, 1875-01-31
LEGISLATURES.
Ramsey Absolves His Friends Gon
Caucus Obligations.
Bill King Called Upon to Explain
Or Resign.
No Change in the Senatorial Sit
uation at Madison.
MINNESOTA.
DuISAECEiyEp.

Special Dispatch to tn Ch,caoo Tttt.1n<
Br PAUL. Minn., jan. 30.-In the Senate hlls
were passed authorizing Ramsey County to issue
ESQ, coo twenty-year bonds to fund ths floating
debt; fixing the time for the District Court in
Otte1-Tail County for the second Tuesday OF
November authorizing the ST. Anthony Watsr.
Power Company to issue preferred stock au-
thuizing town insurance companies
ELI. K1Eo.
Joint resolutions we're introduced requesting
William s. King 10 appear before the Wars aud
Committee to clear hiu,self Of the charges. aud
make 4 full expose Of his knowledge Of the Pa
cihc Mail subsidy business; or, failing in that,
to ressa his election to Congress~ 4 mo-
ton to lay on the table WIS lost to 80.
In tho Ho,se, resolutions OF si1a:lar purport.
introduced yesterday, were passed without OPP
position, though soma members expressed taoa1-
selves as still having faith in King. but that ha
ought 10 explain himself without dolay.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST
The vote iu joint Convention to-day bad fittla
Significance: Ramsay hAd Il, Lochren 50, Davs
"a, pllsoury u. scattering, absent, aud paired,
L. Clarke, of Hennepin County, announced IN
Convention that Ramsey had absolved biz
friends from any further allegiance to the CAUCUS
nomination.
Ramsey leaves for Washington tomorrow Ut:
ternoon- Except for the ssf1le between st. Parl
and minneapolis. eacl being determined 70 have
the Senator dovo1ei 10 it's interests. compfo~
mise would probably be made next week Oh some
Republican not involved in the Davis and RAu.
eeJ division.
ITO TIE Associated Press.l
ST. pAJ1, Mlnu., Jan. 3o.-In t6e douse Of
Representatives thia afternoon, the following
preamble and resolution passed, after long de-
baie, with but one dissenting vote:
HngnzA1, Tho proceeding ROW pending It Wash
iugtor In the matter known as the Pacific Mai cor
ruption investigation point to the Hoa. william.
8, King who wvo an officer Of
the National House Of Representatives accepted money
rs confederation for bis services In aiding tbs pat
sage Of the subsidy bill to tho Paeidc Nail Scamahi2
Company: aud,
WHEREAS, LII. King having been elected mem-
her Of the Forty Congress- from the Third Ds
trirt OF tts State, the fsel that a usefulness
will be greatly I'm paire, and d-honor cast upon h
escutcheon Of Mnnesotz unleas he ut once recfy hi
Be it resolved, That the psop1o Of Minneaota, IN
Legislature assembled, demand Of Mr. King
his immediate appearance before the Invest
eating Committee iu Washington City, and that La
there stato to such Committee What has been t1s
connection with this great national scandal and tharo-
ly vfudicAte himself OF, falling therein. to scs bis
resignation Representative Of this commonwealth
in The hands Of the Governor,
Senator Ramsey leaves for Washington to-
morrow evening. and viii take no further pars
in the Senatorial canvass, which be leaves Who'll
II IN the hauds OF his friends. who are 1t Gbarty
70 withdraw Ills name wheneyer in thair Judg-
ment the ,ntetests OF their palty can bs subsarY-
ed thereby.