Morris tribune., 1881-10-27
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Extra Session.

IL.
SENATE-Among the bills introduced yestSr-
day was one appropriating $500 to build q
bridge over the Bois de Sioux river, and another
| q propriating Sc, 900 for the use of the state
board of immigration. Mr.. Powers wants a
| commission appointed to ascertain what the
state railroad bonds cost the holders. Hesoln-
| tions of the Congregational conference In
| favor of paying the bond and a couple of re-
in6nstratices against doing so were mead.
| HoUsE-A shert session OF the house was di-
rected 10 local legislation, the most important
| of which was bill authorizing The city of St.
Paul to build 100000 bridge across the
Mississippi
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18TH.
sENATE-Mr. Pillsbury's bond bill was re-
| bofted back, with an important modification,
| and recommended to pass bill was passed
| without opposition wficl eedes to the general
government all the state lands which vii be
| ewamped by the great reservoirs to be con-
structed on the headquarters of the MISSISSIPPI
pi 4 batch Of new bills were introduced
I Ehe most important feature of the proceedings
was Z vote on the measure for paying 80 cents
on the dollar Of thb bonds, which was carried
almost two to one.
HoUsE-A large number of local bills were
| introduced, and several important memorials
and resolutions. A memorial asking that
Judge Cox of the Ninth judicial district be
| impeaGhCd for drunkenness on the bench was
referred to the Judiciary earnmittee with power
| to investigate, and structions to report speed
| ily. Judge Wilson offered a resolution directed
against Selah Chamberlain, and calling for a
joint committee to investigate how much work
lie performed On the state railroads, and how
| much Tie bends he holds cost linn. A state
ment of the statns Of the debt five years from
now, provided the adjustment act introduced
in the senate pages into Law, was ordered
printed. The house, when it adjourned, Gid 80
| ae mark of respect to the memory of Hon. u
P Kidder, lately member.
THURSDAY, oCT 20.
SENATE-The PiJlsbury bond bill came up in
committee Of the whole, Thereupon Mr.. Dan-
iel Buck attacked it in a two hours speech.
Several amendments were proposed, but none
we're adopted. The whole day was spent dis
cussing the bill and the amendments, and the
debate will, probably, be continued until the
friends Of the measure conclude to put it to
vote as soon a5 fts opponents get through with
their assaults. Some more religious assemblies
sent in their prayers for an adjustment of those
bonds. The amendment to the Merrill text
book law that was passed last winter, went
through the senate again, without opposition.
bill was introduced for the abolishment Of
ths Office OF railroad commissioner, the duties
of which are 10 be performed by the attorney
general.
HoUsE-A number of bills were introduced
and several Of purely local nature were
passed under suspension of the rules. notably
the amendment 10 The statutes of 1878, il re-
gard to elections In cities with mora than r.
900 inhabitants. Judge Wilson sailed up his
resolution on the bond matter, but aft5f 3 short
discussion and in face of his opposition it was
referred to the special committee on governors
message, by vote of 66 to 80, which is
deemed by many as sort Of test vote on the
final fate Of the bond matter.
FRIDAY OCT. 81.
SENATE The bond bill was discussed at
length by Senators Castle, Buck and others,
Mr. Castle making the principal speech in IA
v6r Of settlement of the basis of the Pillsbury
blll-ifty cents on the dollar. Mr. Pillsbury
introduced bill adopting the law of last win
ter which proposes to appropriate the in
ternal improvement lands to the liquidstion of
the railroad bonds, to the new bill for adjusting
the same, which is now before the legislature
About fifty bills of a general and special char
acter haTe been given birth by the senate and
the powers of TIE fseund senators is by no
means exhausted. The senate adjourned to
Monday evening.
HoUsE-The only topic of interest In The
house yesterday was the indefinite postpone
ment of the Wilson resolutions, under which
an attempt was TO be made to find out once
more how much the railroad bonds cost the
bondholders. The vote was 56 to 35, sup
posed to be an index of what the veto will be on
the main question House adjourned until
Monday.