The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-11-17
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
ProceediDEs OF the Extra Senalao~

W6ON8SUAI, NOV. D.
The extra session Of the legislature, after
eembled Wednesday evening. but after IN
hours MONOCHROME routine, adjourned without
having transacted any important business.
The senate bill extending . swamp land grant
to the St Cloud, Aankato Il Austin railroad
va recalled from the governor in order TO in
terject IN amendment which il necessary to
correct what may be regarded ~ . little am
tiguous phraseology.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10.
=. sENA11-There wss very little Of interest in
the senate proceedings, the routine business
occupying the time to great extent Perhaps
the matter that called out tho most discussion
Board Of Trade II wat urged that tho oresni-
z.tion in no way advances the interests
OF the state, and the So, 500 that il
yearly appropriated for its support is useless
expenditure The question was referred back
20 tne committee The grant Of swamp lands
sooass 70 ins Duluth Iron Rsnge r.ilro.d also
bill introduced urging the sale Of state capitol
lands was the sole feature Of tho morning ses-
sion.
House Tho bill granting right Ct way to
the Duluth Winnipeg railway through swamp
lands, and the one repeating the act defining
conslderahle discussion. A number Of local
special interest to Ramsey county: large
amount OF routine work was transacted and
only two new bile intro 1uced
MI: DuDn's bill, repeating the acts defining
the liability of stockholders, also brought
Judge Wilson to his feet, declaring that this
pense ct the poor, and thst eastern capital
would indeed he glad to come here, If it vas
understood. "What yon make You can keep.
and what you lose shall be paid by the other fel-
ow who traded with you"
Messrs. Sabin and Norrieh claimed that the
to be- amended, in the opinion Of the best law
yers in the state ia invalid anyhow; that the
amendment proposed WAS to the benefit Of the
farmers who, hruld they wish to encourage
any enterprise in their vicinsge by = contrihu-
ton of $500 or 81 .OOO-a mill for instance
and money lost they could not be held respon-
sible for the debt
After long discussion the bill was put upon
lts passage and lost but was subsequently 10
considered and passed
FRIDAY, NOV III.
eENATE-Tha house bill for apportionine
the etAte into five congressional districts passed
he senate by vote of 20 for to against
The attempt to abolish the farmers board Of
rade failed. - did also the effort to use the
state capital land in Kandiyohi county for re-
building the state capitol.
The judiciary committee reported upon the
Cox impeachment matter, recommending that
he senate take orders for the impeachment Of
Judge E. st Julien Cox and that the senate will
axe cognjzance Of the came. The usual rules
Of procedure in impeachment trials were also
prepared by the committee and submitted.
The only votes against the apportioDment
bill were C. d. GilflIan, j. B. Gilfllan, Pills
bury, Powers and Wheat Both houses have
agreed to adjourn on Saturday next, November
10Th
HousE-The internal improvement land act
VAS repassed, Judge Wilson introducing the
same with the provieo that the question
-hall be submitted to the people tho
next general election. An amendment to the
bill appropriatirg money to rebuild the
capitol was adopted, the sum being now fixed
1t 500, 900 instead Of $75, 200. The st.
Louis river boom bill was killed in committee
Of the whole by the adoption Of motion TO in
definitely poetponeit A concurrent resolution
was adopted fixing the time of sine die ad-
journment at noon on Saturday, the 10Th inst
Minnesota Congressional Apportionment.
The congressional districts Of Minnesota will
be reafter be arranged as follows, provided