Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-16

depressing influence upon the members of
the Legisla ure Yet when the gave, fell in
the Senate on the morning of the 10th. the
sena ors were near,y ILL resent. The
reading OF the Journal was dispensed with.
s 4natOr Durant offered resolu ion provj
d ng for the reference of that p TT of the
Gov rnor's message relating to the States
prison to The prison committee. The res
olu ion was adopted
Senator Holmes introduced bill provid-
ing for 'ha furnishing of seed grain to hose
farmers whose crops were destroyed last
season. The farmers to file applications
with their County Auditor before March 1st.
Such applications to give definite sta g.
ments Of cond ton of the farm, amount OF
ores, number Of bushels needed. eto-
No applicants to receive grain in excess
Of $500 President Rice announced the
Standing committees
Senator Durnnt introduced bill radically
chang ny the system OF p rdoning con cts,
Several bills relating 10 school affairs We're
introduced.
In the House most of the members We're
In their seats, that is if they could find
them which In many cases was impossib Q,
for many were not put back into the same
place they occup ed before the bail. For
the first time the chapl in was present and
open ID the session wi. n pr yer:
The char not being re dy to announce
his committee there was very little incl ma
ton to attempt to transact any bus ness
After the u ual routine of the opening.
Speaker announced Reps. Hoppin, arcy,
Filings N, Roberts and Slnclaic as commit
tee on Mi cage.
The first bill of the session was intro
due by R p. Earring I0was bill rslt'-
ting to loss by fire bv insurAnc companies
Il p. Keyes in reduce a bill amen ing TIE
Whiteman ell ion law and introducing
the Aus raj n system
The House then adjourned living been
in session just 40 minutes
The Senate was not in Session on the | III
having adjourned until Monday night the
l45h.
The House Opened on the 18th at 10
a M. with he Usual routine reso ution
was adop ed directing the imme late pub
lication of The b II amending the election
Laws. A resolution was adop: ed asking for
ajoin5 co1nmittee.1o devise means for con-
vic5 employment
BY Rep. Sevatson bill excmpting farm
mortgages from double t.: tion. That
farm land that is ~ or,gaged, the fee owner
shall p Y tax only upon that portion OF
the value that IL not covered Ivy the mort
gage and that the NOR ge sh IL bear its
pr portion oflhe land tax Bills authoriz-
ing III village OF Glencoe, McLead County,
to issue bonls for fir groun purchase,
and the erection of u village hall were passed
under suspension of the rules. By Rem
W llb'ick bill regulating the costs in JUS
tice Courts. R.p. Flynn introduc ID Till
which was passed under a suspension of the
rules amaud.ng Sec, Is, Cnan, 3, OF the
laws of 1878, al owing the memI ets, in the
con pnla OF their per diem, pay for the
first, last and all intervening days of the
sess on. Heretofore members have be n
allowed pay only for the days they were
actually in attend nee upon the Leg islature
when it WAS in session
Senate file relating to Fergus Falls was
pissed under the susp ,nsion of rules /: s also
was Senate le No, 5, authorizing Kand-
yohi County to issue bonds for Court House
improvements. The Speaker increased ,he
Committee on rules to five The members
are Benson, E7tes Morgan. Crosstield and
Comstock. The House adjourned until
Tuesday at 2 p. IN
Rep Benson, of Anoka, announced the
following as the Republican Caucus Com
mi5tee: Reps Flynn, Hay, Stevens, F. W:
Dim INT and Men w.