The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-23
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Twentieth Annual Session.

Twentieth Annual Session.
SENATE, Jan. l5.-A- bill was intro
duced by Senator Langdon prohibiting voting
by proxy in mutual insurance companies, ant
three unsuccessful attempts were made to pass
it under suspension of the rules. One thous
and copies each Of the Governors message
Swede and German languages. and five hun
dred in the French. Several local bills were
passed under suspension of the rules.
HOUSE, Jan. 15.-The House met at 8
o'clock. That portion of the Governors mes
sage relating to purchasing seed wheat iol
grasshopper sufferers was referred to the
grasshopper committee with instructions tc
the future presentation of a bill to enlarge the
east wing of capitol. A resolution was in
troduced prohibiting future appropriatlons o.
the Internal improvement fund. A resolu
ton for the appointment OF text book com
mittee went over under notice OF debate. =
the Red River was unanimously adopted
The rules were suspended and a bill introduc
cd and passed for regulating the voting by
proxy for officers Of mutual insurance com
panies. Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 16.-The special order
the resolutions favoring remonetizstion and
repeal of resumption act were taken up
Donnelly spoke for an hour and half IN ad
vocacy of the first. Upon conclusion of his
remarks, Edwards, of Fillmore, offered sub
stltute, requiring the government to do the
coinage, and limiting the coinage to $4,000,
600 annually, and its legal tender power to
800. Donnelly accepted the substitute, when
c. D. Gil6llan offered an amendment rcquir.
Ing the coinage to be interchangeable with
gold, dollar for dollar, and of the standard
of 1870. On Senator Edgerton's motion the
original motion, the substitute and amend
ment was referred to the judiciary committee
to report tomorrow. The committee on pub
lie buildings was instructed to inquire what
repairs, if any, of the Normal School buildings
are necessary to prevent destruction and loss
The President announced the following stand
ing committees: ~
STANDING COMMITTEES.
President Wakefield announced the follow
ing committees: - i...8L
GILLIAN, Edgerton, Waite, Goodrich, Me:
Clure, c. D. Gilfllan and Donnelly.
Fnance-Messrs. Page Pillsbury, Clement,
Morton, and Mealey. t.-- ~
Elections-Messrs. Hersey, Deuel., Finseth,
Lienau, and Drew.
Claims-Messrs. Wheat, McHench, Remore,
Doran and Morehouse.
Education Messrs. Hall, Smith, c. D. Gil
fllan Donnelly and Mcdonald.
Public Laws-Messrs Edwards, Swanstrom,
Deuel., Goodrich, Pillsbury, Bonniwell and
Morehouse.
Internal mprovement-Messrs, Morrison
Kenmore, Hall, Bonniwell and Doran.
Federal Relations-Messrs. Goodrich, Nc
Clure, Clough, Henry and Macdonald. O.,
Agriculture Messrs. Fnseth McNelly, Shall
cen, Clough and Donnelly.
Military Affairs-Messrs. Edgerton, Swan
strom Hall, Lienau and Macdonald.
Insurance Clement, J. B. Gil6llan
Swanstrom, McNelly, Morton, Bonniwell and
Drew. - s
Banks-Nessrs. Page, Armstrong, Morton and
Doran. IL. 30 700 r,ss.
Corporations-Messrs Bailey, Rice, Mcclure
Houlton and Lienau.
Railroads-Messrs. c. D. Gilfllan, Nelson
Bailey, Edgerton, Langdon, Goodrich, Hersey
Rice, Smith, McNelly, Donnelly, Bonniwell and
Mealey. p : - - - = = : 49,
State Reform School Messrs. Edgerton, Mel
son, Hersey, Morton and Doran.
Insane Asylum-Messrs. McHench; Ahrens
Morrison, Henry and Waite. y, . - ..
. Deaf, Dumb and Blind-Messrs. Deuel., Gle
ment, Smith, Enseth and Macdonald.
