Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-04
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

pended rules.
ST. PAUL. Jan. 2S.-Blls introduced. Re-
quiripg the education Of all healthy children
be ween the ages Of and 16; creating COM
mission for the care aod protection of the tim
Der lands and the timber thereon owned by the
state; suspending the sale of oil timbered lands
or the timber thereon belonging to the state
The Senate bill authorizing the city Of It. Paul
to issue e8GO, 900 in bonds for extending, en-
larging and imoroving the water works Of such
city ws under as rules 6 n The
nesota exhibit at the New Orleans Exposition
was passed, 81 ayes, s nays.
Sr. PAUL, Jan. 2A.-Bils introduced: To
regulate, by the use OF permits, the drinking
and selling of Intoxicating liquors in saloons
and other places: appropriatlng 5000 to build
bridge across the north branch of the Waton
wan River, Watone IN County; appropriating
&400 to build bridge across Ten Mile Greek,
Martin County. The House bill amending tho
law restraining cattle from running ut large in
Clay County was passed.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 27.-Petitions we're presented
asking that Congress be memorlalized in favor
of constitutional amendment securing female
suffrage; also for change in the election laws
making q six months residence In the precinct
necessary, instead OF ten days. Bills introduced:
Authorizing Benton County to lease certsin
public build ngs, (passed); relating to the rec
ords in the offices OF district courts; apr op ist
ing $500 for bridges and grading in Renville
County; amending the acts regulating salaries
and fees in Houston County, (passed): amend
ing the act organizing board Of education in
OWatonna, (passed !: :eatabllshing state normal
school At Moorhead; amending the act relating
to meetings Of county commissioners. The
House bill authorizing the commissioners OF
Wright County to issue e10, 900 in bonds for
bridges across Grow River was passed.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 2s.-Bllls introduced: Amend
ing the act relative to the listing Of personal
property; to preserve fish in certain lakes in
Washington County; authorizing Morrison
County to issue bonds to the amount Of %. 900;
appropriating 81, 400 for bridge in Douglas
County; authorizing Wadena County to issue
$4,000 bonds to fund floating indebtedness
declaring forfeited the swamp lands given to
the Minnesota Railway; appropriatipg 81, $40
for widening and deepening tho channel OF Lame
Creek, Freeborn County. Senate bills passed:
Creating an additional Judge for the eleventh
highways; to prevent combinations affecting
the price Of grain: providing for the collection
of criminal statistics. House bills passed: To
prevent the destruction of fish in Clearwater
Lake, Carver County; authorizing the town of
st. Joseph to issue bonds to build bridge
across the Sauk River; authorizing the inde'
pendent school district Of st. Cloud to issue
10000 in bonds to take up outstanding bonds.
House.
Sr. PAUL, Jan. 22.-Bills introduced: To ap-
propriate @l,20O to aid in the construction Of q
| bridge across Buffalo Creek, Mcleod County
to appropriate o., 900 to build bridge across
the Lac qui Parle River in Lac qui Parle County;
| to appropriate %, 900 to build . bridge across
T in, R1nn Earth COI1nfv. to rpTAA1
| q special law relating to the catching Of fish in
| Roberts and Cannon Lakes, Rice County; to ap-
propriate $4OO TO build bridge across Pipe
Stone Greek, in Pipe Stone County; to appro'
pirate $500 to build bridge across Chippewa
River in Douglas County; to appropfiate e q. 200
| tween Lac qui Parle and Big Stone Counties;
to authorize the board Of county commissioners
of Lincoln County to issue bonds to fund the
| doatiDg debt Of said couoty in the sum OF $50.
0GO; to appropriate $1,000 10 build . bridge
scross Grow River, Carver County; to appropriate
$1,000 to build bridge across Shell River, on
the road between Wadena and Shell City. The
Clearwater, Carver County, was passed under
suspended rules.
ST. PAUL, jan. 2a.-Bills introduced: II
entitle women to vote for presidential electors
to provide for the laying out state road from
Chippewa Falls, Polk County, vis starbuck, t<
$4,000 to build bridge across Cottonwood
River in Redwood County; to appropriate
| e5, 600 to assist Chippewa and Yellow MedicinI
Counties to build . bridge across the Minnesota
River; to amend the law relating to the boupt,
Of wolves, raising tho amount from % TO d
and s5 to ss; to sppsopriate $4,000 to build
appropriate oil, ono to aid WIiQbt County il
bulldog bridge ACROSS Grow River: to appro
prla $500 to build bridge scross Maple Rive
in Blue Earth County. The House bill TO "a
tbori1e the commissioners OF Wright County T.
issue e1O, 600 Of bonds for bridges Va
passed under Suspended rulea.
81. PArL, Jan. N.-BiIIs introduced: Az
propfiating e6OO for bridge in stesxns Coun
ty; to appropriate $500 to build bridg
across Rush Greek, Winona County: to PFC
hibit the sale and csnvassiDg for the sale o
dime novels.
81. PAUL, Jan. N.-several petitions ver
presented relative to female suffrage. Bills in
troduced: To regulate The receipt, deliver
and transportation Of grain; appropristiu
$500 for bridge across Des Moines Rivel
in Cottonwood County: sppropeiating go
for . bridge across Rock Creek, in Pipe 6toD
County; to prevent the catching Of fish
Waverly Lake, Wright County; to authorize tb
town of st. Joseph to issue bonds {passed,
to appropriate e5O0 for . bridge ac1oss *
River, Kittson County; to probibit the sale O
J dangerous weapons to minors; TO fix the sslsr
Of tie clerk Of the probate CONT in Hennepi
County st e1, 500; to amend the statutes rell
tive 70 partition fences: to Appropriate 480
} for = bridge scroas Leaf River, Otter Ii
} County; to appropriate @300 for . bridge
Providence town, Lac qui Pazle Count.
authorizing the 8tesrns County board Of edl
cssion to refund its bonds (psseed); anendin
the charter Of MooThead. Bills passed: I
require each township in Swift County 70 81,
Z po1t it, poor: to regulate the salary Of Il
: treasurer Of Otter Tail County: suthoFiziu
> clerk hire 10 the extent Of $500 in count
auditors cfiices.
Er. PAr1, Jan. 2s.-BiiIs introduced: I
authorize Mower County TO purchase groun
: for . county fair ground Cpassed): to approps
ste money for the ssIary Of the state tzeasme1
eleek st $500; TO amend the general statutes