Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-03
SENATE.

promptly yesterday morning. However,
enough were present at 1890 for quo
rum and they were called to order by the
lieutenant governor. No bills could be
acted upon, but the senators availed them
selves OF their right to besbow by resolu-
ton some small gratuities to some of the
officers, under the guise of mileage.
The customary session of the third
house, was not held. the solemn and i'm
pressive remarks eulogistic of Senator
Mclaughlin precluding anything like levi
ty in that branch of the legislature.
The senate has been remarkable for the
uniform good behavior and sobriety of its
members, and with but one unfortunate
exception, no senator has appeared upon
the floor enough under the in
fuence of stimUlants to be guilty
of an unseemly act. Uniform
harmony and good feeling has prevailed
among the senators, and kindness and
courtesy has been the unbroken rule. Not
withstanding this concord of feeling,and it
extended to the officers as well, there was
an entire absence Of presentations, beyond
the exchange Of few photographs, the
friendships being of the stiff and formal
kind destitute of gushing demonstrative-
ness.
The work has been as well done as
could be expected from biennial session
of sixty days, and that means imperfectly
and hastily, considered legislation in some
cases and leaving some thing undone that
the people Of the state desired should be
done.
THE DULUTH & IRON RANGE AGAIN.
Senator Billson moved that the journal
of the senate OF Thursday be amended so
as to show that the Duluth & Iron Range
railroad bill passed after 3 o'clock Friday
morning. The motion was laid upon the
table by vote of Il to II.
wooDCHUCKs.
Senator Peck called from the table the
resolution voting mileage to the elective
officers of the senate. and it was passed.
Senator HOLSTER offered a resolution for
mileage for the clerks of the
engrossing and enrolling com
mitsee and the second assistant secre-
tary of the senate. Adopted.
MEMORIAL FOR BRIDGE.
The senate concurred in the house joint
resolution asking the United States gov
ernment to aid in the construction of q
wagon bridge at Marine Mills.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The senate went into executive session
and confirmed the appointment of Henry
Poehler, Of Sibley county, as member of
the board Of equalization for the Eighth
district, vice J. NJ. Tousley who failed to
qualify. The appointment of long list
of notaries public was also confirmed.
PREPARING FOR ADJOURNMENT.
Senator Peck offered joint resolution
for the appointment of a committee of
two senators and two members of the
house Of representatives to wait upon the
governor and ask him if he has any com
munication to make to the legislature.
Adopted, and Senators Peck and Rice were
appointed on the part of the senate.
THE LATE SENATOR JAMES M'LAUGHLN.
Senator Castle offered the following pre-
amble an& resolutions:
WHEREAS, Senator James Mclaughlin
has by an inscrutable disposition of Di-
vine Providence been removed from our
midst during the continuance Of this SEES
sion by the hand of death; ana
WHEREAS, During all of our intercourse
our deceased associate by his high charac-
ter and universal courtesy had become very
dear to US, and in his untimely death We
individually experience a personal grief;
therefore,
ReSolred, That We hereby bear testimo-
ny to the high character of the deceased
senator, to his kindEess of heart, urbanity
of manner and all those virtues and high
qualities that in him eminently character
ICES the Christian statesman and gentle
man.
Resolved, That to his deeply afflicted
widow and mourning relatives and friends
we tender our heartfelt sympathies in this
their sad bereavement.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be
spread upon the journal of the senate and
a copy thereof be forwarded by the secre-
tary to his sorrowing widow.
Senator Castle then pronounced an Gu
logy upon the Christian character and
many virtues of the deceased as citizen
and statesman, which made a profound
impression upon his hearers.
He was followed by Senators Wilson,
Hickman, STEVENSON and Morrison with
remarks of like character.
The resolutions were then unanimously
adopted by the senate with rising vote.
Senator Rice from the committee ap-
pointed to wait upon the governor, report
ed that the committee had performed
its mission, and that the governor had no
further communications to make TO the
legislature.
COMPLEMENTARY TO THE SENATE OFFICERS.
Senator Wilson offered the following re-
solution relating to the officers of the
senate:
Resolved, That the thanks of the senate
are hearty rendered to the lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary and other officers of the
senate for their uniform courtesy and ur-
banity, and accommodating disposition in
the performance of their duties during the
session which has just closed.
The resolution was adopted.
Lieut.Gov.G nan said the few who were
present were good, for only good men are
sent here. 1t is always satisfactory to a
presiding officer to feel that he il apprecia.
ten. He had always endeavored to do his
duty in every official position hs had hel d.
of IL