Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-01-12
MINNESOTA NEWS.
minnesota Legislature.

SENATE-The new members we're sworn in
and also the officers elect, as follows:
Secretary-S. P. Jennison of GOodhue.
Assistant Secretary-A. G. Wedge of Free
born
Enrolling Clerk. P. jacobson of Ramsey.
Engrossing Clerk-A. T. Bryant Of Steele.
Sergeant-a t-Arms-W. H. Mellen of Murray.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-C W. Reise of
Kandiyohi.
Chaplain-Robert Smith Of Ramsey.
A resolution WAS adopted for the appointment
ola committee of seven senators and thirteen
representatives to who shall be referred all
matters relating to apportionment
A bill was introduced by Senator White: An
act to improve the surveying service of the
state of minnesota. The bill provides that
county surveyors be paid 81 200 per annum,
and be held to strict accountability, and pro-
vides for resurveying and relocating certain
government posts or monuments.
HoUsE:-Hon. Fred Won Baumbach, secre-
tary of state brought down the gavel and called
the house of representatives. to order Mr. 5.
G.. Conlstock of the forty-tirst district, was
called to act as clerk protein, and the members
being called by Victor Hjortsberg deputy sec
rotary of state, in the order of their senatorial
districts, came forward, and after presenting
their certificates of election, took the oath, which
was administered by Chief Justice James Gil
fillan.
The following officers were then elected by
accimation, there being no counter nomina-
tons
Chief Clerk-John R. Howard of Stearns.
Assistant Clerk-Robert Deakin of Goodhue.
Second Assistant Clerh-H. Y. Daniels of
Redwood.
Enrolling Clerk-F. ). Krayenbuhl Of Carver
Engrossing Clerk-M S. Wilson of Fillmore
Sergeant-at-A s-Frank Dayton of Wash
ington
Assistant Sergeant t-Arms-C. Z. Johnson of
Ereeborn.
Postmaster-A. D. Sargent of Rice
Hon Loren Fletcher elected Speaker and
on taking the chair made brief address.
Rev. G. W. T. Wright Of Wabasha was elected
Chaplain.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3.
SENATE-Very little business was transacted,
save the completion of it's organization and at
tending the joint convention.
HOUsE.-An hour was spent in drawing for
seats. Messrs Daniels, Smith, Kiddcr,, Stew
art, Juleson and Moore being the oldest in age,
were allowed to make their selections without
submitting to the process of drawing for choice.
The senate appeared and the legislature went
into joint convention to canvass the votes cast
for Judges of the districts courts in the Third,
Fourth, Fifth and Seventh judicial districts.
There was no contest in any of the districts, the
eutire vote having been found cast for Judges,
Mitchell, Vanderburg, Buckham and McKelvy.
An announcement was received by both houses
fiat the Governor would deliver his message on
Nh .lrsday afternoon
THURSDAY, JAN 6, 1881.
SEl1ATE:-The secretary was authorized to
subscribe for six daily papers for each member,
or their equivalent in weekies.
The secretary was authorized to ascertain the
amount Of mileage due senators and officers of
the senate, and to draw certificates of the same.
Senator Powers offered resolution request
ing the secretary of the state to furnish detail
ed statement of the population Of the State
according to the last census, by counties, towns
and election precincts, and also providing that a
certified copy of the resolution be furnished to
the State auditor. which resolution was adopt
cd.
bill to change the name of the ssBig Stone
Lake and Lake Traverse Internal and Improve
ment company" to that of the s'Big Stone Lake
Navigation company" was introduced by Mr..
L. L. Baxter
Mr. j. B. Sanborn introduced bill to amend
the general statutes of 1878 relating to forcible
entry and detainer, which was referred to tho
Judiciary committee, and another relating to
ovorseers of highways.
The speaker announced the appointment of
the following pages: Peter NJ. Magnusen of Chi
sago, Charles Vandyke of Douglass, Alex Worth
ington and Paul Conn of Ramsey, Harry B. Nc
Masters of Wabasha, and Willie Holbrook Of
Hennepin.
After hearing the message of the Governor
LII joint session the convention adjourned.
After the adjournment of the joint convention
on motion of Mr.. Mott it was resolved that when
the House adjourn it be till 8 o'clock PM on
Monday.
Mr.. L. L. Baxter called up the resolution for
the furnishing of stationery and postage for the
members and officers of the House. It was
amended 80 as to provide for the appropriation
of plO for postage to each member and officer
OF the House and adopted by vote of IS yeas
to Ia nays.
Biographical Sketch of the Officers of the
Senate.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
G. A. Gilman, st. Cloud, Stearns county, law
yer, age ~, married, New Hampshire settled
in Minnesota 1855, Republican. Member of
both branches of the legislature seven years
five years consecutively in the house. Speaker
of the house in 1869
Samuel p. Jennison, Red Wing Goodhue
county, married. aged So, was lieutenant colo
mol of the Tenth Minnesota volunteers and
breveted colonel and brigadier general for gal
liant and meritoriOus services; has served as
secretary of state for four years.
ENROLLING CLERK
j. p. Jacobson, Kirkhoven, Swift county,
merchant, aged 35, married, born in Wisconsin,
settled in Minnesota 1871, has served in legis-
latlre of 1877, and assistant secretary of
state.
Observation-Disclosures.
W. II. A1ellen, Currie, Murray county, far
mer, married, age 81, born in Syracuse, New
York, settled in Minnesota in 1866, served in
the three months SERVICE in an Ohio regiment,
as captain, and, until 1866, second lieu
ccL.lC LII tHe L our I'LL ieS5l1llelG " Y. u was
elected to the legislature from the Thirty eShth
district in 1875
ASSISTANT sERGEANT-AT-ARMs.
0. E. Reise Norway Lake, Kandiyohi county
single, farmer, age 80, born in Norway, settled
III Minnesota in 1867, and served as assistant
sergeant-at-arms in the house in 1877
CHAPLAIN.
Robert Smith, st. Paul, Ramsey county, mis-
sionary preacher, age near fifty married in
England, settled in Minnesota twenty years ago.
Republican.