Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-24
THE coNTUMAcIoUs WITNESS.

The WlINESSs
Mr.. Dunn, from the joint special committee
on the investigation of the State prison con-
tract, reported that in progress of the inquiry
they had found Jasper B. Tarbox unwilling
and refusing to answer questions pertinent to
the inquiry, and submitted the following reso-
buttons, asking its adoption:
WHEREAS, Jasper B. Tarbox, a witness
subpenaed before the joint committee of the
Senate and House of Representatives, appoint
ed to investigate certain charges in connection
with the letting of the contract to Seymour,
Sabin & Co. for the labor of the State prison,
after having appeared before such committee
and being duly sworn, refused to answer the
following question put to him by the said
committee, 10 wit: "What is the name of the
person who made you the proposition to re-
ceive certain amount of money and withdraw
or modify your bid and stand aside and allow
the contract to go to Seymour, Sabin & Co."
Which question in the opinion of this House
was pertinent to the subject matter of the said
investigation and the answer to which will be
important to the interests of the State, now
therefore,
Resolrcd, By the House of Representatives
of the State of Minnesota, that the sergeant
alarms of this House is hereby instructed to
bring the said Jasper B. Tarbox before the bar
of this House at 230 p NJ, on the 23d day of
!
House may see fit to take in the premises.
Mr. Wilson opposed consuming the time of
the House with this matter. The witness was
not in contempt, but stood in the position of
a man who had made serious charge against
some ore but who refused to substantiate the
charge. If Mr.. Tarbox could afford to stand
in that position the House could.
Messrs. Dunn, McCracken and Smith advo-
| Gated the adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Snarlno mOvnd N mako if the snacial or
der for 2:30 P. NJ. Lost
The resolution was then adopted, yeas 10,
nays 10.
RAILROAD BONDS.
The railroad bond bills, transmitted from
the Senate, were read first time and referred
| to the judiciary committee.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The House went into committee of the
| whole, Mr.. Dunn in the chair, on the appro-
priation bills. Those bills remaining on this
subject were recommended for passage, when
| the committee rose and reported.
The general appropriation bill excepted
| from the report of the committee the
previous day, was called up, and Mr.. Baxter
moved to increase the item for the printing of
the laws in the newspapers from $4,000 to
| 500, 900, and called for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered, and the amendment was
| adopted, yeas 65, nays "a; as follows:
Yeas-Amundson, Armstrong, Asleson,
Baker BALDWIN Ba5ter H. c. BaSe L. L.
Child, Churchill, Colquhoun, Collins,
Comstock, Cornish, Daniels, Dean, Denny,
DENLY, Dodge, Donahue, Dunn, Flom, Geary,
Griggs, Hall, Halgren, Hawkins, Henry, G.
H., Herberger, Hill, Hoyt, HUM, Ives, Ken
| nedy, Klossner Kneeland, Lewis, Linnell,
Loveland, McAndrews, Moore, McMaster,
Northness, Peterson, A., Plaisance, Porter,
T. c., Post, Redding, Rosebrock, Sabin, Shear
down, Smith, Snure, Stone, Thornton, Tether,
Wagner, Washburn, Wiley, Zeske, Mr.. Speaker
-65.
Nays-Allen, Andrus, Boser, Buchanan, Bur-
ger, Cults, Grazing, Hayes, Kohlmier, Nc
| Cracker, Norrish, Peterson, P. A., Putnam,
Roberts, Schmidt, Southard Stedjee, Stewart,
Thardlson, Thompson, j. Jr., Thompson, j.,
Tone, Van Hoesen, Wilson,-24.
An item of $500 to the bill of 1882 for re-
| pairs in the engine room of the capital, and of
| $2S4.50 for taking Acknowledgements before the
| clerk of the supreme court
AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN.
The amendments of the Senate to the tramp
bill were concurred IN and the bill passed.
| Also the amendments to the bill relating to
garnishment
Recess till $50 P. NJ: