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

Iwelftll district 1t WAS stated by Senator Gas.
tie that judge Brown Was authority for the
statement that another Judge WAS not needed
Tho house bill le7ylng All additional half
mn tax FOR state purposes, and thus securing
$500, 600 additional revenue for the state, was
called up and passed by tho senate. Senator
| klco bclnS the only opponent Senator Pills
Dury, chairman Of tho finance committee,
tersely put the necessity for tho blu in the
words you have danced this session. Now
you must pay the piper"
The house bill! cxeinpting parsonagcs valued
at 5000 or less from taxation passed the SEN
ate and has gono to the governor for signature
HousE-The long and intense contest over
no bill proposing to transfer to the St. Paul,
Brainead & Northern the land grant of the
Duluth & Winnipeg road, if not earned by the
latter road at the expiration of its grant, cul-
minated Ill 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 a 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 inauguratcd as the president of So
1000 people. lie thought the occasion was
an suspicious one, and therefore moved that
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
red, and Mcssry. 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 Mr.
Valentine and Mr.. He;ldrickson, and Mr. Mach
bar proposed three cheers for Grover Cleveland.
which was carried DR.. Pratt offered concur
legislature be telcgraphcd to tho chief execu-
tive Of the United States, which was unani-
mousy carried by both houses, and business
was resumed.
sENArE.-The last day of the session was a
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 tho
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
klually Doran came into the chamber and in
etentolian tones announced, "High license has
just got its death blow"
Cut of.twenty-six senators Voting on the
house bill to increase tho governors salary
from So, 500 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 a
thing was left to do until the house sent in
furthur Ia ches of bills. There was a recess
taken therefore of Il half an hour
The senators rcassemblod at II 40, and desul-
torily moved and talked for half an hour when
1t 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 bin )
(svtn in routine report to be acted upon, Sen
ator lillsbury moved to adjourn, and by &c to
II the senate at l24n agreed to this proposition.
This wa the last day for passing bills but on
Friday the Senate met and passed compliment
ia 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 a sharp
debate, the question I, on being on the
passage of the bill, and tn roll being called
there were yeas n and nays +, as follows: