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THE SENATE.

Almost all the Senators were in their places
yesterday, and noble work was nobly done
by that body in passing the bill providing for
the entire reorganization of the Minnesota
hospital for the insane. There were only
three votes in the negative upon the final
passage of the bill.
The bill providing for the conversion Of
the 500, 900 acres of internal improvement
lands into permanent road and bridge
fund, was indefinitely postponed, the Senate
being very strongly of the opinion that it
will not do to dispose of these lands until
the State railroad bonds are Cancelled.
The bill appropriating money for the sup
port of State institutions was taken up in
committee of the whole, and the item for the
insane asylums was pared down 1924, 900 for
the two years for which it was made, and a
disposition seems to prevail that it will not
be allowed to become law until the bill re-
organizing that institution shall have re-
ceived the Governors signature. Objections
to the voting of the full amount asked were
based upon the extravagancies practiced in
the past years, and it is now proposed to as
certain what sum will comfortable support
the patients of the asylum under prudent
and economical management. It was also
urged that there were from so to 100 inmates
of the asylum who are harmless imbecies
who are not properly the charges of the
State, but whose admission is due to the in
fuenoe of the trustees in behalf of personal
friends who did not want to be troubled with
the care of their demented friends. The
other items were not cut down, and tho bill
was recommended to pass.
In the course of the discussion of the bill
Senator Pillsbury, chairman of the finance
committee, took occasion to state to the
Senate that if every appropriation bill was
passed just as it came from the committee,
the tax levy would be lower than has ever
been known in the history of the State.
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their own property, but they are obliged Ia

their own property, but they are obliged to
indemnify sufferers who may be injured in
any way or pay large sums to the heirs of
those who may lose their lives by casualty.
Cafelessness in this respect is not one of the
faults of the railroad companies. Their en-
gineers are the best that can be procured in
the whole country and the material they use
of the most durable description.
1t is the duty of the State auditor to sec
that lands subject to taxation are properly
listed. The railroad commissioner in the
past has simply procured from the COM
panies lists of the lands sold during given
period, and communicated these lists to the
auditor. This could be done directly by the
auditor, and thus avoid expensive circumlo-
cution.
There Is one source of the expense Of the
Office that has been entirely overlooked by
those who advocate thu abolition of the
ofice-the stationery, printing and postage
bills incurred by the commissioner. The
blank forms in use are very costly; the cir
culars issued by him are numerous, and the
printing of his annual reports involves q
heavy outlay. 1t is safe to say that in these
matters saving of at least q thousand dol
lars will be effected by the abolition.
But one step remains to complete this re-
form-the final passage of the bill in its
regular order. Probably this order will be
reached tomorrow, and We have no fear of
the result.
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WAS 1T INCENDIARYe

Lumtey's Grocery Store Catches 1t Agaiu,
The alarm of fire from box thirteen vester-
day morning was caused by fire being discov.
cred in the double store of @. Lumley, in Gen.
tennial block on Washington avenue, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues south. The alarm
was given by John D. Smith, who occupied a
room on the second floor of the building. The
firemen were quickly at the scene and the fire
was confined to the two floors of the building,
The origin of the fire is unknown, but as the
rear door was unlocked and open when the
hremen arrived, and trap door on the second
floor was also open, and both door and trap
were securely locked when the store was closed
on Wednesday evening, it is supposed that the
fire was the work of an incendiary. Mr.,
Lumley was insured for $500 in the fol-
lowing companies: Imperial Northern.
$4,000, of which $500 was on wine and
$1,000 on stock.
Rhode Island Insurance association, S1.5O0,
of which $500 was on fixtures, and $1,000 on
stock.
Newark City, 50 900 on stock.
Buffalo Insurance company, $500; S2,00l
on stock and $500 on wine.
American Central, $1,000 on wine.
Mr.. Lumley valued bis stock at S74,O0O
The building most damaged was insured for
$500 in the Worcester Mutual, and is dam ,ed
about S1,50U.
Mr.. NJ. G. Hubbard's Office on the second
floor was slightly damaged by smoke and water.
AS MIR. Hubbard is away from the city it is not
known whether he is insured or not
The fire department deserve great credit fos
their efficiency and skill in handling the FIRE.
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THERE Is considerable talk about t

