The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-12

twelfth district II was stated by Senator Uas-
tie that Judge Brown was authority for the
statement that another judge was not needed
in that district
The house bill levying an additional half
mill tax for state purposes, and thus securing
$500, 600 additional revenue for the state, was
called up and passed by the senate Senator
bury, chairman of the finance committee,
tersely put the necessity for the blu in the
words "You have danced this session. Now
you must pay the piper"
The house bill exempting parsonages valued
at 81, 600 or less from taxation passed the SEN
ate and has gone to the governor for signature.
HousE.-The long any, III. intense contest over
he bill proposing to transfer to the ST. .,eui'
Brainoad & Northern the land grant of the
Duluth 4 Winnipeg road, If pot earned by the
latter read at the expiration of its grant, Gull
minated in the huttse when the bill came and
finally passed.
The governor returned the act legalizing the
incorporation of the Chaska Dairy association
without his appro val, because the incorpora-
ton was private one and the act therefore in
conflict with the special legislation prohibition
in tho state constitution.
In the house on the 4th ut II o'clock, Mr..
Durant called attention to the fact that the hour
had arrived at which Democratic president
had been inaugurated as the president of So
CO., 000 people lie thought the occasion was
all suspicious one, and therefore moved that q
recess be taken for five minutes to permit the
Republicans to congratulate the few Democrats
in the house on the event The motion was car
ried, and MessrB. Edmond and Drake took Mr.
Durant on their shoulders and carried him to
the front of the hall amid considerable hilarity.
Then speeches were made by Mr.. Durant, MIR.
Valentine and Mr.. Hendrickson, and Mr. Mach
bar proposed three cheers for Grover Cleveland,
H. k{<eca ualc
rent resolution that the congratulations of the
legislature be telegraphed to the chief execu-
tive of the United States, which was unani-
hously carried by both houses, and business
was resumed.
SENATE The last day of the session was q
busy one though there was not much to re-
port Bills were continually passing through
their several stages, and there was almost In
cessant of ayes and nays.
While the grad license bill was on In the
house the senate was almost deserted, and great
difficulty was experienced III securing enough
votes to pass bills. Calls of the senate were
ordered three times in quick succession, but as
soon as the door was opened Senator Wilson,
Doran and others would slip out and resume
their occupation of listening to the house vote
Finally Doran came into the chamber, and in
stentorian tones announced, High license has
just got it's death blow"
Gut OF tWenCE-SlH beui1OFS VOlluS. Oh tHo
house bill to increase the governer's salary
from $500 to 5000, Senator Wheat was the
only one voting no.
Routine business was gone through within
hun drum fashion, and by II at night not a
thing was left to do until the house sent in
furthur patches of bills There was recess
taken therefore of half an hour.
The senators reassembled at II 40, and desul-
torily moved and talked for half an hour, when
it was learned that the house had adjourned
with eighteen senate bills before them Enacted
upon. This made the upper members mas
and although there were several house bills
(given in routine report to be acted upon, Sen
ator Pilsbuly moved to adjourn, and by 2G to
II the senate at II 40 agreed to this proposition.
This was the last day for passing bills but on
Friday the Senate met and passed compliment
tary resolutions to officers, ETC., and then ad-
journed sine die.
HoUsE-The secretary of the senate re-
ported the high license bill passed by
the house as amended by the senate,
together with other bills that had been
amended in the senate After sharp
debate, the question Il en- being on the
passage of the bill, and the roll being called
there were yeas A and nays 43, as follows: