Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-05
called for the yeas and nays ON his motion an,
it was lost-yeas IL, nays IS.
The Senate then took recess to s clock
EVENING SESSION

Senate went into committee of the whole with
Senator Doran in the chair, and resumed con-
sideration of the bill in relation to the South
ern Minnesota Extension railroad company, and
Senator Goodrich proceeded to speak against
the amendment of Senator Gillian. He
claimed that the amendment was unnecessarily
onerous and against the real interests of the
people of the section through which the road is
to run. The company also proposed very. lib
eral terms in reference to the land acquired.
offering to sell the same for So per acre, giving
Immediate occupation, the settler to be allowed
81. 50 for every acre broken next year. and an
additional 81 cents for every acre seeded
the year following, proposition never
pany. He trusted the company would not be
burdened by the provisions of the amendment. |
Senator West spoke against the amendment. |
arguing that its provisions were opposed to the
interests Of the people and in violation of the |
| spirit of the grant under which the Southern |
Minnesota company had accepted it and built |
! its road to its present terminus at Winnebago
City, from which point the extension company
proposed to take up and carry out its contract. |
Senator Edgerton also spoke against the
amendment, claiming that no such provision
had ever been forced upon any company seek
! ing an extension of time for the completion of
its road
Senator Donnelly while not fully in favor of
| the amendment, held that the interests OF the
people of Jackson and Martin counties We're
eAAS WA
pany under it might keep the lands out of the
market until 1881, and then finally default on
| building the road. He moved an amendment
to the amendment, requiring the company to
grade only 20 miles, not complete ready for
| use.
| friends of the measure was not to accept any
amendment that would send the bill back to
| the House at this late day of the session. The
| friends of the bill wanted it to stand as 1t Is.
| Senator Smith sent up and had read a protest
| from his constituency of Murray and Plpestone
| counties against the proposed grant to the eN-
| tension company, unless similar restrictions as
those provided in the amendment are required.
Also, one from Mobiles county favorlng the eX-
tension company.
Senator G. ID. Gilfllan said that the Senate
had plain business before it. When the bill
was first read he thought the looseness OF It's
provisions was a simple mistake, but examina-
ton convinced him that it was drawn to de
ceivc. There was nothing in the bill imposing
any penalty upon the company for the non-per-
Torrance of their contract. There was
absolutely nothing in the bill for the security
of the people interested, and he submitted that
it was the duty of the Senate to correct this
oversight.
Senator Armstrong denied and threw back
upon the Senator from Ramsey the charge OF
, deception on the part of the Southern Exten-
sion company. and charged that the deception
in the matter came entirely from the st. Paul
& Sioux City interest. The amendment offered
was in the interest of the ST. Paul and Sioux
City road, and to show the animus of this In
terest he sent up and had read letter from
Mr.. Van Horn to Mr.. E. +. Drake and the lat
ter's reply thereto in relation to the policy OF
the two companies in the extension OF then
lines westward and southwestward, III which
Mr.. Drake expresses his willingness to assist
the former in carrying out his plans.
To these letters Senator Gilfllar
: sent up and had read letter
from Gen. Bishop, Mr.. Drake being
absent from the city, in which the explanation
is made that Mr.. brakes promise was made
upon the understanding that the Southern
Minnesota was to seek different line from
g that now proposed
g Senator Henry was not committed to eithe
; side, and simply wanted to do what would
f prove the greatest good to the greatest number
t He thought that would be secured by givin.
: the people of those counties a competing line
f As he understood it, he thought he should hav
+ to favor the amendment.
: A vote was then taken on the amendment ant
y it was lost, yeas IA. nays IT, and on Senate
i. Edgerton's motion the bill was recommends
G for a third reading.
l. THE ST. PAUL PACIFIC.
= The Senate then took up Senator Nelson
:. bill in relation to the completion of the 81
> Paul and Pacific extension lines, and repealin
y the legislation of last winter for the settlemen
of the claims of DeGraff & Co., RELOCATING thei
remedy and also Of the Western railroad com
l. pany to the courts
Senator Doran said that since the bi
there had been several attempts to comprt
h mise. The last proposition Mr.. De Graft pre-
70 posed to accept, thus showing his disposition
10 help settle the controversy and let the road
h. built. He therefore hoped the friends of tt
n measure would not press the matter tonight
De that the parties engaged in the compromis
r. may have time to perfect the details, promisir
Mt to assist in every way possible to put
it through.
a. Senator Nelson moved the adoption of IL
O. amendments. If the compromise was affectt
of some such legislation as contained in the bi
was needed. It was getting late in the sessio
III and whatever was done had to be done no.
ay He was opposed to the State becoming clai
n agent for the collection of prlva
t. claims, but if compromise shou
IN be effected he would join in amending his b
lie to suit the case but it could do no harm to pa
90 the bill through the committee of the whole t
tv night.
nd Senator Doran protested against the mann
r. in which it was sought to rush the bill thrOug
es He believed there was right in the claim of
70 Graft & Co.. and that the legislation of la
no winter was just, and ought not to be u
. done.
ew Senator Morton also protested against VIII
ill he called the indecent haste with which t
on bill was sought to be rushed through.
Senator Nelson claimed that if the comp
mt mise was effected the only change in his b
in necessary would be the striking out the clar
tn relating to repeal. In answer to Sena tor L
m ran, he replied that the bill should be left OPP
ne. to amendment, and that he would also move
To- strike off the repeating clause.
son Senator Doran then withdrew his opposite
ch to present consideration, and Senator Nels
;ed moved that the bill be engrossed for thi
in reading. Senator Doran moved to amend
lall indefinitely postpone, which motion was 10
the and the motion to engross adopted.
The committee rising, q, u, GIltillan NOV
at to except the Southern extension bill from
the report, and it being excepted, he offered
ali amendment on which he called the yeas
hat nays and the amendment was lost by the
ted lowing vote
led .YEAs.
ing Ahrens Hersev. Pillsburv
Donnelly. Houlton, Rice,
ons Gifillan, c. d. Lienau, Shaleen,
ION Gilfllan, ]. B. Mealey, Swanstrom-
;es- Henry, Morton,
OF NAYS.
va r. Armstrong, Edwards. Nelson
-. Bailey, Finseth. Page,
nd Bonnlwell, Goodrich, Remore,
80 Clement, Macdonald Smith,
no Clough, Mcclure, Waite.
not Deuel., McHench, Waldron,
: &c Doran, McNelly, Wheat-25.
~ Drew, Morehouse
Edgerton, Morrison,
lat Senator Nelson's bill was excepted from
IN report by common consent, In shape for anne
~ / ment, and the Senate adjourned.
and ---
Lbly House.
!, The hour draweth nigh when the tw
lion tieth session of the Minnesota Legislat
,uld will be numbered among the things
pu pun were. Never before, at least in the past
dozen years, were the closing days O
the cecsion oopfrontal with sylch an array