THERE is considerable talk about the leg
islature as to the proper disposition to be
made of the State swamp lands, now tied up
By the grant to the Soldiers Orphans Home.
There have been several propositions sub
mitted in both houses, all of which are open
to exceptions more or less forcible. One of
the best of the number is the one suggested
by Major Fridley, of Sherburne county. 1t
is not known that his plan will take the
form Of bill, but it is certainly worthy of
consideration from the fact that there can
not by any possibility be woodohuck in it.
He proposes that the lands be set apart for
the construction of railroads; that each
railroad company now in existence or here
after to be organized shall receive for each
mile of new road constructed certain num-
ber Of acres of these swamp lands, to be dis
posed of as they may see fit. Thus there
should be an iuducement to railroads to ex-
tend their lines and aid in the development
of the agricultural resources of the State.
The only advantage one railroad would have
over another it would acquire by construct
ing the greater number of miles of road,
and no one will question but they will de-
serve that advantage. There is much that
is worth considering in this suggestion,
though it will hardly commend itself to
those who are anxious to gobble up the
lands for some pet institution or enterprise
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MINNESOTA House.
RAMBLES AMONG THE REpRESENTA-
TIVES OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Hon. Andre,v Peterson.

Woodbury., Washington county, Is native of
Sweden, born Aug. 8, 1887. In early life he
had to struggle with adversity. His mother
SO situated that he was unable to take care of
him, thus leaving him the child of misfortune.
to fall into the hands of the authorities, where,
however, he was kindly cared for until he be-
came old enough to go out into the world and
look out for himself. Subsequently he travelled
IN Germany and acquired the language of that
people; was in Denmark for time, and on the
l7th Of Feb, 1858, he sailed from Copenhagen
for the United States, landing in New York the
2lst Of March. He is familiar with three
languages in addition to his native tongue, ac-
CURED by his own personal efforts, observation,
study and association among the people. In
1851 he arrived in Minnesota, and settled in
Washington county. When the war broke out
ne went into the army, enlisting in Company
and misfortunes Of that brave regiment in It's
desperate fight at Wood Lake against the
aborigines; went south; was prisoner at
Murfreesborough; took the malariaI fever. bnt
through the influence of his surgeon, DR..
Wedge, now member of the State Senate, he
was furloughed and sent home, thus saving his
life. The 10th Of September, 1864, he was
mustered out: returned to Washington county,
and has since followed farming. At Alton.
Nov, 1864, he was married to Miss Mary G.
Ehrenberg, lady, as the name implies of a
prominent family. Mr.. Peterson has a very
choice farm of l6O acres, of which 148 acres
are under cultivation. He has held the office
of town clerk nine years, justice Of the peace
six; county commissioner, two; votes the
Republican ticket polled more than his party
vote last fall, and comes here handsomely in
dorsed by his fellow citizens. His father is
| still living and resides with him, at the age of
S8 years.
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Publishing the La,rs,
st. Paul Dispatch.

The hypocritical howl of Bill King over
the printing of the laws in the newspapers
deceives no one. Under the pretext Of q
drive at H. P. Hall ho is striking at the coun-
try papers, in weak revenge for their late re-
fusal to bow the knee to his dictation. d. P.
Hall has no monopoly of printing the laws.
Because he does the work cheaper than the
Dispatch or Bill Kings paper, or any other
printer sees fit to do it, and at the same time
does it promptly and satisfactorily, he gets
the bulk of the business of furnishing the
supplements. But everybody knows that if
he made profit of over 5 or 10 per cent. he
would have plenty of competition. 1t is the
country papers which make the proft-what
little there Is in it. The bulldozer
is wreaking its malicious hate towards
them, and every member of the
legislature who lends himself to its base de-
signs should understand that he is striking
directly at his home paper and not at n. P.
Hall. The policy of circulating the laws
has been settled in this State. It is only
question as to how to do it most thoroughly
we are satisfied that there has been no bet
ter way suggested than that now in use. If
the State gets its work done as cheaply in
this way as in any other way that could be
devised, and at the same time the struggling
country papers are able, by cooperation in
printing, to make few dollars profit out of
what would be q losing business if each edi-
tor did the work himself-who will object,
except the men who hate or the men who
fear an independent press. Call the roll
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4 CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION.

