The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-03-03
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
MINNESOTA LEGIsLATURE.
I: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21:1..
SENATE-A new railroad bond bill was intro
duced in thefsenate, passed through it's earlier
stages, and will be put on it's passage to-mor-
row, which provides for the settlement Of the
bonds on the basis of Mr.. Chamberlain propo-
asked. In other words, the bill is actually
based on the assumption that the court would
decide that the bonds are valid obligations of
the State and proposes to pay half the debt; but
to save the credit of the state it ostensibly as
sumo the validity of the bonds is in dispute,
by paying half what is due in full satisfaction of
the whole amount in new five per cent. bonds,
payable in thirty years, while another bill pro-
vides that the proceeds of the 5OO,OI acres
of internal improvement lands shall be devoted
to the payment of the bonds The only ques-
preme court is whether the legislature has
power to provide for the adjustment of the
bonds without submitting the act to the people
If they shall decide in the negative, then this
act is to be submitted to the popular vote, 9TH
erwise not The vote in favor OF this bill was
very large there were only few votes against
HousE-A large number of new bills were
introduced, mostly local Mr.. Comstock re-
ported the Legislative apportionment bill.
During the afternoon a call OF the house was
found necessary several times, III order to get
members away from the excitement going on in
the senate.
Mr.. O. Donahue offered resolution propos-
ing that, as George Washington was as good a
man as st. Patrick, Tuesday, being the ami
country, should be solemny observed, and that
the house adjourn till to morrow. Referred to
committee on federal relations
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %
SENATE-Ihe senate spent the whole day in
discussing the bond bill, which was finally
passed by vote of 81 yeas to Is nays
The bill for providing that the proceeds of
the internal Improvement lands shall be applied
to meet the principal and interest of the rail-
road adjustment bonds passed by the same vote.
HousE-In committee of the whole all day,
considering the appropriation bills. But little
change was made in them.
Some discussion ensued in regard to the re-
form school, but the fnll amount of money
asked was allowed. The country editors will
have cause for regret that an insufficient sum
is appropriated for advertising the general laws.
Only 81 :, 900 is allowed, which, with nearly
200 papers in the state, will give each but a
sorry pittance for an advertisement covering
from two to three pages.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %.
der that the bond bill was not constitutionally
passed, not receiving a two-thirds vote. He
wanted to correct the journal accordingly. The
President decided that it il incompetent for any
officer of the senate to change the record; and,
further, that it is not within the province Of the
chair to decide whether the provisions of the
bill in question do or do not conflict with the
provisions of the constitution. az alleged in the
request of Mr.. Kinds.
The St. Louis River Dalles Improvement
company and the Knife River Boom company
used up several hours in q discussion of their
desires and grievances.
The bills passed were entirely of local char
acter.
HousE-The senate appropriation bills were
all passed. Mr.. Taxbox was brought to the
bar of the house to purge himself of contempt
in refusingtto reply to a question Propounded
would answer, and did, to the committee, in the
evening, that it was Maurice Auerbach, but
that it was all in a joking way.
The bill to rearrange legislative sessions, in
troduced by Mr. Daniels, was somewhat dis
eussed and amended in such manner as to
provide for unlimited sessions with salary of
$3.50, and an unlimited extra session with
salary of 5000. Thus amended the bill was
recommended to pass
When the appropriation bills came up the
amount appropriated for printing the laws in
increased from ST. :, 600 to $40, 900 by a vote
of IS ayes to "a nays.
Mr.: Stone made great effortto have $4, 500
appropriated for the State Forestry association,
but with no success.
not suit the popular idea, and the committee
thought it shonld be indefinitely postponed.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY "a.
SKNATE-The st. Louis River Dalles Improve
ment company's bill passed the senate yester-
day. after the most vigorous and persistent OPP
position. Mr.. Kennedy's bill for contrasting the
election of Mr.. Campbell, after being buffeted
committee ON claims for revision and report.
Senator Officers swamp land bill seems to be
out of the woods with clear majority in the
senate. The resolution directing the attorney
general to commence an action against the St.
Paul & Sioux City Railroad company for viola
ton of one Of the provisions of it's charter, was
passed
HeUsE-The bill reported by the committee
on legislative apportionment was considered,
and, although there was much talk, only one
change Of importance was made. The Seven
teenth district is divided Nicollet county having
one senator and one representative, while Rem
vile county, which was in the original bill asso
ciated with it, is made the Forty seventh dis
tri It, with one senator and one representative,
thus increasing the number of senators to- forty
seven, and reducing the number of representa-
tives to lO4 The bill as amended was passed
by a vote of rs ayes to nays.
Fifty new bills were introduced The bill to
provide for the payment of old railroad bonds
reached its second reading
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %.
SENATE-The senate at last reached a vote on
Senator Wilkins bill, which regulates the rate
for carrying passengers on the railroads of
Minnesota-the vote standing 25 for, to IL
against 1t makes the rate three cents a mile.
Senator Officer pulled his swamp lands
through after the most vigorous opposition.
Kennedy, the contestant, has got his 1850.
The senate has recommended for passage the
bill granting new trial to Lautensctlaeger and
the two Rapps, who are serving life sentence
in the state prison for the murder of Mrs Lick,