The Princeton union., 1879-02-26

Clerk hire in auditors Office . 1000 1.5OO
For arrest OF horse thieves. ..... 1000 1000
Wolf bOunties ...... s00O < 0nn
Expense of sherfs in taking prison ''''' '''''
ers to Saltwater. 3soO lOOO
Fees of United States land otfcers... 1000 100
Publishing general laws in news -...s~G. : s
papers ........................ 5000 80.
Tss Tree e5an1ine 9S'5aEe; ..,... s3SS 600 5000
Interest on temporary loan ... 200
Averill, Russell Il Carpenters claim. Sc
Judges and clerks of elections in Kit
son county. ty......-............-.... 81 80.
The memorial was recommended to pass
The memorial to Congress asking that the
pine stumpage be allowed to be cut on. the
Indian reservations, was debated at
| considerable length, Senator Castle favor
ing the memorial and Senators 81. B.
Wilson, Page, J. B. Gilfllan, E. M. Wilson and
G.. D. Gilfllan opposing it. It WAS recon-
mended to be indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned till Z 80 P. n. Monday.
HOUSE, February q, 1878.
The House went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Gearey in the chair, on general orders
The bill relating to foreclosure of mortgages
was recommended for passage, when Mr.. Mead
| was called to the chair and the bill changing
| judicial districts considered.
Mr. Jones explained the provisions of the
| bill and advocated its passage.
Mr.. Gearey opposed the bill, and was fol-
| lowed by MIR. McCracken on the same side,
| Mr.. Jones replied, defending the bill as a
wise one, drawn in the interests of economy.
MIR. Bohan thought the bill was not q wise
| one and should not pass.
Mr.. Benson favored the bill, and paid high
compliment to Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. s. l.. Campbell was also opposed to the
bill on selfish principles, as it affected his To-
| cality.
Mr.. James Smith, Jr., was sorry to have Mr..
! Campbell take such stand. He had believed
him more conscientious. He would not vote
| against measure that benefited the State SIM
ply because it affected his district injuriously.
Mr.. Gearey thought two of the judges of
| Ramsey county ought to be abolished-not
Judge Page alone, and offered an amendment
| to that effect.
Debate was maintained by Messrs. Nc
Cracken, Jones, J. P. West, Bohan. Smith,
Gearey and s. l.. Campbell, when the bill was
recommended for passage, 48 to 80.
sumed the chair when MIR. Hicks advocated
the passage Of the bill in long speech.
MIR. Comstock moved an amendment striking
out the clause attaching penalty to the taking
OF usurious interest, and supported his amend
ment in speech Of half an hour in length.
The bill was then recommended for passage.
the committee rose and reported, and the re-
port as to that bill was adopted by vote of
yeas GA, nays 18, under the operation of the
| previous question.
Mr.. Comstock changed his vote to aye for the
purpose OF moving reconsideration.
MIR. Hicks moved to reconsider and that that
, motion be indefinitely postponed. Carried.
) Mr.. Jones moved that the report of the COM
mittee as to the judicial district bill be adopt
7 ed, and moved the previous question, which was
, | seconded.
: The motion was then carried by a vote of 81
to "a.
f Recess till o'clock P. M.
D The House then went into committe of the
whole, Mr. J. P. West in the chair, on general
orders.
e Forty-four bills were passed upon, the ma
/ jority being recommended for passage. The
: Senate bill reducing the mileage of members
e was amended SO as to cut off all allowances for
D mileage, postage, stationery, newspapers, ETC.,
q and reducing the per diem of members to 81,
i. ard of the speaker, chief clerk, president and
/ secretary of the Senate to 81, and the bill,
! amid good deal Of merriment, was recon-
Y mended for passage.
Bills were recommended for indefinite post
f ponement: Donating the normal school build
It ings to the towns in which they are located
i abolishing the Office of public examiner; and
It two bills relating to county commissioners.
t | Adjourned.
e SENATE, February "a, 1879.
% Senate met at 7:3O P. H. Reading of the
it scriptures and prayer by Rev. E. R. Lathrop
l. of Zumbrota.
Y, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
y Senator G. D. Gilfllan, to whom was referred
to the bill authorizing the issue of bonds to the
CITY of St. Paul to the amount of $4,000 fol
the erection of high school building, reported
the same back with an amendment reducing
U the amount to $5OO00.&
s. PASSED UNDER SUSPENDED RULES.
'e Senator C. d. Gil6llan, from the Ramsey
~ : county delegation, to whom was referred the
!, House bill relating to the clerk of the board
~ of public works and the city treasurer, report
~ ed the same back, with the recommendation
S that it pass. Passed under suspended rules.
~ To amend the charter of the village of Morris
"1 IL "a, ,<>f Il
le e city IF St. Paul to issue 1000 in bonds fo,
e the purpose of erecting high school building
vi HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
a To amend the charter of Rush City, Chisas
county.
ID To establish the county of Candy and to 10
Of cate the county seat.
O. HOUSE, February "a. 1879
Mt The House met at 80 P. NJ, Speaker China
to Reports of standing committees were pre-
sented. The two bills regulating the rates G
ad transportation rail1oads-Messrs. Larsse
and G. E. Stacy, authors-were recommends
ce for indefinite postponement. On motion the
n were ordered to a second reading and referre
is to the committee of the whole.
as The Senate bill to appropriate moneys for th
IN support of the State prison and for repairs :
ng the institution was submitted with a favorabl
w recommendation.
Mr.: Lutz submitted the following: :minorit
OF report:
ITS We, the undersigned, members of the Stat
en- prison committee, beg leave to make the fo
lowing report to the Honorable Speaker an
ho House of Representatives. recommending II
he indefinite postponement of the Senate file N
~ 16, for the following reasons. viz:
OIL That the appropriation for the new buildi1
to was uncalled for. Also we deem twenty-f,
thousand ($25, ,000) dollars sufficient amou
IA to meet all expenditures in building the ne
me WALL and in consideration of the depleted CO
on dition of the State treasury, do not deem
policy to make any more extended appropr
tions. (Signed) ELIAS ToMPkINs,
tee A. Nj. FRIDLEY,
on w. B. LUTZ.
the1 long wrangle ensued, the Speaker holdi
- that no such thing minority report cou
ex be recognized. The Speaker made long {
ear PLANTATION of his ruling, and finally the rept
of the majority was adopted, and the protest
the minority ordered to be printed.
eeo The committee ways and means report
non a substitute for the appropriation bill prov
500 ing for tax of $40 mills to raise tax
500 $345, 900 for 1879, and q tax of two mills
200 the purpose of raising the sum of $500
o,o 1880.