Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-23

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Banks--senators Officer, Clement, Doran and |
Castle.
cOrporstionsmsenatOrs Rice, johnson, Quits, E.
Railroads Senators G. D. Gilhllan, Rice, ofacer,
Johnson, Brown, Wedge, McCrea Bonniwell, Mealey,
z. M. Wilson, Macdonald, Castle and Buell.. /
state Reform schools-Senators Thatcher, Per-
kns, Williams, Doran and Reaney.
Insane Administrators McCrea, Clement, Wedge,
Macdonald and Buell..
Deaf and Dumb and the Blnd-senators Wheat,
Wilkins, Clement, e. M. Wilson and Page.
Towns and Oounties-Senators johnson, Pillsbury,
Helling, Rahily and Simmons.
Indian Affairs Senators Gorham, Brown, Quits,
Powers aid Mills.
Public Buildings Senators shsIleen, Wilkins, Cor
ham, Hill and Mills.
State Prison Senators QUITS Wedge, Miller, Rice.
Lbrary-senators Williams, Thatcher, Perkins,
Kinds and Powers.
Printing Senators Pillsbury, Wheat Miller, Mac
ENDORSEMENT Senators 81. B. Wilson, shaleen,
Brown, Reaney and Powers.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Miller, HellinR, Morrison,
Enrolment Rice. Wheat, Morrison,
Mills and Hill.
Retrenchment and Reform-senators Brown,
Wheat, Wilkins, Adams and Mills.
Tree Planting Senators HeIing, shalleen, Cor
ham, Mealey and Hill.
Roads and Bridges Senators swanstrom, Rice,
Normal Schools Senators @. D. Gilhllan, Perkins,
Officer, E. NJ. Wilson and Buell..
JOINT COMMITTEES.
Taxes and Tax Laws-senators J.. B. Gillian,
@. d. Gilfllan, Johnson, Mealey, Daniel Buck and
Simmons E.t
State University Senators J. B. Gilfllan, Morri-
son, H. b. Wilson, Macdonald and Kinds.
Printing Hill.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Wheat Tester-Senators Rahilly, Officer, Williams,
McCrea, Thatcher, Pillsbury, Bonniwen, Page and
Reaney.
Drive Wells-senators Adams, Clement, O. f..
Buck, Cults and e. M Wilson.
On Education, of State and County Officers, and
SO much OF the Governors message as relates there
to-Senators Miller, G. d. Gilhlan and G. +. Buck.
Senator Castle moved committee of five to
investigate the charges of cruelty against the
officers of the State prison. Adopted. Bills
were introduced reducing all salaries, State
and county, 1917 per cent. Also disposing of
the internal improvement fund arising from
the sale of the $40, 600 acres of land and devot
ing it to roads and bridges. Senator G. F..
Buck replied to the charges made that he had
spirited through bill relative to the sale of
liquor in Winona. He disclaimed any attempt
| at concealment.
House, Jan. 15.-The most nota BILE bill of
| fered to-day was by Mr.. Donohue, abolishing
| the brass kettle and making che half-bRshel
| the standard. Sixty-ive thousand dollars was
| appropriated for legislative expenses, and a
| bill was offered cutting down the per diem of
| members. Still another BILL cutting down the
| salaries of State officers, was offered. The Wi
mona liquor bill occupied q good deal of time
| without result.
SENATE, Jan. l6.-Messrs. Wedge, Clements,
Mealey, d. Buck and Reaney were announced
as the committee to investigate the State
prison. Edwin Paulson, Senator Helling's un-
successful candidate for sergeant-at-arms, was
| elected ianitor of the committee rooms. Bills
| were introduced regulating the weighing OF
wheat; readjusting the judicial districts; re-
lating to homestead exemptions; amending the
/ Il,
usual bill appropriating $65, 900 for Legislative
| expenses was passed.
| House, Jan. 16.-Upon the meeting of the
| House the Speaker announced the standing
! committees follows:
| Ways and Means-Comstock, Benson. A. Thomp
son, Josiah Thompson, Jr., Grover. Schroth. Dono
| hue.
Judiciary-s. L. Campbell, Mead, J. P West
Hicks, Comstock, L. L. Baxter, Jones.
| Railroads. ohnson, Cowing, W. M. Campbell
Keysor, James Smith, Jr, Jones, Kniss, Stiles, Ken
dali, LARSEN, Farbank, Frisbee. Dowd. Bowman
| Wrabeck.
| Public Accounts and Expenditures Mead
Chamberlain, Amundson, HUM, Abel, Bohan, Dun
| bar.
