Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-04
HOUSE.

Though yesterday ended the working days
of the Legislature, there was no apparent hur-
ry to get down to business A good deal of
time was consumed In arriving at an under
standing of the order of business. Finally,
after few bills had been introduced to re-
place bills destroyed By the fire, the first
reading of Senate bills was taken up, and
the entire file was disposed of before the noon
recess. A slight opposition to the considera-
tion of the bill for rebuilding the capitol was
manifested, but it sprung more from a desire
to build an imposing and costly edifce than
from any hostility to st. Paul. In the
afternoon the work of passing House bills
began in earnest, and a large number were
finally disposed Of Some six or eight were
lost, the most important of which was the
proposed swamp land grant to the st. Paul &
Dubuque railroad. Among the bills passed
was the capitol rebuilding bill, considerably
amended, which received 81 yeas to 10 nays
During the afternoon the speaker called at
tention to the loss sustained by the crippled
keeper Of the cigar stand, and Mr.. Norrish
volunteered to take up the collection, which
resulted in raising S96.10, S67.75 of which
were raised In the House and S2S.35 in the
Senate.
The evening session was marked by the ut
most confusion. Members were so busy lob
bying for their pet woodchucks that they paid
no attention to the roll call or the demands of
the speaker for order. No bill of q general
nature could be passed without two or more
calls of the roll, and on all contested acts from
three to dozen members were on their feet at
atime with motions and counter motions, and
it was with the greatest difficulty that the
clerks were able to keep track of what was
going on. AS for the members, not one In
ten knew what they were voting on or what
the effect of their vote would be. Among the
bills defeated was an amendment to the text
book law; the appropriation of 81 200 year
for the Mississippi river commission; and
thatextending the swamp land grant to the
st. Cloud q Mankato railroad. Sew
take up the Congressional appor,
tionment bill. About O'clock this morning
the effort was successful after long and bitter
debate. Mr.. Searles' House bill was Indefinitely
postponed, and Senator Peterson's bill, already
published, was taken up. The previous ques.
ton was ordered and the bill lost, yeas As,
nays Al. Mr. Allen moved to reconsider, and
after another squabble, consuming nearly half
an hour, the vote was reconsidered yeas 81,
nays %.
The previous question was ordered yeas 4S,
nays 81. The question was then taken on the
passage OF the bill, and it was lost, yeas 49,
nays SO.
About midnight bounteous lunches from
the Merchants, Metropolitan and Clarendon
hotels were served and the members partook
heartily.
Amid the greatest confusion a motion to
adjourn was put and lost, yeas 80, nays so.
Another hubub took place, and the House
was in per feet uproar for the space of fifteen
minutes. 1t was finally quieted, and the House
proceeded with the third reading of Senate bills
One bill was passed, when motion to adjourn
was made, and the ayes and noes called. The
House refused to adjourn.