing the law.
Mr. Sadley's bill for commission to
locate another insane asylum names DR..
G. X. Bartlett, DR.. w. H. Leonard, DR..
c. n. Hewitt, H. H. Hart, M. j. DAM
els andlthe governor ex-officio TO select
the location, anb stipulates that it shall
not be located south of the south line OF
Slearns county.
has introduced bill making the follow.
ing appropriations: For addition to the
building at Mankato, $40, 900; for com
pleting normal school at St. Cloud, &c.,
900; for furnishing such house, So, $40;
for furnishing class rooms at St. Cloud,
$3.50; for apparatus for same school,
$3.50; for erection of normal school at
Winona, $4,000 for painting, kalsom-
lining, etc., at Winona, ST., 500; for def.
cheney at Mankato for 1884, $4,000; ex-
penses of three normal schools for 1885,
and every year thereafter, $4 900 for
each school.
The farmers now have the light to
maintain mutual township insurance
companies, which insure against fire.
A number of these are now, and have
been for number of years, in success
full operation. Mr. j. w. Peterson has
introduced a bill to extend the powers
of these companies to insurance against
hail, tornado and cyclone. Mr.. Nae.
seth introduced a bill affecting the same
class OF insurance, by striking out the
provision which requires the secretary
to make and post a statement Of all the
policies issued, to whom and for what
amount
| Two joint resolutions were introduced
in the Minnesota Legislature on Tues
day calling upon our Representatives
and Senators in Congress to secure
reimbursement TO the State OF Mime
sofa for money and interest advanced
to the United States for war purposes
during the late war, upon basis fixed
by bills now before Congress to REIN.
burse States and Territories which paid
certain proportions Of money The tax
apportioned to Minnesota was $1O8, 424
The amount advanced by the State was
$445, 900, interest $4,000, much Of
which was borrowed and on which the
State has paid interest to a heavy
amount.
By Senator Knudson's bill amending
the laws relative to the assessment anC
collection of taxes, the tax lists are
placed in the hands of the county treas
urer on the first Monday in January
OF each year; he retains them in hi.
office for one year. It changes the time
! for the tax sale from the third Monda,
IN September to the first Monday II
! May and places the collection of delin
! quent personal property taxes in. thu
hands of the sheriff instead OF the coun
ty treasurer.
The bill agreed upon by the specia
standing committees Of the Senate ant
House on the State census, provide
that the assessors of the several town
IN the state, nnder the directionsof thu
county auditors, shall take the census
tor their respective towns, and wher,
there are no assessors, the county audi
| y eS">~A
tor shall appoint one or more ASSISTANT
to take the census. The work is to bt
commenced on May 1st and be closel
in two months thereafter and 4 return
made to the county by hestrst .of Au
gust or sooner. The compensation Tx
ed in the bill for assessors in vllIag,
and cities is S1.25 for every 100 names
| for assessors in tie country towns ant
assistants appointed by the county So.
| 90 for every 200 names, and in unorg
anized counties five cents for eacl
name taken. The auditor is to receiv,
$40 for transcribing the first l, 900 nam
es, ond So for each additional thousand
Apenalty Of $3.50 is imposed for failur,
or refusal on the part OF any assessor t
/ perform the duty imposed. The asses
sors are to take and subscribe to al
oath for the faithful performance o
their duties. The bill appropriate