Daily globe., 1879-03-07


The vote was then taken on the passage of
the bill, and it was passed.
YEAS.
Castle, Mealey, Pillsbury,
element, Mills, Powers,
Gilfllan, O. D., Miller, Rice,
Gilfllan J. B., Morrison, Simmons,
Hill, Officer, WEDGE
Maesonald, MsG.os psge. p, !Tii Wheat, :,
McUrea. Perkins, Wilson, ,H.B.-2l
NAYS.
Adams, Doran, Shalleen,
Buck, Daniel, Gorham, Thaoher,
Buell., Kinds, Wilkins-11.
Quits, RahillY
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
A message was received from the House
announcing its refusal to recede from it's
amendments to the Senate bills relating to the
duties of county commissioners, and for the
promotion of immigration.
The President appointed Senators Kinds,
Hill and Macdonald to confer with the commit
tee on the part of the House on the bill relat-
ing to the duties of county commits
sioners, and Senators Miller, Doran and Mac
donald on the bill relating to the promotion of
immigration.
Recess for half an hour.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To reimburse the town of Fishers Landing
for expenses incurred in the case of certain
smallpox patients.
To amend the statutes relating to garnish-
ment.
Attaching Carlton to st. Louis county.
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
Senator Kinds, from the conference commit
tee, to whom was referred the bill relating to
the duties of county commissioners, reported
an amendment to the House amendment. and
the bill was voted and nassed
Senator Miller, from the conference commit
tee to whom was referred the bill relating to
Immigration, reported that they had agreed to
strike out the House amendments except to
keep Dillon O'Brien on the board of immigra-
ton, and allows the commissioners to spend
the money either during one or two years a.
they may see fit, and the bill was passed.
The Senate at IA M. is still in session.
THE HOUSE.
Though yesterday was the last Legislative
day of the session, but slow progress was
made during the forenoon. There was evi-
dent Generalization over the omnibus swamp
land bill. The friends of that measure were
busy as bees lobbying in flavor of it's passage,
and had no time to spare for business.
Almost the only thing that could be done
was to pass the appropriation bills and a
few House bills. In the afternoon
the disorder and decentralization was
still greater, and the members SO fire.
quently neglected to respond to their names
that the clerk was obliged to call the roll
twice and sometimes three times in order to
get responses enough to pass the bills. There
were frequent motions to depart from the
regular order, which consumed considerable
time. Nevertheless, there were quite a num-
Der of House bills passed and sent on their
way to the other house.
In the evening it was thought there would
be another contest over the St. Paul boom
bill, but the parties in inerest had made
compromise, and the bill was passed without
dissent. There was much interest in the
omnibus bill, and frequent attempts were
made to reach it. Finally, these efforts
were successful, but after brief struggle
it was referred to the committee on public
lands on point of order. That committee
at once met to consider it and the House
rapidly emptied, and there was soon no
quorum present. The fiction of stopping
the clock just before the hands touched the
hour of midnight and "a recess for supper
was taken.
Soon after reassembling the committee re-
ported fayorably on the bill, recommending
it for passage. The report was amended and
the bill indefinitely postponed with scarcely
the least display of oratory. Then the regu-
lar order was resumed, and the roll-oall is
progressing at the present hour of writing.
Dick Jones lost the opportunity to offer
the following amendment to the swamp land
bill, which he had prepared:
He would have moved to amand by inserting
at the end of section L: ''There is hereby
granted to the Southern Railroad company
1000 acres of swamp land; to the Winona i
st. Peter Railroad company 100000 acres; to
the Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad company
sou, 600 acres; to the Governor 100000 If he
signs the bill; to each and every other railroad
company in the State 500, 900 acres; to each
mepber of the House 5OO,0OO acres; to the
tramps Gncluding the members Of the judici-
ary committee except Dick Jones) 50O,-
OOO acres each; to the Rum river
5OO,UOO acres !; to rum (without the
river) 100000; to "any other man. 100000
acres; to the American flag and Brother Hicks
5OO,0 acres each; provided, if there is not
land enoughto 60 round, the State shall make
up the deficiency at $40 per acre. The legisla-
ture apologies to the st. Peter insane asylum
board for not giving them anything, and states
as reason therefor that said board has already
"swamped' the State and don't need any more
Routine Report,
The House met at 9 80 A. NJ, Speaker Gilman
| in the chair,