Daily globe., 1881-11-16
Routine Report.

Routine Report.
Senate met at 10 a. M, Senator Wilson pre-
siding in the absence of President Gilman.
NEW BILLS.
By Senator Aaker-Approprlating $1,000
for bridge in Douglas county.
By Senator McLanghlln-Appropr
$500 for rebuilding bridge IN Dodge county.
By Senator Rice-To amend the act of in-
corporation OF the village OF Willmar.
Passed.
By Senator Pillsbury-To amend the general
statutes relating to Insurance other than life,
fire and marine.
By Senator Case-For the locating OF state
road in lie sueur, Scott and Rice counties.
Passed.
By Senator misunderstanding the act
authorizing Morr son county and town of
Little Falls to issue bonds. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Amending the general statutes relating to
making the statutes of 1878 evidence in the
courts.
To authorize the commissioners of Hennepin
county to pay certain claims.
incorporating the village of Nicollet, Nicol-
let county.
Amending the charter of the city of Rush.
ford.
Authorizing the town of Redwood Falls to
build pontoon bridge across the Minnesota
river.
Fixing the salary of the treasurer of Scott
county at 500 per month
HOUSE BILLS KILLED.
Senator j. B. GilfiIl+n, of the judiciary
committee, reported, recommending the in.
definite postponement of house bill repeating
the act of last winter amending the tax law by
which the clause of the general statutes re.
quiring purchaser of tax title to notify the
owner of the land two weeks before
the date of the expiration of the
period OF redemption, was repeal
ed. The report was adopted. In submitting
the report Senator Gilfillan said it was tn
opinion of the committee that the clause of
the general statutes proposed to restore, afford.
ed no protection to owners whose land had
been sold for taxes, while it added to the costs
Of such sales to be paid for the land, whether
the same was redeemed or not.
PER DIEM OF MEMBERS.
Senator Campbell, promising bis motion
with the statement that he did so by request,
moved that the rules be suspended, and house
bill appealing the act of 1878, limiting the
time of pay of members for an extra session to
thirty days, be placed upon its final passage.
SShoeoA SoAAPoSi2 ooto pCicOudllJ uc lclG 10
particular interest in the measure, but there
was feeling that the acticn proposed was a
matter OF right and justice land at the request OF
euch he made the motion that the bill might
now be taken up and acted upon. The mo.
ton prevailed.
Senator J. B Gilfllau hoped the bill would
not pass. He thought the legislation ques
tioDable, and it was certainly of too much i'm
portance to rush it through as proposed. II
1,u~ ho1 rlra f,st If,,1Irx
before it would have been completed in the
thirty dtys' limitation, and they could have
returned home.
Senator Adams took the position that the
taxpayers of the state proposed to be just
The 2djournments taken during the session
we're matters of necessity. The extra session
| was called in an extra emergency, at time
when members could lily afford to leave Their
| regular avocatlons. The people recognized
this fact, and it was urged to confine their
| per diem to thirty days, when the public busi
| ness coming before them required a longer
| time to complete it carefully and wisely. TIL.
| business of the members was at a stand still
while they are working for the interests OF
| the state, and the people did not desire them
| to work for nothing.
Senator Powers took the same position as
| the preceding senator. The measure proposed
| was right and it should be adopted.
| CCudJOI SdulpUcl IcpcdGcu LIS statement
| that personally he did not care what was done
| with the bill, but it was a matter of moment
| to many members, and he understood mum.
| Der would go home, as they had right to, il
| it was not passed, thus perhaps destroying a
quorum, and leaving much necessary leglsla.
| ton uncompleted. This ought to be avoided,
| and he had no doubt the tax payers would
| sustain the measure proposed as a matter OF
right and justice. The people did not want
their representatives to work for nothing.
Senator j. B. Gilfilan again spoke In oppo.
sition to the bill, and Senator Adams for it.
Senator A NJ. johnson also spoke in favor
of the measure. Any one not wanting the
extra pay could return 1t to the state For
himself he thought the measure was right
and If passed he should not hesitate to take
the per diem it provided.
The roll was then called on the passage oil
the bill, and 1t was passed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Adams, Bonniwell, Buck, Campbell
Castle, Crooks, Kinds, Howard, johnson, F.
l.. johnson, R. B., johnson, A. NJ, Lawrance
Mccormick, Mclaughlin, Meally, Miller
Officer, Ptterson, Powers, Rice, schaller,
Schaleen, Simmons-23.
Nays-Aaker, Case, Gilfllan, J. B., Pills.
bury, Wheat. Wilkins, Wilson-7.
A recess was then taken to o'clock.
afternoon Session.
The senate met at 8 p. m. with Lieut.. Gov.
H,Iro q N IN tho chair