New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-03-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Twentieth Annual Session.
SENATE, Feb. 23.-Not in session.

SENATE, FEB. S3.-N OF IN session.
HOUSE, Feb. 25.-This branch of the
Legislature were in secret session on the Page
impeachment case
SENATE: Feb. 25th.-A session of the
senate was held last evening, at which Mr.,
Donnelly offered resolution condemning the
attempt Of the school-book publishers RING to
bride members of the legislature into defeat
ing the Merrill school-boOk law and approyin o
the heroic conduct of Hon. Charles G. Brandt
i'll exposing the crime, but such a resolution
was declared out of order. The Fort Smelling
bridge bill was passed. III
HOUSE, Feb. 25.-Mr. Colville, of a
special committee, presented report on the
geological survey bill, urging its postpone
ment for few years, or until government
survey shall be made. Mr.. Hicks mechanics
lien bill, and the bill which provides for the
enlargement of the capitol were favorably re-
ported on. Among the important bills introdu-
ced was one by Mr.. Mills regulating rates and
fares on railroads. By Mr.. Colville, dividing
Red Winginto wards. A joint resolution by Mr..
Ladd authorizing the borrowing Of $500 for
seed grain. By Mr.. Hicks, providing for the
inspection OF steamboat boilers. The evenin q
session was devoted to hearing the testimony
in the Page impeachment case.
SENATE, Feb. 26.-This body did fine
days work, passing nearly sixty bills, some of
them very Important in addition to which
considerable other business was transacted
OF the especially important bills passed was
the general tax law, restoring with slight
amendment the stringent law of 1874 the bill
setting aside the 100000 acres of internal i'm
provement lands for the liquidation of the old
railroad bonds, and that for limiting home
stead exemptions to $4,000 The school text
book bill as amended by the House, came up,
but without action the Senate made it the
special order for the 9th. The senate signi-
n Of
tional convention by recommending Senator
Waite's bill for that purpose to pass without
dissenting voice. Bills were introduced reg
ulating the salaries Of certain State officers,
and for increasing the salaries of district
judges to $500.
HOUSE, FEB. s6.-The House yesterday
put in long and faithful days work, and dis
posed of large amount Of business. The
morning session was entirely devoted to the
passing Of House bills, of which about thirty.
mostly Of a local character were gotten out OF
the way. In the afternoon, yesterday being
the last day for the introduction of new bills
the opportunity was availed Of to introduce
very large number of bills-few ofwhich, how
ever, possessed more than local Significance
After this order had been disposed Of, the text
book bill was taken up and disposed Of The
bill was passed by.a vote Off to SO. Upon
motion the resolution of inquiry into the
official conduct of Judge Cox at the late
court, was adopted without opposition. Mr..
Campbell, of the judiciary committee was plac-
ed at the head of the committee of inyes
tigation, with the power to send for persons
and papers. In the evening the attention of
the House was entirely occupied with the
Page impeachment.
SENATE, Feb. 81, The constitutional
amendment bill was defeated, lacking five
votes of the requisite two-thirds Among the
new bills introduced were these: To redis-
trict the judicial districts; appropriating $500
for disseminating information about destruct-
i've insects; to transfer the soldiers orphans
( to the State University; to provide for the adj
Justment OF the Brainerd branch land grant.
The bill to appropriate 81, 600 for immigration
purposes was Indefinitely postponed. These
laws were perfected in the passage, of house
bills: Amending the charter of the city of
authorizing the village of Waseca to issue
bonds, and LIE Sueur county to sell its poor
farm; changing school districts in LIE Sueur
county.
HOUSE, Feb. 27.-The morning pro-
ceedings of the House furnished some impor.
tant committee reports, the chief of which in
Importance was on the immigration question.
The report was. accomp panied by bill naming
an immigration commission and providing
for the issue of an immigration pamphlet. a
resolution endorsing Brandt went over under
debate. Soon after the meeting in the after
noon the Page impeachmen matter was taken
up with the understanding that members Of
the judiciary committee could each SPEAK at
length and other members could speak ten
minutes. The consideration of the matter
continued until midnight when the following