New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-02-25
Doings Of the Legislature.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 16.
SENATE-Not in session.

| MONDAY. FEBRUARY 10.
| SENATE Not in session.
HoUsE-Bills were introduced fix.
ing the salary of judges of probate; to
provide for the incorporation of subor-
dinate lodges K. of p: relating to the
service fees of domestic animals. The
day was spent in committee of the
whole, and number of important
bills acted upon favorably. The bill
limiting service of county commission
ers was indefinitely postponed. Ad-
journed until Wednesday at 10 a. m.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II.
SENATE-Bills were introduced APP
propriating $4,000 for new buildings
for the deaf, dumb and blind; amend.
ing the laws relating to the assessment
and collection of taxes. The senate
spent several hours discussing the rail-
road bill, and finally all amendments
were referred to the railroad commit
tee. Adjourned until 10 a. M. We'd
nesday.
| HOUsE-Not in session..
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IS.
| SENATE-Bills were introduced to
provide for arbitration in case of
strikes; making appropriations fos state
institutions for two years; to allow the
Duluth & Winnepeg road to change it's
line; authorizing county commissioners
to appropriate money for county agri-
cultural societies. Senate. bills were
passed: Providing>for state census;
making trespass on pine lands felony
amending the military code. In the
afternoon the railroad committee intro
duced substitute entitled IAN act for
the regulation of railroad companies
the finance committee introduced bill
for general appropriations for the two
years ensuing, from July 81, 1886. Adj
jOurned until 10 a. M, when the substi-
tute railroad bill comes up for discus
sion under special order.
HOUSEHOLDS were introduced: Re-
quiring railroads to build guards at all
wagon crossings; to provide for tho in
corporation of assessment life endow-
ment and insurance association; appro-
priating 1876, 600 per annum for two
years maintenance of state reform
shool; increasing appropriation to aid
county agricultural societies from SO, 900
to 20, 900; relating to property of insol-
vent debtors; amendin g statutes relat-
ing to prosecutions before justices of the
peace; for the appointment of state
entomologist at a salary of $1,000; ap.
propriating $4,000 for new building
and improvement at the state reform
school; providing for an inventory of
property at the state institutions; re-
quiring registers of deeds to number
documents in the order of filing; to a.
mend statutes relating to the taxation
of building associations. Senate bills
were passed: Appropriating $4, 1000 for
furnishing the state capitol; fixing the
salary of the recording clerk of the Sec
rotary of state at $1,000; amending sta
tutes relating to salary of county trea.
surers; amending statutes relating to
term of county commissioners; redu-
cling the rate of interest on the sale of
public lands from z to per cent.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
HousE-The following bills were in
definitely postponed. Bill pertaining
to redemption from execution sales;
pertaining to redemption from mort
gage sale; to assessment of incumbered
! real estate. Bills were introduced re-
lating to delivery of convicts to the
warden of state prison; to property ex-
empt from execution; to taxes; to the
teaching of physiology and hygiene in
the public schools to reducing the rate
OF interest to 8 per cent; to fire insur-
ance companies doing farm business
only;to satisfaction of chattel mort
cages; to the duties of supervisors of
schools and to the incorporation of viii
lagos.
Bills were passed amending the stat
utes fixing the term of office Of county
commissioners; extending the: term OF
notaries public; to regulate garneshee
proceedings in justice court; authoriz-
ing hire insurance companies to insure
against hail &C.; providing for COM
mission to locate a third hospital for
insane; to provide for the establishment
ofea state high school; relating to civil
actions; relating to offenses against the
public peace; declaring dogs to be per-
sonal property. Adjourned until 10 a.
m. Friday.
fhAOA1, FEBRUARY ~.
SENATE-Bills introduced providing
for general deficiency by appropriatine
$85, IT'S; to provide for the disposition
of estates of insane persons; allowing
railroad companies to relocate lines Of
road. House bills were passed approp-
rating $1,000 for text books and school
apparatus for Spring Valley, Fillmore
county. A number of local bills were
passed under suspension, of the rules.
There were three long sessions during
the day and very large amount OF
routine business transacted. Adjourn
ed until 10 a. m. Wednesday.
House The grain bill was slightly
amended and reported favorably for
passage. Bills were introduced: For
| an inspection of gas meters; to provide
for notice of expiration of. time of re-
demption; to determine the heirship of
real estate; to legalize certain instru-
ments; making it possible to place liens
on ties for labor; for the relocation of
the line of the Duluth & Winnipeg
railroad; raising the price per descrip-
ton for publishing the tax list to 20
cents; increasing the number of school
boards to seven. Bills were passed:
Giving women the right { to vote for
county superintendent Of schools; for
the protection of dairymen; giving
lien on horses for their care; the amend
ments to the divorce law, giving q
check on county treasurers; in relation
to the place of trial of civil actions; in
relation to bonds in probate courts; re-
lating to ofenses against property; APP
propriating $500, 900 for the state fair
ground buildings: Il
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21.
| SENATE-The senate railroad bill
passed by vote of 80 to 2, and the high
license bill was recommended to pass
by % to Il. Bills were introduced for
inspection of gas meters; regulating
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