Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-20
Routine Report.

The house was called to order at 10
o'clock, Mr.. Collins being in the chair.
The chaplain oficiated in his regular ca
pacity.
On motion of Mr.. Emery, Mr.. Collins was
elected speaker pro. tenn.
Mr. Collins thanked the house for its
courtesy and stated that Mr.. Fletcher was
confined to his room by what appeared to
be a sick headache.
Messrs. Baker, Baarnaas, and McKusick
were absent and were excused from at
tendance.
PETITIONS ETC.
Mr.. Ole Peterson presented a petition
asking for the incorporation of village of
Starbuck, Pope county.
memorial was presented by Jas. Smith,
DR., of L. x. Stannard, J, p. Owens and
others praying for money due them by the
state as land officers for the entry of
swamp lands, in the Taylors Falls land
district The memorial sets forth that
congress in 1861 passed an act by which a
fee of 81 was allowed to registers and re-
ceivers for the entry of each 100 acres of
land, except agricultural lands, and that
during the session of 1866, the legislature
of the state passed an act by which this act
was applied to state lands, but that not
withstanding this Attorney General Col
vile has decided that fees for entries of
swamp lands were not embraced in the
provisions of the acts in question.
The memorial then sets forth that believ-
ing the decision of Attorney General Col
vile in this matter was in error,
4L,oE4 bo af43 hoxyo ucf
claim against the state, asks that an ap
islature at this time to pay
such officers such fees, the
aggregate of which is set forth as $5,326.65.
It is further stated in the memorial that
the salaries of the officers in question have
not averaged per year one-half the
amount allowed by law as the maximum
pay viz, $3,000-the total for the eight
years being $51,O58.3O, or $25,529.15 to
each officer, or at the rate of $1,418.28 per
year.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Rahilly presented copy of the Pho
neer Press and, as question of privilege,
asked that paragraph be read. The par
agraph referred to insinuated that ''the
bill emanated from the fertile brain of
Ignatius Donnelly, and that he was the au-
thor of the idea to refer it to special
committee com posed of members known
to favor the so-called granger resolution"
Mr.. Rahilly denied that Mr.. Donnelly
ever saw the bill, but asserted that he
wrote it entirely himself and that the idea
of referring it to special committee was
his own.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
ByMr. Gotzian-To amend an act to pro-
cure proper commitment to the Reform
school.
ByMr. Hartley-To amend the charter Of
the city of Brainerd.
ByMr. Brownie amend general statutes
of 1878 relating to recording of certificates
of redemption of real estate.
By Mr.. Bobleter-To provide for organi-
cation of National guards.
By Mr.. j. E. Child-To appropriated 400
to build bridge over the Des Moines river
in jackson county.
By Mr.. o. Peterson-To control charges
by railroads in this state.
By Mr.. J. E. Child-To appropriate
$500 to rebuild a school house in Jackson
county.
By Mr. Ole Peterson-To incorporate
village of Starbuck in county of Pope.
By Mr.. Hicks-To amend the statutes of
1873 relating to conveyances of land.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Appropriating $4,000 for the expenses
of the legislature.
To authorize Todd county to issue $685.
600 in bonds to build court house.
To change the time for holding the
annual school meeting in the city of
Saltwater.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the village of Starbuck,
Pope county. Introduced by Mr.. O. Pc
terson, and passed under suspended rules.
To repeal special laws of 1871, to locate
a town road from Howard lake, Wright
county, to Arlington, in Sibley county,
through Mcleod.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. J. Smith, Jr., was called to the
chair, and the committee having four bills
before it, one bill of no general impor-
tance was passed upon, and the committee
arose.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.
Mr.. j. E. Child called up the resolution
of Judge Brown, which charged that brib-
cry and corruption had been INDUCED in,
and providing for a committee to inyesti-
gate the same. The resolution was shorn
of portion of its preamble and adopted
as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that in the pend
ing senatorial election certain members of
this Legislative body have been Improperly
and corruptly Influenced by promises of
money, public offices and other valuable
considerations to cast their votes for a
certain candidate for United States sena-
tor; therefore,
Resolved, That special committee of
nine members be appointed by the speak
er, whose duty it shall be to thoroughly in
vestigate such charges in this regard as
may be brought before them, with power
to compel the attendance of witnesses, and
to send for persons and papers.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock a. N. to-day.
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