Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-06

senate
amendments to the supplementary textbook
bill, whereupon Senator Donnelly moved a
committee of conference of five on the part of
the Senate, which motion prevailed. The Pres
ident announced as such committee, Senators
Donnelly, Edmunds. Goodrich, Mcclure. and
Gilfllan, j. B.
AITKIN COUNTY.
The bill Of Senator Pillsbury to disorganize
Altkln and attach the same to Grow Wing was
advocated by the author as one of benefit to the
entire State. Statistics show that only some
thirty or forty votes were ever cast in the coun-
ty, and many of these were by men in the en-
ploy OF Minneapolis lumbermen. There was,
as shown by returns to the auditor, only forty
acres OF cultivated land in the county. A large
debt had been already incurred, and the ex-
pense OF the county government necessarily
imposed heavy taxation, which was paid by
the lumbermen of Minneapolis. The result
was that the lumbermen were as rapidly as DOS
slble clearing the lands of its timber, when the
land would be allowed to revert to the State.
The disorganization proposed was in the interest
OF economy and lower taxation, and be would
move that the bill be recommended to pass.
Senator Shaleen, the Senator from the dis
trlct, opposed the motion, and moved to post
pone.
Senator Donnelly sustained the latter motion.
Senator Mealey, of the land committee, was
strongly of the opinion that the bill should not
pass.
Senator J. B. Gilfllan claimed that the taxes
were unnecessarily heavy, while no public i'm.
provement had been made, with the exception
OF school house costing 5000. The conse-
quence was that nine-tenths of the taxes were
not paid, and would not be while the uselessly
expensive county government was retained.
The opposition, in his opinion, came alone
from the county auditor.
Senator Nelson believed that the action pro-
VU0 hAvp< u e L
ture. He read from the constitution in support
! OF his views, and referred to the opinion of
Chief Justice Gilillan covering the question in
the Cass county case, where it was held q
county once organized it could not be:d1sorgan-
lied by Legislative act.
The bill was indefinitely postponed by two
thirds vote.
In committee of the whole some fifty bills,
nearly all House, were considered, all favorably,
but Senate file relating to destruction of in
sects, and House file relating to damage to per
sons by bridges, which were indefinitely post
poned.
OFFICERS OF IMPEACHMENT.
The president announced as the committee to
appoint officers of impeachment Senators G. d.
dllhllan, j. B. Gilfllan, Doran and Drew.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Jordan to issue bonds for court house pur-
poses; to prohibit fishing with nets in certain
waters in Goodhue county; for State road from
Chaska, Carver county, to st. Mary's parish,
Scott county. a.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To provide for elections in cities Of over "a, :
coo inhabitants.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
~ Senator Smith-Legalizing the acts of
judges OF elelection in Pipestone county.
BY Senator Edwards Memorial to Congress
for an extension to the State Of the land grant
OF the Southern Minnesota railroad Passed.
MECHANICS LIENS.
House bill introduced by Mr.. McDermott
was another bill that did not suit the ideas Of