Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-04
THE LEGISLATURE


sureties Of s. L. Staples late treasurer of that
county. Passed.
By Senator G. D. Gilfllan, authorizing the
board of education of the city of ST.. Paul to
issue bonds for $4,000 for high school pur-
poses, only $15, 900 Of such bonds to be issued
and used in the year 1878.
By Senator Page-To amend the general
laws for the arrest and conviction of horse
thieves. Requires presentation of certificates
to the auditor of the State
By Senator Hall--Authorizing Yellow Medl-
cine county to issue bonds in $4,000, ito fund
its floating debt. Passed.
By Senator Henry-For a free bridge across
the Minnesota river at Belle Plaine, Scott
county.
BY Senator Edgerton-To amend the general
statutes relating to decisions Of the supreme
court.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the city of Winona to issue
bonds for bridge purposes; also, to establish a
ferry across the Mississippi river.
TEXT BOOKS.
Senator Donnelly called up the textbook
BILL returned from the House on Friday, in ac-
cordance with the request Of the Senate: and
moved that the vote by which the bill was
passed be reconsidered, which was done. On
the same senator's motion, the Senate recon-
sidered the vote by which it refused to concur
in the House local option amendment, when he
offered the following amendment to the House
amendments:
Providing that at the annual election of 1883
the question of further continuing in force the
contract with d. d. Merrill for furnishing the
books, and if IL ajority vote against it the
contract shall be annuled; in case the contract
is continued at this election the question shall
be again submitted to vote Of the people in
1883 and ii a ma ority of the legal voters vot-
ing upon such question shall vote against the
further continuance of the said contract, then
the contract shall cease; provided, that if the
people shall vote to discontinue the contract.
ut either OF the elections the contractor shall
not be disqualified from collecting payment
for books delivered before the holding such
election, md provided further that the inhab-
itants of cities, towns or special school dis
trlcts, not under the operations Of this law,
shall not vote at any such election provided for.
Senators Edgerton and Nelson raised the con-
st1tutlonal question. The proposed amend
ment requires the propos! tion of the continu-
ance of the law to be admitted to the people
at 4he expiration of five years, and again in
seven years and ten years. Will not this pro-
vision be unconstitutional. for the reason that
the Legislature cannot SO delegate it's author
lty? Will not the amendment be imperative
and it not, will it not render the law unconsti-
tutionals
Senator Donnelly argued that the objections
would not apply. as it not the act but the
contract which was submitted, to the provi-
sions of which contract the contractor had to
give his assent before he could avail himself of
the provisions of the supplementary law
The amendment was then adopted, and the
yeas and nays being called on the bill as amend
ed it was passed by the following vote
Yeas-Senators Ahrens, Bailey, Bonniwell
Clement, Deuel., Donnely, Edgerton, Edwards,
Finseth, Gilfllan, G. d., Goodrich, Henry,
Jersey, Langdon, Lienau, NIcHench, Mealey,
Morton, Rice, Shaleen, Smith, Swanstrom
Waite, Waldron-23.
Nays-Senators Armstrong, Drew Giltillan.
John B., Henry Houlton, Macdonald, McNelly.
Morehouse Page, Pillsbury-10.
THE PAGE IMPEACHMENT
Senator Armstrong, from the judiciary COM
mittee, made the following report under the
resolution of the Senate:
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives on
the 2Sth day of February, 1878, by two of
their members at the bar of the Senate i'm
peached Sherman Page, judge of the tenth ju-
dicial district OF the State, OF corrupt conduct
Ill office, and of crimes and misdemeanors in |
office. and informed the Senate that the House
OF Representatives will in due time exhibit
particular articles of impeachment against him,
and make good the same, and likewise de-
manded that the Senate take order for the APP
pearance of Sherman Page to answer said i'm
parchment; therefore
Rcsolned, That the Senate take proper order
thereon, of which due notice shall be given to
the House of Representatives
The committee also report the following
rules which they recommend to be adopted
l. Whatsoever the Senate shall receive no
tice from the House of representatives that
managers are appointed on their part to con-
duct an Impeachment against any person, and
are directed to carry articles of impeachment
to the Senate, the secretary of the
Senate shall Immediately inform the
House of representatives that the Senate is
ready to receive the managers for the purpose
OF exhibiting such articles of impeachment
agreeable to said notice; and said articles of inn
parchment shall be filed with the secretary of
the Senate and by him certified to the high
court of the Impeachment when organized.
When the managers of an impeachment shall
be introduced at the bar of the Senate, and
shall signify that they are ready to exhibit ar
ticles of impeachment against any person, the
presiding officer of the Senate shall direct the
Sergeant-at-Arms to make proclamation, who
shall, after making proclamation, repeat the
following words:
All persons are commanded to keep silence up
on pain OF imprisonment, while the House of
Representatives is exhibiting to the Senate of
the State Of Minnesota, articles of impeachment
against Sherman Page, Judge Of the 10th judi
cial district of the State of Minnesota"
After which the articles shall be exhibited
and read and then the presiding officer of the
Senate will take proper order on the subject of
the impeachment of which due notice will be
given to the House of Representatives
Upon such articles being presented to the
Senate, the Senate shall at such day or hour as
may be ordered by the Senate, proceed to or
game as high court OF impeachment for the
chief justice, or any of the associate Judges of
the supreme court of this State be invited to
be present and administer the usual OATH
The report was adopted and the notification
sent to the House.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
In committee of the whole the general APP
preparation bill was considered item by item
and recommended to pass.
CAPITOL, EXTENSION.
On Senator Morton's motion the rules were
suspended and the House file appropriating
$4,000 for extending the west wing of the
capitol, was taking up and put upon its pass
age, and it was read second and third time
and it was passed, yeas rs, nays 6. The mega
tive votes We're, Page, Price and Waldron.
Recess to clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session after passing through
with the first and second reading of House
bills the Senate went into committee of the
whole, with Senator Rice in the chair. The
first bill on the list was for paying the oft-pre-
sented claim of Mr.. B. A. Froiseth for $780,
Senator Henry not understanding the title of
the bill asked for information
The Chair-The Froiseth claim
Senator Henry-Oh, that's a humbug.
The Chair-Such will be accepted as the
sense of the committee unless objection is
made.
SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS.
The bill, reported by the finance committee.
proposed to increase the salary of the auditor
and attorney general $500 each, the same to be
deducted from the salaries of the treasurer and
railroad commissioner The bill being under
consideration, Senator Horton read a letter
from Railroad Commissioner Marshall explain-
ing the duties of his Office and calling attention
to the fact that the clerk, authorized
by law at a salary of $1,000, had never
been employed Senators Edgerton, Armstrong.
Nelson and j. B. Gilfllan, all spoke strongly Of
the Importance of the Office and on motion of
the first named Senafnl / ctod4