, 1875-01-16
MINNESOTA.
EESATE AND HOUSE.,

IT. PAUL. Jan. 1j.-IH tho Hcnata I resolution
WAS introduced lnstrnctiug tho bta!s Board OF
Health to inquire into tho Atlulter&ton Of baer,
li1nors, stc., n,11 recommend legislation thore-
OF, 4. the noxt seHaioiI.
In the Hume ametnotIal fa.ortpg the Sandy LAks
htean cnila r')use. batween the iiHs!eaippi River
md Lake Superior, wan recommended t2 pass.
nistoApa.
Tic Republican caucus mot It O'Clock, Pres
ent sixty-oight members absent. fifteen, Of
whom two supported Wasburn ard thirtoon
supported DAVIS. Many threatened 10 leave ths
CAUCUS unless an adjournment could he lad to
Monday oyenng and then nomination made
viva voce. Tie Caucus Eat, US laat evening" with
cloHcd doors. 1t In known outside that the time
~as prIncipally occupied By speeches. Among
those abscnt from the caueus woro Senators
Hubbard, Armstrong, Il. Mellon. Il. Aeso1,, and
Langdon Representatives bennington. Jack
son. Fitzgerald. Camp Tunell, Benson. Gashilt,
Whittemore, ard Iislling; also Benator Rico The
Davis and WaAh1urn men in tho cancus
tiouuccd their purpose to Withdraw il tile fifth
formal ballot be resolved upon The purposc Of
tho Ramsey men on going III wha to nominate,
and, II r. tuajn1ity Of the whole Republican vote
waH given their candidate in the caucux to claim
tho nomination M binding upon all. nnicr tho
r,tlea adopted At tho opening Of the cauens lAet
night which r1lleH wete preceded by declaration
tia. tbs first decision Of the cancnH should DO
adopted by all present. prescribed tho ballot AZ
tho mode OF nomination, and that five ba}lota
should be Ind before motion to Id
ionrn sboad he .cntersained THIS last WIS
violatsl by tito adjouruncnt la.t night.
At 9;a5 ?. N. reccsd oI ten minutes wan
| with their chlef. The thIrteon remaining nem-
DerB Of tho caucus cacil announced from hs
| Bent determination not TO be bound by tho
| action Of the Caucus. OF tAese, four were wash
mep 1t was said that senator Plisbnry, of
| IIenuapiu, declared TINT tho delegation from
| tllat county-tight In number-would LOT sup
port any nomination made Tonight OF by
| ballot. This would increase tho number
| iuside threatening to como out to fi1tesn.
| At u p. III. 1t was understood that resolutions
were ubo1t to be introduced proposing COM
| promise candidate. Cen. AYcr3u the present
member OF GunEteea from this district. mas satd
to 10 the man. The proposition Of Ayerill'B
! name came from tho RamBey eld9r Avcrill has
| been Understood ~ opposed to Esnsnv. At 10:3u
y. H., It waa reported thst Instructions had been
sent into the caucus from the Hameey lead-
| qnarte,n not to compromise, but to force nom.
iuatiun tonight, aud take the chances Of bolt:
| Tho proposition To cou1pron,ise originated
witl Ramsoy men inside tho cancus. The cau ~
discussed tho compromise proposition, whlct
mot with littln favor. At tile informal ballo
| takcu> the vato Stood: Namsey, 81: Washburn
&; Z. F. Drake. /; Chief Justice 51cMllan, .
DnviB 2; total, 81; present and not voting. II
abaent. is. At tho formal ballot taken. Ramso,
had a8; Washbur1s, II; Mcmillan, !. Just be-
fore this ballot, Duell, Of O!msted, = Davis man
Withdrew from tho cauc,ls.
/ RAMSEY NOMINATED.
1t 11:45 p. m., second forma! ballet waa tax
en-: Ramsoy, 43; Washburn, u. That eav'
which ia IS. A committee WAS appointed to vail
on him md inform him OF his nomination. lam
aey MAS brought in aud groated nith applause
Being introduced, ho said that, after the wear.
| ta, hn 1t1nrx ~ $tR
cus l1o would not detain them long. From th
bottom Of his heart ho thanked thon1: II thei
sction should bo ratified by tho Legislature, hi
thanks would DO greuter. II elected. he woul
| devote his 1fo and enorgiest as in the past =
| the service Of the State. with whose history b
had long been connected. and for which he en-
tertained the neat profound respect. He voul
do what in reason could bs expected from m
man.
The Secretary Of the caucus reports that mo
without dissent. As the entire nutnboe psasen
in caucus il minority Of the Legislature the elee
tion IL practically thrown into the open Legisla
ture next Tuesday.
Twenty DAVIS 1non have agreed 10 SO into join
convention and cast their votes for Davis
:, Fourteen Wasl!burn mon Are expected b
Davis men to do tho same by their candidate
l. Ihia latter, howoYer, is doubtful
II Ar THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
last night titty-six were present. No nomins
tons ton S Mere made .nd it was agrsod to VA
ths result Of the Republican con-
i,cro that tho Democrats could eloc
a Senator by voting for Republican, or possibl
gat enough Republican votes to elect one Of tW
Or three candidates named; but ia caae OF tn
,artieH splitting thres, or four Democrats, posi-
; tly moro, will vote for Eamsey. Thers is n
! doubt about tho Davis mou being fshting-saat
They claim thsy bad 20 yotos personally pledged
aud that uino were bought away from them.