, 1875-02-04


speeta. Dispatch 10 The Ca'ca1n Tribune.
ST. Paul, Minn., Feb. 9.-In the Senate bill
was introduced allowing fire insurance coaspa-
MES, with paid.up capital OF less than 200, 900,
but not loss than 800, oco, to do business In the
stats after depoaiting $4,000 In securities with
the State Commissioner.
QUESTION or PRIVILEGE.
Senator Wastfall. claiming privilege, replied
to the newspaper statements concerning pEopo-
ettloua ha had made In tho Democratic caucus on
behalf Of Gov, Davis by declaring that Davia
nevar mado any proposition to Lin. He mover
said he did.
AGAIN, LOUISIANA.
Senator Wilkinson, formerly United HtRtea
Senator, mado act speech ia favor Of protest
against tho action Of tho military on ke!logg'a
reputation in the Louisiana House, arguing that
IL WAS nj orctoachment Of tho Executive power
upon the Legislative department which should DO
considered and oontem1ad without regard to
surrounding circumstances.
PRE-EnrT1oN FRAUDS.
In the House report was racelVod from tho
State Auditor np entties by presumption And
scrip IN school sections In United Btatos Land
Offices, Saying he bad protested against such
claims OF eutries being allowed, since which very
fow attempts Of tle Kind had been made. and
the Commaaeiouer-Qo Qoneral OF tho Land 1fioa
bad Cancelled those brought to h'a notice.
A bill wns introduced approprihting 100000
for supplying aeea-gsaia in tho grasshopper
districts, no family to receive over twoslty-nve
Bushels OF whcat. OF tn equivalent Of other
Foods, and notes Of hand to be taken frona
those prefcrriug to accept half ~ = loan instead
Of eift, the relief to be given on certificates OF
nacosaity from the County Commissioners. 4
bill sxtandiuG tho time for paying certain rsil.
road taxes On gross cummings Was received And
referred to the Railroad Committee.
FOR aEfAToB.
Inioint the convention ballot for United Statoa
senator stood Loohrsu. 81; Ramsey, ~;
Davis, %; Piisbury, 8; McMillep, G; scatter.
lost q Davis gained
THE CHANGE or FRONT II TIE OPPOSITION.
Special Correspondence d 1he CAedoo 1fltuns.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Feb. 1.-Your dispatches sa.
| nouucing the change Of tue Opposition or DEM
ocratic party In tho Legislature appear not to
| have been received. The movement was oxe-
cuted at a caucns held last Wednesday night
aga,ust warm protests from the personal follow
ers In the caucus Of Ignatlus Donuelly.
| At irst It aroused the indignation
Of ponnellys friends outnide, md acme
OF them talked loudly OF breaking up the
party, but the general fee,Ipg now is that tho
| change was fortunate one. Donuoily himeelf
is soured by It, and after bis fashion, la ex-
peotea TO royouge himself upon tho few oppo-
sItfon members who did not vote for him, and
to whom La Nil! henreforuxra attribute the
| final overthrow Of hta ambition to become !
Uaised States Senator.
| WILLIAM IoCHAEN,
thD prosont Democratic oatdidaie IL prominent
lawyer Of Minneapolis. III 1861 he enlisted as \
private In tbs First Mlnne8otn, anil served nearly
four years in tho Army OF the Potomac, COM
| lng homo with tue ratk OF Captain, but having
carried = musket for ths frat nine monshs. On
ilis return from the array hs applied bimsesf
diligently TO hs profession, rapidly improving
| IN It, NO that wlon he was nonIu2tcd for AsHo-
o,ate 5ustieo last year his tsaess fos the posi-
tion was acknowledged by all tho people Of tue
5tats. Ho Ia reported to bs Democrat of tho
old Ane, opposed to protective tariffs nallltscs-
tiou. secession. aud Capitalization; haV1hR :
faucy that hard money 10 tho best curFetoy, but
inclined to favor tho proaent national syate1n
I aud put 1t On = specie redemption hasia Aa Roon
aa possibe. With regard to tue South. he would
aot with the Democratic party, unloss It should
! undertake to reverse the rosnlts OF the "ar ~
to tho freedom and entranehlssnlene OF tue
negroes or by removing the necoayary guassn-
taea OF their new rights. There is \ bare posat-
bll,ty hs may be elected, but tllatls al.
ONE EFFECT or THE DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
| Of candidates, and the adherence to NJ. LochFen
Of all who had voted for slr. pouuelIy, was to
convince tho Republicans that ne!thef faction
/ would receive much aid from tho Democ!ats.
This, II was hoped, would ptecipltsts some sort
puboans; hut though conference committees
tsyo bean appointed, tue Nau!soy and Dawn tao.
tlous are ~ far apart ~ e1es. end bosh threAten
to carry on the ,conteat through Tho sea-
sion rather than yseld anything, ths one to tue
other. The Ratnsey meu number about talfty'
seven and the Davis men eshtesu. The other
twenty-alghs Republicans have, among then' .
dozen OF 1nose nseood-choses candidates, md asa
as determined not to yield theif preferences NJ
are the stGaiEht-out Astnsey aud Davis 1sasn,
The HsnnePia County Republicans h1e striT'
tug 10 defeat tbs eeotloa u any RAMSEY County
| Republican, and will wAlk hard to Asauzs tha
AlaQsiap al 4sInA Qa4 e6iA &AAif QxA QQ&Rt1.