Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-01-11
MINNESOTA LAW MAKERS.
1hc Legislature of the North Star et.
Orp8nSxad Mt HioS, N4o,,

The Legislature of the North Star State
Organized at High Noon.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 9.-The Twenty Mxth
legislature of the State Of Minnesota il
now in session, having formally oesnn-
lied at noon Tuesday as provided BY kw.
The house, with about a dozen excep.
tions, is new as compared with ths aa;t.
although a good many of the msnIbeys
have sat in the body years gone by. Hon.
Hans. Matson, secretary OF state, called
the house to order and Mai. