The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Extra Session.
MONDAY, OCT. 3lsT,

SENATE-Njt in ses iol.
HOUSE -Thore was session In the evening.
Mot Of the time was taken up debating Mr.
Hicks motion to hear the result of the in1esti.
cation into the charges against Judge Cox, AZ
made made by tho Judiciary committee, in
e.as.yote OF 48 to "a. Mr. Hi0is
foresbadow ed, in his remarks, that the repor!
OF the committee would be averse to the &C.
cused. but averred that the house was not try.
ing the case. 1t was its duly, il tho charges
were proven, to find an Indictment which
The latter body viii be the OF one before before
which the truth or falsity of the indict-
ment would come. There Judge Cox could
appear and defend his own csse By argument
and testimony. Itwould rot DO right. should
the charges bo uns,lstaiIed, to scatter them
broadcast ov r the land, to the dotrinlent of
hlm against whom they were made
TUESDAY, NOV. 1.
SENATE Tho time of the senate was entirely
devoted to the reading and passage Of bills,
nearly all Of local character, the particular
"wOOdchucks" OF senator's and representatives
HousE-Mr. Colquhoun's congressional ap-
portionment bill, dividing the state into fivo
districts. passed, after beirg amended by ad-
ding Wright, Pine and Kanabec to the Fourth
district, by vote of SO to IL. The bill as
amended is as follows:
Be it enacted by tue legislature Of Minnesota
Section 1. The State Of Minnesota is hereby
divided into five congressional districts, each OF
which is entitled to elect one representative to
the congress- Of the United States.
Sec. 2. The counties of Houston, Fillmore,
Mower, Freeborn, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted,
Winona and Wabasha shall constitute the Firs:
congressional district.
Sec. 5. The counties OF Faribau!t, Blue
Earth, Waseca, Watonwsn, Martin, Cottonwood,
Jackson, Murray, Mobiles, Rock, Pipestouo.
Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Brown, Nicol}et, Yel-
low Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Slbley and Le
sueur shall constitute tho second congress
sional district
Sec 4 The counties Of G ,odhue, Rice, d.
kota, s ot', Carver, Mcleod, Aeeher, Kaadiyo-
III, Renvil!e, Swift anil Chippewa shall consti-
tute tho thirt! congressional di strict
Sec. ). The counties Of Washington, Ram
sey, Hennepin, Wright Pine, Kanabec, Anoka,
Chisago, 1santl and Sherburne shall constitute
the Fourth congressional district
SEC. t. The count;os Of Mile L2cs, Benton.
Morrison, Stearns, Pope, Douglas, Stevens,
Big Stone, Traverse, Grant, Todd. Grow Wing,
Aitkin, Carlton, WGG,na, Otter Tail, Wilkin.
Cass, Becker, Clay, Belt:ami, Marshall, K;ttson,
.taeca, st. Louis, Lake and Cook shall consti-
!ute the Fifth congressional district
Sec z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
The senate bill providing for the application
OF tho money arising from tho sale of the in
ternal improvement lands to tho payment of
the state RAILROAD bonds also passed, there be-
ing only two dissenting votes 4 bill appro
priating 500, 700 for the payment Of the ex-
penses of the extra session was passed unani-
mously. The senate bond bill was read sec-
ton by section, somewhat amended, though
not to the extent Of cutting down the rate of
interest from to 4 per cent. and the sections
- amended adopted. The house Is now in the
midst OF the discussion on the bill.
WEDNESDAY NOV. T.
SENATE. The house appo TONNE bill was
discussed at length but no vote was taken. A
bill was passed for an additional Judge in the
fourth (Hennepin) judicial district. large
number of other bills, mostly local, were passed,
including the repeal OF the clause of the gen
oral law of last winter which com2cls the aul
itor Of counties to levy a tax upon towns, cites
and counties for the purpose OF forming sink
ing fund for the redemption Of the principal OF
all bonds issued by such corporations.
HOUsE.-The senate bond bill, AZ amended
by the house, passed that body by vote of77
to 29, every member being present and voting
There wero loud cheers and clapp:ng on the
declaration of the vote by the speaker
Messrs. GeaTy, Hall and Van Doesen,
when their names were called, rose to
explsin that they had opposed tie adjustment
act OF last winter on principle, and now, equal
" on principle, the constitutional amendment of
1860 b wing been declared invalid, would vote
aye. The announcements were received with
applause, as was that OF d.. Hill, who said that,
while many of his constituents were opposed to
the bill, he intended to vote in favor OF it be-
cause ho deemed it right.
Mr.. Hicks motion then prevailed, and the
bill being read as amended was placed upon
its final passage It was passed by the follow
ing vote, call of the house having frat been
ordered: