Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-21
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CV( 10
Goodhue. .................... 1872 81
Fillmore $40 80
Dakota Observation-Disclosures. 669 SO
Soldiers Orphans ............... SOP 20
Total $1,000. Sl4, 767 81
COAL TAR AND SHEET IRON.
The bill to reimburse the several counties
for sums paid to the Governor for coal tar and
sheet iron, SO as to place these counties on the
same footing as counties failing to repay the
Governor, was reported back from the COM
mittee with recommendation for indefinite
postponement. After discussion, upon motion
Of Senator Armstrong, the bill and report were
laid upon the table.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Nelson, from the judiciary COM
understanding the general statutes to con-
viding for biennial legislative sessions.
By Senator Nelson-C Changing name.
By Senator Langdon-To amend the act in
cooperating the Minnesota & Western railroad
company. Also, to amend the act allowing the
Minneapolis & st. Louis railway company to
construct branch lines.
INSANE ASYLUM INVESTIGATION.
The president announced as the special COM
mittee to investigate the management Of the
insane under the resolution of Senator Edger-
ton: Senators Doran, Rice, Edgerton, Morton
and Drew.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate at half past o'clock went into
committee of the whole, with nineteen bills on
general orders, including the proposition for a
constitutional amendment allowing women to
vote upon the question of license, which was
recommended to pass after voting down mo-
ton toindefnitely postpone.
The bill creating the Office of public examiner,
toexamine the books and accounts of public Off
Gals and banking institutions, was taken up
section by section, amendments made, and the
bill ordered engrossed for third reading
The committee then rose and the Senate adj
journed
The leading feature of yesterdays pro-
ceedings was the presentation of the judiciary
committees report upon the Page investiga
ton. The session had been of some half al
hours duration-the interval having beer
occupied in the reading of petitions and
other communications and in the transaction
of routine business generally, when Mr.
Campbell sent up the report and the chic
clerk commenced the reading. This occu
pied some time and was listened to will
breathless interest by the crowded lobby
which had assembled under the continued
attraction of this report and the special order
the textbook bill, as we'll as by the House
Campbell sent up the resolution of i'm
parchment and asked to have it made tn
special order for Friday next at II O'Clock
This was almost Immediately followed b,
Mr.. Furdie's resolution, who shortly there
after supported the adoption thereof in al
able and earnest speech the main points o
which are given below. Mr.. Purdie is firm
friend of Judge Page and will no doubt as
sumo the leadership of the Judges friend
in the House in the contest on the impeach
ment which is to be inaugurated next Fri
day. Messrs Hicks and Campbell followed
in very effective remarks. showing that th
attempt to carry out the idea of Mr.. Pur
dies resolution was practically to defeat tn
impeachment from the mere want o
the necessary time therefor. MI
Ladd, another firm friend of til
Judges and the member of the judiciar
committee who stood out SO long and 81
earnestly for him, also attempted to qualif
| the force of the remarks of his associates o.
the committee, by showing that they ha
over calculated the bulk of the testimony a
we'll as the time requisite for the writing on
of the stenographic notes. But the feeling Q
the House was perceptibly against the print
| ing of the bulk of the evidence, and the mo
! ton of Mr.. Purdie was accordingly vote
down.
During the reading of the Impeachment
report by the chief clerk, and when that OF
fcer had perhaps gotten about half through
| the secretary of the Senate entered the hall
and OH being recognized by the Speaker
read a communication from the Senate in
forming the House that the Senate hat
passed bill for the removal of the count,
seat of Scott county from Shakopee to Jor
dan. This interesting bit of information
elected shouts of laughter and clapping Q
hands, which for a time destroyed the equa
nimity of the entire body. The general sen
timent seemed to be that, for once dnring tn
| brilliant contest for the court house, tn
Shakopee warrior had been out-generaled, OF
in homely phase, 'caught mapping
| At the afternoon session an immense lob
| by gathered to listen to the textbook SQUAD
! BILE, which had been made the special orde
for $50 O. clock. The crowd, however, wer
| doomed to disappointment, as the specia
| order was postponed to this afternoon. afte
which the House entered again upon tn
consideration of the Morse savings bank bill
In the attack upon the measure which ha,
| been commenced on Tuesday afternoon
Col. Colvill led the assaulting column, an,
| with such persistence, boldness and adroitnes
that he finally succeeded in break ng the op
posing line and lacking on an amendmen
exempting Goodhue and Winona countie
from the operation of the bill. After this
Mr.. Morse, who had introduced the bill an,
| had SO ably championed it through its lony
struggle for exist ,nce, lost all furth er inter
est therein and the other members from
Hennepin taking their cues from Mr.. Morse
| the bill was soon thereafter Indefinitely post
poned.
In the evening, in committee of the whole
the bill of Senator Finseth for the preserva
ton of game was indefinitely postponed
The remainder of the session was spent il
the discussion of MIR. Hicks propose,
amendment to the constitution prohibitin.
special legislation, which was finally recon
mended to pass after the adoption of a,
amendment by Mr.. Morse, striking out til,
10th and 18th lines of the bill.
Routine Rtpoyt.
| ST.. PAUL. Feb. 2O.-After the presentation O
a number of petitions and the other business
under the order of reports from committees
the chief clerk read the report Of the judiciary
| committee upon the Page Impeachment case
which is printed in full elsewhere.