Morris tribune., 1889-01-30
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Tuesday January Id.
SENATE.

BILLS INTRoDUCED.-By Compton,
Appropriating $4,000 to compensate for
their services the commissioners ap-
pointed to codify and rearrange the pro-
bate laws of the state.
BY Brown-Providing that persons
doing the business of abstract clerk,
other than the registers of deeds in the
several counties, shall give bond in the
penal sum of $5, 900, said bond to be ap-
proved by the county commissioners.
By Brown-To regulate the election
and terms of Office of town supervisors.
By Sampson-Repealing section 4,
chapter 254, Special Laws of 1885, relat-
ing to the salary of the district court
clerk in Polk county.
By Day-Amending the law in rela-
ton to the publication of the state
manual.
BY Daniels-To appropriate 800, 900 as
building fund for the State Historical
society.
The senate bill to punish fraud in the
sale of grain, seeds and other cereals
was passed.
House bills were passed: To validate
all bonds issued by the city of Minneap-
oils under section 20, chapter 10, of the
city charter.
To amend PROVISIONS of the city char
ter of Minneapolis relating to the revolv-
ing fund.
To prohibit the pollution of the waters
of Lake Minnetonka.
To amend the special law relating to
grand and petit juries in Hennepin
county.
To provide for the payment by Ram
sey county of salaries to the district
judges.
HOUSE.
BILLS INTRoDUcED.-By johnson, 81.
F. 116-To give certain courts of the
state jurisdiction over the waters of the
Mississippi, st. Croix and st. Louis riv-
ers. Referred to judiciary committee.
By Ellingson, Fl. F. 12O-To appropri-
ate for road across the Fort Smelling
reservation. Referred to committee on
roads and bridges.
By Lane-To amend chapter 142 of the
laws of 1887, being an act for the better
preservation of game. Referred to judi
ciary committee.
By Davenport-To amend section OF
chapter 81 Ct the General Laws of 1876,
providing for the adoption of children.
Referred to Judiciary committee.
By Faricy-To amend section / of
chapter 80 of the General Laws of 1879,
providing for state bounty for the de-
struction of wolves. Referred to COM
mittee on agriculture.
By Cox-To provide bounties for the
destruction of gophers and blackbirds.
Referred to committee on agriculture.
BILLS PAssED-H. F. 116-To legalize
the plat of La Crescent. Houston county,
and two local bills, besides s. F. II,
authorizing the village of Monteyideo to
issue bonds for floating Indebtedness of
the village.
Wednesday, January as.
Beyond electing United States senator
little was done in either house. The sem
ate accepted an invitation to attend the
G. A. R. camp fire on the following
evening, and passed resolution giving
wearers of the G. A. R. badge the privi-
lege of the floor. A bill providing, for a
game warden was introduced. Among
other things the bill makes it lawful to
shoot woodcock from July 3 to Oct 81;
prairie chickens from Aug. 10 to Oct. 10,
and wild ducks and other aquatic fowls
from Sept to Dec. 81.
House bill to authorize the lowering of
the water in Pelican lake, Grant county,
and house bill authorizing the lowering
of the water in certain lakes in Grant
and Douglas counties were indefinitely
postponed.
wAsHBURN EXONERATED.
At twelve minutes before II o'clock
the report of the investigating commit
tee was handed to the speaker by the
chairman of the committee. It went
into detail on all the charges and proved
their falsity.
The house then adjourned until five
minutes before IL o'clock, when the two
houses were to meet to take joint
ballot.
wASHBURN sEvENTY-THREE PLURALITY.
The joi,i Nallot of the house and sem
ate for U.-1,a States senator resulted, at
los D. m. rs follows: w. d. Washburn,
107; Dursnt, 20; Start, 8: Wilson, 2:
Ciapp, /: Bowen, 1; Judge Rea, 1.
Whole number of votes cast, 141; neces-
sary to choice, II.