Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-05

of this House directing them 10 in
,uire into the truth of the charges against
Hon. E. st. Julien Cox, judge of the ninth ju-
ucial district of the State of Minnesota, and to
make due inquiry whether such allegations as
v no were directed to report their findings to
the House of Representatives with ali
convenient speed, respectfully report:
That they have subpenaed the clerk of the
court, the sheriff, the foreman of the grand jury
and an attorney at law from Fairmont, Mar
tin county, all of whom were present during
the entire term of the district court held at
Falrmont IN said county, commencing on the
I'D day of january, A. D., 1878, and continu-
ing nine days thereafter. and that from full
and tar investigation of the subject matter.
and all the testimony offered, the committee
do find that Hon. E. st. Julien Cox, Judge of
the ninth Judicial district was not intoxicated
while presiding ON the bench during said term
of court. and that his conduct as a Judge while
presiding was not in any manner censurable
and that the charges made in the Lanesboro
Journal, which your committee were directed
to investigate, are wholly false, slanderous and
untrue.
Your committee further report that under
the resolutions passed by this House. they have
no authority to inquire into the conduct of said
Judge since the adjournment of the term of
court heretofore mentioned.
All of which is respectfully submitted, with
the testimony taken before the committee.
s. l.. CAMPBELL
J. C. Epson,
J. P. WEST.
THoS. BoHAN,
FRANK A. DAY.
THE MINNEAPOLIS CHARTER.
MIR. Brown moved to take up the report of
the select committee on local bills upon the
two bills relating TO the charter of Minneapolis.
which motion prevailed, and the two bills were
taken up for consideration.
Mr. Morse moved to amend by adding pro-
vision requiring the proposition to be submit
ted to a vote of the legal voters of said city.
The yeas and nays demanded and Mr.
Morse's amendment defeated, yeas 80, nays
50. The report of the committee was then ac-
copied.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Feller-To form new school district
in Wabashaw county.
BY Mr.. Misunderstanding to ferry privileges
| across the Mississippi river.
| BILLS PASSED.
| The House then proceeded. under suspension
| of the rules, to the order of third readings and
| passed the following rules:
Relating to the fees of register of deeds Of
! Ramsey county.
/ Locating State road in Pope and Slearns
| counties.
Amending the act Incorporating the village
of Chatfeld.
Relating to the salary of the clerk of Olmsted
county.
Relating to the draining of Lake Mary in
Wright county.
Detaching certain school district territory in
Watonwan county.
Proposing amendment to the constitution
relating to school funds. 1t proposes to amend
section 2, article 8. Lost yeas %, nays As.
Authorizing the village of Jordan to issue
bonds.
Amending the general laws relating to the
sale of school lands. I.ost-yeas II, nays 81.
Relating to cattle running 1T large i'll Swift
county.
Appropriating money for deficiencies for the
! year lS77-yeas 50, nays 2.
Relating to the charter of Morristown, Rics
county.
! Relating to right of way of railroads over
State lands.
: Preventing the running at large of cattle i'll
l Rice county.
2 Relating to the charter of the city of Roches-
l ter.
l Relating to ferry privileges at Winona.
Relating to record of deeds III register of
7 deeds office and making the same evidence.
Appointing commissioner to arbitrate diff
:. ferences between Seymour, Sabin & Go. and the
g State-yeas n, nays9.
). Recess to $50 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
d Upon motion of Mr.. S. l.. Campbell, the rules
Z were suspended and articles of Impeachment
reported against Hon. Sherman Page, Judge of
the tenth judicial district. The report was
: adopted without being read.
! Mr.. Campbell then offered the following
g which was adopted unanimously
It Reso1eed. That the chief clerk of this House
II be- and he is herby instructed to announce to
l. the Senate that the House has adopted articles
;, of impeachment against the Hon. Sherman
Ii Page, Judge of the tenth judicial district and
, have appointed S. l.. Campbell, Mead, J. p.
. West. Kinds, Feller, Morse, and c. A. Gilman,
o board of managers, to appear at the bar of
'e the Senate and conduct said impeachment
ie HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
10 For the protection of fish in Goodhue county.
,o Relating to justices dockets in Branerd
f Legallzlng the assessment of property for
= 1877 in the village of Duluth
40 Incorporating the village of Lanesboro.
al For the protection of wool-growers.
m Legalizing the incorporation of the lie Sueur
m Mill company.
~ Appropriating money for the further improve
m ment of the State prison.
70 Authorizing Stevens county to issue bondf
III for court house purposes.
III Locating State road in Carver and Scott
ca counties.
-. Extending the city limits Of Owatonna to in
clude certain mineral spring property.
or Amending the special laws to fix 81, 80t
h as the salary of the attorney for Ramsey county
81 of Sherburne county.
~ Relating to State library.
Relating to the voting for license for sellina
,+ liquors in city of Owatona.
he To incorporate the village of Wells, county
nv Of Faribault.
ro- Prohibiting cattle other domestic stool
III running at large in certain portions of Carve
,se county.
,oo Authorizing Jackson county to issue bonds
on incorporating the village of Chatheld.
IN Relating to county records.
Reimbursing Wadena county for disburs
on ments in smallpox
on AppropriatIng $500 to erect suitable monu
ID ment to the memory of certain persons massa
- cred by Sioux Indians in Meeker county i
81 1862.
0' Relating to draining of certain lakes in tn
,ed county of Stearns for mill power.
the Defining responsibilities of stockholders i
b;s corporate companies.
md h hies harseroi Guy OK iihheapoiis'
oil heia.ihs W government ol SCHOOLS In Mlnn'
apolis.
Relating to liability of married women o
contracts.
Relating to the preservation of game.
Relating to common schools; distributes IL
school fund upon the basis of schoolabe chi
a. dren, and not as at present upon the basis
actual attendance. Yeas So; nays %,
Providing for borrowing money on the cred
of the State for certain purposes.
Relating to the reclamation of swamp lant
and exempting the same from taxation for t.
years. Lost Ayes a nays %.
Amending the laws incorporating the city
Hastings.
Legalizing acts of supervisors of the town
Langola.
Authorizing fishing with nets in certain lax
the in Becker county.