Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-16
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
TUESDAY, January AT noon the
senate was called to order by Lieut.. Gov.
Wakefield After temporary secretary had
been appointed and the members sworn, the
election Of officers was proceeded with. For
secretary Chas. W. johnson, of Hennepin
county, received Is votes, and Capt. J. D.
Wood, Of Ramsey county, IL. johnson was
declared elected, aud was Immediately sworn
to his new duties. For enrolling clerk, J. r.
Carey received 20 votes, and @. W. Cres-
sup q. Cressup WAS declared elected. For
assistant secretary, NJ. A. Daley received
clerk, A. W. Powers received
81 votes, and James Jennison 20. For ser-
geant- ut arms, G. ". Pugh received 81 votes,
and Chester Van Dyke 20. For assistant SCR
gean- at-alms G. NJ. Reese received 81 votes,
and Edward Paulson 20. For chaplain. Rev.
s. G. Gale received % votes, Rev. Robert
Smith 8, and Rev. Mr.. Cutler Z. The officers
elected were duly sworn, and repaired to their
several stations =. The usual resolutions to no.
tify tho governor and house Of representa-
lives that the senate was ready for business
were carried, and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January AFTER roll
COLL and prayer, resolutions were adopted rs
follows: Amending the senate rules by the ad-
dition Of u standing committee to be designat-
ed as the committee on normal schools: Great
lug committee Of nine, to be appointed by
the president, to whom shall be referred all
questions relating to wheat measures; for the
appointment Of a special committee of tive by
Al, kn ,hnp oil tt0ro 0fnH
with the subject Of drive wells in the state
shall be referred for investigation, said COM
mittee to report by bill or otherwise as they
NAV deem best for the interest of the people
OF the state. >. "A bill was introduced to au-
thorize the school district OF st. Charles to
issue $4,000 bonds, bearing interest at not
less than 10 per cent. to fund it's floating debt
On motion, the rules were suspended and the
bill was read a second and third time and
passed A bill WAS introduced fOrbidding
the receiving Of more than 10 per cent. per AL
mum for the use of money, aud prohibiting
the receiving of commissions or bonuses for
loans procured. "A recess was then taken I'M
til three O'Clock, when the president announced
that the hour had arrived for the meeting of
the two houses in joint convention, for the
purpose Of canvassing the vote for judge and
and clerk Of the supreme court, WhereupOn
the senate rise in body and proceeded TO the
hall of the house Of representatives. After
the vote had been canvassed, the senate re-
turned to its own chamber and adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 9.-After ap-
pointing the committee to arrange with the
house for canvassiug the vote Of district judges,
the senators marched in body to the hall of
the house of representatives. and listened to
the reading of the governors message. Upon
their return recess was taken until afternoon.
when the senate again proceeded to the hall of
the house, this time to participate in the can
vass of the vote for district judges. Having
performed that duty it again reassembled,
heard and accepted the report OF the committee
on mileage, and adjourned.
FRIDAY, January 10.-A petition was
presented signed by about two hundred farm
ers, praying for some action to relieve them
from the evils Of using "the little brass ket-
tie ~ for testing wheat j.. Bills passed: To re-
peal the act amending the charter of the city
Of Winona relating TO Intoxicating liquors; to
amend the charter of Winnepago City. Bills
introduced: To amend Che law relating to the
and measures; to repeal the law relating to the
killing of deer in Houston county; prescribing
the duties of county surveyors >. .Adj ourned
until Tuesday, the 18th.
TUESDAY, January 1.-THE house was
called to order at - o'clock by Secretary of
State Irgens. After the appointment Of a
temporary secretary, the roll was called, and
the members stepped forward and subscribed
to the oath of Office. Chief Juctlce Gilfillan Of
floating. The election of officers was then
proceeded with. Hon. .Chas. A. Gilman was
proposed for speaker, and was unanim ously
elected. The following were then elected,
yvi{hO,7t OyCOSlfjON and MorC FOvv.
or, chief clerk; Robert Deakin, first assistant
clerk; II. J. Wiltsie. second assistant clerk
George E. McGibben, enrolling clerk; En-
gene A. Smith, engrossing clerk; Lyman
D. Baird, assistant engrossing clerk and post
master; Frank H. Dayton, sergeant at arms.
of st. Paul, and Christian johnson were nom-
mated. MIR. johnson, receiving 81 votes, to &c
for MIR. Churchill and blank, was declared
duly elected. Rev. David Brooks, Rev. MIR.
Purdv aud Rev. DR.. Wechsler were nominated
for the Office Of chaplain. and viua voce vote
was taken. resulting in Mr.. Brooks receiving
Sc, MIR. Purdy "a, and DR.. Wechsler II. The
and the members chose seats. On rising, the
rules of The last house we're adopted, and an
adjournment was effected.
WEDNESDAY, January 8.-After the
appointment of several committees necessar,
to organization, and committees to inform the
governor and senate that the lower house wal
ready for business. the secretary of the senate
communicated the fact that that body wal
ready to receive communications from thu
house; also a resolution providing for join
meeting of the two bodies for the canvass Of
the vote cast for judge Of the supreme cour
| was agreed to-. "A Joint resolution was intro
! duced, providing for the appointment of {
committee of seven from the house and fiyI
| from the senate to consider the rropriety Of
| reducing the number of judicial districts No
| tice of debate was given and the resolution
then taken until three o'clock, when the house
received the senate with the usual ceremonies
and the two bodies resolved themselves into ;
| joint convention for the purpose of counting
the votes for judge and clerk of the supreme
court, Speaker Gilman, Joined by Lieut. Gov
Wakefield, presiding. The counting of vote'
proceeded without interruption until tha en-
with and the returns of town 125, ranges A
and 40 we're taken up. These. on motion, wert
rejected, because it did not appear that they
| were the returns of any county. Two sets Of
| returns appearing from Grow Wing county
dated November 8 and November II, on ex-
PLANTATION that Cass county was not an organ
| lied county, and the auditor of Grow Wing
! county sent in the returns of Cass county, il
was ordered that the returns dated November
II be counted as returns from Cass county
After recess of fifteen minutes the result Of
the canvass was announced as follows: For as
sociate justice: Berry, 62,024; Mitchell, %, 1888
Mead, COTS. For clerk of supreme court
Nichols, 55,O5S: OBrien, 38,718; Jebb. 5.846
The convention then adjourned, and the house
soon "followed suit"
THURSDAY, January ga resolution
was offered providing for the appointment O
special committee Of nine to whom shall b
referred all petitions, communications, bill
and resolutions relating to the grading an
measurement Of grain, three to be appointed
from each congressional district. Amendment
to the above making the committee a join
one, and referring it to the Third COMPRESSION
al district were accepted, aud the resolution wal
adopted The resolution to consider the pro
priety Of reducing the number of judicial dis
tricts was called up and amended 80 as tt
increase the scope of the committee to thu
consideration Of all questions relating t.
retrenchment in all the Offices of the state, anG
giving it power to report on the expediency Of
changing the boundaries OF the judicial dis
tricts with q view to equalizing the work Of the
judges The resolution was then adopted