Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13

fteSIVcut " WNst OyVo WV ~S'~'
aud inform the House Of Representa-
t;yes, BY a committee Of their body,
has appeared At the bar Of the Senate
and impcached Wm. seeger, Treasurr-
or Of the State Of Minnesota, for COR
rupt conduct in Office, to the end that
such action may be taken BY the FIX.
ecutivo as 10 required by the Constitu-
ton Of this State and the exigencies Of
this occasion.
The President appointed a. such
committee Senators, Graves, Butler,
and Meagher.
Senator Coggswell offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted
Resolred, That \ message from the
House Of Representatives relating to
the impeachment Of WIN: Seeger,
Treasurer of the State of Minnesota,
be acfetred to q select committee Of
Eve to he appointed by the chair. to
consider and report at their earliest
convenience.
The President appointed Senators
Coggswcll, Graves, Hubbard, Rice e.
and Talbot rs such committee.
The Senate :hea adj ourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
afternoon Session.
WEDNESDAY, March 5.-The speak
or appointed the following gentlemen
a special committee to impeach the
State Treasurer at the bar Of the Sem
ate under the re- olution this morning !:
Messrs. S. p. Childs, II. A. Childs,
Ryder, Reed, and Baasen.
The committee reported as follows:
Mr.. Speaker-In obedience. to the
order of tho Houre We proceeded to
the bar of the Senate, and in the name
Of this body and Of all the people Of
the State Of Minnesota, We impeach,
as VIC we're directed to do, VIM. Seeger,
Treasurer Of tho State Of Minnesota,
Of corrubt conduct in office, and of
crimes and misdemeanors in Office, and
we demanded that the Senate should
take order IS make him appear before
that body to answer for the same, and
announced that the House would soon
present articles Of impeachment and
make them good. to which the Prcsi.
dent Of the Senate made no response
| Substitute for the " liberty Of con
science bill" was passed i; the follow
ing House bills were passed, :ncorpo
rating Rush City:
In relstion to the duties Of TIT
Clerks of Court in the several ccuu
ties; providing for phonographie re
porter in courts Of record, in Ramsey
county amending an act empowering
the commissioners Of Ramsey count,
to lay out an avenue !; relating to pub
lie buildings in Ramsey county
detaching portions Of 1taska aud Cas-
counties aud attaching the same t.
Acker county; providing fir the estab
lishment amp maintenance Of a ferr.
at Brsinerd ; appropriating money t
build bridge across the Chippew
river in Swift county; extending tn
|tima allowed foa constructing = braacl
lof the St. Paul l. Pacific Railroad
! The following Senate bill Wa passe'
appropriately money for = bridge
across St, Francis river, Sherburn
comfy.
The following House bills were los'
Providing for the manner Of tran.
ferripg certain railroad bonds by tn
, city Of Winona to aid the Green Ba
and Lake Pepiu r. Il, to reimburs
Washington county for expenses j
taking care Of convict pauper.
The following gentleman were AZ
pointed a committee to draw up art
cles Of impeachment:
! Messrs. Barto, Wilson, Willistor
Childs, H. A., Carpenter, Brown, an
j. N. Rogers. Recess to 8 P. NJ.
| EVENING SESSION.
! The whole evening was spent i
Committee Of the Whole.
The compulsory education bill va
recommended to be indefinitely posi-
poued.
The Chicago, Milwaukee l. St. Pau
Railroad bridge was recommended t
pass,
The State Prison appropriation wa
cut down from 100000 to $4,000
and tho bill then recommended to pas
THURSDAY MORNING, March 6.--l
resolution vas offered by Mr.. War
ceusuring the Minnesota members o
the House Of Representatives who vote
against the impeachment Of Vice Pres
ident Colfax, for bis connection will
the Credit Mobilier business.
The resolution was laid on tho tabl
by a vote of 2C yeas to 9 nays.
Mr.. Coggswcll, chairman Of the com
mittce on tho impeachment of the Stat
Treasurer, presented rules to govern tn
impeachment trial, which were adopte'
and ordered printed.
A communication was received iron
tho Governor with the report Of tn
commissioners appointed by him to re
ports results Of the storm of jan. 9Th
Lives lost were 20. Injured 81. Tota
number Of sufferers 101. s2,584.8
of the $1,000 has been appropriated
leaving balance Of $2:4l5.2O.
The substitute to Senator hlacDou
AIDS liberty Of conscience bill adoptc
by the House was passed.
i A resolution was passed ordering th
insuvins Of the buildings Of the Dea
Dumb, and Blind and Insane Asylum
The Senate agreed to the Hout
amendment to the State Prison appr'
priation making it $40,0 900 instead (
100000.
. The bill was passed nppropriatin
!; money for salary Of State officers. A
: journed to afternoon.
HOUSE OF REPREsENT1VEs.
}. THURSDAY, March GA commun
=. cation from the Governor was read.
regard to losses by storms. tits give
> elsewhere.
The following bills were inde6nitel
-|postponed: