The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-28

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tected from the insiduous arts OF
those who seek to control legislation
by corrupt means for their own profit:
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Senate, The House
concurring, That the thanks OF this
Legislature, and Of the people of this
state, are due to the Hon. ChaleS G.
Brandt for his bold, honest and reso-
lutte course in exposing said bribery
and corruption at the cost to himself
of abuse and Misrepresentation, and
the lifelong hostility of those whose
criminal practices he had revealed.
The resolutions were opposed by
Senators Gillifillan, Nelson and Doran.
Senator Nelson renewed the point
of order that the resolution referring
to the act of coordinate branch OF
the legislature, the Senate could not
receive the resolution, which point
was sustained by the President.
HOUsE.-MONDAY FEB. 25.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, at 10 clock this morning. and
| the attendance being decidedly slim,
not much more than a bare quorum be-
ing present. it was agreed unanimous
ly to proceed with the regular order
of business.
Mr.. Colvill from the special COM
mittee, reported back substitute for
House file No. l52, to appropriate
money for a geological survey Of the
state. which was read the first time
and placed on file for the second read
ing. The bill provides for a general
survey of the state, and appropriates
sc, 900 a year for that purpose.
Twenty-four local bills were intro
duced when the House took recess UNI
til O. clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was devoted
entirely to The consideration of bills
in the committe of the whole. Mr..
Buffum. Of Steele. was called to the
chair and some twenty bills disposed
of out of a list Of about forty-five.
The committee then rose, it being
after six o'clock, and the House, on
motion of Mr.. J. p. West, made the
Page matter the special order for 8
O clock, to which hour 4 recess was
taken.
EVENING SESSION,
The House met at o. clock. and
, shortly afterwards, on motion OF Mr..
Edison, the reporters of the daily press
were allowed to present on condition
ton that no reports be made in the pa
: pers of the testimony that might be
1 read in the secret session.
The reading Of the testimony then
commenced, and continued until 10
nd
: SENATE.--TUESDAY rs.
. The Senate did fine days work yesterday
| passing nearly sixty bills, some OF them yer,
!. immrtent, in addition to which considerable
= other business was transacted. Ut the es-
pecially important bills passed was the gen
eral tax law, restoring with slight amend
( ment the atringenf law ef 1874; the bill set
e ting aside the 500 900 acres of internal i'm
n proyement lands for the liquidation OF thu
\ old railroad bonds, and that for limitin
homestead exemptions to 81 900 the hrst tw
:. by very large majorlties and the last w1hou
le o vote to spare.
m That bette NOR of the session the supple
NJ mentary school text book law, which passe
;, the House amended, was promptly returne
u to the Senate, and Senator Donnelly att.
rs counting noses and ascertaining. as
p thought, that enough friends OF the measn
n were present to pass it, undertook to force
n. through, but Senators J. B. Gilfillan and Ne
90 son blocked the little game and It was MAJ
the special order tor IL o'clock to-day.
40 BILLS INTRODUCED.
ed Bv Senator Langdon. 10 authorize u
Lumbermens' Transportation company
d. maintain locks and dams On the Missi
a sippi river .bove Aitken to its source.
Is. By Senator Wheat, TO change name.
re-. By Senator Donnelly, regulating 4
n contract of insurance companies dol
ch business in this State.
~ By Senator Edgerton, making insuran
10 of exempted property also exempt fro
attachment BY creditors. Also, to leg
VI ize Acknowledgements made by notarl
, public.
he Nv Senator Bonniwell, making the ga
RES of district judges 90 500.
By Senator Swanstrom, extending
as time for collecting taxes in St. 10,
county.
By Senator Page, appropriating e4, 4
ng for the payment OF interest on State BON
for By senator Mcclure, to legalize
town plat Of Central Point, in the cour
Of Goodhue Rules suspended and
- :. By senator Morrison, to prevent .
w. mails running at large in Olmsted coun
81 QUESTION OF ORDER.
nae Senator Donneily arose to q question
order ia reference to the ruling OF
President last evening in reference to
ut Brandt resolution, and read from Gu
iness manual covering the point At iss
which he claimed fully sustained the :
I'M liamentary right Of the Senate to act VI
lay the resolution, the subject matter OF VII
the resolution treated having hecom
historical fact
President-Does the Senator believ
parliamentary for the Senate 10 censul
NE member Of the House.
wa Senator Donnelly-No, | do not, bu
this case, the crime charged was by |
ing SON mot . member Of the House,
pms against the dignity and honor of the He
and the State
President-The chair is not fully Z
oW WINGED by the argument Of the Sena
but he viii examine the authorities
c., If convinced of his error he will Fl
G of reverse his decision
N.Y.. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
'eEe Alto O'Clock the Senate2went into c
ture mites Of the whole 70 consider the bi
end senator Waite for constitutional con-
ring ton. and the Senator spoke to his
and He rid one important reason for hol
sum such convention now W. that Tiers
did L. party feeling than for many yean
nse. a prohehly would b for years % x
la NJ Ieferxon said State cOne1jtul