The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-24
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Twentieth Annual Session.

SENATE, Jan. ia bill was intro
duced by Senator Langdon prohibiting voting
by proxy in mutual insurance companies, and
three unsuccessful attempts were made to pass
it under suspension of the rules. One thous-
and copies each of the Governors message
We're ordered printed in the Norwegian,
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 3
o'clock. That portion Of the sGovernor's mes
sage relating to purchasing seed wheat for
grasshopPer sufferers was referred to the
grasshopper committee with instructions to
report plan, &c. Mr.. Rice gave notice of
the future presentation of bill to enlarge the
east wing of capitol. A resolution was in
troduced prohibiting future appropriations of
the Interna! Improvement fund. A resolu-
ton for the appointment of q text book COM
mittee went over under notice of debate. A
memorial to Congress for the improvement of
the Red River was unanimously adopted
The rules were suspended and a bill introduc.
ed and passed for regulating the voting by
panies. Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 16.-The special order
the resolutions favoring remonetization and
DOnnelly spoke for an hour and a half in ad-
vocacy Of the first. Upon conclusion of his
remarks, Edwards, of Fillmore, offered a sub
stltute, requiring the government to do the
coinage, land limiting the coinage to $10,O0O,-
600 annually, and its legal tender power to
S10O. Donnelly accepted the substitute, when
e. ID. Gilillan offered an amendment requir-
ing the coinage to be interchangeable with
gold, dollar for dollar, and of the standard
Of 1870. Un Senator Edgelion'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:
Judiciary -Messrs. Armstrong, Nelson, J. B.
Gildllan, Edgerton, Waite, Goodrich, Nc
Clure, G. d. Gilillan, and Donnelly.
Finance-Messrs. Page, Pillsbury, Clement,
Morton, and Mealey.
Elections -Messrs. Hersey, Deuel., Finseth,
Lienau, and Drew.
Claims-Messrs. Wheat, McHench, Remore,
Doran and Morehouse.
Education-Messrs. Hall, Smith, G. D. Gil
fillan, Donnelly and Mcdonald.
Public Laws-Messrs Edwards, Swanstrom,
Deuel., Goodrich, Pillsbury, Bonniwel and
Morehouse.
Internal Improvement-Messrs, Morrison,
Remorc, Hall, Bonniwell and Doran.
Federal Relations-Messrs. Goodrich; Nc
Clure, Clough, Henry and Macdonald.
Agriculture -Messrs. Enseth, McNelly, Shall
cen, Clough and Donnelly.
Military Affairs-Messrs. Edgerton, Swan
strom, Hall, Lienau and Macdonald.
Insurance-Messrs. Clement, J. B. Gilfllan,
6wanstrom, McNelly, Morton, Bonniwell and
Drew.
Banks-Messrs. Page, Armstrong, Morton and
Doran.
Corporations-Messrs. Bailey, Rice, Mcclure
Houlton and Lienau.
Railroads -Messrs. G. D. Gilillan, Nelson,
Bailey, Edgerton, Langdon, Goodrich, Hersey,
Rice, Smith, McNelly, Donnelly, Bonniwell and
Mealey.
State Reform school-slessrs. Edgerton, Mel
son, Hersey, Morton and Doran.
Insane Asylum-Messrs. McHench; Ahrens,
Morrison, Henry and Waite.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind-Messrs. Deuel., Gle
ment, Smith, Finseth and Macdonald.
Town and Counties-Messrs. Smith, Pills
bury, Waldron, Henry and Mealey.
Indian Affairs-Messrs. Swanstrom, Clough,
Ahrens, Henry and Morehouse.
Public Buildings -Mcssrs. .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.
Printing-Messrs. Pillsbury, Bailey, Wheat,
Morton and Macdonald.
Engrossment- Remore, Deuel., Hall,
Henry and Drew.
Immigration-Messrs. Langd0n, Waldron,
Hall, Doran and Lienau.
observation-disclosures. Holton, Wheat, Morri-
son, Morehouse and Henry.
Retrenchment and Reform-Messrs. Aherns,
Wheat, Rice, Shalleen and Morrison.
2oldiarp' 0rrhana-Moo1ra Rarn0ra EdUor-
| ton, Houlton, Drew and Morton.
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 xLands-Messrs. J. B. Gil6llan,
Armstrong, Houlton, Nelson, Mealey and Drew.
bury, Nelson, Waldron, Page, Donnelly and
Bonniwel.
| State University Senator Macdonald.
Special Committee on Text Books-Messrs
Lienau, Edgerton, Swanstrom, Donnelly and
Morton.
| STANDING COMMITTEES.
HOUSE, Jan. 16.-The speaker announc.
ed the standing and joint committees Of the
House as follows:
Ways and Means-Messrs. Ladd, Burnap
Day, johnson, Rahilly, Fowler, Rice:
Judiciary-Messrs. Campbell, 8. L. Mead
West, J. P. Hicks, Colville, Kinds.
Railroads-Messrs. Sabin, Gilman, n. a
Fulton, sanborn, McCrea, Cowing, Rice
Morse, Stanley, Anderson; Campbell W. M
Harvey, Feller, Fiddes, West, s.: M. ,
Mead, Putnam, Bobinson, Mills, Chandler,
Public Lands-Messrs. Gilman, Weinant
Richardson, Brandt, Bishop, Chrlstopherson