Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-20


the State teeasury quarterly in advance upon
estimates.
Sections twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty
three and twenty-fOur amend and repeal acts
inconsistent with this act
Section twenty-five directs the Governor to
designate what counties shall send their insane
to the second hospital.
Section twenty-six provides for the transfer
OIL patlents from one hospital to another.
oectlon twenty-seven designates the time
when this act shall take effect.
ihE CHICAGO ST. PAUL l. MINNEAPOLIS RAILWAY.
Senator J. 3. Gilfllan moved that the rules
be suspended and the bill authorizing the Chi
cago, st. Paul q Minneapolis Railway company
to construct a line of road from the easterly
boundary of the State to Minneapolis be
taken up and placed upon its final passage.
inquiries as to the provisions of the bill by
Senator Doran brought out an extended dis
cssslon by several Senators, and the bill having
been explained as entirely satisfactory to all
concerned, further action was stopped by the
mistaken announcement that yhe Metropoli-
tan hotel was on fire. Adjourned.
THE HOUSE. /
There was no feature worthy of note at
the morning session of the House, the entire
time being consumed in the passage of
House bills as noted below. Twenty-fou
of them were passed, none of them causing
any opposition.
The special order of the afternoon was
the discussion of the prohibitory liquor bill
introduced some time since by Mr.. Abel. 1t
was expected that there would be a large
delegation of ladies present, and the mem
bers had taken extra pains with their toilets,
and were early in their seats. The ladies'
began to arrive at about o'clock, and by
the time the House was called to order there
were about sixty present, many with male
escorts. The gallery was crowded to suffo-
cation with gentlemen, and many others, in
Guiding Senators and State officers, obtained
seats or standing room in the lobby. There
was marked hesitancy in opening the de-
bate, but Mr.. Bertrand soon set the ball in
motion by two somewhat absurd amend
ments. These were quickly disposed of,
and after one or two brief speeches the fea-
ture of the day, if not of the session, was
introduced by Dr.. Riley, of Houston coun-
ty, who delivered one of the most grote,que
and amusing speeches ever spoken in leg
islative assembly. He opposed the pending
measure with vigor, and made many telling
points, odd deductions and humorous allu-
oAOASs AAO AOU6o Was COuVu1S0O WIFI
laughter, and even the most sedate of the
members shook their sides with merriment.
The friends of the bill could not restrain
their risibilities, and laughed as heartily as
tbs rest, while the Hobbies and the gallery
fairly roared. The doctor spoke for half an
hour or so, and was followed by score or
more of members, who placed themselves on
record. With few exceptions they were op-
posed to the bill, not because they were
opposed to the temperance cause, but be-
cause of defects in the pending bill, or
because of belief that prohibitory
legislation was powerless to cure the evil
At the close of the debate the bill was soon
disposed of, by the vote given under, and the
House was at once cleared of visitors. Only
three or four members present lodged a
vote.
The quarrel was in part renewed over the
local temperance bill from Winona, and
some time consumed in It's discussion. Il
was passed, however, by a decisive vote. II
was rumored-but the rumor proved to be
groundless- the Metropolitan hotel was
on fire, and the announcement was made on
the floor, whereupon those of the members
stopping there made simultaneous rush for
the cloak rooms, knocking over chairs and
desks In their haste, and started on double
quick to save their trunks. They were re-
lieved on finding that the conaagration was
not much of an one, and situated several
doors away