The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
THE GAZElTE.
VIM. 3. HERRIOTT.
Eater aAa PuAlisher.
THE LEGISLATURE.


/ THE LEGISLATURE.
| We have no desire to add to III.
opprobrium that is being heaped upor
the recent Legislature by the paperl
of all parts Of the State.. 1t is plainly
apparent, too, that the papers repre-
sent the sentiments Of the. people and
that the disappointment and disgust i.
universal. It Is not to be understood
that the members did not occupy thei,
time during the session. Over eigh,
hundred bills were introduced and
over foas hundred we're passed, th<
great majority Of sem being bills Of
merely local Interest and unimportan,
amendments. Important. measures oi
general interest, that came before tha
body, Jared badly 1t would have been
much better for the credit Of the State
and for her material interests if the
centennial appropriation had not been
| mentioned.
The defeat of the apportionmen.
bill. or rather, the failure to make a
new apportionment, is the most unjust
and unrishteous part Of the proceed.
ings, and it was not occas,oned by par
| ty policy. The reasons for it were
even more conteu ptable. Twenty
Senators, ten Republicans and ten
Democratic, hold over another year
because no new apportionment has
been made f..
The supplemental appropriation to
the Normal Schoo s, also, failed and
the Schools must either close during a
portion of the time or ruu at a very
great disadvantage. They should be
abolished or provided with sufficient
means to make them efficient. 1t i,
no doubt the purpose Of
some Of the. citizens OF
our State to, as far as they can. bring
the Normal Schools into d,srepute.
Some Of those, who entertain such =
purpose, have been in tho Legislature
aud have shown their wisdom BY the
methods they have taken to accomplish
their plans.
This Legislature was expected to
initiate some measures that would
eventuats 10 relieving the State credit
and the popular conscience Of that
fearful incubus, the old State bonds.
They made show Of having the mat
ter u,dcr consideration but got no
farther than the reports of the commit.
tees aud the burden and blight remain.
There was bill introduced chang.
ing the time of holding the term Of
District Court 10 this County from
September till Jsus. We we're under
the Impression that it had passed, but
cannot 6nd it in the list published il
the Pioneer-Press 1t was matter Of
importance to US. Every person in
the County desires the change con.em-
plated in the bill and, as i; docs not
Affect, in any way, any person outside
the County We expected that, as
matter Of course, it would pass. We
still hope that it h2s.
The St. Paul l. Sioux City Railway
branch bill vas also defeated
Mr.. Doanelly's bill, which provided
for the publication Of School books by
the State, was fortunately defeated.
For this negative blessing We give
thanks. There was nothing done how.
ever, to relieve the burdens which the
School book trade imposes.
In general, the most important meas
ures we're defeated, or, went by default.
We will publish the general laws, in
full, 10 due time.
It seems that Wn. s. Kings pros
poets are brightenining. The Pacific
Nail investig cations, last year, connect.
ed his name with the corrupt and dis,
reputable lobby transactions Of that
company aud showed pretty clearly,
that he had received money through
the man who. distributed the money for
lobby purposes. mir. King never de.
MED having received money, as charg.
ed, but claimed to be able to prove that
it was 4 Legitimate transaction, and in
no way consected With the Pacific
Mail Company's operations for pro.
curing favorsble congressional legisla-
tion. According to the Pioneer Press
aud other papeIs, the proceedings, now
in progress in New York, in the case
ofthe Mail Company against King,
indicate that King was telling the