Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-15

of the board of county commissioners, while |
his district had only two. He didn't wonder |
under the circumstances, his colleague wanted |
to leave the matter to the board of commits
sioners. 1t was nothing but a snap judgment
he wanted to take on the people of the county.
All he asked was to submit the question to the
people for their decision.
sHAKopEE WAS INcoNvENIENTLY LOCATED
for four-ffths of the people. Jordan was bet
ter located, and did not ask for single cent
from the people of the county at large to aid in
erecting the necessary buildings.
NIB. STONE OF STEVENS COUNTY,
had lived for fifteen years in Scott, and knew
the public sentiment of that county. He said
the st. Paul and Sioux City road, while not
running through Jordan, had station within
MALT mile OF the centre of the village. while
tue Minneapolis and st. Louis road passed
through 1T. In fact, the railroad facilities of
Doth places were about equal There was also
nut the difference of few hundred inhabitants
between the two places; while Jordan was prob
ably the most Hourishing village in the county.
| He had no doubt a large majority of the peo-
PIE wanted the county seat at Jordan, as the
latter was really Tar more accessible to them.
| FURTHER DEBATE.
Mr.. Edison spoke in favor of allowing the
question to be submitted to the people
| Mr.. Brandt followed and advocated letting
/! the matter go until the passions of the
people had cooled off. If the question were
submitted now and the removal decided upon,
in two years the question would again come up
in this body, and they would be called upon to
so over this question again.
Mr.. Bohan rose to discuss the question, and
had not fairly entered upon his argument
when he was interrupted by the chair, who
ruled him out of order, in that his remarks
embraced another bill than that under discus
sion. After some little discussion the commit
tee rose, and the House on motion of MIR. Pur
die took a recess to 230 p.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon meeting in the afternoon the Hous,
went into committee of the whole--Mr. Yves
still in the chair. Consideration was resumed
of the Scott county bill when Dir. Kinds tool
the floor and entered into lengthy argumen
in opposition to the pending bill
Mr.. Colvill said there was but one point il
this bill. The constitution had left this qucs
ton to the people and the only duty of tn
Legislature was to provide the means for tn
people to express their wishes. That was a.
l they could do and he was certainly in favor o
| allowing the people to vote and decide tn
matter for themselves.
MIR. Bohan again speaking 10 the qucstio
t as to why the general bill introduced by NJ
y Kinds, would not meet the requirements of til
. present case, and was proceeding to answer IL
) arguments adduccd on the other side duril
: the morning discussion, when he was called
!, order by Mr.. Colvill. The chair sustained IL
point OF order, when Mr.. BOhan appealed fro
Il the decision. This the chair declined to entc
G tain, on the ground that in committee of tt
g whole. appeal can be taken from the rulr
I of the chairman. The motion to indctnite
,, postpone was next put, and on division, result
II ed: ayes 30, nays 46. The bill was then recon
:, mended to pass
Mr.. G. b. Dresbach's bill relating to ma
IL riages, which provides that licenses shall her
=. after be issued by the town city clerk, al
: the price therefor reduced from two to OF
l. dollar, also recommended to pass.
d The next stumbling block was Mr.. Putnam
Temperance bill. From the outset, amen
ments were tackled thereto and the hopeless
e ness of the bills passing fully demo
e strated. Accordingly, when the 10th sccti'
was reached, Mr.. Purdie moved as test vo
= that the bill be recommended for passage. NJ
n Colvill moved to amend by recommending
ie for indefinite postponemcnt, and the amen
ment prevailed by vote of As to 80. I'll
10 disposed of the matter for the present, at leas
1t Senator G. d. Gltillan's bill releasing exec
N tors, ETC.. from giving bonds in certain Gas,
= was next recommended for indefinite postpor
y ment.
70 at o'clock the committee rose, and, aft
some delay in the disposition of the warrior
bills, which had been excepted from the repe
le of the committee, the House adjourned