Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-05
Afternoon Session .

The senate met at 2:30 p. m, Senator Cas-
tie in the chair as president pro tenn.
A communication from the house was re-
ceiyed. asking the concurrence of the senate
in the resolution passed by that body, that the
legislature take recess until Wednesday, No.
vember 9, at 8 p. m.
Some debate ensued, but the senate finally
concurred in the house resolution.
The senate then resolved itself in
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
with Senator White in the chair. The first
bill taken up was the congressional appor-
tlonment bill, No. 10, from the house, known
as the Colquhoun bill. A short debate ensued,
when the bill was recommended to pass by a
vote of seventeen senators, being all that were
in their sets.
communication from the governor was
received, to the effect that he had approved
and signed the bill for the adjustment of the
old State railroad bonds, and also the bill de-
voting the proceeds of the 500, 600 acres of in
tercal improvement lands to the payment OF
the same Senator Crook, was in the govern
or's room at the time when he was afflxing
feeling said, "Gov. Pillsbury, you have spread
upon the pages of Minnesota's history a
record of which your children's children will
be proud, and your name will 60 down to pos
terity as that of man who loved his state
and dared to defend it's honor"
Sen tor G. D. Gilfillan's bill, appropriating
SIS, 900 for the purpose of making the new
state capitol building fire proof, gave rise to
an animated debate, during which Senators
Powers and Gilfllan had one or two tits.
Senator Powers moved an amendment to
strike out $4,000 and insert $4,000. The
debate was participated in by Senator's G. D.
Gilfillan, Powers, Crooks, Adams, Officer, and
others.
Before the discussion was ended the com
mittee rose, and the members of the house
were received, when Hon o. B. Gould read the
articles of impeachment against E. st. Julien
Cox for crimes and misdemeanors in Office, of
which the following is the text:
"In obedience to the order of the house OF
representatives, we do in their name and in
the name of all the people of Minnesota, i'm
peach E. st. Julien Cox judge of the Ninth
judicial district, for crimes and misdemeanors
in office, and we further inform the senate
that the house of representatives will, in due
time, exhibit particular articles of impeach-
ment against him, and make good the same
and in their name we demand that the senate
take bonds for the appearance OF the said E.
St. Julien Cox to answer said impeachment.
The discussion upon the capitol bill was
then resumed in committee of the whole, and
finally, on motion of Senator Campbell, the
bill was laid aside for the present without
action.
A number of other local bills were consid-
cred, when the committee rose, and the SEN
ate took up the regular order OF business.
On motion of Senator Castle the commune
cation from the House in regard to the i'm
parchment of E. St. Julien Cox was referred
to the judiciary committee, to make arrange.
ments for his trial.
S-nator Pillsbury moved that the governor
of the state be informed of the action of the
house in the Impeachment of Judge Cox,
which motion was passed.
The senate then adjourned until Wednesday
evening, Nov. 9, at o'clock p. m.