Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-16

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u Minnesota Legislature.

The Twenty Fourth Legislature of Minnesota
| assembled at St. Paul on the 9th ''the first
| Tuesday after the first Monday" in January
The senate was called to order by Lieut. Gov
! Gilman, and prayer was offered by Rev Josiah
| Marvin. Ron call showed all the senator's
! present except G. d. Gilffllan, J. T. Gilfllall,
| r. B. Langdon, Clarke and Bilson.
Then came the election of officers. The vote
! was strictly ON party lines, and the Republican
CAUCUS nominees received 29 votes, and thoso
! Of the Democrats II, in every CASE The officers
chOs en- are as follows:
Secretarv--J. ID. Jones.
| Assistant Secretary-J. L. Helm
Enrolling Clerk. P. Jacobson
| Engrossing Clerk-A H. Bertram
Sergeant. at Arms. H. Westby
| Assistant Sergeant at -Arms--J. f. Spencer.
Chaplain--N. Hobart.
The democrats voted for: Secretary,
J. d. Wood Of Ramsey; assistant secre-
tary N. E; Doreble of Houston; second as
sistant secretary, z. s. Gault of Nicoilet; on
rolling clerk, D. Mclaughlin of Waseca; en-
crossing clerk, J. A. Collier OF Scott; sergeant
slstant sergeant alarms, James Greeley Of
Renyi}le; chaplain, Rev. George B. Whipple
of Faribault
The House and the governor were notified of
the organization Of the senate, and after the
transaction Of routine business the senate ad-
jourred.
The house was called to order by secretary
Of state Won Bonbach. The members were
| sworn in by Judge Vanderburg. The vote for
speaker stood John L. Gibbs, r.; i. " Du1-
ant, tdem 81.
The formality was then gone through with
OF electing the Republican caucus nominees,
Mr.. Daniels presenting the names Of the Re
publican nominees and Nj Hen1rickson the
Democratic nominees. The off GERS elected
were:
,s,F( ~. II
First Assistant Clerk-Fred L. Warner Of Red
wood.
Second Assistant Clerk-W g. Berkdahl Of
Pipe Stone.
Enrolling Clerk-Carl N Lem of Goodhue.
Earth
Sergeant at-arms,--Ward f. Grey of Henne-
pin. Assistant Sergeant at arms--John r.
Bean OF Anoka
|. Postmastcr-Henry Anderson of Chippewa.
Chaplain-W. H. Harrington OF Washington.
The speaker announced as pages William
Sundbladt OF Douglas, Charles Hamilton of
Ramsey, William H. Bertram of Wright, Bert
F. Case of Fillmore
After drawing seate the house adorned
SENATE-Bills introduced on the second day,
By Senator Pilsbury, to merge the surplus in the
state institutions and the forestry fund in the
general revenue fund; by Senator Wilson, to tax
railroad lands to which the title has been passed,
and by Senator O'Brien, to prohibit prizefght-
ing, sparring boxing and wrestling contest s.
The bill includes all who publish challenges
or accounts OF prize fights or ring exhibitions
of cognate sort, and provides as punish
ment a fine of not more than $500 or less than
500, or Imprisonment of not more than one
year or less than three months. All persons
giving, conveying or originating chalcl; Q
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and liai..e
to punishment as above. Persons leal-
ing the state to ey,ade the, law are
or grant ground or the use of any build
ing for such contests, the penalty in the latter
case being not less than SIS, nor more than
$l0O. All policemen or constabulary officers
having reason to believe any Of the prohibited
contests about to come off IS made guilty Of
misdemeanor if he fails to report it Much
time WAS taken in perfecting organizations, by
additional door-keepers, and minor officers, ETC.
HousE.-Mr. Drake opened business by Of
fering resolution for tho appointment Of
doorkeeper and person to hoist the flag on the
capitol, and of parties to take charge Of each
of the cloak rooms. This went through
son of Fillmore offered a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of an assistant
postmaster, and this was adopted, and then
Mr. Daniels proposed resolution providing
that the chief clerk subscribe for seven
daily papers. or their equivalent in weoklies,
for the use of members of the house. This
went through also without debate.
Mr.. Cornish, from the committee appoint
ed to wait upon the governor, reported
that the governor had sgnfed his readiness
to read his message at 2:3O p. H., to which
hour it was agreed that the house take recess.
During the afternoon the senate came into
the house, and in joint convention both houses
listened to the governor MESSAGE