Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-03

appointment of Joint committee of two SEN
ators and three Representatives, to whom shall
be referred all that part of the governors
message as refers to the national exposition
Adopted. .--9 ~ .e.
LEGISLATIVE APPoRTIoSMENT.i "
Senator Kinds offered the following resolu.
| ton
ResOlrcd, That the Senatorial branch of the
joint committee on legislative aEportonment
be advised to present to the committee for its
consideration as follows:
First-That The apportlonment be made
upon the basis of an increase in the number of
Senator's from fl to 40 or 81.
Second-That counties having population
of 10000 be set of into Senatorial districts as
near equal in population as practicable of not
less than Is, 600 nor more than 20, 0OO and that
each be entitled to elect Senator.
Third-That counties having alpoptlatiOn of
over % 900 and under $4,000 be set off into
Senatorial districts as near equal as practical
Bile, and that each be entitled to elect Sen
ator.
Fourth-That counties having population
of over $4,000 and under $1,000 shall be set off
as whole, or definite portions thereof having
a population of not less than 17,09O into a
separate Senatorial district and shall be entitled
to elect a Senator, and that the residue of such
county, if any, be set off with the whole or
some portion of an adjoining county con-
tanning population of not less than 1900
in separate Senatorial district and be entitled
to elect one Senator.
Fifth-That counties having population of
over 5000 and Under Il, 900 be set off into a
separate Senatorial district and be entitled to
elect one Senator.
Senator Powers gave notice OF debate.
Senator Powers offered resolution relating
to cheapening the publication of the Legisla-
tive Manual. Senator Miller gave notice of
debate.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Senator Wheat-For the establishing of
schools in the village of Lanesboro Passed
under suspended rules.
By Senator Miller-To provide for the pub
lication OF the legislative manual.
By Senator McCrea-Amending the charter
of the village of New Prague.
By Senator Case-Relating TO county road
in lie Sueur county.
BY Senator misunderstanding the charter
of the village of Brownsville. Passed under
suspended rules.
By same Providing for the legal adoption
of an infant.
BY Senator Tifiany-Amcndipg the statutes
relating to roads and cartways
By Senator MISUNDERSTANDING the com
missioners of Brown county to issue bonds.
By Senator Beeman, from committee on
taxes and tax notwithstanding the time for
payment of claims for seed wheat furnished
by the State to sufferers from grasshoppcr
rayages.
By Senator Misunderstanding swamp lands
to aid in the construction of the Lake Park d
Crookston Air Line railway
By same-To authorize Polk county to is
sue bonds to aid in the construction of the
Crookston & Lake Park railway.
BY Senator Misunderstanding to the in.
veDtory and collection of the effects of de-
ceased persons.
By Senator ampbell-Relatpg to statistics
Of the Sioux massacre of 1862.
By Senator J. B. Gilfllan-To ccdc to the
United States jurisdiction of site for post
office in the city of Minneapolis.
By Senator McCrea-To authorize Polk
county 10 issue bonds to fund its floating
debt.
By Senator j. B. misunderstanding for
the publication of the geological and natural
history of the State.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
The president announced that he had ap-
pointed Senators ]. r. Gifillan, Macdonald,
Daniel Buck, Wedge and Rice as the com.
mittee on the part of the Senate TO take into
consideration the matter of readjusting ju-
dicial districts.
MESSAGE PROM THE HOUSE
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage Of the following joint
resolution, and asking the concurrence of the
Senate:
Resolved by the House of Represe natives,
the Senate concurring, that It is the opinion
of this legislature that the present representa-
ton in both branches of the Legislature is
approximately the proper basis for the Joint
committee on legislative apportionment to
base their actions; or eight thousand, or
major fraction thereof, for member, and
twenty thousand, or the major fraction there
of, for Senator; and that in making said
districts all county and municipal organiza-
tions shall remain undivided as far as prac.
ticable. '-.-
The resolution, together with Senator Kinds
resolution on legislative apportionment, was
made the special order for Thursday, Feb. Sd,
at T. o'clock NJ. II
--- HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To increase the sewerage fund OF the city of
ST. Paul.
county.
To authorize the establishment and main
tenance of Il workhouse by the city of st.
Paul
To detach Lincoln from Lyon county for
judicial purposes. and relating 10 terms Of
court in said county.
To change the boundaries Of a school dis
trict in Yellow Medicine county
Authorizing each town of Sibley county TO
support IFS own poor.
To authorize the city Of St. Paul TO pur-
chase the franchises of the ST. Paul Water com
paDy.
To authorize the City of st. Paul to issue
bonds for the repair and rebuilding of certain
bridges.
To incorporate the village of Cologne, Car
yer county.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
The following appointments by the governor
were confirmed.
o. V. Tousley to he superintendent of pub
lie instruction. 70
6. E. Skinner, reappointed, to be director of
the Minnesota institute for the deaf and dumb
and the blind
Members Of the State Board of Equalization
Rudolph Lehmicke, First district, reap
pointed; James Lawrence, Third district, re-
appointed; Geo. p Johnson, Fifth district,
reappointed H. B. Page, Fifth district, to fiji
the vacancy caused by the death of Geo. r.