Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-03
THE SENATE.
Routine Report.

THE SENATE.
Routine Report.
Senate met at 10 a. m, and organized In the
usual form.
By the Committee on Public Lands-To
amend chapter Is of the general statutes Of
of 1878, relating to the right of way of rail-
roads over lands held by the state. The bill
was referred to the special committee con-
sisting of Senator's D. Buck, Powers, Bonni-
| well, Adams, c. F. Buck, Crooks and Sim
mons.
By Senator White-To apportion the state
into congressional districts.
By Senator Morrison--To authorize the
town of Oronoco, Olmstead county, to issue
bonds in $40 0O0 to aid in building Touring
mill in said town.
By Senator Howard-Appropfiati $500
for bridge across the st. Louis river in Carl
ton county.
By Senator c. D. Gilfllau (by request-
provide for the ascertalnment of the indebted
ness of the state other than the Minnesota
state railroad bonds, Incurred by and through
the construction of the land grant railroads.
By Senator Adams-Approprlating $1,000
to the Farmers board of trade.
By Senator Pillsbury = Authorizing the
transfer of certain balances in the internal re-
venue fund, to be applied toward rebuilding
the state capitol. Passed.
By Senator Powers-To divide the state into
five congressional districts.
By Senator johnson, r. BIO appropriate
money to build bridge in Faribault county
By Senator White-Increasing the salary of
the clerk of the adjutant general from $500 to
5000.
By Senator D. Buck-To provide for the en-
largement of the Normal school grounds at
Mankato.
By Senator Wilson-To amend the statutes
relating to the levy of the one mill school
tax. Passed.
By Senator C. D. Gilfillan-To ley out and
establish bridge from point on the shores
of White Bear lake to Manitou island, and
designating E. F. Drake, W. B. Dean and G.
P. Noyes as the commissioners to whom the
work is entrusted. Passed.
By Senator c. D. Gilfillan-To authorize
the board of education of the city of st. Paul
to condemn property.
By Senator Crooks-Relating to the COM
pensstion of the physician for the county of
Ramsey and city of st. Paul, and the clerk of
the board of control. Passed. The bill limits
the conversation of the physician, medicines,
etc., to S2,500 and of the clerk for the board
of control to S400.
by StndiOT Mtdlcy-lO lcSdlllo SIdlS IOdu
in Wright, Slbley and Mcleod counties.
Passed.
By Senator Perkins-To authorize AbDer c.
Simpson. of Jackson county, to sell certain
real estate without his wife joining in the
deed of conveyance.
APPoRTIoNMENT.
The senate had three apportionmcnt bills be-
fore it, two introduced and read for the first
nd mr. wi oil
assed the house. The action of the senate
upon this latter bill insures its passage, but
for the sake Of completing the record upon the
apportionment question, we give the division
provided for in the two new bills. The first is
by Senator White OF Olmstead, and divides the
state as follows:
First District-Houston,F Fillmore, Mower,
Freeborn, Faribault, Martin, Jackson, WI
mona, Olmstead and Dodge. Population, 160,-
48S.
Second Observation-Disclosures, Goodhue, Da-
kota, Ramsey, Rice, Steele and Washington.
Population, 165, 665.
Third District-Blue Earth, Waseca, Wa
tonwan. Cottonwood, Murray, Pipestone,
Rock, Mobiles, Lincoln, LYON, Redwood,
Brown, Nicollet, LIE sueur, Yellow Medicine,
Lac qui Parle, sibley, Renville and Scott.
Population, 160,47S.
Fourth District Hennepin, Anoka, Chisa-
Mile Laos, Benton, Morrison, Crow Wing,
Merker, Mcleod, Carver, Carlton and Aitkin.
Population, 161 ,973.
Fifth D strict-Kandiyohi Chippewa, Swift,
Big Stone, Stearns, Pope, Stevens, Traverse,
Grant, Douglas, Todd, Wadena, Otter Tail.
Wilkin, Clay, Becker, Polk, Marshall, Kittson,
Beltrami, Cass. Itasca, st. Louis. Lake, Aitkin
and Carlton. Population, 131 1853.
Senator Powers introduced the other bill,
m akino the fol1owino DrOvsi0n.
First District Houston. Fillmore, Mower,
Freehorn, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona and
Wabashaw Population, l6S,444.
Second District-Faribault, Martin, Jack
son, Mobiles, Rock, Pipestope, Murray, Cot
tonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca,
Brown, Redwood, Lyon, Lincoln, Yellow
| Medicine, Renville, Kandiyohi, Chippewa,
Lac qui Parle, Big Stone and Swift. Popula-
| ton, 1901.
Third District-Goodhue, Rice, LIE Sueur,
Nicolet, Sibley, Scott, Dakota, Carver, Nc
Leod, Wright, Sherburne and Meeker. Pop
ulation, 1874
Fourth District-Ramsey, Hennepin, Wash
| ington, Anoka, Chisago and Isanti. Popula-
| tion, 1895
| Benton, Morrison, S'earns, Pope. Stevens,
| Traverse, Grant, Douglas, Todd, Big Stone,
Crow Wing, Aitkin, Carlton, Wadena, o ter
Tail, Wilkin, Cass, Becker, Clay, Polk, Bel
| trami, Marshall, Kittson, Itasca, st. Louis,
Lake and Cook Population, 1914 IT'S.
Later in the day the house bill on the same
| subject came up on its first reading. When
read Senator Castle moved its reference to the
special committee, which motion Senator
Miller moved to amend by reference to the
| committee of the whole. A short discussion
followed resulting in its reference to the
special committee.
Senator D. Buck, chairman of the special
com mittee, after holding the bill only some
| twenty minutes, reported the same back with
| a recommendation that it do pass. In explana-
ton of the report, Mr.. Buck said the Green
| back wing of the committee, did not agree in
| the report, and that the bill was not In many
| of its features acceptable to the committee,
but believing 1t was the best that could be
| done, and not desiring to impede legislation t
had been decided to make the report presented
The rules were then suspended, the bill read y
second time and placed upon general orders.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Establishing county road in New Canada
township, Ramsey county.
Amending the charter of Fergus Falls.
Amending the general statutes relating to
county commissioners.
Fixing the salary of the deputy warden OF
| the state prison at $4,000.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing the commissioners of Stearns