St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-05

inv 'hi ou'n tnc no" uuueVeloQeu northern
portion of the state, and it was because the
proposed transfer would open and develop
that section of the state he favored the BILL
Mr.. Canning presented and had read pro-
tests OF the chambers of commerce of Du-
luth and Crookston, after which he spoke in
opposition to the transfer He as
serted that it had been the policy
to give corporations in the same
position as the Duluth & Winnipeg further
time when reasonable desire to carry out
the purposes of grant had been shown. But
now it was proposed, three years before the
expiration OF the grant, to virtually forfeit
the grant.
Mr. Wall did not think the last hours of
the session should be taken up in
discussing one measure when so many
Important measures were to be con-
sidered, and he would therefore move the
previous question, but withdrew at the request
of Mr. Cornish and others.
Mr.. Cornish then spoke on the bill, claim
ing that the state could not grant any more
OF its lands for such enterprises as these two
railroads, and that in case of for
fixture by the Duluth d Winni-
peg company the lands would revert
to the state and could not be regranted. The
bill in fact proposed new grant. This bill
proposed to give the st. Paul, Brainerd 81
Northern company at the rate of $1,000
per mile, or total of 81, 500, 600 for the total
distance. Mr.. Dyar was favora5ly impressed
toward the bill at the start, but when he saw
the strong lobby behind it he changed his
mind, and he now believed the bill to be a
wicked and ubiquitous measure. The state
ought TO carry out its agreement with the
Duluth d Winnipeg company, and he should
therefore vote against the bill.
MIR. Pattee thought every member desired
to act in accordance with the equity in this
case. At first he was not in favor of the
bill. 1t seemed to him if the Duluth 81
winnipeg were bona fide company, and
honestly trying to carry out the terms of the
grant, it should not be interfered with. But
it was practically conceded that that com pany
could not carry out the terms of the grant,
and hence if that section of the state was to
he developed it would have to be done by
some other company. The lands in
question we're in the hands of
the legislature to do with as
was thought best, and the question for the
house now to decide was whether the grant
ing of these lands to aid in building rail
road through the now undeveloped northern
portion Of the state was a good purpose, a
return as to warrant such grant.
Mr.. Myers moved the previous question,
but it was not ordered, the friends of the bill
not pushing it.
Mr.. Leland said the bill had been thor
oughly explained to him by the third house,
but he had not been convinced the legisla-
ture had any right to give 2,O00,O acres of
land, over which it had no control If the
present company failed to comply with the
terms of the grant, then it would be time for
the legislature to act.
The discussion was continued at some
length, Messrs. Lee, Warner and Myers
making stirring appeals for the bill, the lat
ter strongly denouncing the intimation of Mr.
Hendrickson that members had been cor
ruptly influenced by the lobby in favor of
the bill, an intimation that he declared to be
Infamous, unless it was supported by evil
dence. Mr.. Edmond also spoke briefly in
opposition and Mr. purant IN favor, when
Mr.. Daniels moved the previous question,
which was ordered yeas So. A call of the
house was then ordered, after which the roll
was called, and the bill passed by vote of
yeas 60, NAYS 80.
A communication was read from the gov
ernor transmitting an invitation of the
managers of the Worlds fair to the state
officers, members of the legislature and citi-
Zens generally, to visit such fair on Mime
sofa day, the 21st inst.
The house had three long sessions yester-
day, hut rs much of the time was taken up
in recalling the roll on bills, made necessary
by members failing to answer to their names
the first time, a small amount of business
was transacted. The same style of work to-
day will result in more dead wood-chucks
when adjourn ment is reached than has been
the case at any previous session.
OBSCENE LITERATURE.
One of the important measures that has
gone through both houses without attracting
much attention is that introduced by Senator
Sergeant to prevent the sale or otherwise dis
posing of obscene, immoral and indecent
books, etc. 1t makes the act of selling or
giving away, or who designs, copies or pre-
Uares such books, ETC., or exhibits the same
upon the street, n misdemeanor, punishable
by imprisonment in the county jail not more
than three months, or by fine not less than
$25 nor more than 81, 900, or both Justices
and municipal courts are given jurisdiction
of such cases, and also given authority to
search for, make seizures and destroy such
obscene books. etc.
Nun LlIENoE DEFEAT.
When the third reading of house bills was
completed last evening, a struggle took
place between the high and anti-high license
factions, the former wanting to take up gen
eral orders, upon which was Wilson's graded
high license bill The Speaker had scarcely
got the words out of his mouth announcing
the vote on the last bill when four mem beers
on the ir feet, two moving to adjourn and
two to 20 into committee. The Speaker rec
ognized the motion to adjourn, whereupon
Mr. Dyar demanded call of the house,
which was ordered. but on the point of order
being raised by Mr.. Collester that call of
the house could not be ordered on a motion
to adjourn, the speaker decided the point
well taken, and the roll was called on the
motion TO adjourn, and the house refused
to adjourn-yeas Al, nays AZ. Mr.
Evans moved the house 20 into general or.
ders to which Mr.. Lienau moved an
amendment that the house proceed
with the reading of senate bills,
claiming It was the next order of
business Mr.. Collester and Mr. Lenau APP
pealed from the decision OF the chair. upon
which the yeas and nays were called for
The chair was sustained, yeas IS, nays 80.
Mr.. Lienau moved tue house adjourn. upon
which the yeas and NAYS were called. The
vote resulted in yeas 70, NAYS Al, and the
house adjourned, amid clapping of hands,
laughing and other demonstrations of APP
proyal.
HoN0RS TO CLEVELAND.
His Inauguration Fifty Celebrated in the