Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-01
created quite an excitement, and was listened

'Alas ieepoIn county wanted the Legislature
to understand that she took no stock
in the charges made against the Judge.
and that he wanted it to 90 on
record as the sentiment of his people.
that there and in all tho other counties of
his district, except Mower county where he
was opposed by ring, Judge Page was re-
garded as honest, incorruptible and entirely
competent for the high position he held.
The GLOBE has already alluded to the |
effort being made to detach the western por-
ton Of Renville county west of range 36 and
attach the same to Yellow Medicine. To-
day Mr.. Bowler sent up two more petitions
praying for the submission of the question
to the people.
Upon the question of employing steno-
grapher for reporting in full the testimony
In the Page Impeachment proceedings, the
House came very near stranding itself on
the shoals and sticking there the balance of
of the day. After considerable discussion
vote was reached on an amendment offered
by Mr.. Feller, of Wabashaw. authorizing
the committee to employ competent steno-
grapher, and the proposition was sustained
by small majority.
This was certainly the only sensible and
feasible way out of the difficulty Anything
like connected and complete report of the
testimony in the case would otherwise have
been wholly out Of the question. and as
argued by Col. Fuller, the House could hard
| " act intelligently and understandingly
M 4 ! !,
indirect important OF unimportant, given
in the case before the committee
The afternoon session was spirited and
kept the House busy. Mr.. Hyslop offered
resolution, which, however, went over under
notice of debate, instructing the committee
on Public Lands, to which was referred Mr.
Kinds bill relating to the recovery and
destruction of the old railroad bonds to SO
amend it as to provide for the pay
ment of debts incurred by contractors
for labor and supplies furnished.
/ large number of bills were introduced
mostly, however, of local character. One.
perhaps, was an exception to the rule-that
relating to the protection of the people
against the taxation, pauperism and crime
resulting from the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors. The bill was prepared
by the Temperance Union, and differs
in some respects from that introduced and
voted down last year. It's friends of course
claim that it is decided improvement upon
last year, but it is doubtful whether it will
be awarded different fate from that of it's
j predecessor.
i In committee of the whole, the grasshop-
per bill, unaltered and unchanged, was re-
commended for passage. The House eyi-
IDENTIFY feared to allow the pruning knife to
be once inserted into it although strenuous
effort was made so to do by several of the
leading members.
The Hastings & Dakota bill was made the
special order for 10 o'clock this morning.
The following are the
Routine PyOceedings.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 31.-A constant stream of
petitions and other communications poured in
this morning. Among them was memorial
from Selah Chamberlain in reference to the ad
Justment of the old State railroad bonds, which
was reforred to the committee on public lands
I PETITIONS DEFENDING JUDGE PAGE.
MIR. Purdie of Freedom, presented three ne
titions defending Judge Page from the charges
preferred against him. Two of the petitions
|: We're from Mower County, and were the same
IN language. The Mower County petitions
were signed by 357 persons, and the Freeland
County petition by 389. In presenting them
Mr.. Purdy said that he wanted it understood
by the House that his County Freeborn) took
no stock in the charges made against Judge
Page, and that they believed them to be the
result of bitter partisan feeling
The following are the petitions
, To the House Of Representatives of the State OF
: Minnesota:
The undersigned. citizens of the State OF
| Minnesota, residing in the county of Mower.
, respectfully petition your honorable body and
earnestly solicit your careful consideration OF
the following facts
1t appears from the published proceedings OF
your body that the 22d day of January
1873 petition signed by P. T. MCINTYRE and
tWenty-&ou other persons was presented tc
you, charging the Honorable Sherman Page
Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, with Of
flclal misconduct and asking that he be i'm
peached.
Judge Page has been resident of this count,
for period of more than twelve years. and has
always been known as an earnest advocate Of
} the strlctest integrity in the management Of
t election to the Office which he now holds he
was prominent and active as citizen in ex
posing and bringing to justice a number oil
) men IN Mower county, the record of whose
otiicial corruption has already become part
OF the history of this State. This independent
and honorable course has been the cause Of bite
enmlty against him and his enemies have neye,
S lost an opportunity to misrepresent his conduc
and his motives. We believe he has alwav,
sought by the use of proper means Throughout
e MS entire district to correct the abuses thai
have crept into our system of county govern
: ment Every effort in this direction in Mowe
county has been met by the most determined
$ opposition: the most extraordinary efforts hay,
been made to influence and prejudice the pub
lie mind against Judge Page by misrepresenta
lloll' ana we beheve the present movement t.
i have been lnaugurated more to CRAFTY per
sonal and political hostility than to subseryt
public interests.
4 These charges having been spread before the
: world In an unprec edented manner bv tbei1
. introduction before your honorable BODY in.
stead of by the usual resolution of inouirv +
such cases. Simple justice would seem to re-
qulre that full and complete investigation Of
these charges be made in the first instance
Having entire confidence in the integrity Of
E Judge Page and his ability to successfully re
/ fute every allegation of misconduct we re-
spectfully request that the fullest inquiry be-
made into his official acts, and that he be given
: the fullest opportunity which he may desire to
show the origin and purposes of the prosecu.
ton against him and the falsity of the charges
: preferred.
' FREEBoRN COUNTY.
i 10 the Honorable the House of Representatives
r of the State of Minnesota:
We, the undersigned petitioners residents OF
9 Freeborn county, have heard with deep regret
f the charges presented to your Honorable body
e against the Hon. Sherman Page, Judge of the
: Tenth Judicial District, and we, your petition.
ers, from our knowledge of Judge Page, de.
e rived from acquaintance of his manner Of con-
Quoting business on the bench in our county. dc
f not hesitate to declare that notwithstanding
f such charges, which proceed from only one coun.
: ty Of said district, that our confidence in the
purity, integrity and impartiality of our Judge
E remains mistaken; and We know, too, that IN