The Grange advance., 1874-01-21
MinnesOta Legislature.

A AO0ou1y Iut 1OtA 4uoC.. Tue TeSOlutl
to print the Governors message coming u
Senator Wilkinson made lengthy addre.
he sustained the position taken by the Go
ernor, and determined to act heartily wi
him, and all others of whatever party tn,
belonged to in endeavoring to effect tho
ough and radical reform in the manao
ment of public affairs; that for the Ia
few years the whole political power Of Il
country had been in the interest Of Assn.
sted capital.
Senator Mcdonald criticised Mr.. ";
klnson's remarks, regretted that he W,
not able to trim and shape his course ,
the popular current, recounted all tb
great and marvellous things be had done
the past, and now here was Wilk. and tho.
other fellows thrown to the surface hv tn
popular upheaval," trying to appropri
ate to themselves all the credit due to tn
great efforts of the Senator. The speecl
was principally composed of the pronou,
49, there is no law against an undu,
P"rt'allty for that letter. and was veal
ana childish. What this whole discussion
nad to DO with the question of printing Of
Tue governors message, is not very appar.
ent' An accumulation Of wind on the stom-
aeh Is the probable explanation. The reso-
luton was amended to include one thousand
copies in Swede, one thousand COPIES in
norwegian, and one thousand copies in
German, and was then adopted.
The President then announced the
standing committees.
In the House petitions we're presented
tor the protection of sheep from dogs and
"s1ves, for aid for INDECENT and sufferers
from grasshoppers, for a more stringent
liquor law and for change in the consti-
'u'lon' making a mechanics lien attach
upon homestead. Resolutions for COM
ml'tee on tree culture adopted. MIR. R.-
hllly vehemently opposed the resolution for
printing the Governors message. The
newspapers published it for their readers
and that was enough. The whole th;no
was numoug, and if it was to 20 through
ne would offer an amendment for one tbon-
sand copies to be printed in the Irish LAM
guage. This Rahilly talks like an ont
ana out Granger, which that same he is
kep.) Various amendments were offered
and finally the resolution was tabled.
"A Dill was introduced by Mr.. Metcalf to
provide for Board of Railroad Commits
sloners, which was tabled for the present
also bill to appropriate $65, 900 for lepis.
latlve expenses. Rules suspended and hin
passed.
A joint resolution by Mr.. Child protest.
ing against the sale of pine and cedar tim
Der on the school and swamp lands of Red
Lake and Leech Lake Indian reservations
Ind memoralizing Congress to annul the
contracts for its sale, adopted.
The House also adopted the Senate Joint
asking Congress for an extension
Of time Of payment on pre-emption claims
IN districts devastated by grasshoppers.
On Wednesday Mr.. Donnelly's resolution
10 reference to the sale of the pine and c.
lar timber on the Leeoh Lake reservation
came up, and was discussed at great length.
The question being as to what interest the
State has in these lands and The timber
'hereon. Senator Coggswell argued that
The State has the whole title, that grants
'f lands for school purposes are uncondi-
Elonal and without reservation. While be
was speaking the clerk Of the House an.
'eared on the floor and informed the sen-
'se that the House had adopted resolution
protesting against the sale of this timber.
md requested the concurrence of the Ser.
''e. Senator Mcdonald moved that the
be referred to the judiciary
committee to report what interest. if .nv
he State has in these lands. Senator cov
aeld that proposed school lands were not
he property Of the State. He read author
ties to show that the State has no mower
'Ver the public lands within its limits
senator Drake complimented the exhaust
we argument Of Mr.. Cox, and held that the
'ltle to the reservations was vested in tn.
chippewa Indians in 1866. He favored
nrst ascertalning what our rights in the
premises were, and then we could take
measures t" protect them. Senator Dom
nelly opposed the motion to refer to tho
judiciary committee. He thought the Sen
lte was quite as competent to dea, with
The question as any committee. Senator
Buckham said it was difficult question
Me contracts of sale of tho 4;