, 1875-02-26
OTHER STATES,
MINNESOTA.

OTHER STATES,
MINNESOTA.
IMPORTANT WORK IN THE HoCsE.
Spttial Uapateh to 7hs CAteaqo Tribune.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 25.-1n each House . large
nunber Of local and private bills passed. Tic
Senato passed bill making stockholders in
companies under tho general Law pcraonally Tia
bis for tbs amount OF unpaid asaossmeuts and
for all dobts Of the company incurred with their
knowledge or conseut. Also bill for tho re-
tnoval Of the capital TO the State lands IN Kan-
diyohi County, aud lnying out thore city callod
Donncl!y. Similar bills hayo passed. oue o, the
otbcr House about every year ance tho State WAS
passed. In earnest by most OF those supporting
it. It will probably be defeated in lho Lower
House. In tho House bill Was introduced re-
nuir1ng warehounsmen to give bonds to tho
County Commissioners. 4 bill submitting q
woman 1. suffrage amendment pAssod-hyes, &c;
noos, 42. a bill restoring tie daath-panalty for
murder, except wl,an the Jury prescribe impris.
oument, passed by Ct to 10. A bill ctcatIng
from taxes on insurance companies fund for
disabled firemeu, which was peltioned for unAn-
imoualy By ali tho fire departments In tho stttc,
WAS paesod, then reconsidered. and defeated by
two majority. Both Housea ato In sosaion to-
night.
THE SENATORIAL HEsCLT.
Special Cosres boali-nee af 2As Chicaun Tribune.
6T. PAuI, Mimi, Feb. q, l675.-Since Friday
last most Ut tho Republicans III ont Legislature
have either visited their bones or heard from
thsir constituents, and arc, in consequence. very
heartily inclined 10 congratulate themselves on
their fortunate choice oi Judge Mcmillan to bo
Uuited States Senator. Some OF thsna are Aur-
prisod to learn how lit.lc their constituents
were interested IN the fortunes Of individual aa-
plru1its, aud how impatient lhey bad become Of
iue contest. To Republicans away from the
capita! 1t appeared that the party Was being sac
rtse eu. 1hor greatest fo;E va that the ,us
that Judge a{cMillan was elected was altogether
good novs 10 tho people, Thoy had known him
Tor many yaats ns man strictly houest aud OF
rnro at.lity. Thoy knew him to % ono Of the
early Republicans nholad mover Bwogyad from the
principles which mado hts party the party Of tho
people aud the nation. WithAl, they felt that his
election was not rsRnlt Of intrigue Or bargains
-that lie came to be- elected because. being emil
from alliance with eitlero!the qua1rcllns factions.
TAE In1DuHE's first comments upon hia cleo.
tion wore mora nearly In accord Nth the general
feeling of tho people OF Minnesota than any
thing our Leading State papezs nave yet said.
These woro 80 warm in tho quarrel. they couldn't
10 auito glad at its ending. It Is known here,
but Aas not got boot, publIeIod, tlas ths Demo.
cratic CAUCUS on Thursday night had under cou-
aldcsation proposition to withdraw aE, Loeb
rcp, their candidate for Senator, in favor Of Nor
ton s. Wilkinson, formerly Republican United
States Senator, but nov member OK tho State
Senate. acting with tho Democrats and classed
Is . Liberal Republican. II raa btated to TIM
caucus that e1evsn Isepno'ieans wonld yote for
pIaced in nomination. This With the whole Or
position vote, oxcopt his own, would give him
1eyenty.four supporters, Just enough to elect.
But there were tHo mon III the caucus who re-.
FsAe H1k $u f1xr cuif ttFHn n4tI {tA
further consideration was postponed TO Friday
csen!og. Meantime, Wllkiusou'a Hepublican
frtonds weEo to aecute two other Republicans tor
linn, but Mcmillan was elected. OF course, the
Democratic caucus and helpcd to elect Mosiillan.
Tho weak brethren wcsc forced to chooao be-
tHcen straight Democrat aud an urexcopton-
Able Nepublscau. But 1t was = narrow eRcapo
for tho1n aud for the Republican party Of Minpe-
aotn.
wilkinson has not abandoned the pursuit OF
tho 6enatorship, Int Ia IN training TO contest the
Succession to Senator Windom'a aeat two years
from now. lie will have formidable rivals III his
OVID party for tho honor q minority vote. It
Of tho future to undertake. to say now who will
Bucceed Beiatnr Wlndom, but there is no risk in
predicting that he will be ! lsepublican in full
Recold with tho party.
THE LEGISLATION.
Tile legislative session expires by constltu-
tfona! limitation Friday Of ne1t wosk. Alean-
tlme each 1louso vii! havo to decide upon Stale
inatters Of great importanco. Tho Tax law Of
last year nocds TO DO corrected, especially In
tue matter Ct eGaszg n+ans1,y
at its full value. and, hecaase Of tho
apparent undervRust!on OF real property Ia
ao;1e counties, tho Btate Board OF Equal!zattop
added to tile returned valuation Of those eoun-
tica.-tn some insta1cos 20 per cont. The e1ect
Of this Increase was to compel tasn to ray taxes
On personal property ut moro than ttg full vsluh
NJ, for instance, one man In doodhuo County
whore ths valuation Vas raised 90 per cont, had
no other taxable property but o., 600 In currency,
for which ho was required to pay taros on 81. .a50.
lu the sanlo county la1ds Which eau Le sold for
fi0 an ncre, after the eqna!izcd assessment
woEe rated u Ga an aero, while lands 10 some
BY. arc not nal.hlo At s5 an acre, sru rsteI 1t
81 to 60. revision Of tho equalization Is pro-
posod for thts year.
Tho whole northoru part OF tho State, whioh
for settlement Of tho dln!cuittos Ia tho way Of
Of tho u. panl l. Paclao branch |
Lines, from Utah to Ofal1,esd aud from Moroso |
10 It, Vincont. on tho Manitoba border. One Of |
the plans bsfose tEa Railroad Committees ID to /
declare the forfeiture by tho 1T. paul l. Pacific
Company aud ita SUCCESSORS, mud than convoy /
tue Eraut aud franchise to aomo other company |
Of companies obligated 10 eomrlets Tho TWO limos
Tha ysar from now Hnahe1 L. to 5eposl
On tho laud.grant to 10 Graf 4 Co., and other |
tudora aud Bupplte!s OF materials, for what has /
bosn done on the Anss, allu lot tho representa-.
lives OF the Dutch houdholaosb 20 on with their |
mortgage foreclosure, aud thpn finish tho |
roads ~ their outy way Of recovering what they |
lsayo Invested, Tho Lake 8upo1ior l. Aliss.asippi
Mud tho wiuonA Il st. petor Isallroad Companies |
will 10 relieved Ut tho disabilities arising from |
lata judicial decisions. Tho lrst-nA1ned Com. |
papy il obtaining renewal Of ita rights, and |
aud confirmation ot ITS title 10 its
1anu-grauts. with spp1oyal Of tho convsysuccs
aud mortgages it bas gwen. Tbs other IL also
having lts la1ld.grant. couyayaucos, and mort