New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-23
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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Twentieth Annual Session.

J.
SENATE, Jan. l5.-A bill was intro
| duced by Senator Langdon prohibiting voting
| by proxy in mutual insurance companies, and
three unsuccessful attempts were made to pass
| it under suspension of the rules. One thous-
and copies each Of the Governors message
were ordered printed in the Norwegian,
| dred in the French. Several local bills were
passed under suspension of the rules.
HOUSE, Jan. 15.-The House met at 3
| O'Clock. That portion of the Governors mes
sage relating to purchasing seed wheat for
| grasshopper sufferers was referred to the
grasshopper committee with instructions to
| report plan, &c. Mr.. Rice gave notice of
east wing of capitol. A resolution was in
| troduced prohibiting future appropriations of
the Internal improvement fund A resolu-
ton for the appointment OF text book COM
mittee went over under notice of debate. A
memorial to Congress for the improvement of
! the Red River was unanimously adopted
The rules were suspended and a bill introduc
ed and passed for regulating the voting by
| proxy for officers of mutual insurance COM
panies. Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 16.-The special order
the resolutions favoring reconciliation and
repeal of resumption act were taken up.
Donnelly spoke for an hour and half in adj
VOCdCy Vi 'GuC uTSG. upon Oh MS
remarks, Edwards, of Fillmore, offered sub
stltute, requiring the government to do the
coinage, and limiting the coinage to $1O,000,-
600 annually, and its legal tender power to
| $500. Donnelly accepted the substitute, when
G. D. Gifllan offered an amendment requir-
ing the coinage to be interchangeable with
gold, dollar for dollar and of the standard
of 1870. On Senator Edgerton's motion the
original motion, the substitute and amend
| ment was referred to the judiciary committee
to report tomorrow. The committee on pub
lie buildings was instructed to inquire what
repairs, if any, OF the Normal School buildings
are necessary to prevent destruction and loss.
The President announced the following stand
ing committees:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
President Wakefield announced the follow
ing committees:
Judiciary-Me Armstrong, Nelson, j. B.
| Gillian, Edgerton, Waite, Goodrich, Nc
Clure, G. d. Gilfllan, and Donnelly.
Finance-Messrs. Page, Pillsbury, Clement,
Morton, and Mealey.
Elections-Messrs. Hersey, Deuel., Finseth,
Lienau, and Drew.
Claims Messrs. Wheat, McHench, Kenmore,
Doran and Morehouse.
! observation-disclosures. Hall, Smith, G.. d. Gill
| fllan, DonneIly and Mcdonald.
Public Laws-Messrs Edwards, Swanstrom,
Deuel., Goodrich, Pillsbury, Bonniwen and
Morehouse.
| Internal Improvement-Messrs, Morrison,
Remore, Hall, Bonniwell and Doran.
| Federal Relations-Messrs. Goodrich, Nc
| Clure Clough, Henry and Macdonald.
| Agriculture Messrs. Finseth, McNelly, Shall
| cen, Clough and Donnelly.
l Military Affairs-Messrs. Edgerton, Swan
strom, Hall, Lienau and Macdonald.
| Insurance-Messrs. Clement, j. B. GilflIan
Swanstrom, McNelly, Morton Bonniwell and
Drew.
| Banks-Messrs. Page Armstrong; Morton and
Doran.
Corporations Messrs. Bailey, Rice, Mcclure,
Houlton and Lienau,
Railroads-Messrs. C, D. Gilfllan. Nelson.
Bailey. Edgerton. Iangdon. Goodrich. Hersey.
Rice, Smith, McNelly, Donnelly, Bonniwell and
Mealey.
State Reform School-Messrs. Edgerton, Mel
son, Hersey, Morton and Doran.
Insane Asylun-Messrs. McHench; Ahrens,
Morrison, Henry and Waite.
| Deaf, Dunno and Blind-Messrs. Deuel., Gle
ment, Smith, Finseth and Macdonald.
Town and Counties-Messrs Smith, Pills
bury Waldron Henry and Mealey.
Indian Affairs-Messrs swanstrom, Clouggh,
Anrens. HenIy anu Morenous Sc.
PUBIC ~ ldlngslMessrs. shaleen, McHencn,
towards ", morton ana an Drew;
state fr1son-Messrs. :, Waloron' McNeliy'
Goodrich, Jersey, Doran, Bonn1weli and Meaiy.
Llbrary, y EDWARDS Ciough MORRISON,
Walte anu niorenouse.
PrlntlngIMessrs. P1llsbury Bailey, Wheat,
Morton and macdonald.
rossm 4s hemore, Deuel. Hal,
Henry ana Drew:
I'M OH 9e A'angdon' "aluron'
Hail, Doran ana Llenau. -
Enrollment-Messrs Holton, Wheat, Morri-
son, Morehouse ana ), Henry. 49,.
hetrencnme IN ana heto1mMessrs' Anerns'
Wheat, hlce, shaAeen and MORRISON.
SOLDIERS orphans-Messrs. Remore, Edger-
ton, Ho I Drew " ana Morton 10 =
g, Tree plan5lngIMessrs. Donneily, Haii hlce,