Senator Hill introduced a bill early in the
session providing for Constitutional Con-
vantion, but for some reason the measure
has been allowed to sleep in the hands of tho
judiciary committee. This is matter which
ought to be considered on its merits, and it
is unfair to smother such bill in the COM
mit:ee. There ought to have been consti-
tutional convention years ago. 1t has been
twenty years since the adoption Of the con-
sti5ution, and even then it was q piece of
patchwork. Two rival political parties, hold.
ing separate conventions and then devotina
a few hours at the close in uniting upon a
constitution, is the history of what we have.
Since then almost every legislature has at
tached some amendment to the constitu-
ton. There have been seven amendments
prepared at the present session, and several
more are in prospect. There is no diver
sity of opinion on the subject. All agree
that there should be q convention, and now,
with biennial sessions of the legislature, it is
highly appropriate that Constitutional
Convention should assemble next winter. It
requires no argument to impress this mat
ter upon the legislature, and the very mem
ton of it ought to be sufficient to obtain
speedy cotton.
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Municipal Court.
WISCONSIN NEWS,

A resolution in favor Of biennial ession.
OF the legislature has passed the lower house
by vote of Sc to /.
at marriage ceremony at Madison the 9th.
.er day, the bashful bridegroom tainted and
fell at the feet of mis- more steady and stronger
nerved bride. The poor fellow had to be
helped to his feet by the officiating clergym ,n.
An insane woman, Mrs. Brender, who had
escaped from the asylum at st. Peter, recently
made her appearance in Milwaukee, at tbs
house of her brother, a Mr.. M .rsch. who
turned her over to the county authorities
They returned her to the asylum.
One of the Oshkosh steam wagons has boen
traversing the streets of Madison, hauling
buses heavily ladened with legislators in 9th
ers. The owners have a bill in the Assem-
bly, asking for 100000, which though sucre,s
full at the trial. the commissioners refused to
award the inventors as the time.
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A cuNN1SoL1 designed pine land grab,
quietly worked through the House, was read
in the Senate the first time yesterday. The
proposed grab is put forward in the guise OF
simple memorial to Congress for permits
sion to cut pine on Indian reservations.
Innocent as the proposition appears, the
Senate ought not to allow il to pass. While
Gong :e's would probably refuse the prayer,
1t is we'll known that steals endorsed by q
State legislature too often finds supporters
among the national law makers. The only
safe plan to checkmate the pine land plum
derers is for the Senate to defeat the memo
rial. - -.
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THERE was joint meeting of the judici-
ary committees Of the two houses yesterday,
at which the various insolvency bills were
considered. The so-called Warner bill, in
troduced in the House by Mr.. Mead, was
deemed too cumbrous to be practical, and
though many of it's features were highly
commended, it was decided to report by SUBJ
stitute brief bill containing the salient
points of that and Senator Bucks bill. The
committee unanimously recognized the
necessity of passing some bill that, if not
men from tho danger that menace them
under the existing order of things.
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ARE we going to have another rebellion?
The Californians threaten that if Hayes
vetoes the anti Chinese bill, they will raise
rumpus, and if they do not secede from the
Union they will take the Chinese question
into their own hands and settle it to their
own satisfaction. Our army needs little
exercise, and perhaps it will get it on the
Pacific slope.
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TAKING THE CENSUS.

