The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-11-10
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Extra Session.
MONDAY, OCT. 3lsT.

H1s1Nh II ~ANog IA Ok ~
House E-Tnere was session in the evening.
Most Of the time was taken up debating Mr.
Hicks motion to hear the result of the investi.
CATION into the charges against Judge Cox, as
made by the Judiciary committee, in
secret ve,e session. af As Tho he %90n no prevailed BY
foreshado~ 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. It was its du'y if the charges
were proven, to fiud an Indictment which
T6d TSa .ar be nor @ b. to the senate H"s
which the truth or falsity Of the indict-
ment would come. There Judge Cox coulc
appear and defend his own case by argument
and TESTIMONY. Itwould not be right, should
the charges be unsustained, to scatter them
broadcast ov the land, to the detriment of
linn against whom they were made.
TUESDAY, NOV. 1.
SENATE-The time of the senate was entirely
devoted to the reading and passage of bills,
''woodchucks" Of senators and representatives.
HoUsE-Mr. Colquhoun's congressional ap
portionment bill, dividing the state into i've
districts, passed, after heirg amended by ad-
ding Wright Pine and Ksnabec to the Fourth
district, by vote of Sc to II. The bill as
amended is as follows:
Be it enacted by the legislature Of Minnesota
Section /. 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 First
congressional district
Sec 3. The counties Of Faribault, Blue
Earth, Waseca, Watonwan, Martin, Cottonwood,
jackson, Murray, Mobiles, Rock, Pipestone
Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Brown, Nicollet, Vel
low Medicine Lac qui Parle, slbley and Ls
Sueur shall constitute tho second congress
sional district.
Sec H. The counties of Goodhue, Rice, d.
kota, Scott, Carver, Mcleod, Meeker, Kandiyo-
hi, Renville, Swift and Chippewa shall consti-
tute tho third congressional district.
Sec. s. The counties Of Washington, Ram
sey, Hennepin, Wright, Pine, Kansbec, Aaoka,
Chisago, Isant1 and Sherburne shall constitute
the Fourth congressional district
Sec 6. The counties of Mile Lacs, Benton,
Morrison, Stearns, Pope, Douglas, Stevens,
Big Stone, Traverse, Grant, Todd, Grow Wing,
Aitkip, Carlton, Wadena, Otter Tail, Wilkin,
Cass. Becker, Clay, Beltranai, Marshall, Kittson,
,tasca, St. Louis, Lake and Cook ehau consti-
!ute the Fifth congressional district
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after ite passage.
Tho senate bill providing for the application
OF the money arising from the sale OF the in
ternal improvement lands to the payment of
inc SGat0 T11CO8C JULIUS h1SO EooSou, tueI0 Ue-
ing only two dissenting votes. A bill appro
priating $4,000 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 IL now in the
midst Of the discussion on tho bill.
WEDNESDAY NOV. 2.
SENATE house appor ortionment 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, we're passed,
including the repeal Of the clause of the gen.
eral law Of last winter which compels the au l.
itor of counties to levy 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. as amended
by the house, passed that body by d vote of77
to 20, every member being present aud voting.
declaration Of the vote by the speaker.
Messrs. Geary, Hall and Van Doesen,
when their names were called, rose to
explain that they had opposed the adjustment
act Of last winter on principle and now, equal
lv on principle, the constitutional amendment of
1860 h wing been declared invalid, would vote
aye. The announcements were received with
applause, as was that of Dr.. Hill, who said that,
while many Of his constituents were opposed to
the bill, he intended to vote In favor of it be-
cause he deemed it right.
Mr.. Hicks motion then prevailed, and the
bill being read Us amended was placed upon
it's final passage. 1t was passed by the follow
ing vote, call of the house having frat been
ordered: