The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-11
Haverill Mass
Legislative Gossip.

Tho fonr DAYS session of the Solons last week
was not characterized with anything but tame
ness.
Mr.. Donnelly introduced the first bill IN the
Senate: to relieve bis constituents IN DaKotS
county from the operation OF the oppressions
OF our iron clad tax law; ny Inc h;1, e
nroduced from the Introduction OF this Dill we
nav he led to hope for modlhcatlon OF one
~ The most unjust laws that ever dlsgraced our
statutes:
On motion to adjourn "Wilk" got IN
bnIl-dozing speech on the political situation
that created considerable merrlment.
Young America need not now await the
advanced age OF 81 years before exposing his
IGNORANCE Of law to an admlrlng multltuoe.
Charley Gilman, having hxed that matter ny
bin tor one OF his distinguished constituents
all Of which means we suppose that Charley ID
anxious to make republican votes, IN Stearns
Co. Never mind{C Charles, your seat Is insured py
statutory limitations regarding cal mants
AIR. Donnellv created some mirth in the
Senate by introducing resolution lnStructlng
| the committee on retrenchment ana REFORM, 70
| report by bill or otherwise some way by Whlcn
| the salaries of officials should not exceed the
| income of the average of their constituents.
When this takes effect we expect to see Gal:
Uline and Aleck Johnson resign their positions
and ca 70 farming in some OF the grasshopper
counties
The House tried hard to get into mudd!e
because they had no democratic candidates for
| office, but afterwards corrected their journal
to make it hold water.
An effort was made in the House to fix upon
an early day i'll February for adjournment, but
that was quietly squeched by Granger from
Red Wood County who thinks 1t Is not otter,
they have a chance to visit the sanity city at
the Sta.es expense and they had better make
the best of it while they have it in their power:
The Governors Message was delivered
| Thursday to quite an admiring gathering OF
ladies' One would be led to believe that the
Governor was either handsome man or single,
by the presence of such an array OF feminine
beauty; but for the benefit OF our lady readers
truth compes us to say that the Governor IS
neither handsome nor single
1t would make horse laugh to see wit b
what patriotic devotion both Houses. continued
in session Friday to pass the Legislative apprO-
pration BILL the probability being that those
who were not favored with passes would have
to 60 to church in ST. Paul Sunday unless they
could get their handssinto the State cash box
On the whole the prospects are that this WILL
be a profitable session to the State IN the alb
sence of new legislation, which will be hard or
the printers and lawyers.
Senator Lienau believes in the adage tina
constant drops will wear stone, as evidenced
by his introduction OF his last winters Schoo
Book Bill. 1.-THE members want to immortal
ize themselves they will pass this bill. bu
there is no danger of their doing so sensible
thing.
The Senate as body is exceptionally able
: very few new members at the wheel. Senator
Archibald and Schoenback are the only one
q that receive any attention from the bellies 6
the city as they are the only "catches. y whic
is sufficient evidence of the intelligence of tn
Senate
Oily William has been intimidatng the ko
tiers of Minnesota as evidenced by his unanl
5 nous nonitiOn to succeed himself, he la
evidently learned the Mississippi plan Will
9 down in that country making up his repo
on the Fox and Wisconsin river improvement
1t could not he expected that this extren
|; me ntal exertion could be kept up long at
! time, especially at the start, so both houses ad
6 iourned Friday, the house until Tuesday after
Q noon and the Senate until Wednesday morn
~ ing.
The house went at work yesterday Tuesda,
promptly at the hour named, about the onl
9 business Of importance being transacted WI
the appointment of committees.
Speaker Gibbs payed the usual complimel
IT to his competitor A. R. Hall by placing hi
e. chairman of the ways and means committe
J thus making him leader of the house. NJ
y Campbell of Wabasha was retained chairma
% of Judiciary an otner exhibition OF goo
judgement on the part of the speaker.
l. Both houses in session to-day, (Wednesda
IN but nothing of importance has transpired l
a. to the hour of going to press
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