The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11

NUMBER 81.
By Mr.. K. Nelson, authorizing Frank Krutx
of Pope county, to connect certain lakes bY :
ditch or canal for water power.
By Mr. Buckham, relating to changes 81
school district boundaries in Rice county
BY Mr.. Murray, for assessing and taxing tel
egraph and express companies.
By Mr.. Butler, authoriz ng the Farmers &
Mechanics bank of Minneapolis to increase its
capital stock, etc.
By Mr.. Berry, for per.ecting the chain Of
title in estates in probate in certain cases,
PERSONAL QUESTION.
MIR. Donnelly said that there was an evident
purpose in some quarters to destroy the value
OF those services to which his constituents were
entitled at his hands, by continuous and un-
foundt d charges and slander.
He Tread from the Minneapolis Tribsme Of
this morning the following. in reference to the
contest for United States Senator six years sgo:
"When i became evident that Mr. DonneIly
could not be elected, and that he must give
way to another man, did he demand ten t6ou-
sana coaGton, aGios, Or any his other vtSa1. sSDa% =
on the ground that the expense
ct his candidacy had been Target AID. but
we don't like to be impertinent. another .Guee-
ton naturally arises, did he receive any sum
whatever for withdrawing from that contestY
As Mr.. Donnelly is 50 fond Of asking question
and denouncing people, perhaps he Vii Hil1ISs Srise
in his seat and reply to these, which We have
answered"
"a short horse is soon curried.n The zen
t!eman in whose favor he withdrew was Hon.
Morton s. Wilkinson, who now occupied 4
seat on this floor. He had had no con9ersa.
ton with Senator Wilkinson; but he would
now ask him whether he, Donnelly, had ever
demanded or received one cent from
him Or any one for him q
| Mr. Wilkinson said he had not before known
of the publication Mr.. Donnelly had read, but
pronounced its intimations unicunded. aheo-
lutely false and indeed absurd The circum-
stances were that Mr.. Donnelly's friends Re-
solved TO come to his support the night before
the caucus, in An assembly, he believed. in Mr.
ton such as here mentioned spoken Of hy q
to him or his friends, or even thought Of He
unqualifiedly asserted that there was nethine
OF the kind either spoken Of or thought Of.
/ Gov. Davis sent in communication in reply
70 70 q resolution ESQ Of the House saying that Of The
$50 900 appropriated by Congress for the re-
lief Of .grasshopper sufferers, about thirty
thousand dollars would be realized to Mime
sofa.
| PINE TIMBER.
Major Camp presented resolution calling
on the State Auditor for information in rele.
ton to stumpage, pine timber, &c.
| The Major called attention to the Auditors
report, which shows that no permits have
been granted during the past year and called
attention also to the report Of the Au1itef.
which shows that permits are outstanding, and
I gfHfad that h{a ohiook
WAC TO learn the exact condition OF this eturnr-
age account
lie said that from an examination a.
the Auditors report il appeared that no 40
count whatever has been made Of 8 laree
amount reported paid to the State Auditor IA
ment lands, . portion Of which he knows from
his own personal knowledge to have been naid
as he received some Of the money The tiraber
so cut to his personal knowledge amounts 9
over 6,0OO, 600 feet, and yet no account seeu,s
to have been made Of it, at least not n0ted m
the Auditors report.
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
| Mr. Crosby, changing time of holding dis-
trlct court In Cottonwood county 10 tbo 6xk
Tuesday after the 4th day Of July.
| NJ, Brown, amending general laws II relA-
ditor's and ,reasuref's salaries.
| ArChadbourne, authorizing towns along To
line TO issue bonds IN aid Of the Saul RSrids
and Taylors Falls Railway Company.
By Ar. Hoyt, 70 annex certain territory %
the township q Rose. Ramsey county:
the inlet Of Lake shesek, Hnr1sy county.
BY ar. Ne9ehss, asns1iding &c. ., chsp. 1.
laws Of 1874, + mla<ion q common echocle:
iaxikes ont psosiston.
~ 1R. 0s0sO o4oo1kng nann9g d 0ullt1k
Olson, and ssya1aothes q Rushford, to Loa-
Mr. Ackermn. amending general Ia~s inss-
lation to record q certi6cases Of sheriT's al.
Does away with necessity Of sudiior's cerfil.
Gates Of taxes paid.
| nr. Durant, amending sec % chap. ~. pe-
vissd statutes h question 70 QUITTING iop:
Crow River q Howe's Place. Meeker coun.y.
| Mr.. Clark, authoffzing the commissioners Of
Hennepin county TO construct certain high
ways
HoUsE DsIIs PASSED.
| Excepting the town Of Wsveriy, Martin
mails from running at large.
| Requiring fshways on the Zumbro river
tniended 70 make that river nsvigable foe
: lse.lizing proceedings q school district No.
Relievine certain schoo: districts IN Mower
county. Allows them 70 mako report and
share m school fund apporttOnmenf.
COMMITTEE 0F THE WHOLE.
! Mr.. Gilman IN the chair.
Thirty-seyen bills were On tie Iii.
| uE1RIA1K AsYLUn Law.
II. Benz Tead q argument n support q
his bill 5o1 the repeal cT IL tetFie6e
ssylu@. h.. .,as md ,lled af's1s.s. e.
which sas tse Sii Sdisa es d,essd & sass n:l
Tse dsc;sion & Jodss : asiI T. " + .,es h
nr. Daniels sid able men dinGKeed vffh