Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-30


two bill s. one to provide for the history Of
OF Minnesota troops and one increasing the
pay of county attorneys to $4,000 Flem-
ing wanted to amend the law requiring the
Attorney Generals approval Of corporate
! bodies. Davenport introduced measure
for the suppression Of pleuro- pneumo nia.
The Senate joint resolution for COM
mittee for rapport onment Of tho Stale
was amended by increasing the House
membership to Ii.
The Senate work on the. 25th was mainly
passing local bills and nothing of great i'm
portance was attempted. Senator Hayden
introduced a bill to regulate the PRACTICE Of
veterinary medicine. and surgery. Only
those WHO hold diploma from some veteri~
nary college can practice and they must be
examined by board appointed by the Gov
ernor Senator Chapman wanted Jurors
fees made 81. 90 per day in Justice courts.
Adjourned until 10 a. IN. Goth
| In the House on tie 25th, the first local
option bill of the session was presented by
Maland of Fillmore County. The bill pro-
V1des that counties may at special elections
license or prohibit the sale of intoxicants
us the majority of the votes cast at the
election shall declare. An election shall
be called only ut intervals of Two years
upon petition Of one fourth of the voters
who voted ut the previous election The
usual number Of prohibition petitions were
| presented.
The other bills Of genera Importance
We're: 10 amend the pc ial code making
the owner of building where gambling is
done Ii bile; amen ing the law g wing ex,-
| cutors power to NOR gage property; giving
| dis rio, courts powec TO correct defective
descriptions in recorded conveyances; as
| signing attorneys for the benefit Of poor
| client s in civil cases; by McKusick, regulat-
| ing tn tolls and rentals Of telephones, linn
| itiug rental to So so per month; making
the building lia'le where liquor is sold to
minors; protecting bridges from traction
engines
The House went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of general
orders and recommended The passage of
House files No. 81 and 80 relating to the
incorporation OF villages. On the matter
of the bill by Hompe, making SANDER in
certain cases felony it was the opinion
OF the House that the bill should not pass
as worded, being entirely too sweeping in
its scope. The bill was Their ,fore referred
back to the Judiciary committee. The bill
giving tire, fourths Of Jury power to
render verdict in civil c IS was made o
special order for Thursday the 31st
House adjourned until 10 a. H. Of Doth
| EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
On the afternoon of the 23d Gov. Mer-
RAM made public the following appoint
mems:
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
John P. Williams, of Otter Tail, for term
ending first Monday in January, 1880, vice
Horace Austin, resigned
John L. Gibbs, of Freedom, for term end
ng first Monday in January, 1891. Reap.
pointment.
George L. Becker, of Ramsey, for term
ending first Monday in January, 1892. Re-
appointment.
State Oil Inspector, Samuel H. Nichols,
FOR the term ending first Monday in Janu-
AIRY, vice II. B. Willis, term expired. Mr.
Nichols was formerly clerk of the supreme
court, has been a lifelong republican,,
Insurance Commissioner-C. P. Bailey,
of Becker county, for the term end
ing first Monday in January, 1891,
vice Charles Shandrew, term ex-
PRED. Mr.. Bailey was cashier in
a bank at Duluth, but for several years
past has been managing large farm in
Becker county.
Adjutant General-John H. Muller Of
Wabasha county, for the term ending Jan
uary I, 1891, for F. W. Seely, term expired
Captain Muller was on Gen. Sheridan's
staff, was taken a prisoner during the war
and was in Andersonville, and escaping,
wandered from forty to fifty days in reach
ing the union lines.
Commissioner of Labor Statistics-John
Lamb, of Hennepin, for term ending first
Monday of January, 1890; reappointment-
Military storekeeper-CharleS E. Chap
pell, of Ramsey county, for the term end
.ng first Monday 1891, reappointment
Trustees of the Minnesota Soldiers Home
Thomas f. Cowing, of Otter Tail county, re-
appointment; E. NJ. Pope, of Blue Earth
county; Thomas E. Pressnell, of st. Louis
county.
Members of the state board of equaiza
| ton:
Second District-William Lindeke, of
Ramsey county, reaDpontment.
Fourth Distr1ct-Daniel Bassett, of Hen
nepin county, reappolntment.
Sixth District-William Thomas, of Blue
Earth county, reappointment.
Tenth District-John McNelly, of Hous-
ton county, reappointment.
Twelfth District-L. 0. Thorpe, of Kan
diyohi county,
Fourteenth District Robert j. Montague,
Of Polk county,
Sixteenth District-Thomas H. Toombs,
Of Grant county.
Directors of the State Normal School
W. B. Mitchell, of Stearns county, reap
pointment; Charles A. Morey, of Wnona
county, reappointment: George H. Clark,
of Blue Earth county, reappointment.
Members Of the State Board of Health
Franklin Staples, of Winona county, re.
appointment; w. H. Leonard, of Hennepin
county, reappointment.
Members of the state board of medical
examiners-W. D. Flynn, of Redwood coun-
ty, reappointment; E. S. Wood, of Ram
sey county, reappointment; D. F. Collins,
of Hennepin county, reappointment
Inspector Of the Minnesota State prison.
Edwin Dunn, of Olmstead county, reap.
pointment,
Manager Of state neutrality-suspicious.
Poehler. of Sibley county.
Member OF board of dental examiuers-
John H. Martindale, of Hennepin county.
Member Of board of pharmacy-H. P.
Barclay, Of Washington county
Member of the Board of Control Of the
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