Town and Counties-Messrs. Smith, Pills
bury, Waldron, Henry and Mealey.
Indian Affairs Messrs. Swanstrom, Clough
Ahrens, Henry and Morehouse.
Public Buildings Messrs. Shalleen, McHench
Edwards, Morton and Drew.
State Prison-Messrs. Waldron, McNelly
Goodrich, Hersey, Doran, Bonniweu and Mealy
Library-Messrs. Edwards, Clough, Morrison
Waite and Morehouse. --sr--..-is E~ 4 ...
Printing Messrs. Pilsbury, Bailey, Wheat
Morton and Macdonald. "
Observation-Disclosures. Remore, Deuel., Hall
Henry and Drew. - rs ra. ...-- = -.
1mmigration-Messrs. Langdon, Waldron
Hail. Doran and Lenau.
observation-disclosures. Holton, Wheat, Morri
son, Morehouse and Henry.
Retrenchment and Reform-Messrs Aherns
Wheat, Rice, Shalleen and Morrison.
Soldiers Orphans-Messrs. Remore, Edger
q ton md
Tree Planting-Messrs. Donnelly, Hall, Rice
Shalleen and Mealey.
Roads and Bridges-Messrs. Langdon, Wal
dron, Ahrens, Doran and Waite.
JOINT COMMITTEE.
Taxes and Tax Lands-Messrs. j. B. Gilfllan
Armstrong, Houlton, Nelson, Mealey and Drew
Grasshopber Observation-Disclosures Rice, Pills
bury, Nelson, Waldron, Page, Donnelly ant
Bonniwell.
State University-Senato Macdonald.
Special Committee on Text Books-Messrs
Lienau, Edgerton, Swanstrom, Donnelly ant
Morton.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
HOUSE, Jan. 16.-The speaker announc
ed the standing and joint committees Of tn
House as follows:
Ways and Means Messrs. Ladd, Burnap
Day, johnson, Rahilly, Fowler, Rice.
Judieiary-Messrs Campbell. 8. L. 'Mead
VcSt, d. AAlCho, SOlSAAC, Aluuo.
Railrc a ls-Messrs. Sabin, Gilman, n. 3
Fulton, Sanborn, McCrea,J Cowing, Rice
Morse, stanley, Anderson, Campbell, w. N
Harvey, Teller, Fiddes, West, 8. M.
Public Accounts and Expenditures-Messrl
Mead, Putnam, Robinson, Mills, Chandler
Public Lands-Messrs Gilman, Weinan
Richardson, Brandt, Bishop, Chrlstophe-sol
Null, Stacy, Lutz, Muir, Christensen, Rulan(
Holton, Williams, Lewis. r ~ = ~
Federal Relations-Messrs. Warner Lie,
Hall, Hazleton, Rahilly, Mills, McDermott.
Education West. j. z. Colby NJ,
Broom, Fowler, Cowing, Hyslop.
Towns and CountiesSMessrs. Richard
son, .Mosher, Hicks, Putnam, Bye, Boha,
Button. -. ..s.-..s...,,. r.,.-'.,s. .
Military Affairs Colville, Alfred, Ghostly
Bowler, Edison. keenan,, Volstad.
Incorporation Messrs. Muir, McCre,
.Klossner, Perrin, Miller, Clark and Ri
Indian Affairs-Messrs. Harvey, Brow
- Ho1ton, Christopherson, Richter, Huntle,
t. Hylan.
Agriculture and Manufacture-Messrs
Buffum, Klossner, Gunvalson, Tanning, NJ,
Dermott, Giles Dresback, G. B. -1,-s.4
State Prison-Messrs. Fulton, Buffun
Edison, j Johnson, Reaney, Lutz, keenan,.
Claims-Messrs. Crandall, Gunvalson, Pu
die, Thompson, j., Brown, Hyland, Dresbacl
NJ. II.
Insurance Companies--Messrs. Andersen
II e1,noh