If there is, as claimed by tho Republican
members of the federal House, oonstitu-
tional provision requiring United States
marshals to take the census, that provision
ought to be abrogated without unnecessary
delay. 1t gives too great power to the
political party happening to have the ascen-
dancy, and is dangerous to the very exist
ence of the republic. It will readily be seen
that it is an easy matter for marshal to
exaggerate the population of any particular
Congressional district in which his party
may have majority, and thus to increase
its representation in the next House. He
could also make it appear that districts
where his party is in the minority had a
less population than correct census would
show, and thus it would be deprived of it's
rightful representation in Congress. This
has been done in the past to slight ex-
tent; it may be carried still further in the
future, and there is especial danger of it at
the present time, when the parties are so
nearly evenly balanced, and when single
member may turn the scale in Congress.
We do not charge that all United States
marshals would be guilty of such an act of
injustice, but some Of them are not Of su-
perior virtue and would be capable of any
act which promised to advance the interests
of their party. This is especially the case
at the South. The federal officials in that
section ale for the most part set of unco on
scionable scalawags, ready to lend them
selves at any moment to any rascality that
may be demanded by the managers at Wash
ingtou. The Republican party is now en-
gagged in life and death struggle, and will
resort to any means by which to regain the
power they have lost. While we do not
charge that the mass of that party-the rank
and file-would stoop to disreputable means,
experience has shown that the active man
ayers are men upon whom no reliance can be
placed. They regard fealty to party as a
higher duty than honorable conduct, and
will require of those who depend upon that
party for their official positions an absolute
acquiescence in their demands. We have no
confidence that those demands will be either
honorable or patriotic.
The proper method for taking the census
is that advocated by Mr.. Cox, of New York.
The whole subject ought to be left to the
several States. The governors of each of
these States can appoint the census takers
as most of them do each half decade-and
through these a more reliable enumeration
would tie obtained. There is no danger that
these will be influenced by party obligations
to as great an extent as the federal marshals,
and even if they were less injustice would
be done, for in different States they would
owe allegiance to different parties. There
would be lack of motive for classifying the
enumeration. Each person SO appointed
would have local pride that would induce
him to make record for accuracy that
would deter him from committing any overt
acts such as have been referred to. We are
decidedly of the opinion that Mr.. Co1's
proposition should prevail.
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AMONG the river and harbor surveys Or
dered by Congress- not one is for Minnesota.
Our rivers certainly need improvement, and
few preliminary surveys to ascertain
whether these improvements are needed,
and as to their probable cost, would be the
proper thing to do.
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Hon. Charles X. schroth.

Winona, Winona county, ia native of Ger
many, born Jan uary ID, 1888. His parents
emigrated to the United States in the spring of
1889, settled in Buffalo, N. Y. He remained
there until 1856, when he came to Illinois, and
in the spring Of 1856 to Minnesota his present
work; was register of deeds, collector of inter
nal revenue under Mr.eRsndan for -Four years,
cityclerk seventeen years, and in the abstract
business: He was married in Winona, septem-
Der, 1865, to Miss Sophia Rose. For the past
ten years he has been interested in planning
mill for the manufacture of sash, doors, blinds,
ETC. More recently he has carried on the bust
ness by himself. Mr.. Schroth is careful and
competent business man; has been reasonably
successful. and has won well-deserved popu-
larity in his business relations. He was elected
to his present position on the Democratic
ticket.
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The chances of the Sacred Cow for the
Berlin mission are said to be improving. 1t
will be an inspiring sight to hear him, as he
quatfs the foaming lager in the grand beer
garden of Berlin, quoting his favorite pas
sage from holy writ, "God moves in mys-
FERROUS way, His wonders to perform"
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THE ABOLITION OF Il USELESS OF
... FOE. ..

