The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-07

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equalization of taxes in Ramse,
lcounty; for SURVEYS of street lines II
st. Paul; weekly reports of the treas
urer Of Ramsey county relative t.
public improvement in St. Paul fixing
and appTOpriating for salaries OF stats
officers.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Relief OF settlers on swamp lands
relating to the Duluth fire depart
ment; Incorporating the village Of
Taopi, Mower county; incorporating
the village of Lake Crystal; town site
OF Northland. Lyon county; cattle
running at large in Grant county
increasing the commissioners OF Nor
rison county TO five; treasurer Of
Isanti county; amending the charter
of Mortified; paying jurors in Big
Stone county; election of superin-
tendent of schools in Ramsey county
Sycamore and Acker streets, in ST
Paul, avenue around Lake Phalen
iamending the charter of st. Cloud
legalizing an expenditure by the
supervisors of Washington Lake, sig
ley county; to require the comWis.
sioners Of Sibley county TO give
bonds in $1,000 each; legalizing the
Lansing Cemetry association, Mower
county.
The Senate in committee of the
whole, with forty-nine bills on general
orders, moved along smoothly until
it struck the bills relating to the
Southwestern railway company and
Southern railway extension company,
when Senator Armstrong asked that
the latter bill be read. stating at the
same time that he understood amend
nents were to be offered to it, but
that it's friends desired it's passage
/ just as it came from the House, where
! it hal been carefully considered, and
such provisions incorporated as made
it satisfactory TO the people Of that
section directly interested in the
/ road.
The committee rising, G. d. Gill
fillan moved 10 except the Southern
extension bill from the report, and it
! being excepted, he offered his amend
ment, on which ne called the yeas and
nays, and the amendment was lost by
the following vote: yeas, Il. nays 25.
HOUSE.-MONDAY4
To-day was q busy day in the
House, about fifty bills. of a local
character being disposed off.
Mr.. 5. l.. Campbell, from the
special committee to investigate the
conduct of Hon. +. st. Julien Cox.
submitted the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
To the Honorable House Of Representatives
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the resolution Of this House
directing them To inquire into the
truth of the charges against Hon. +.
st. Julien Cox, judge Of the ninth
judicial district of the state of Mime
sofa and to make due inquiry whether
such allegations as made il the Lanes
boro journal are true, ana who were
directed to report their findings to
the House of Representative with
Iall convenient speed, respectfully
report: That they have subpenaed
the clerk of the court. the sheriff, the
foreman Of the grand jury and An
attorney at law from Paramount, Mar
tin county, all OF whom were present
during the entire term of the district
court held at Paramount. in said
county, commencing on the 22d day
of January, a D., 1878. and contin-
ulng nine days thereafter, and that
from d full and fair investigation Of
the subject matter. and all the testi-
mony offered, the committee do lind
THAT Hon. +. st. Julien Cox. Judge
Of the ninth Judicial district, was not
intoxicated while presiding on the
bench during said term of court, and
that his conduct as a Judge while So
! presiding was not in any manner CEN
surable, and that the charges made
ii the L.anesboro Journal. which
your committee were directed TO
/ investigate. are wholly false, SANDER
Gus and untrue.
l our committee further report
that under the resolution passed By
this House, they have no authority
90 inquire into the conduct of said
Judge since the adjournment OF the
term OF court hereunto mentioned
All OF which is respectfully sub
mitted, with the testimony taken be-
fore che committee.
). l.. CAMPBELL.
J. G. Epson.
j.. \. WEST.
THoS. BoHAN,
FRANK A. DAY.
The House went into committee OF
the whole-Mr. Hicks in the chair.
The committee had before 1t list Of
los bills. and succeeded III getting
! through with thirty-nine bills. when
the hour OF IL o. clock having arrived,
the committee rose and the House
adjourned 20 meet this morning ut .
y clock.
~ENATE.-TJESDAY. 5.
auIs INTRODUCED.
BY Senator J. 3. Gufshn. TO enable
foreign guardians to discharge mortgages
in this State
/ BY Senator Mcclure, to enable the coun-
ties Of Goodhue, Rice. LeSaeur, Vases
and Blue Earth 10 sid in the construction
of railroad. passed..
BY senator Clement, authorizing the
directors Of he Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Asylum 10 convey real estate
b. Senator Pillsaury, to provide fur the
relief Of poor II Hennepin county.
Passed.
By Senator Waite, amending the statutes
relating 10 the duties of county commits
Sloners Also sueuting the genera