The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Twentieth Annual Session.

Twentieth Annual Session.
Previous days will be found on the
inside Of the paper.
SENATE, Janu airy, 17th.-The silver bill
came up on report of finance committee re-
ferring resolutions back without action. Vote
was then had on G. D. Gilillan's amendment,
requiring the general government to do the
coinage, interchangeable with gold and the
standard Of 1870, which was defeated 25 yeas
and 12nays. An amendment accepted for the
original resolution was then adopted with
only negative votes Messrs. Gilillan and
Morton, st. Paul and Remore Of Winona
county. Bills were introduced among other
for aecond insane hospital at Rochester,
lands and buildings Of inebriate asylum to be
transferred for that purpose. Lengthy COM
munication from D. D. Merrill, school text
book contractor, replying to structures OF
Superintendent Burt in his annual report and
the public press was read, 5000 copies ordered
printed. The following nominations BY the
governor were confirmed: A. r. McGlll, In
surance Commissioner; II. P. Van Cleve,
Adjutant General; u. w. Ingersoll, Board Of
managers Of the State Reform School; J. A.
Reed, Warden Sta Prison; w. n. Taylor,
State Librarian; George A. Bracket, Survey
or General Of logs and lumber, I'd districts L.
E. Reed inspector of State prison
House Jan. 17.-Mr. Bowler introduced
bill to establish and organize the county Of
Sumner. The special order OF the day. Mr..
Rahilly's resolution in reference to silver re-
monetization was taken up and when Mr..
Mead offered the following substitute: Be it
resolved by the House, the Senate concurring,
that the Legislature of the State Of Minnesota
favor both silver and gold as money; that
both shall be legal tender for the payment
of all debts except those specifically provided
for by law with coinage and valuation SO
ia %lo%< fos< ,f <IoE odn oil
ment with the creditors shall be kept, and our
people shall not be placed at a disadvantage
in our trade with foreign nations; and that
both the metals shall be kept in circulation
as the money of the nation, as contemplated
by the constitution, and therefore demand
the reconciliation of silver. RESOLVED, That
of Secretary OF State IS hereby instructed to
send copies Of this resolution to our delega-
ton in Congress- Ordered printed and both re-
solutions made the special order for the 18th
at II O'Clock.
SENATE. Jan. 18.-Bills were introduce
ed providing for constitutional convention,
| and for constitutional amendment relating
| to the election of senator's for holding town
elections at the same time as general elections;
! to relieve grasshOpper and hail sufferers from
penalties for non-payments OF taxes for the
! years 1867; amending the law relating to the
| inspection Of Illuminating oils, and appropri-
| ating $44, SA 81 to reimburse Gov. Pillsbury
/
| pcnses of the State Prison the past year. A
resolution was adopted instructing the judici-
ary committee to report a bill reyiving
the act relating to foreclosure of mort
cages, with a view to the repeal OF
| amendments made in 1876 and 1877,
and restoring the land as it stood prior to
| that date Also resolution instructing the
committee on insane to report bill for the
transfer of the inebriatc asylum to the Mime
sofa State Temperance Union, declaring that
such institution shall never become State
charge, and for the repeal OF the inebriate
| asylum act.
House Jan. 18-The resolution here
tofore offered for printing the Governor
| message was after a lengthy discussion. laid
on the table. The resolution relating to sill
| yer reconciliation were taken up and after
| lengthy debate were laid on the table. Mr.
Kinds introduced bill to appoint five persons
to select site for q new States prison at
some point in the First or Second Congress
ional district. The memorial to Congress to
extend the time for the completion Of the
Hastings & Dakota Railroad was passed. The
bill for the extension Of the time far the COM
pletion Of the same road was discussed at
length but no action was taken.
SENATE, January 19th.-Bills were in
troduced to define the liabilities OF common
carries; appropriating 100000 for seed gram
for grasshopper sufferers; appropriating $35,
600 Tor the erection OF building for the
Minnesota Historical Society, the society in
consideration to execute waiver OF any right
it may have in the State Capitol: regulating
the hour Of closing the saloons and fOrbidding
the playing OF dice and cards in the same. A
resolution was adopted, reciting that the sum
OF 900 is claimed to be due the State from
Saloon Keepers, and instructn9the committee
on insane TO advise with the attorney general
and report what legislation, II any, is neces-
sary to enforce the collection Of the same
Adjourned to Tuesday At $50 p. m.
i HOUSE. Jan. 19.-In speaker Gilman
absence, Mr. West, OF Faribault, took the
| chair as speaker pro tenn; resolution wsi
adopted prohibiting the introduction OF bilia
for ten DAYS prior TO the close OF the session
Mr. Mills introduced a resolution instructina
the Printing committee 10 have printed as sooT
as possible the majority report OF the commits
sion appointed To examine text books as pro
: vidcd By law OF 1877. Bills were introduced
repeating the law relating to fences, relating
to the collection Of taxes in counties suffering
; from grasshopper ravages, amending the &C
incorporating the village Of Dodge Centre
to lower the waters of swamp lake in Hen
nepn county; to prevent cattle running .
large in Chippewa county. Adjourned
/ SENATE, January, 21st.-Not in session
} House, January, 21s-Speaker Gil
: man Yesterday appointed Messrs. Fiddes
, Richardson Morse, Mead. and N. L. Dresbacf
member sOf the JOINT commfttss 70 consiuc
the portion OF the Governors message refei
/ ring to the asylum for the insane. The onl
I | bill OF general interest introduced was that
| Mr. G. b. Drcsbach, that provides for com
. plctc revision Of the constitution Of the STATE
SENATE. Jan. ga resolution b.
! Senator Armstrong. for the appointment Of
| person 10 carry the mails to and from the pos
!, Office at a compensation OF 2-00 per day. ~
Y defeated. and then reconsidered and laid Q
d The table. Several bills were introduce
b amending the general statutes, and others
local character passed Donnelly introduce
i bill creating two new state ofhce&-one
!, Commissioner Of Agriculture, Railroads an
Forestry. and the other an Inspector Of 6raal
!. Weights and Measures 4 large commun
Q cation Of the superintendent OF public u
: | .truction answering that OF D. d. Merrill 70
ext book contractor. was read ana Win Ina
y OF Mr. Merrill, referred 70 the special con
miftee on text books
House,, jan 22-Nr. SanbOfn presente
= long petition OF citizens Of Mower count
L relating to certain acts and proceedings
4 Judge Sherman Page. and praying for nis y
:. parchment On melton Of Mr.. Sanborn =!
= petition was referred to the judiciary comm
y lee with power to send for persona ana p
Ipers. Two thousand copies Of the Governor
II message in English and one thousand eacn
- German, French. Norwegian and Sweoe, rs
. ordered printed for the use q the House d
= Lien introduced joint resolution memona
king Congress - amend the laws reaaunk
|. the growing Of timber on the western pfanIs