Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-11
Minnesota Legislature.

@uu tuc mousse was c:slIeu 10 OFOer ny oecreta
~ OF State, lrgens who thereupon appointed
Hon S. Il. Comstock ot Clay, temporary Sec.
retary. The list Of Representatives was thel
called by districts when the members came
forward to the clerks desk and we're duly
sworn-Chiet Justice Gilhllrn performing the
ceremony of administering the oath. This
completed, the Hon. John L. Gibbs of Free.
Democrats Offering no opposition, lie was de.
clared elected by acclamation. On taking the
chair Speaker Gibbs spake as follows:
Gentlemen OF the House of Representatives:
cordially thank you for selecting me tol
this responsible position. You have conferred
AL honor upon ME which l appreciate, and
shall always remember with pleasure. car
promise you shall endeayor to discharge the
duties of Speaker faithfully. Again thank
you.
The rsgular caucus nominees for the va.
rious positions in the gift of the House were
then severrally declared elected by acclaula.
ton, after which they came forward and were
duly qualified. The rules of the last House
We're then adopted until further notice. The
when the drawing for seats commenced, after
which thu House adjourned to Wednesday al
lO:3Oa m.
SENATE.-Lieut. Gov. Wakefield took
his seat at noon on Tuesday the End, and after
prayer by the Rev. I. Marvin, the Senate en-
tered upon the proceedings of its 10th session.
Senator Daniets of Qlmsted VISA chosen tenn
porary secretary when the following new Sen
ators were sworn in:
r. lSt District John McNelly, Houston; Sd.
A..m mstrong, re-elected); 7th. J. +. Remore,
W!nona; 9th. Burr Deuol, Olmsted; 18th.
4 J. Edserton, Dodge: 18th. P. G.. Bailey,
Waseca; 10Th. J. McHench, Wabashaw
nth. A. K. Finseth, Goodhue, rc-eleated)
q (po foI\ 01c<
VIM. Henry, Scott; 23d. c. A. Morton, Ram
sep; 25th. }. B. Gilfillan, Heunepin, ire
elected; 9th. J. B. Langdon, Hennepin, ire
elected; Goth. Z. 6. Swanstrom, St. Louis !;
81. G. F. Mcdonald, Stearns; SO, G.. H. Lie
nau, (re-elected); IS. J. NJ. Waldron; 81.
a. A. Hall, Renyille; 80. Knute Nelson, ire
eleSsted); Ssi) io;! a: H. g. pags (retoelected
his name-the Senate went into the election
OF permanent officers when the nominees OF
the Republican caucus of Tuesday night were
elected unanimously, the Democrats having
declined to make nominations The following
arc the officers elected. Secretary, C. W..
johnson; Assistant Secretary, r. H. Crandall;
Engrossing Clerk, NJ A. Daley; En1oll!ng
Chas. A. Rose; Assistant Sergeant at Arms,
James A. Hubert; Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Saun-
ders. After the swearing-in OF the above
named officers and the appointment of com.
mittee OH rules, committee was appointed
to notify the Governor and House of the Or
ganisation OF the Senate. Two hundred cop
les of the Daily Journal were ordered printed,
nish the Statutes to each member, when the
Senate adjourned to 10 o'clock on Wednes-
day.
SENATE, Jan "a resolution was
unanimously adopted providing for a joint
committee of seven on the part Of the Senate
and fourteen on the part of the House, to con-
slider all remedial legislation relative to the
grasshopper scourge. The Secretary was in
structed to subscribe for five daily papers, or
their equivalent in weeklies, for each mem
Der of the Senate.
House, Jan 3-The session of the
House was entirely devoted to uninteresting
routine business, such as appointing conf
mittee on mileage, on rules sc. Six daily pa
pers or their equivalent in weeklies were or.
dered tor each member.
