The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-27

congress for the relief OF settlers on the
Northern Pacific railroad lands.
Mr.. Doughty offered joint resolution
calling for a joint committee Of the two
houses to confer with similar committees
on the part OF the legislatures of Wis
consin, Iowa and Dakota Territory as to
the expediency and practicability OF
erecting building in common for the
exhibition of the products OF these States
at the Philadelphia centennial.
Mr.. Doughty stated that he had just
returned from Philadelphia, and in al;
luding TO the subject. said that the APP
preparation OF $4,000 would be mere
bagatelle if invested in a building He
contended that it was of vilal importance
to the State Of Minnesota to be properly
represented at the great Philadelphia
exhibition, and he was of opinion that
so, 900 would not be too large a sum to
be expended in putting the State in a
proper light before the world at the cen
tennial, but in view of the Strengthened
condition OF the treasury and upon
grounds of economy, he doubted wheth-
er it would be proper to make such All
appropriation. He believed that in this
emergency, by union with the other
States and Territ,ry named, the pro.
ducts OF the northwest could be placed
in more conspicuous and satisfactory
position than if they were crowded into
the main exposition buildings. The
resolution was squeezed through the
senate by twenty-five votes, only one
more than the required majority, while
ten senators opposed the New centennial
project.
A petition was presented by Mr..
Donnelly from citizens OF Rice coun-
ty asking that the salaries OF all officers
! Ut the state now controlled by the legis
lature should be reduced ;the petition al
so asks numerous other reforms in state
and county government, among others
the re-enaclment OF The Il. L. law OF
1874.
DULUTH AND SUPERIOR IIARBOE.
! The tol OWING is the joint resolution
intr. duced 10y Mr.. Graves in the senate:
| WHEREAS. The harbOr formed os
the St. Louis river at the western end oi
Lake Sup, rior, is within the limits OF
both the states OF Wisconsin and Mime
sofa, and both states are directly anu
equally Interested in lis proper improve
mcnt by the general government, to the
end that it may be speedily fitted foruse
by the great commerce seeking that
natural gateway TO the northwest, anu,
WHEREAS: Unhappy differences have
arisen between the state OF Wisconsin
and a municipality OF this common
wealth rs to the mode of such improve
ment, which tend to delay and defeat
he realization of the result desired by
10th these communities, and to produce
ill-feeling and misunderstanding be-
tween two sister states, and,
WHEREAS. 1t will be in every way
to the best interests OF the states OF Wis
consin and Minnesota to have an ami
cable arrangement OF the pending dill
ercnce. and united efforts tor the pro-
lection and improvement Of our com
man harbor take the place of divided
opinions and hostile movements; there
| fore
Resolrcd. By the legislature Of the
state OF Minnesota, that committee OF
five, two from the senate and three from
the house. be appointed TO meet simi-
lar committee, should one be appointed
by the legislature of Wisconsin, and con
slider the questions ut issue between the
two states, making report to the legisla-
ture of their conclusions and recon-
mendations in reference thereto.
Resolved, That the governor is re-
quested to transmit a copy OF this res
olution to the governor OF Wisconsin.
with request that it be laid before the
legislature OF that state.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The proceedings of the house yester-
day, commencing at ? 40 p. M, were OF
the tamest rs vet witnessed in that body
this session The attendance was mea-
gre, as the leaves ofabsence OF the large
number who had obtained them hal not
yet expired. and those who were pres
ent seemed only anxious to get through
the prescribed order OF business, and to
reach an adjournment.
SENATE BILLS
.Joiut resolution authorizing the bor-
rowing OF money temporarily from the
general school fund-passed: Joint res
olution memoria'izing congress tor ex-
tension of time tor completion of the
Northern Pacific railroad-passed under
sns pension OF rules: and a bill relative
to the city OF Manufactured first time
and referred to the delegation from
Blue Earth.
TUESDAY SESSION.
SENATE.
Senator Murray presented the petition OF
W. H. Temple, now OF New York, but for
eighteen years taxpayer in Minnesota, re-
presenting himself to be the owner of State
railroad bouds and asking the legislature to
ma ke for IA uncs1t If the interest on