The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-14
another chance, and it is to be hoped
will ultimately be passed.
EVENING SESSION.

will ultimately be passed.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. McCrea, from the Joint com
mittee on grasshopper. relief. sent ur
a report of the operations of the com.
mlttee both prior and subsequent to
the passage of the bill which report
was accepted.
The bill to amend charter POI of
the special laws of 1877, relating to
the st. Paul & Pacific railroad, was
read third time, and passed, ,ayes 6S,
nays none.
On motion of Mr.. Fulton the rules
were suspended, and memorial to
Congress for the erection Of a light
house at the entrance of Grand Marias
bay, ou the north shore of Lake
Superior. was introduced, read Sec
ond and third time, and passed.
The House next resolved itself into
the committee of the whole, Mr..
Bowler, of Renville, in the chair,
and took up the general orders of the
day.
at twenty minutes to midnight the
committee rose, and at midnight the
house adjourned to $50 O'Clock this
morning.
| At the evening session Mr.. Bowler
was called to the chair in committee
of the whole, and under his direction
business was ratified off in lively
style. In fact Bowler displayed ad-
mirable qualities as presiding officer
and gave satisfaction to all by the
genial good humor and witty sallies
which marked his administration of
the duties Of presiding officer.
| Last night the long pending bone
Of contention, the county seat re-
moval bill of Scott county, was finally
disposed of. Col. Colvill urged the
passage of the bill in a strong speech,
but Mr.. Kinds moved to indefinitely
postpone and in few telling remarks
sealed the fate of the measure, which
was irrevocably defeated by vote of
46 to 35. Thus ended one Of the most
remarkable contests that ever occurr-
ed in the Minnesota Legislature.
| CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Providing for constitutional con-
| vention to revise the convention of
| this Ssate. Lost-ayes SO, nays As,
| eSo AOAAOWo.
eas-Messrs. Alfred. Anderson,
Bohan. Bowler, Brainerd, Brandt.
Campbell. sW. NJ, Chandler, Chris.
tenson. Clark, Cole, Colvill, Cowing,
Day. Dresbach, M. r., Edison, Fam
| ming. Feller, Fiddes, Fowler, Fulton,
Giles, Gilman, Harvey, Hicks. Hol-
land, Huntley, johnson, keenan,,
Ladd, Lange. Larkin, Lewis, Lien,
Lutz. MeCcrea, Mead Perris, Peter
son, Rahilly, Rawson, Reaney, Rice,
Richter, Richardson, Robinson, ,Sabin,
SanbOrn, Stanley, Stone, Wickey,
Williams-52.
Nays-MeSsrs. Barthel, Bishop.
Brown, Button. Burnap, Button, Bye,
Christopherson, Colby, Currie, ,Dilley.
Dennison, Dresbach. G. b., Emmel,
Emmons, Evenson, Fetzner. Ghost
ley, Geib, Gunvalson, Hall, Haselton,
Holton. Hyslop, Langemo, McBroOm,
McDermott, Mills, Morse, Mosher,
Muir, Null, Pinney, Pntnam, IRELAND,
Stacy, TOmpkins, Thompson, j.,
Thompson. J. W., Trewe, Valsted,
Warner, West, NJ. W., Winant-45.
Not voting-S. l.. Campbell, Gran
dali, Kinds, Hyland, klossner, Miller,
West and Mr.. Speaker.
Reconsidered and laid on the table.
Relating to fees of register of
Deeds of Olmsted county.
sENATE.-THCRsDAY MARCH 7.
Senator Pillsbury, from the COM
mlttee on finance, introduced bill
appropriating 81 900 for deficiency
to cover legislative expenses, which
was read first, second and third
time, and passed.
The memorial to congress Of sena-
tor Henry to establish the head Of
navigation on the Minnesota river at
Lii tie Rapids, Carver county, being
reported back from the judiciary
committee without recommendation,
was briefly discussed by Senator Hen
ry in favor, and Senator's Waite and
Doran in opposition, after which it
was put upon its passage and lost:
yeas l3, nays l2.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House amendment reducing
the appropriation for the completion,
ETC., of the asylum for the deaf, dumb
and blind. from SAG, 900 to SIS, 900 was
concurred in. and the bill passed as
amended.
House bill for commission to set
tie the matter at issue between the
State and Seymour, Sabin T. Co., state
prison contractors, was discussed at
some length in committee of the
whole, Senators Goodrich and Donnel-
ly in favor, and Senator Doran against.
after which it was recommended to
pass. When it came to- adopting the
report Of the committee Senator Dor.
an moved to amend by substituting
the name of w. w. Easton for J. w.
johnson. The amendment was lost.
and the report of the committee was
adopted.
Senator Edgerton, of the judiciary
committee. to whom was referred
the communication ofSylvester Kipp.
rejecting upon ex-state treasurer