The anti-monopolist., 1875-02-04
the LEGISLATURE.
senate, Wednesday, Feb. 3
BILLS INTRODUCED.


By Mr.. <. Nelson, allowing fire insurance
companies with paid-up capital Of 4l00, no and
less than $2CO, O,NO, to do business in the State
on depositing $4,000 Of securities with the
State Commissioner.
BY Mr.. Rice, authorizing certain persons to
drain Lake Lyon in Kandiyohi county
HOUSE BILL PAssRD.
Memorial for post route from Granite Falls to
Candy in Yellow Medicine county.
DAVIS AID W.srFAL-
.,a dr w Mes T. nan T. psGPn e P,n q lvss
anxious that Gov. Davis or himself should ex-
plain - to what had taken place in a Demo-
cratic caucus. As for himself he merely wished
to state that Gov. Davis never made any prop
osition TO him in his life and he (WestfAl)
never said that he did.
The Senate then went into committee Of the
whole, Mr. K. Nelson in the chair. When the
bill propoaing 70 add the
INTERNAL lnPaovRnnzr LANDS
to the school nrnd came up it promised to
bring on a long discussion and was the1efore
made the spoGai oedR. ~ - masssw = -
P. n.
When the bill came up Gog relief Of the Ma
ional Marine Bank, being m appropriation on
account OF heating apparatus furnished by At
terbury Baker i Co to the +
Y1Rsr NORMAL SCHOOL
1t Winona, Mr.. Murray presented documents
showing that Mr.. Simpson Of the State Normal
Board, and Prot. Phelps, Principal OF the sci,oCl,
had promised that interest at the rate Of twelve
per cent. should be paid on the claim. This
excited sharp criticism from Measrs. Cox and
Donnelly, the latter Of whom thought that
both principal and interest were illegally con-
racfed, and wonId let those who contracted
without authority do the paying
Mr.. Drake thought the emergency which oc-
9Nrr IN In
renewed q the time il wa<, Justified the loral
members Of the Normal Board in making the
contract
Pending this discussion the committee rose
and reported, and the Senate entered upon the
special order, Mr. Coggsweils
LOUISIANA REsoLurIoxs,
and Mr. Wilkinson proceeded TO argue that
the quextion presented BY the expulsion by
military force of men claiming seats in the
Louisiana Legislature IL one which rises above
parties, which involves the cpnstitu0on OF our
country and the principles upon which the
Republic is founded. II ha1 nothing 70 do with
the condition u Louisiana or the murders
which have been committed there. The lacta
show plain violation Of conatitutionAl iegisla-
tive rights, an inexcus4ble and dangerous en-
cruachment Of executive power He feared for
country when men could be found to defend
such acts On mere grounds Of expedieney and
conyenience.
Mr.. Wilkinson continued his speech for over
an hour and hall, and IN the course Of il
made suggestive comparison between the ut
tsrances of Generals Hancock and Sheridan in
| like circumsADceA In conclusion he said that
rising above I'll party consideration, hs voice
in public Affairs would always b % sustain the
constitution During the war he Was willing,
If need we're, that the book of
| The constitution might Be elosed %
| that country was saved, which, whsn
peace cams agzin, would reopen the book and
again oheerre its limitations and requirements
for the protection Of liberty. Nay the temple
OF justice and liberty our hthes erected stand
forever, and TO that end may the gnAsanteas u
The eonstitation Be preserved, confning eseh
| department. Of government to IT. hegitimsse
sphere of authority
At the conclusion Of Ar. Wilknsm's speech
| the spec:al order was postponed until to-nor-
row at half-paz two P. =,
raR PYoNKxR AND MR- DoITNLY.
Aaer the ioint convention Mr.. DonneIl1 ruse
20 personA explanation and pronounced = =
alsehood the s.Esemeui Of the Pioneer that he
; attacked Mr. Welies, saying that be had moth
| ing 20 do with the publication la The DTsPATcH,
and also denied the ether statements of the
Pioster OF this morning. concerning his oppo-
Gtioa 20 Henry M Rice, his (DonDeilv's) con-
nection with the Hastinss and Dakota road and
Cakes Amee, &C.
.eeese was then caken IN * o'clock