The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-24

Majority for, 2O,113
AMENDMENT TO SECTION J, ARTICLE 10.
Yes A415
No, 26,O20
Majority against 1905
SENATE, Jan. ia bill was intre-
duced by Senator Langdon prohibiting voting
bv 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
were ordered printed in the Norwe gian, Swede
and German languages, and five hundred in
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 governors 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 Internal Improvement fund. A resOlu-
ton for the appointment OF 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 bill intro
duced and passed for regulating the voting by
proxy for officers of mutual insurance com
panies. Adjourned.
SENATE. Jan. 16.-The special order
the resolution favoring reconciliation and
repeal of resumption act was taken up.
Donnelly spoke for an hour and half in adj
vocacy Of the first. Upon conclusion OF his
remarks, Edwards of Fillmore, offered a sub
stitute, requiring the government to do the
coinage, and limiting the coinage to $4,000
900 annually, and its legal tender powers to
500. Donnelly accepted the substitute, W hen
G. D. Gilfillan offered an amendment requlr
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, on the Normal School build
ings, are necessary to preve1t obstruction and
loss. The President announced the following
standing committees:
House. Jan. l6.-At the morning Session
Speaker Gilman announced the appoint
ment OF the following regular.
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
WAYS and Means-Messrs. Ladd, Burnap
Day, johnson, Rahilly Fowler, Rice.
Judiciary-Messrs. Campbell, $: l.. Mead
Iadd, West, J. p. Hicks, Colvillc, Kinds.
Railroads Messrs- sabin, Gilman, II. II
Fulton, Sanborn, McCrea, Cowing, Rice
Morse, Stanley, Anderson, Campbell W. II
! Harvey. FcllcI, iuutS, NCcl, .. W.
Public Accounts and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mead, Putnam, Robinson, Mills. Chandler
Brainerd Colby.
Public Lands-Messrs. Gilman. Weinani
Richardson, Brandt, Bishop, Christopherson
Null, Stacy, Lutz Muir, Christensen, Rutland
holton, Williams, Lewis.
Federal Relations-Messrs. Warner, Lieu
Hail. Hazleton. Rahilly, Mills, McDermott.
Observation-Disclosures West, J. z. Colby, Nc
. Broom, Fowler, Cowing. Hyslop.
.. Towns and counties-Messrs. Richard
son, Mosher, Hicks, Putnam, Bye Bohan
Button.
Military ADMINISTRATIVE Alfred, Ghostly
Bowler, Edison, Keenan,, Nolstad
Incorporation Messrs. Muir, McCrea
klossner, Perrin, Miller, Clark and RE
: land
Indian Affairs Messrs. Harvey, Brown
, Holtou, Christopherson, Richter, Hunt,
: Hyland.
Agriculture and Neutrality-suspicious.
e Butium, 1klosson, Gunyalson, Tanning, NJ,
c Dermott Giles, Dresbach, q. b.
. State Prison Messrs Fulton, Buffum Ed
: son, johnson, Reaney, Lutz, Keenan,.
J, Claims--Messrs. Crandall, Gunvalson, Pul
4 die, Thompson. j.. Brown, Hyland, Dresbaci
e VI. K.
Insurance Companies-Messrs. Anderson
Hicks. West, j. p LANCE, Dresbach, NJ. X
j. Brainerd Larkn.
Immgration-Me Emmons, Wicke,
E Klossner. Evenson, Hyslop, Dilley. Emmcl.
" Hospital for imsane-Messrs West, B NJ
I.add Reaney Holland.
Deaf Dumb and Blind-Nessrs. Dennisol
Cole. Currie Edison. Chandler
State Reform School-Messrs- Wiley, Pete
o son. Burnep, Button, Lewis.
4 Soldiers Orphans-Messrs. Alfred, Hal
= Geib, Stone, Pinney.
i Roads Bridges and Navigabe Streams
Messrs. Mosher, Gitzner Thopson, J. ". La
: kin. Rawson.
: Banks-Messrs Perrin Crandal, Weinan
= Hun;ley, YTompkins.
= Printing-Messrs Day, Christensen, Hind
Reaney Campbell, W. NJ.
+ Election-Messrs. Bye, Geib, I-angem
Brown niley.
Conmerce-Nessrs Lewis LANCE Evenso
> Barthel. Creshach, @. b.
l Public Buildings-Messrs. Null, Wiley, Pc
!. erson. Ghostlv. Tanning.
- Sules aud Joint Rules-Messrs Fclle
4 Fitzncr. Puriis Rrawson. Giles
State Iiherary-Messrs. Sanborn. Haxleto
= BoFthel. Miller, Campbell, 5 +.
= Mines and Ninerals-Messrs. Weinau
- Trewe Carrie Holland. NcDeTInott-
Engro<s meni-MeSsrs. Fatmun, Pinne
n Volsead. Fulton. Trewe-
Enrollmeut-Me>srs. Bishop. Barthel. Star
lev. Thorn -. 5tAgIs-
= Trae Culture and Fnei-Hessrs Ston
y Williams Wiekey. Tonpkins, Bowler.
= Iuebriate Asylum-NeSsrs. Stacey. Thorn
= son. j W. Campbell 5. L. LanSeno, Char
- der.
soTSr STANDING COMMITTEES.
g Taxes and Tax Laws-Messrs Hick
II Mead. NcBrown, Kinds. Holland
10 University and University Laads-Nessl
/ Robinson. Warner. Clarke. RahilIy. Hoilan
Z. PFinting-Messrs- Day. ReAney. Morse
Joint Special Committee 10 Paris Expot
. tion-Messrs. Thomson. Rice, Colby
;. tIrasshopper Commitse--Nessrs- Nicer.
- Campbell. " NJ, Stone, Emmel. Gilman.
- H rsddes. Anderson. Cole. Lien Ladd, Boha
~ Emmons. Bowley, Stacey.
~ INSTEAD of the fime-honored mi
N $780, .L.ts~3 .-ox ror,r 90 I-r-