Public Lands--Cummins E. C.Stacy, Lutz Bissen
Boser, Oppenheim, Koon, Powers Kendall, Lam
/ bert, McCracken, A. j. Smith, NJ. Anderson, Frid
| ley, Abel.
Federal Relations. N. Stacy, e. F. wes,
Parker, Benson, McCracken. Lambert. John Thonp
Education-J. P. West, Dennison. Cowing, Parker
| Rogers, George, McCarty.
| Towns and Counties-Scriver, j. Baxter, Bohan
| Barsness, Powers Barrett, O'Hara.
Military Afairs-Gearey, Stedjee A. Peterson
| Boser, Lambert, Moores Burns.
| Incorporatons-D. Anderson, RIOS ebrock, Cham
berIain, Fuller, Russell Covert, Kaurhusman.
| Indian Affairs-C. A. Peterson, Rooms, NJ. Ander
| son, Dean. Hyland, Demo, Krautkriemer.
| Agriculture ana Manutactures-Benson, Kenney
Bertrandt, Hime, Bohland, Grabbing, Barrett.
State Prison-Denny, Dodd, Golf, Barsness, Lutz
Fridey, Tompkins.
| Characterization, Moores, Stedjee A. j. Smith
| Hlmle, Thornton, Hyland.
Insurance Companies ]. Baxter, j. p
| West, Bean, Dunbar, Denny, Weyl.
| Immigration-M. Anderson, Kenny Dean, j. N
Stacy, Burns, Cooper, Weyl.
Normal schools-Keysor, Comstock Stiles, Gearey
Schroth, Riley, Tharalson.
| Hospital for the Insane-GroVer, Holland, Hicks
| j. n. Stacy, Hastings.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hanks
Bissen, Grayling, Riley.
State Reform school-wiley, c. A. Peterson, Allen
Brink Demo.
Soldiers Orphans-E. F. West, A. Peterson, Hicks
| Bertrandt George.
Roads, Bridges, and Navigable Streams-Rogers
Tharalson, Wroolie, Hill. Enertson.
Banks-GoodseD, j. Thompson, Jr., Kniss, Nc
Carly, Oppenheim.
Printing Rebe, Wiley, LARSEN, wrabeck, Butler
Electens-Langemo, Bean, Christopherson
Thornton, Covert.
Commerce-Amundson, Bohland, Christopherson
| Donohue, Weyl.
Public Buildings Brink, Wiley, c. A. Peterson
Rules and Joint Rules Fairbank, Benson, A
| Thompson, Kauphusman, Russell.
| ter, J. Smith, Jr.
Mines and Minerals Christopherson, Kendall, E
F. West, Krautkreimer. Hill.
| Engrossment-Bissel, Riebe, Frisbee, Bowman
| W. M. Campbell.
Enrollment-C owing, Cummins, Harrington, John
| son, Hastings.
Tree Culture and Fuel-Shanks, Cooper, Wroofe
OHara, Ellertson.
Inebriate Asylum. G. Stacy, s. L. Campbell
| Langemo, d. Anderson, Drew.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
Taxes and Tax Laws-Hicks, Mead, Holland, Allen
| L. L. Baxter.
| University and University Lands-Huhn, Fuller
Goodsell, SERVER, Jones, Drew, Moores.
Bills were introduced regulating rates of rail
road freights and passenger fares; prohibitin!
| special legislation. A letter was read from
B. Curtis, of New York, urging the payment o
the old railroad bonds.
SENATE Jan. 1.-THE chief interest centeret
in the State prison investigation. Letters wer
received from Attorney General Wilson anC
Gen. Sibley asking an investigation in tn
arbitration whereby $4,000 was allowed Sey
mour, Sabin l. Co., and amendments were pro
pused to the resolution adopted on Wednesda,
charging the scope OF the investigating com
mitteei already ordered. The resolution wen
over under notice of debate. Numerous purel
local bills were offered, the only general bill
being one to abolish the Office of the insulanc
commissioner and attach it to that of railroa
| commissioner.
i House, Jan. 1.-THE resolution offered b.
Mr.. Donohue several days ago providing for
full investigation into the affairs at the Stat
prison was amended so as to make it joint re
solution providing for committee of seven O.
the part of the House and four ON the part o
the Senate, and passed. The messenger DO
question was settled by authorizing the Speake
to appoint four pages at $1.50 per day. Thi
occupied great portion of the session. TIL
only important general bill introduced was on
preventing kidnapping of citizens under colo
of acquisitions from governors of other States