Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07
Routine Report.
Senate met at 10 A, NJ, Journal aDnroved

explained.
Routine Report,
Senate met at 10 A. NJ Journal approved.
PETITIONS.
BY Senator H. B. Wilson-From members OF
the bar Of Goodhue county, asking for increase
Of salary of district judge.
By Senator Macdonald-From 200 farmers OF
Stearns county asking for the abolition Of the
swindling brass kettle.
by Senator Swanstrom-From chamber OF
commerce of Duluth, asking that said CITY be
designated as the place for the new State
prison.
RESOLUTIONS.
Senator Daniel Buck offered resolution
providing Tor the payment Of the clerk of the
joint special State prison committee Adopted.
Senator Swanstrom offered a resolution ap-
proprlatlng $40 to each Senator for postage.
Adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Page-To prohibit stock from
running at large in Olmsted county.
BY Senator Hill-To amend the charter of
the city of St. Charles in Wiuona county, Rules
suspended and bill passed.
By Senator Il. B. MISUNDERSTANDING dis
elimination in rates of freight by railroads in
this State. Provides that railroad companies
shall not make any discrimination in favor of
individuals, either by rebates, lesser car rates.
or charging greater rate for less distances,
and for the first offence shall be fined $500. and
for the second offence $1,000. ANY person
feeling aSSriev"d may make complaint to the
railroad com missioner and he shall make COM
plant to the attorney general, whose duty it
shall be to prosecute the offender in the name
Of the State.
BY Senator Hinds-To amend laws Of 1868
relating to penalties on delinquent taxes.
by Senator Reaney-To appropriate $l5, coo
Tor the erection Of workshops at the State re-
form school.
By Senator Perkins-Amending laws of 1874
relating to public schools.
Also, authorizing the town Of DesMoincs in
jackson county, to issue bonds. Passed under
suspended rules.
by Senator Mealey-To amend the statutes
OF 1866 relating to adjournments of examina-
tions before magistrates.
BY Senator Adams-To appropriate 81, 500 in
aid Of the anti-drive we'll association of MINNIE
sofa.
BY Senator Wheat-To appropriate money
+ for the completion Of the deaf and dumb
and the blind asylum. Appropriates SEE, OOl
Tor the following purposes; com pletion of main
building, $1,000; for sewers, ETC.. s., 900; fo1
heating the building by steam, $4,000.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Joint resolution asking Congress to protect
people from the adulteration of sweets.
TO in corporate the city of Crookston.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Amending the statutes relating to the fore
Closure of mortgages by advertisement.
Proposing an amendment to the constitution
OF the State limiting the power of taxation fol-
the aid of railroads.
Amending laws Of 1877 relating to relief Of
the poor.
Extending time for building railroad from
Taylors Falls to point on the st. Paul & Du
luth railroad.
Amending the general statutes relating to the
sale Of real estate by executors, administrators
and guardians.
Relating to the auditing of accounts against
the estate of deceased persons.
Authorizing an adjustment of the indebted.
ness Of st. Louis county.
Authorizing the commissioners of Mobiles
county to issue bonds.
70 enable the city of st. Paul to consolidate
the debt of said city.
Relating to the foreclosure of chattel mort.
cages.
Legalizing certain highways in Grant county
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
10 authorize the board of education Of thu
town of Detroit, Becker county, to issue bonds
Legalizing certain taxation in Otter Tai
| county.
To authorize the borough of Henderson to is
sue bonds.
To authorize the commissioners of Sible,
county to issue bonds to fund its floating debt
Senator Doran called up the deficiency ap
preparation bill and offered an amendment in
creasing the amount appropriated to the insan
asylum investigation committee from $500
| to 81, 600, and the bill was passed under sus
| pended rules.
Recess till 2:30 P. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Senate reconvened at $50 P. NJ.
Senator Pilsbury moved to reconsider tn
vote by which the efficiency appropriation bill
was passed. and allow it to take its course. Th
| motion was discussed pro and con and finall
prevailed.
The Senate then resolved itself into
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
Senator Morrison in the chair, and considered
large number of local bills and recommends
that they pass.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
communication was received from til
auditor making supplementary statement o
the salaries of State officers and employees. Al
journed.
THE HOUSE,
| AOoICiSdJ was u ASAN udJ ILL ou0 4IOuoO AZ
the lawyers. They had a splendid opportu
nifty to air their eloquence and knowledge Q
the law. After a wrangle between the mem
bers from Mcleod county over the questio
of building Jail, the special order, MI
Hicks bill for constitutional amendmen
forbidding special legislation, came up. MI
James Smith, Jr., moved to amend by strik
ing out the nineteenth line, which embrace
all subjects not enumerated in the first pa1
of the section. Mr.. Hicks protested agains
the amendment, and went into an eloquen
review and defense of his bill, in the cours
of which he drank three glasses of waite
and soiled two hanokerchiefs in moppin
the perspiration from his brow
MIR. Smith retorted, claiming tha
the provision in dispute would ten
to increase legislation. Mr.. Hicks replied
and was supported in his position by Messrs
s. L. Campbell, Jones, Schroth and Mt
Oracken, and finally, with two votes iu th
negative the bill was ordered engrossed for
third reading. It may be mentioned the
the sentiment in the House was decidedly
favor of the amendment as whole, the op
position to it being only on technics
grounds.
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