Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-16

nc "aAuVH anu nlS deputy. spirit Ot lnsubOr-
olnatlnn exists among the prisoners without u
precedent. These confirmed felons seem to en-
terrain he IDEA that they have friends on the
I 0utslne IN FACT that from some mysterious ac
ton OF the legisla ure the prisoner is to be ex-
alted above his keepers. The standing menace
on The part of the prisoners being We will spot
you when the legislature comes.
IT these officers are guilty Of the charges
made against them they should be unceremUn-
iously dismissed the service. IT untrue, the
sooner these men are incarcerated for the grav-
eat OF crimes learn that it ia her the part or
p"ilcy OF the legislature to stand betwt en- the
criminal and merited punishment, the better.
)! am informed these officers cou. t inquiry, and
Indignantly deny every charge made against
them. AS they are my constituents, and the
formation of this committee should not be
open TO the charge of favoritism, would re-
quest that some other should be appointed
| chairman.
! OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
Senator Miller moved that tho committee on
taxes and tax laws be directed to report bill
| exemptlng sufferers from the grasshopper
scourge from payment of seed wheat tax for
Two years. Carried.
| Senator Williams moved that a special COM
mlttee of five be appointed to whom shall be
re erred all measures relating to Temperance
| and prohibition. Carried.
Senator j. B. Gilfillan moved that the Joint
| rules on State university be SO amended as to
make the committee on State university con-
slst OF seven Senators and seven members of
the House of Representatives. Carried
Senator Rice offered resolution authorizing
the sergeant-at-arms to appoint suitable per-
son to keep the committee rooms In order
Senator Shalleen gave notice Of debate and
the resolution went over.
Senator Pillsbury offered joint resolution
authorizing the State treasurer to borrow tenn
porarily the sum of $4,000 from the general
finn xvho
on the revenue fund. Rules suspended. and
the resolution read second time and third
time, and passed.
Senator Mills offered joint resolution asking
our representatives in Congress to support the
Interstate commerce bill known as the Reean
railroad bill
Senator Adams wished to have the rules sus-
pended, and act upon the memorial at once
Senator E. NJ Wilson said that there were
various interests involved in this resolution,
and desired to have it take its course. The
| resolution was referred.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Wheat-Reducing the compensa-
ton of all State and county officers l215 per
cent. Referred to judiciary committee.
BY Senator Mills-Io amend the general laws
of 1869 relating tn the payment of taxes Tnis
Dill saspends penalties for non-payment of
taxes until the 10Th day of September in cases
| where the delinquent makes affidavit of his in
ability to pay. Referred to committee on
| taxes.
By Senator Perkins-To authorize the COM
| missioner of Mobiles county to abate delinquent
| taxes on certain property. Refer ed to COM
M ttee on taxes.
By Senator Helling- Authorizing the State
| auditor TO abae penalties on certain State
lands to grasshopper sufferers. Refereed to
committee on public lands.
by Senator Page
bill for an act to provide for the disposition of
the proceeds of the sue, 700 acres Of internal
improvement lands.
BE 1t Enacted By The Legislature Of the State of
| 4NinneSnta:
Section l. That the principal of all funds
arising from the sale other disposition of the
lands known as the five hundred thousand acres
| Ut inter, al improvement lands shall forever re-
main lnviolate and undiminished as a perpetual
| road and bridge fund to the State.
Sec. z. The income arising from such prlu-
cipal shall be annually apportioned and dis
| trlbuted to the several counties of the State,
and shall be known as the current road and
bridge fund for the construction and main
tenance of roads and bridges therein at such
time and manner as may DC provided by law.
Sec. 8. Provides for submitting this act to a
vote of the people.
| Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Referred to committee on public lands.
by Senator Page-A bill for an act to provide
come arising from the road bridge fund Of the
| State.
Referred to committee on roads and bridges
| PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Senator O. +. Buck arose upon question of
privilege and made the following personal ex-
plantations:
! care very much. Mr.. President, what the
| newspapers say Of me- and care very much
what my fellow citizens think and say of me,
but 90 not suppose that Senators are very
much interested on that subject, and should
not have asked the attention of the Senate at
! this time were it not that desire to set N.Y.
sell right with Senators ON certain matter.
introduced bill the her day to repeal GER
tain sections IN the charter of the city of Wi
mona, and ON my motion the rules were sus-
pended aud the bill passed. Now, the effect
OF the bill was to leave to the people Of Winona
the right to regulate the traffic in Intoxicating
| liquors. The sections which this law repeats
was passed last winter, without the knowledge
! or consent OF a large majority of the people of
Winona. Now, the people of Winona are an
Intelligent people. They are honest and law
abiding people, and am happy to inform my
| friend 1.-THE Senator from Waseca) that thew are
a temperate people. But they entertain this
idea down there that they can regulate the
| traffic In intoxicating liquors more satisfactory
| to themselves than we, up here can do it for
them Now. the Winona Republican, in COM
| matter.
use ut the following language:
''The bill being purely local in its character, and
designed ostensDy to carry INTO effect certain chang
es In the municipal government OF no posi- lie inter-
est 10 the pubic, was, after the customary manner
submitted to scrutiny whatever and upon receiy.
ing its first reading at once passed under sus-
pension of the rules. On Mr.. Bucks part this was a
very clever dodge for which he should
not long before somebody discovered that a cat was
hidden under the meal and a little investigation
Brought to light the real nature Of the deception
which had been pl ;hced.''
| MIR. President what object to is this charge
OF deception. never did anything on the sly
| in my life, and disclaim all intention Of de-
celvlng any Senator. I did not suppose that
any Senotor knew anything about the bill. and
| what Is more did not suppose that any Sena-
tor cared anything about it. should have ex-
planned fully the object of the measure if any
Senator had evinced the least curiosity, and /
wish Senators to particularly understand that
did not and shall not attempt to deceive them
on any occasion, and that whatever d. here
will be done on the top of the table.
The Senate then adjourned.
THE HoUs e.
The House opened in the usual form YES
terday morning. There was nothing, appar-
emily, that ought to have called for more
than passing remark in the proceedings, but
it was soon seen that there was tempest of
eloqgence raging in many bosoms that was
striving for vent. The resolution for the
appointment of four extra pages greatly
needed, by the way-afforded an excuse for
the tightening of some of the loads. The
| question of whether the State should employ
boys from the country districts or from ST..
Paul, the total difference in cost being $3.50,
agitated the assembled wisdom of the State
for more than half an hour. It was finally
decided to employ Is cent boys residing in
st. Paul, ard the $3.50 was saved to the