Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-19
Routine Report,
Senate met at Up. m, ana after some della.
a quorum was secured.


Senate met at 2 p. m, AMI after some delay
quorum was secured.
CONCENTRATIONS, ETC.
Senator Crooks presented letter from Prof.
Boucher, with circular giving his'plan for
encouraging French immigration to
Minnesota. At conclusion of the reading
Senator Crooks made few remarks endOrs-
ing in general terms the ideas of Prof. BOu-
CHER, and speaking in glowing terms of the
advantages which would result to Minnesota
from such an Immigration as it was proposed
to bring here, and ended by moving reference
of the communication to the committee on
immigration, which was done.
A resolution adopted at the annual session
of the Congregational churches of
Minnesota, at Rochester, endorsing Gov.
Plllsbury's action III calling the extra session
of the legislature to take action for the settle
ment of the old railroad bonds. Placed on
file.
Senator's Powers and Mccormack presented
remonstrances against the legislature making
any settlement OF the old bonds, the former
from Winona and the latter from Waseca
county.
SYMPATHY WITH IRELAND.
Senator Powers introduced the following
resolution:
| ResolUed, By the senate Of the state of Mime.
sofa, the house of representative concurring,
FIrst-That we extend to the people of Ireland
our most cordial sympathy and COMMUNICATION for
their sublime and heroic patience, long suffering and
forttude under the mistaken and cruel treatment OF
| the British Government, and foreign and domestic
land pirates and monopoists; and our appreciation
Of their present efforts to resist by all legitimate and
patriotic means the further tyranny and oppression
| Of the usurpers of their rights and liberties.
Second-We regard the Incarceration of Michael
Davitt and more recently the imprisonment Of Hon
Charles Stewart Parnell, John Dillon, J. P. Quinn
and others, for peaceful agitation and quiet resist
ance to an obnoxious law passed In the name OF re-
FORM and obviously in the interests and for the ben
eft Of avsricious landlords, as base and cowardly
acts, which merit the unqualified condemnation and
censure Of all the true lovers Of free thought and
| free speech throughout the civilized world
Third-we consider 1t the duty, as it is the priv
lege, Of all American citizents, whether irish ex
traction or not to extend all the material aid In oul
power and to now redoable our forts to assist the
Irish people in their peaceful persistent struggle tc
free themselves from the tyranny Of de5pots and
land-gr bbers.
Fourth-That the secretary of the senate be in
struced to forward Immediately, copies of the fore
going resolutions to Patrick Ford, ESQ, Of New
York for publication in the Irish World, and tt
the secretary OF the Irish Land League Dublin Ire
land
Senator Miller could not vote for the rese
luton.
Senator Powers briefly reviewed the land bill
and advocated the resolutions.
Senator Miller gave notice of debate.
NEW BILLS.
By Senator McCrea-To appropriate money
for bridge over the Bots d'Sioux river il
Wilkin county. Read a second time ant
placed on general orders.
By Senator G. D. Gilfllan-To amend the
general statutes of 1879 relating to guardians
By Senator G.. D. Gilfllan-Legalizing Ger
tain plats and additions to the city of st. Pau
and West st. Paul.
By Senator Miller-Appropriating $6,00t
for the use of the state board OF immigration
| By Senator Powers-To provide for the as
certalng of the cost of the old Minnesota rail
road bonds, and other claims. Read SECOND
time and referred to the committee OF tn
| whole.
| SENATE BILLS PASSED,
For funding certain county bridge orders o
the county of Marshall.
The senate then adjourned.