JOINT CONVENTION, JAN. 3.-The
House and Senate met in joint session at
1l:45 A. NJ. to canvass the votes on the Con-
sti stitqtional Amendment and tor Judge in the
Sth District. Amendment to Section II, Ar
ticle 4, Of the Constitution providing that the
Governor can veto items in appropriation bills
without vetoing the whole bill was found
adopted by 48, 500 votes for to 4,426 against.
Amendment to section 8, Art. 6, which au-
thorizes the Governor to call a District Judge
to the Supreme bench when one of the Su-
preme judges is interested in case on trial
vas declared adopted, the vote standing A.
Section 9, Art: 10 which proposed that
stockholders in incorporated companies
shall only be liable for unpaid as
sessments on their stock, was lost,
the vote standing q, ,72l for and %, ,SO3 against
This leaves it as before, that stakeholder is
liable ior double the amount OF his stock
The canvass of the vote III the Eighth Judicial
District showed that J. L. Macdonald re-
ceiyed A. ,449 votes; L. L. Baxter, 4,l76 votes
and L. NJ. Brown 1,944 votes. Macdonald
was declared elected, and the convention ad-
journed.
SENATE, Jan 4.-Senator Donnelly
Introduced a bill providing for the extension
OF the time tor the redemption of lands sold
for taxes in 1873 in Dakota and Sibley coun-
ties to one year. He urged immediate action,
as the period tor redemption expired in ten
days and moved suspension of the rules. A
protracted debate ensued, when the bill was
finally passed-yeas "a, nays 13. The Senate
then took recess and went into Joint Con-
vention to hear the Governors message.
House, Jan 4.-The third days ses-
sion opened with prayer by the Rev. l. Finney,
one OF the members from Goodhue. Mr..
Childs, Of Faribault, called attention tor the
manner of electing the officers of the House,
which had been done by acclamation, and
then read section 80 article OF the Constitu-
ton, which requires in all elections by the
Legislature, the members to vote viva voce,
and also read from the statutes in relation to
the same. His objection was simply to call
the attention of the House to the matter. Mr..
Campbell, of Wabaslaw, contended that the
action OF the House was legal and a sufficient
compliance with the Constitution. After an
l@L nHnkn t,~vT ,1nvD lokI
the whole matter was referred to a committee
of three, consisting OF Childs of Faribault,
Comstock of Clay and Gilman OF Ramsey.
The House then adjourned.
JOINT CONVENTION, Jan. 4.-At
1880 the Joint Convention assembled to hear
the Governors message. Upon the conclu.
sion of the reading, Senator Armstrong stated
that at the canvass Of the votes on the consti.
tutional amendments on the day previous
the second amendment, relating to Liability
of stockholders in corporations, had been de-
TONED, was due to the non-return OF the
votes OF Blue Earth county, which had voted
in favor OF the amendment by large major.
ity. Or, as he had learned, the vote OF the
Sixth ward OF Ramsey county, which had moi
been counted, wonld he sufficient to carry il
through. He moved to reopen the canvass
in order that these votes might be counted.
MAs NAAAAAAl3 VI SICSA AOVCO 6u 8UJOuEU.
ment to Friday at II O. clock, which, after
some discussion, was changed to the 10th
inst, at the same hour.
SENATE. Jan. 5.-A bill appropria.
ting s65,OOO for. legislative expenses was
passed under suspension of the rules. A call
Of the Senate upon the Governor ELECTED from
that official the information that q reward oi
8, 900 each for the Northfeld robbers had
been offered, but that no money had been
paid, or would be, until the Legislature had
takeu action on the subject. A bill reimburs.
ing Carver county to the san cunt of 600 for
attorneys fees in the suit Of the State against
the sureties oi Francis Hassenstaub, defaalting
treasurer of that comfy, was introduced; also
bill for the appointment Of commission to
prepare text books for the use of the public
schools, and appropriating therefor the sum
of s75, ,WO; also joint memorial to Congress
urging the passage of an amendment to the
Constitution abolishing tie electoral college
and providing for 4 direct vote Of the people