The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-07
HOUSE BILLS PASSED,


| HOUSE BILLS PASSED,
! Relating to venue in civil actions;
relating to town insurance companies;
deficiency appropriation for INDECENT
insane; memorial to congress to open
| the lands of the Fort Ripley reSerya-
tion to presumption and homestead
settlement; relating to commissioners
in Hennepin county; bonds for Nc
Leod county; school district in Belle
Plains, borough Of Henderson to issue
bonds; relating to cattle running at
large.
IMMIGRATION.
Upon motion of Senator Morton
unanimous consent was granted and
the bill fol, promoting immigration
was taken up, and after few words
by Senator Morton in its favor it was
passed: yeas 81; nays Is.
AT minutes past3 O'Clock, the
special committee of the House ap-
pointed by the House to notify the
Senate that it had found articles of
impeachment against Judge Sherman
Page of the tenth judicial district,
and Mr.. S. T. West. chairman of the
committee, addressig President
Wakefield, said:
! Mr.. President: We are the bear
| ers of . MESSAGE from the House of
| Representatives
The President-What is the pleas
ure of the Senate.
senator Armstrong; move that
the committee from the House of
Representatives present to to the Sen.
ate any communication with the
transmission Of which they were
charged,
The motion was put by the Presi-
dent and carried, when Mr.. West pro-
ceeded to read the following message:
Mn. President: In obedience to the
order of the House of Representative
we appear before you, and in the
name of the Houseo representatives
and OF the whole people of the state
/ of Minnesota, we do impeach
Sherman Page, judge of the tenth ju-
dicial district, of corrupt conduct in
office, and of crimes and misdemeanors
in office, and we further inform the
Senate that the House of Representa-
tives will in due time exhibit particu-
lar articles Of impeachment against
him, and make good the same, and in
their names we demand that the Sen.
ate take order for the appearance of
the said Sherman Page, to answer
said impeachment.
| With this the committee Isssed
lover the order of impeachment, and
retired, wherenpon Senator Nelson
offered the following, which was
adopted:
Resolred, That a committee OF three
Senator'S be appointed by the presi-
dent to wait upon the Governor and
inform him that the House Of Repre-
sentativeS by q committees of their
body had appeared ut the bar 0f the
Senate and impeached Sherman Page,
Judge OF the tenth judicial district,
state of Minnesota. for corrupt con.
duct in Office and of crimes and misde-
meanors in ONCE, to the end that such
action may be taken by the executive
as Is required by the constitution Of
the state and the exigencies OF the oc-
casion.
| The President announced as such
committee, Senator's Nelson, Ann
strong and D0ran.
Senator J.. b. Gil6llan then offered
the following. which was adopted =
R1s0tCcd, That the nee6aee from
House OF Representatives, IL reI1tfpa
TO the impeachment ofS fSh8rman Bn1o.
Judge OF the tenth Judicial district Of
the state Of Minnesota, be referred 10
the Judiciary committee % consider
and report thereon.
The senate then won't intO commit.
tee Of the whole and after Cou1id id6rin1
. number Of bills the COMMITTEES r61e
and the senate adjourned.
| HOUSE.-THURSDAY, q.
Mr.. Campbell moved to take from
the table his resolution submittsd
| yesterday, as follows:
R<solred, that the conduct Of Hon.
&. G. Brandt. In detecting ana e.
posing the effort to bribe members OF
the House in regard 10 their action
on the text book bill and amend
meuts, meets with the approval Of
the House, and that il the jndgment
of the House, the same wss praise
| worthy In the citizen, and honorable
to him - Legislator.
| The question being on the adoption
OF Mr.. Campb6IIS motion. the year
and nays were ordered. and resulted
~ follows: yeas ST, MAPS %. 10 the
resoltition was taken up.
| Mr. Morse moved 70 indefinitely
postpone
Mr. Campbell. W. n, regretted
the disposition manifested here to
deny to Mr. Brandt the endorsement