The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-12

twelfth district 1t WAS stated BY senator Gas.
tie that Judge Brown was authority for the
statement ten that another judge was not needed
The house: bill ie7ying i'll additopsi half
mil tax for state purposes, and thus securing
wv, 200 additional revenue for the state, was
called up and passed by the senate Senator
| Rice being the only opponent Senator Pills
| bury, chairman of the finance committee,
tersely put the necessity for the bill in the
words You have danced this session. NOW
You must pay the piper"
The house bill oxempting parsonages valued
| at 49, COO or less from taxation passed the sem
ate and has gone to tho governor for signature.
HousE-The long and intense contest over
he bill proposing to transfer to the st. Paul,
Brainead h Northern the land grant of the
Duluth & Winnipeg road, if not earned by the
latter road at the expiration of it's grant, cul-
minated in the house 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 the state constitution.
In the house on tho 4th at 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
UO,OOO people. lie thought the occasion was
IN 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-
ned, and Messru Edmond and Drake took Mr.
Ourant on their shoulders and carried him to
the front of the hall, amid considerable hilarity
Then speeches were made by Mr. Durant, Mr.
Valentine and Mr.. Hendrickson, and Mr.: Mach
bar proposed three cheers for Grover Cleveland,
which was carried Dr. Pratt offered concur
rent resolution that the congratulations of the
legislature be telegraphed to the chief execu-
tive of the United States, which was unani-
mously carried by both houses, and business
was resumed
sENArE.-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 graded License bill was on in the
house the senate was almost deserted, and great
difficulty was experienced in 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 ont and resume
their occupation of listening to tho house vote
Finally Doran came into the chamber, and in
etcntorian tones announced, "High license has
just got it's death blow"
Out of.twenty-six senators Voting on the
house bill to increase the governors salary
from Sd, SOO to $1,000, Senator Wheat was the
only one voting no.
Routine business was gone through within
hun drum fashion, and by II at night not q
thing was left to do until the house sent in
furthur PATCHES of bills. There was a recess
taken therefore Of half an hour.
The senators rcassembled at II :45, 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 mac,
and although there were several house bills
(given in routine report to be acted upon, Sen
ator Pillsbury moved to adjourn, and by &c to
II the senate at 1910 agreed to this proposition.
This was the last day for passing bills but Old
Friday the Senate met and passed compliment
tary resolutions to officers, ETC., and then ad-
journcd 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 hills that had been
amended in the senate. After sharp
| debate, the question t en- being on tho
passage of the bill, and III roll being called
there were yeas n and nays IS, as follows: