Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-01

OF Tue 6uOJeCb.
The vote being taken the motion to reconsider
was lost. and the matter finally ended.
Mr.. Rice said he felt it his duty to offer a
resolution to make some disposition of the tes-
timony taken on the investigation of the text
book bribery. He offered the following.
Resol,ed, That copy of the resolution OF
this House adopted on the 10th inst, directing
an investigation relating to the use of money
to influence votes upon the school text book
bill pending in the House, and the testimony
taken by the committee appointed hereunder
be transmitted by the chief clerk to the attor-
ney general, who is hereby requested to take
such action thereon as in his opinion the fur
OF the supremacy of the law demand, and that
tne clerk also transmit Herewith copy of this
resolution.
Mr. Hicks moved the adoption of the resolu-
ton.
Mr. Purdie called for the ayes and nays.
Mr. McDermOtt moved call of the House
which was ordered
Mr.. Edison moved further proceedings be dis
pensed with. Carried
Mr.. Rice moved the provision question. which
was ordered. The resolutions was then adopted,
yeas 78, nays none.
LIMITING DEBATE.
Mr.. Edison moved that hereafter debate on all
subjects be limited to ten minutes, and then
not more than once which motion was finally
adopted.
IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS.
The speaker announced the following as the
committee to impeach Hon. Sherman Page,
judge of the 10th judicial district at the bar of
the Senate: West, J. P, Bowler, Edison, Brain
ard and Richardson
The House then took up the order of the mes
sages from the Senate and concurred in the
| amendments to several bills which had been
attached thereto in the Senate.
Recess to 2:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| On motion of Mr.. Valstad, the rules were
suspended, and a bill relating to the incorpora-
| ton OF the village of Lyle introduced, read a
second and third time, and passed.
| On motion of Mr.. Robinson, the rules were
suspended, and the Senate bills amending the
acts incorporating the city of st. Charles, was
read second and third time, and passed.
The order of first reading of Senate bills be-
| ing in progress, and the county seat removal
bill of Scott county having been read, Mr.
Giles moved that the bill be read a second time
and referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr. Kinds objected, and the motion was, on
division, declared lost. Ayes 49, nays "a.
On the motion Of Mr.. Hicks, the Senate bill.
| introduced by the joint committee on taxes
and tax laws, and relating to the assessment
and collection of taxes, made the special
o'clock.
MIR. j. z. West. chairman of the select COM
nittee, read the following: Mr.. Speaker-I1
obedience to the order of the House. we pro
ceeded to the bar of the Senate, and in the
name Of this body, and of all the people of the
State OF Minnesota, we impeached, as were
directed to do, Judge Sherman Page, of the tenth
judicial district of the State of Minnesota OF
corrupt conduct in Office, and of crimes and
mlsdemeanOrs in office, and we demanded that
the Senate should take order to make him APP
pear before that body to answer for the same
and announced that the House would soon pre-
sent articles of impeachment and make then
good, to which the president of the Senate made
no response.
The communication was received and ordered
spread on the journal.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For the execution of bonds in certain cases.
Appropriating money to pay John Schroeder
as clerk OF the board of immigration. Appro
PIRATES 500.
i SENATE BILLS LOST.
Authorizing supervisors to lay out OF discon
tlnue winter roads.
Reimbursing Yellow Medicine county for ex
penses incurred in taking care of two indigen
persons. Yeas 50, nays 49,
Uupon motion of Mr.. Bowler the vote where
by the Seante bill reimbursing Yellow Medicine
county had been lost, was reconsidered, and tn
bill passed after spirited advocacy Of tn
| same by Messrs. Rice, Muir, w. NJ. Campbell
and others.
recess to eight o clock.
EVENING SESSION.
No quorum being present Mr.. Hicks moved
!, call OF the House, which was ordered. Ate
roll call and the lapse of brief interval fur
ther proceedings were dispensed with on tn
motion of the same gentleman.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
!; Authorizing Rock county to issue bonds t.
fund its Indebtedness.
Fixing the time of holding terms of court o
the district court in Renville county.
} Detatching certain territory from Chippewa
and attaching the same to Yellow Medicine
Recommitted to Mr.. J. w. Williams for amend
ment.
{ For the support of soldiers orphans. Apprc
, pirates 81, 900 for that purpose
Authorizing the lowering of lakes in Pop
county.
Authorizing school district in Mower an
Fillmore counties to pay off Indebtedness.
To pay clerk hire of treasurer of Winon
county.
For the relief of the independent school dis
! trict in Belle Plaine Scott county. Recon-
mitted to Scott county delegation, amended an
passed.
Legalizing conveyances of lakewood cemeter
in Belle Plaine, Scott county.
Authorizing supervisors of town of Bell
PLANE to issue bonds.
Amending the act authorizing the count
{ commissioners to issu ne bonds to the amount c
5,OOO, for court house purposes
Amending the acts relating to the incorpor;
ton of Watertown, Carver county.
!. Authorizing county commissioners of Murra
county to issue bonds.
7 Legalizing articles of incorporation of tn
farmers of Freedom county.
Legalizing the town plat of the village {
Nininger City.
Changing name of Union Cemetery, in Bell
PLANE, to lakewood.
Amending the village charter of Preston
| Relating to executors giving bonds and ALLOW
ing testators to release the same therefron
!. Lost-ayes 46, nays 8. Reconsidered.
, Relating to school district in lie Suer
county.
On motion of Mr.. Hicks the House adjourned
Oppressive Legislation.
, Austin Republican.
Now what does the oppressive legislatio
mean? Why this persistent opposition t
the wishes of the people and best interests {