Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-03

/ were reieIIeu 70 the committee on education
without further comment
AS piece of pleasantly, Representative
| Mills moved to refer to the committee on
Federal Relations, the resolution introduced
some days ago by DR.. Miller, of Winona, re-
questing our Senators and Representatives
| in Congress to favor the passage of bill
then pending, for the appointment of
commission of inquiry into the physical,
moral, financial and legal relations of the
liquor traffic, and which resolution the good
Doctor had called up with the view of having
1t passed. Just before the vote was taken.
some member loosely alluded to the earn
est desire of the chairman of the Federal
Relation committee to have something to do,
and for that reason he would vote for the
reference asked.
during the morning hour. Hon. A. r.
barrows, who formerly resided in Olmsted
county, whence he removed to Chippewa
Falls, Wisconsin,; where he was. last fall.
elected to the Assembly and was subsequent
~ chosen Speaker, occupied seat by the
side OF Speaker Gilman. Speaker Bar
rows had arrived by the early morning
train and came to the Capitol on visit
when he met several of his old time friends
among whom was Captain w. H. Mills who
% years ago was1iaepupil oflMr. Barrow S and
received from him some of his earliest les
sons in the course2o f Instruction. afforded in
those days in country schools.
Among the notices of the introduction of
NV Mr. e
change the name of Pembina county. to
klttson. This is the second or third time
the bill has been '.tried on having fpassed
the House last year and failed in the Senate.
The question of the removal of the county
seat of Scott county was brought
to focus by the introduction by Mr.. Giles
OF bill submitting to a vote of the people
the question of removal from Shakopee to
Jordan. The Speaker referred the bill to
the customary committee-that of towns
and counties-but this did not satisfy Mr..
Kinds who moved to refer to the judiciary
committee with instructions to report gen
eral bill on the subject of such removals.
whereby all such matters might be disposed
of in the future, at home. This disposition
of his bill didn't suit Mr.. Giles who called
the attention of the House to the fact that
the gentleman was seeking to have it re-
ferred to, the committee of which he was
member. Mr.. II. protested that
he would not attend the committee meet
ing at the time the matter might be under
consideration, but the House evidently was
in sympathy with Mr.. Giles, and accordingly
refused by an emphatic vote to make any
other disposition of it than that which the
Speaker had already made
This stumbling block disposed of, the
House routine proceeded quietly and smooth
ly along to the close. The Hastings a. Da-
kota extensionists We're in no mood to rush
things and therefore, made no objection to
the proposition of Mr.. Hicks to make it the
special order for Tuesday next at lf-past
ten o'clock.
Evidently the experience of the day previous
had not been lost upon them. and they fear
ed repetition of the woeful misfortunes
already made. The truths as told in The
GLOBE of Friday had been generally read
and as readily acquiesced in, and the neces-
sity of avoiding similar mistakes in the fu-
ture was apparent to all.
The unanimity with which the House
and Senate gave its sanction to the bill for
the furnishing and distribution of seed grain
to grasshopper sufferers was a decided COM
pllment to the committee which framed it.
Undoubtedly much care and attention, as
well as severe labor had been devoted to it's
preparation and the House was unquestionably
right in refusing all amendments and in
passing it as it came from the committee.
The bill for the payment of bounties for
tree planting under the act of 1873. was lost,
only 50, two less than the constitutional ma
jority, voting for in the majority, and this
was, no doubt, owing to the thinness of the
House at the time the vote was taken,
and if this be the case, there will be no diff
Guilty in reconsidering and passing it on
Monday or Tuesday.
Routine Report.
ST. PAUL, Feb. "A large number of petit
tions praying for the enactment of the bill to
abolish the taxation, pauperism and crime re-
sultlng from the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors, were read from almost every
section of the State. These were followed by a
somewhat smaller number relating to the Mer-
rlll text book law, and praying generally its
repeal.
At this point Hon. A. r. Barrows the Speak
er of the Wisconsin Assembly, was introduced
to the House by Speaker Gilman, and took a
seat on the raised platform by the Speaker s
side.
|
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Mil
Ter on the 18th ult., was called up and, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Mills, referred to the committee on
federal relations.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, A bill is pending in the United
States Congress concerning the appointment of
commission of inquiry into the physical, NOR
al, financial and legal relations of the liquor
traffic: therefore
Resolred, That we deem this subject of great
Importance to our country, and do hereby re-
quest our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress to favor the passage of said bill.
IteSoired, That the Secretary of State forward
to our Senators and Representatives in Congress
a copy of these resolutions.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Dresbach, M. R.--Regulating the
transactions OF insurance companies.
BY the same-Amending the laws of 1872 re-
lating to fire insurance companies.
By Mr.. Bishop-C Changing the name of an in
dividual
By Mr. sabin-Apprepriating annually 50 ,OOC
for the geological survey of the northern por-
ton of the State.
By Mr. Ladd-Amending general laws of 1877
relating to public schools of the State.
By MIR. Collaborating for construction OF
wire fences a10no hiphwoyc