The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-01-22
Senator Truax, from the committee on
mileage. presented the following report:

Gilfillan, ]. B::::::. 2OlVollmar ....... 1926
Goodrich .272 Waite. ..:::........ $50
Greenlea1. 100 Ward. ........ 900
Hall. SOIMelch. ..............ld
Hickman. .......... 1876 Wells. 800
Houiton.. .......... SOj Wheat. .......... a0 OG
Johnson. 100 Wilkins. .......... FOG
hnuuson 80 " Hson 800. Sg o
Langdoh. ........i... ~ rresioent uHiih"n. ~"
Lawrence. .I44i
Senator vollmar's bill for the Incorporation of
towns and villages so amends the laws as to
give the powers vested in the district courts to
county commissioners. This change, 1t Is be-
lieved. would he constitutional. as 1t Delegates
powers to municipal body. but 1t Is not likely
the Vollmar bill will pass-certainly not without
decided amendment. The question - regarded as
one of the most delicate to come before the judi
ciary committee.
Senator Chrstiansen's bill to regulate the fare
of passengers ON railroads Is very short and
pointed Under penalty OF from 800 to 5000,
to be paid to the party aggrieved. it prohibits
any railroad company doing business In the
states from charging more than three cents
per mile or fraction of m1le over any OF It's
lines in the state.
Senator Sergeant's bill amending the cemetery
laws allows absent owners of lots to vote by
proxy, and clothes the trustees of the cemetery
with authority to compel floral or other i'm
provements, recall itranr owners to be liable to
have their lots sold to pay for the Improvements
made.
Senator O'Brien, by his bill, fixes the number
of challenges in jury trials which involve capital
punishment at seven each for defendant and
state, and in other trials at three EACH
HoUsE-The standing committees were an
nounced; bills were introduced declaring the
municipal court OF Saltwater legally created ;
appropriating 81 900 year for hve years, for
the support of the Mississippi river commission;
amending the law relating to assignments; in
creasipg the saloon license in country towns and
villages to from 500 to $500; approprating
S2S, 600 for the state exhibit at New Orleans;
for the establishment of township high schools:
hn 10Th NJ ing,
against railroads for damages; providing for the
numbering of irregular pieces of land: to regu-
kare the handling of grain; amending laws re-
fatng to appeals from the probate to the district
court; to organize religious corporations; re-
latfng to the taking of dispositions in the state:
authorizing the county commissioners and town
supervisors to offer premiums for the killing OF
blackbirds; detaching Aitkin county from Grow
Wing for judicial purposes; increasing the ex-
emption from taxation to $500; prescribing that
no foreign corporation shall transfer actions
from the state to the federal courts; prohibiting
the killing OF prairie chickens before Sept. l
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The chair announced his standing commit
tees as follows:
Finance-Drake. snider. Knox. Warner, Lee,
Judiciary-Collester, Cornish. Griffin, Burlin-
game, Thompson, McKusick, Potter, Valentine,
German, Hendrickson.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Peterson. j. W, Thacker; Carson, Sadley, Bjorge
Drake, Brown. Reese. Knox, Durant. Warner,
Martin.
Bean, Daniels, Thacker, Fiddes, Smith, R. A.
Public Lands-Sn1der, HolmstrOm, Wigley
Bradford McLareH, Mcmillan, Erickson, Ham.
Pile, Iltis, Canning, Mcguire, Maland. Deike.
Federal Reations-Peterson. J. W., Byorum.
Haroldson, Case, Holhastrom, Murphy. Caniff
Education-Burlinganse' Carson Dyer Morse
Towns and Counties-Fiddes. Game, Howes,
Snow, Plaisance, Lightley, Felzer.
Military Affairs-Gorman, Muzzy, Maland, Nc
observation-disclosures, Plaisance. Mason,
Naeseth, Olson, Sheehan, Casper.
Agriculture and Manufactmres-Snow, Mason.
Saettree Coulter Holland. Skinner.
State Prison-Wall, Pratt, Byorum. Smith, j.,
Leland, Reinhard, Skinner.
Claims-Tnrrell. Blackman. Coulter. Hampel.
Spaulding, Times Simpson.
Insurance-Grifin. Warner. Myers, Webster,
Wendell, schaffer, Johnson, Durant.
Observation-Disclosures, Times, Deike, Byo-
rum Hampel. Caniff, Casper.
State Normal Schools-Spaulding. Downs, a.,
Dyer. Meyers. Stephen, Terrell, Simpson.
Hospital for !nsane-Daniels, Webster. Evans
Howes, Bruce, Byrne, Sheehan.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind-Howes, Pratt, Sweet
ser, Batchelder, Downs, D.
State Reform School Murphy, Lightley. Nc
IIaren. Martin, Baumgarten.
Roads. Bridges and Navigab!e Streams-Knox,
Lewis. Mckinney, Wear. johnson.
Banks-Lee. Blackman. Leland, Turrell, Smith,
Printing-Bean, Michner, Myers, Lienau. Rein
hard.
Elections-Morse. Edmond. Murphy, Holm
Commerce-smith, j. McLaren. Drake, Case,
Public Buildings-Porter. Downs, H.. Bjorge.
Brown. Teubert.
Rules and Joint Rules-Carson. Dyer. Bean
Ende Lineau.
State Library-Pratt, stordock, Evans, Hen
icksOn, Becker.
Mines and Minerals -Sadley. Wigley, McKin.
ey. Simpson, Becker.
ngrossment-Batchelder.C Case, Morse, Mach.
bar, Pattce.
Grain Inspection-Reese, Canning, Oleson
Edmond. Mcguire, Haroldson, Muzzy. Game
Wear, Hush. Peterson, p, Teubert Smith. r A.,
Flynn and Nachbar.
W., I1tis, Ende, Smith. R A.. Skinner.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES
Taxes and Tax Laws-Cornish, Porter, Nc
University-Evans, Warner, Wendelshaffer
Henkrickson, Flynn.
Forestry-Blackman. Bruce. Coult<z, Erick.
Mr. Leland's bill providing for the paying Of q
premium for the killing of blackbirds lesves the
amount and method of paying the same to the
county commissioners and supervisors with
whom the payment is made optional
The bill introduced by Mr. Bjorge in the
house to amend the game law proposes to change
the earliest date at which prairie chickens may
time to Nov. 1.
SENATE-A long discussion as to the hiring
of additional help resulted in decision not
to employ ne men. Bi lis were introduced
To amend the game law; relative to the draw
ing of juries; concerning the transportation.
loading and shipping of grain; forbidding
removal of suits to federal courts by
foreign insurance companies; authoriz-
ing Rock county to issue 5000 bonds
for q court house; to establish the Thirteenth
judicial district; to prevent conspiracy for af-
fecting the price of grain. House bills passed
Allowing Wilkin county to issue s3O, 1000 in
bonds; allowing Fillmore county to issue $780,
QUO i'll bonds for Improvement of court house.
Senate bills passed-Joint resolution relative
to appropriations for the Red River Of the
North
The title of senator Greenlears bill is . COM,
prehensive one, and reads: can act regulating
and receiving, transportation and delivery Of
grain by railroad corporatfons, and defining
the duties of such e0rporasons in relation
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