Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-20

Senator Doran's, yesterday, are made, the
Governor will have to wait for legislative
endorsement. Sinecure Offices and the horde
OF otfice-holders, town, city, State and ma
tional, useful or otherwise, are the curse OF
the country, and any proposition to increase
them should be backed by impregnable rea-
| sons to secure favorable action. The follow
ing is the
Routine Report.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 19.-By Senator Nelson
Amending the general laws of 1876 relating
to mill dams. Also relating to restraining cattle
in the county of Big Stone.
By Senator demonstrating the charter
of St. Charles.
BY Senator Edgerton-For clerk to the
auditor of Dodge county, at a compensation
not to exceed $500. Rules suspended and bill
passed.. Also to confer jurisdiction on district
courts In mandamus cases. Also relating tc
service of process on railroad companies.
BY Senator Dorall-Authorizin the trustees
OF school district No. 9, LIE Sueur county, tc
issue bonds for the purpose of erecting school
building.
By Senator MISUNDERSTANDING the
transfer of certain funds of the city of Duluth
to the board Of education. Rules suspended
| and bill passed.
BY Senator Macdonald-To provide for the
readjustment of judicial districts The bill
affects the first, fourth, seventh, ninth, eleventh
and twelfth districts, and arranges the districts
as follows: LIST, Goodhue, Dakota, Washington
"a, Ramsey; Sd, Winona, Olmsted, Wabashaw
4th Hennepin, Anoka; 9Th, Steele, Rice
wood, Faribault, Martin, Jackson, Nobles,
sherburne, Isanti, Mile Laos, Morrison
Todd, Douglass; 9th, Scott, Carver, LIE Sueur,
Mcleod, sibley; 9th Nicollet, Brown Red
wood, Renville, Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow Medi-
cine, Lac Qni Parle, Murray, Pipestone; 10TH
Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Chisago, Carlton,
Cass, Clay, Cook, Grow Wing, Lake, Pembina.
Polk, 1t. Louis, Wadena, Pine. Kanabec, Otter
Tail, Wilkin; 18th, Big Stone, Traverse, Grant,
Stevens, Swift. Chippewa, Pope, Kandiyohi,
Meeker snd Wright,
was referred to a special committee of one from
each judicial district. The president appointed
such committee as follows: Senators Mcclure,
=. ID. Gllfllan, Remore, j. B. Gilfllan, Edger-
ton, Waite, Nelson, Henry, Ahrens, Armstrong,
Swanstrom and Rice.
By Senator J. B. neutrality-suspicious.
$25, 1000 for charging the grounds of the State
University, and building drill hall.
By Senator Overwhelming to the descrip-
ton Of money indictments.
For uniform system of keeping accounts by
county treasurers.
oENhIE BILLS PASSED.
Relating to the catching Of fish in Wood
Lake, Yellow Medicine county.
Relating to sale of land by executors.
10 allow the county of Otter Tail to vote
bonds in aid of the Minnesota Northern rail
road.
Relating to judgments and Judgment debtors.
Relating to embezzlement of crops.
Amending the charter of Waseca
Making dogs personal property.
Allowing the City of AuStin tn iesuo bonds
10 allow the village of Benson to issue bonds
tor the purpose of building town hall.
SENATE BILLS LOST.
10 remove the county seat Of Lincoln county
from Marshfeld to Morse-yeas IL, NAYS Is.
Reconsidered and the bill laid on the table.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Memorial to Congress for the prompt and
thorough improvement of the Mississippi river,
Providing for the disbursement Of certain
moneys by the treasurer of Goodhue county.
10 allow Chippewa county to issue bonds
To amend the special laws relating to the St.
Cloud school district
For free bridge across the Mississippi river
at or near Fort Smelling
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The proposed constitutional amendment al
lowing women to vote upon the subject of
license, the same defeated at the last election
presented by Senator Deuel., was after a brief
d n
definitely postpone, and to recommend for pas
sage, was laid aside.
OLD RAILROAD BONDS.
In committee of the whole the bill setting
aside the internal improvement lands for the
payment of the old railroad bonds, was referred
to the judiciary committee for amendment
PUBLIC EXAMINER.
The bill creating the Office of public exami-
ner, reached, in committee of the whole, Sena-
tor Armstrong explained at some length it's
provisions. He said such an Office had first
been recommended by Governor Pillsbury in
his inaugural. After two years of experience
the Governor had repeated his recommendation
still more strongly. The Governor, in all the
positions he had been placed, either in the
management of his private affairs,
or of State institutions, had shown
h n possessed OF great ability. This quail
ity of the Governors had been most markedly
shown in connection with the State University.
which, when he had taken charge of it. an
peared to be irretrievably in debt But under
his sagacious management, the Institution had
been lifted up and placed on sound basis. a
ument to the Governor financial ability and
integrity. The recommendation of such
a man., in his opinion should be carefully
weighed by Senators. The Senator then
read at length from the Governors
inaugural, and his recent message, and from the
late IeporG OF tne AGGOrney-deneral. and closed
with strong endorsement of the provision of
the bill.
Senator Doran, as one of the committee, was
unable to agree with the balance Of the COM
mittee. His main objection was to the fact
that it was creating another office-giving
place to some friend of the Governor. But five
States in the Union he believed, had such an
office, and he was opposed to binding the tax
payers with the expense contemplated. An
other thing it proposed to impose duties inn
possible for one man to perform. His own idea