The House yesterday, by vote of SO to
A, recommended the bill abolishing the
Office of railroad commissioner for passage
There was long discussion, in which tie
opponents Of the measure sought to prove
that the Office was not only needful to pro-
tect the people from the rapacity of the rail-
roals, but to see that they kept their tracks
and bridges in repair, and also to see that
the lands sold by them were properly listed
for taxation. Their arguments were singu-
larry alike, SO similar, indeed, that the CON
clusion was irresistible that they had all
been coached" by the same person from the
sans state of facts. Two of the speeches
wsre so nearly alike-almost verbatim-that
they caused considerable amusement. The
friends of the bill did not make as many or
as strong points as the subject allowed, but
they succeeded, nevertheless, in convincing
was an unnecessary one, and that it's duties
could be performed just as we'll by an ordi-
nary clerk in another department as by an
independent officer.
The pretense of the advocates of retention
chat the railroad commissioner inspects the
tracks and bridges of the railroads of the
State and thus gives additional security to
the travelling public is all fol-de-rol. He
never has done any such thing and never
will, and if he did it would do no good.
Such an inspection, to be of any service to
the public, should be made by competent
civil engineer and bridge builder. The
charge of neglecting their tracks or bridges
is one that cannot lie against the railroad
companies, however open to criticism they
may be in other respects. They are more
interested than their patrons in having their
tracks we'll laid and their bridges substantial,
tor they are the principal losers by wbstsvey
accidents may occur, They not only lose
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THE LEGISLATURE,
ANOTHER BIG DAY FOR WORK IN
BOTH BRANCHES.

An Avalanche OF House Bills Got Their
First Reading In tho Senate-Cutting
Down tho Appropriations-Th 100000
Aero Grab Gets = Quietus-sharp Debate
on tho Railroad Commissionorship-Tho
Bill for tho Abolition Of the Office Strong
lY EndOrHed.
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ST. PAUL. FRIDAY, FEB. 81, 1879.

EVEN quarreling over political subjects
becomes monotonous. The House, after
Wednesdays turmoil, agreed to postpone
the disputes for day, and devoted the time
to less exciting matters. The ruction will
commence again pretty soon.
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THE COURTS.
District Court.
before Judge Vanderhnrc.I

JURY CAsE5.
Florence A. Seamen, Administrative, -,
Charles May. On trial.
Before Judge Young.l
COURT CASES.
John G. Oswald VS.. Martin Ludwig. judi.
ment for plaintiff for s124.11.
P. j. E. Clementson. administrator. vr.
Frank strobeck. Judgment for plaintiff fr
$72.67.
The call for to-day is 1858.
GRAND JURY.
The Dunham-Town case is being inves.ieat.d
by the grand jury.
The following additional Indictment has
been found:
Mathew Gilbertson for altering and issuing
q forged note. Gilbertson is the young man
who flooded Minneapolis with forged notes
some time ago. He was arraigned md plead
guilty.
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Hon. Charles p. Russell.

Eyota, Olmsted county, was born in Burling
ton. VT, Feb. 8, 1887. He attended school in
his native State and worked in his fathers
store, who was merchant. The spring of
1856 he came West, settled in Winona, remained
there two years, then went to Wisconsin; two
years in that State, then back to Wlnona; re-
manned five years and finally settled in Eyota
He had previously followed merchandising and
that is still his business. He was married in
Winena, March, 1885, to Miss Helen NJ. Farrar.
Mr.. Russell is a Democrat, and is serving hi.
constituent. and the State at the capitol for
the first time.
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Hon. Charles A. Peterson.

Marine Mills, Washington COUNTY, is native of
Sweden, born March 9, 1910. When 12 years of
age, with his parents, he emigrated to the
United States, and settled at Saltwater, MINI.
Since that time he has devoted himself to the
lumber business principally. He owns small
is more at home in the forest than in the open
country. April, 1866. he was married to Miss
Martha Oleson. Mr.. Peterson was a mem Der of
this body in 1878, and last fall he ran indepen-
dent, beating the regular Republican nominee
by the close shave of twenty votes His poll
tics are Republican, but his friends wanted a
sharp campaign, so they took him up and
trotted him over the Independent course.
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New York Dry Goods.

Cotton goods market fairly active and firm. Brown
sheehngs In good demand and stocks light. wide
sheetings sold ali lad. Prints sluggish Glnghams
in steady request and dress goods doing fairly Mems
wear woolens quiet. Kentucky Jeans SLUGGISH.
Hosiery and underwear in steady request. Foreign
goods inactive.