The Grange advance., 1874-01-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

stitutional provision for the office OF Chap
lain. that committee be appointed to con
fer with the clergymen OF all denomination:
in St. Paul and invite them to conduct the
usual devotional exercises of the morning
and that no Chaplain be elected.
He said: The4e are families suffering
for the necessaries OF life. IT the $500
,,a;.! for rnaplains We're given to them il
would be lnorc to the point Resolution
lost by vote II for to q against, anu -Nr
Marvin was ;ilen elected Chaplain Of the
Senate After the introduction OF few
resolutions, the most important Of which
was in reference to committee on tree
culture, the Senate adjourned.
IlotSE. - After the organization, Mr..
kahilly offered a resolution in reference to
the Chaplaincy, similar to that offered in
the Senate by -Nr. Donnelly, excepting the
part referring to the constitutional pro-
vision He said that he offered it in the
interest Of economy 5000 per year was
worth looking after, and the St. Paul clergy
would undoubtedly be glad to officiate.
Mr.. Child, moved to strike out all re-
terrng to St. Paul clcrgymen. He did not
want to sponge on the ministers. If we
have their services we should pay for the
same.
\ gentleman from Hennepin with long
nose arose and read from the Statute of
1872 providing for the election Of Chap
lain, and as he sat down the long nose
twinkled as if it would say, that's "a
squelcher on the country plug. What a
mighty thing ir is to know the law! 1t is
but fair to state that some one handed the
long nosel gentleman the said statute.
The Rev. Er. Brown, Of Ramsey, A. Oster
Of Dakota, S. II. Cass, of LeSueur, and J..
Tucker, Of Goodhue, were nominated.
The vote resulted Brown 40, Oster 25, and
Cass ,. a large number refusing to vote at
all.
TE-WEDNEsDAY-The main feature
of this days session was the discussion Of
the stationery bill. lNr. Donnelly made a
lengthy speech showing the enormous sums
that had been paid for stationary, postage.
and printing, Stationery alone last session
cost 81, 1877, postage, stationary, and news
papers, over s., 900. In twelve years print
ing alone had cost S193, 1876. No wonder
certain newspapers had become able to
erect costly mansions from which they
could hurl thunder bolts at those who Of
Tended them.
Senator Ward from Waseca offered the
following:
Reyozucd, That the Secretary be author
lied to purchase $500 worth Of stationery
for the use Of the Senate and its officers.
(Three hundred dollars, Of which shall be
for the use Of the members Of the Senate.)
Senator Child moved to strike out the
clause providing for $300to members, which
motion was carried.
This resolution as amended was adopted.
Senator Cox introduced his highly import
ant bill to regulate common carriers, which
was read, and ordered printed. We will
the substance of this bill next week.
Senator Drake cautioned the Senate
against printing every bill that came up
They are responsible for the large bills thus
incurred. Tha important matter of mileage
was then attended to, and no Senator claim
ell to live nearer St. Paul than the Com
mittee on mileage had located him.
On Saturday the Senate was occupied
principally in the discussion of Senator
Donnelly's resolutions in regard to the sale
Of pine and cedar timber on the Leech Lake
Reservation. The matter was finally laid
on the table with the understanding that it
should be called up before full Senate.
After the presentation Of some petitions
adjourned until Monday at two o'clock.
HoUsE.-The Speaker having been sum-
moned to serve on the U. S. Grand Jury,
on motion Mr. Wlliston, Of Goodhue, was
chosen Speaker pro tenn. A committee on
mileage was appointed. (This is commit
tee that is never forgotten.)
Mr.. Benz called up his resolution author
i7ing the Chief Clerk to subscribe for six
daily papers. A wrangle ensued, the re-
formers claiming that three would be
enough. The resolution was adopted of
course
The proceedings Of Thursday and Friday
will be found in our Supplement.
On Monday :. joint resolution was intro
duced by Senator Freeman, requesting
Congress to extend the time of payment for
pre-emption claims Passed.
SonofoY noppo1l,,