Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-19
required and advocated his amendment fixing
the amount at 100000. Adjourned.

required and advocated his amendment fixing
the amount at 100000. Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
1t was not till afternoon that the House
got down to it's work. The forenoon session
was consumed mostly in discussion of the
bill to repeal the law donating the swamp
lands to the Soldiers Orphans Home. Mr..
Hicks tried to have the bill indefinitely post
poued, but failed by reason of q ruling by
the Speaker, that gentleman holding that a
motion to amend favorable report from q
committee involved suspension of the
rules. From this decision Mr.. Hicks an
pealed, but afterwards withdrew the appeal.
This is the first time during the session that
exception to the Speakers rulings has been
taken. There was PROMISE of squabble
over the bill to organize Big Stone county,
but the rumpus was postponed by the House
agreeing to print all the divers measures
that have been proposed.
In the afternoon seventeen new bills we're
introduced, and twenty-one were passed.
None of them were of any special interest.
1t was resolved to take up the order of third
reading of bills this morning, for the pur.
pose of clearing up tho tables. There are
now over seventy bills in that order, some of
which will call forth long discussion.
After the adjournment and before the
Speaker Mr.. Chamberlain had left the
chair, MIR. Gearey announced that somebody
had stolen his overshoes. The complaint
was referred to the committee on naval
affairs for investigation.
The House met at $3.50 A. NJ, Speaker Gilman
in the chair.
Prayer by the chaplain.
RAILROAD DETERMINATIONS.
The Speaker announced as the special COM
mittee on railroad determinations Messrs. L.
L. Baxter, johnson, Fairbank, Stiles and Jones.
The usual number of petitions were pre-.
sented and appropriately referred.
THE SWAMP LANDS.
The committee on public lands reported in
favor Of the repeal Of the law donating wamp
lands to the soldiers orphans home at Winona
Mr.. McCracken presented a minority report
protesting agaist the passage of the bill
Mr.. Hicks moved to amend the report by sub
eoAouOAuS Uno unworthy report IOr ~, anu recon-
mending the indefinite postponement of the
bill. He supported his motion with long
speech.
Mr.. James Smith, Jr., opposed the motion,
stating that 1t was a scheme by which the
swamp lands could be gobbled up by the State
University. The lands had been donated by
the general government for internal improve
ments and had been donated to the soldiers
orphans home by the State. The necessity for
that use of the lands had ceased, as the home
had been discontinued. This was a grab that
had been before the legislature repeatedly, and
he hoped the motion of Mr. Hicks would not
prevail.
Mr.. Hicks denied that it was a steal for the
benefit of the university. At the last session
he had fought the bill for transfer of the
lands to the university up to the last minute of
the session.
Mr.. W. NJ. Campbell said Mr.. Hicks had
been forced to fight the bill to maintain his
consistency. He understood that bill to di-
vert the lands to that purpose had been intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Hicks colleague,
Senator j. B. Gilfllan.
Mr.. Jones and have been lobbied to
favor it already.
Mr.. Kendall opposed Mr. Hicks motion. He
thought the lands were needed for internal i'm
provements, and the sections in need of such
Improvements ought not to be deprived of
their rights.
The question was further discussed by
Messrs. McCracken, Hicks, Campbell and Ken
DALI when Mr.. Jones moved the previous
question, which was seconded.
The chair ruled that it would require two
thirds vote to amend the report of the commit
tee, as it involved suspension of the rules.
The vote was taken and resulted yeas 81, nays
IS, and the Speaker declared the motion lost.
Mr.. Hicks appealed from the decision Of the
chair, but after brief wrangle withdrew his
appeal.
RIG
Reports of committees were resumed. The
Big Stone matter was referred to committee of
the whole and all conflicting bills ordered
printed.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Bills were indefinitely postponed relating to
county commissioners; relative to elections;
relating to divorces; relating to marriages;
Senate bill relating to notaries public; relating
to saloon games; relating to adjournments of
examinations in courts; relating to the sale of
liquors.
Mr.. Grover, from the committee on the in
sane asylums, submitted the report of tn
standing committee on that institution, which
was published in substance yesterday.
PASSED.
The bill o legalize certain bonds issued by
a school district in LIE Sueur county was passed
under su spension of the rules.
Recess till 2:30 Pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re-assenlbled at 2:3O P. NJ, Speaker
Gilman in the chair.
The bill defining the boundaries of the coun-
ties of Marshall and Kittson was passed under
suspension of the rules.
SIOUX WAR CLAIMS.
Mr.. Bertrand offered joint resolution re-
questing our Senators and Representatives to
secure the passage of an act for the adjustment
of the Sioux Indian war claims.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. G. A. Peterson-A memorial to Con-
gress regarding the sale of stumpage on Indian
reservations. Passed under suspension of the
rules
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the charter
of st. Paul. Passed under suspension of the
rules.
By Mr.. McCracken-To provide fshways on
Root river, in Houston and Fillmore.
BY the Committee on Agriculture-To pro-
vide for the inspection of steam boilers and
the examination of engines.
BY Mr.. Fairbank-To change a name.
By Mr.. Goff-T, amend the charter of the
village of Mapleton, Blue Earth county.
By Mr.. Wrabeck-To create school district
in LIE Sueur.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding to the incor-
poration of the village Of Madelia.
By Mr.. Grover-Relating to the sale of real
estate on execution.
By Mr.. Barsness-Legalizing certain bonds
of a school district in Big Stone county.