Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-11-26
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
.roceediDgs OF the Extra Session.
THURSDAY, NOV. II.

SENATE-The senate organized itself into q
high court of inpeachmep the articles pre-
pared and adopted by the house having been
duly presented with the usual formalities and
solemAities
The bill to separate the Office of Land COM
missioner from that of state auditor was then in
definitely postponed by the crushiag vote of
~ to 2 II was locked upon as a drive at
Capt. Braden, the new auditor.
large number of bills were passed and pushed
forward to final passage. The Duluth and
Winnipeg land grant was favorabiy consi Tered.
The senate refused to con- uc in the house ap-
preparation bill, which reduces the amount es-
tlmated to b. necessary to pay the expenses of
lmpeaching Cox. The senate decided that $780,
OOO might be necessary, as it required P23, 900
enough money was available the members and
the officers of the court were
compelled to accept state wsrrants.
The nate concurred in the house amend
ments to the bill granting swamp lands to the
st. Cloud, Mankato & Austin railroad company.
and that bill is consequently again ready for the
governors approval, at which its friends are
again jubilant after several days of despond-
ency. A whole raft of local bills went through.
HOUSE The day was devoted to industrious
work in passing local bills and large number
were disposed Of. Three sessions were held and
the calander was materially re uced
FRIDAY, NOV. is.
parchment, has decided to meet on the 18th of
december at 10 o'clock, to hear the prellmina-
~ arguments on the exceptions or objections
to the articles of impeachment on the part of
the counsel of Judge Cox, after which an ad-
journment will be had to the second Tnes-
day OF January, when the trial will begin The
mousse came over gracefully and agreed to vote
all the money the senate is likely to REQUIRE to
ascertain whether Judge Cox is guilty of the
charges preferred against him. The Murray
county seat bill was passed in the senate The
senate passed bills appropriating money to
build bridges in from twenty o thirty coun les.
HoUsE-Representative r ce's bill which
sought to relieve the settlers in the various
counties where seed was distributed after the
grasshopper invasions, from all claims by the
state, was first lost, lacking three votes of
majority. It was soon called up again and q
desperate fight ensued. Messrs. sanborn.
Hicks, Fletcher, Norrish, Braley and
Collins were the leading opponents of the bill
on the ground that it was unjust and
discriminating, and that in the majority of
cases 1t would relieve parties who were amply
competent to pay their debts. Those who sup
ported the bill took strong grounds in favor Of
the Claims of humanity, and rtged the poverty
OF many poor men, who, frcm continued mis-
fortunes were unable to meet sheir obligations
o. 70 the e state: Messrs Wilson, Smith. Dunn,
hitter and most exciting fight of the session,
the OIL was finally lost by a vote of yeas 49,,
nays 81. Attorney General Hahn informs the
house that Minnesota will not be deprived Of
representation in the house should congress
fail to pass an apportionment bill. Nearly all
the bills before the house were pulled through.
The forty day session has been an industri-
GUS one, the house records showing that 333
house and POI senate bills, total of 534, have
been through the mill At the last regular
session there were 1,Os1 bills, 688 originat-
ing in the house and 1913 in the senate.
SATURDAY, NOV 10.
Both bodies met and adopted resolutions
complimentary to officers, to which suitable re-
sponses were made. Committees waited on the
Governor who reported that he bad no further
communication to make, when both bodies adj
journed sine die.