Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-12-23

bate. Wade Hampton introduced bill
| sentatives to recommend or solicit ap-
| pojntmeDts to Office. A hill was passed
changing the name of the National Bank Of
WinOna, Mimi, to the First National Bank
| of Winona. A large portion of the session
70 Ves1 M nazote
attack on Dakota. claiming that the as
sembliug of the recent legislature and cleo
tiOD of senators wasrevOlutiOnary and that
q state can no more break into the Union
than it can break out of the Union.
Colloquial replies, rather than debate,
Logan and Mcmillan, all favorable to
Dakota. It was generally cited that
| Michigan had pursued course similar to
South Dakota and Senator Mcmillan,
claimed Minnesota had done substantially
the same by holding state election prior
| tn admission Without action the Senate
| adjourned until Monday. ~
was devoted to discussing the change OF
rules as proposed by MIR: Morrison's
by 4 vote of 226 to 20. This was defeat
for Randall. The House passed the Senate
bill granting pension to Mrs. Grant It
was voted to take holiday recess from
Dec. 21st, to Jan. 5th. = zt5
SENATE Dec. 19--Not in Session,
HoIsaE. Dec 1o-MY. Morrison from the com
mittee on rules reported resolution for
| the creation of the following select com
mittees:
On the election of president and vice
president of the United States, to consist
| of three members 60 which shall be- refer
al
and tenure of Office of the president and
vice president, the count of the electoral
vote and the succession to the Office of pres
ident; on reform in the civil service, to con-
slst OF thirteen members, to which shall be
referred all propositions touching the civil
service; on ship building and ship-owning
interests, to consist of thirteen members, to
which shall be referred all propositions
relating to American ship-building and
ship-owning interests, with authority to in
vestigate the cause of the decline of the
American foreign carrying trade; on al
bers; on ventilation and acoustics of the
house to consist of seven members The
resolution was adopted and the committee
ordered. An Intellectual effort was made
to take in the presidential succession bill
and the house adjourned until Monday.
THE OLD WORLD.
The elections in Berlin for municipal
councillors have reselted in the return of
thirty-dve Liberals five Anti-Semitics and
two Socialists. Herr Pickenbeck, the Anti
Semitic leader was defeated.
A typhoon in the Philippine islands Nov.
Z, destroyed over 4,4OO houses including
thirteen churches and ten converts.
Eighteen lives were lost and 500 cattle
destroyed. The report only comprises the
destruction in nineteen of the thirty-four
districts of the island. The remaining If
teen have not yet been heard from.
TIE liberal press in Russia is urging an
alliance with England as the sole means of
settling the Eastern question and of pun
ishing the perfidy of Germany and Austria
A dispatch from Sofia says that NJ
Tsanef, the Bulgarian minister of foreign
affairs has replied to the powers that Bull
geria will submit to the decision of the in
ternational commission.
Stephen Barker Guion, the we'll known
ship owner, died suddenly from apoplexy
in Liverpool. He was born in New York
in 1920.
Engineers are engaged in repairing the
Point Neuf, Paris. 1t is estimated that the
cost OF restoring the bridge to its. former
condition will be- 100000 francs. There has
been no further subsistence.
NORrHWEsr TERN NEWS.
North Dakota is bound to keep pace with
South Dakota in the matter of having
something on hand for agitation. In
Barnes county it is said that citizens gen.
orally are refusing to pay any more taxes
until the status Of the Northern Pacific
city tax Ger 'lficates for $4,000 in conse-
quence of the recent opinion of the su-
preme court. 1t is now requested on all
sides that a convention be held to consider
the opening of Lake Traverse into Big
Stone lake, Commissioner Sparks action
in land matters, the Traiu county tax de-
cision and the question of admission and
division.
The building statistics of st. Paul for
1885 show 1867 buildings erected at cost
of nine million one hundred and three
thousand and seven hundred dollars.
There were 1874 residences erected and
993 business buildings
The South Dakota legislature adjourned
on the 18th subject to the call Of the Gov
ernor as provided by the bill passed. The
Lieut. Governor announced the Senate
committee prior to adjournment.
ad northwest
Fire at Bismarck, D. T.. on the 18th, de-
stroyed Edick Bros.' cigar mandatory
and Sboenberg's boots and Shoes The
First National Bank building was also
badly damaged. Loss $4,000. Insurance
1000.
st. Paul paper gives the building sta
tistics of Minneapolis for 1885 as reaching
| sS.4S4.165. There were 1858 buildings
erected. the residences numbering 3,0A and
stores 331.
Hibbs, the defaulting postmaster at
Lewiston, Idaho, has been acquitted on
four counts Of the Indictment and await
ing trial on four more.
The coroner's inquest find that Hasli, the
man found dead at the Farmers Home
Saltwater, was killed by Fritz Bicsing and
Louis Heffner.
| E. J. Teipner Of Minneapolis has been
sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary
for criminal assault ON julia Christine
| Peterson.
VIM. Pitt Lynd, one Of the leading
| lawyers Of Milwaukee, died on the 18th.
At Yankton, D. T., on the 9Th, Chief
Justice Tripp took the oath of Office.
Duluth is to have letter carrier delivery
after Jan. l.
Congressman Rankin of Wisconsin, who
went to Washington very i'll, is worse.
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The South Dakota Legislature provided
for by the new constitution, met at Huron
on the 18th and were sworn in and organ
| iZed. Lieut. Gen. Frank presided and JohI
H. Drake of the Aberdeen Pioneer. wa.
chosen secretary. The remaining officer.
were as follows: Assistant secretary
George l.. Breckett, Beadle county: en-
rolling clerk. J. n. Preston. Lake; engross
ing clerk, Thomas Gavin; sergeantat-arms
T. B. Mccoy, Marshall.
The House organized by the election o
T. v. Eddy Of Watertown. for speaker
Thos. Nc Connell Of the Carthage Prairi
Home, chief clerk, Peter Rayen of Yankto,
assistant clerk and Chas. A. Neer, of Tur
ner. seGcenn.-at-arms. After organizing
both houses adjourned to await the deliver
of Gov. Mellettes message on the 18th.
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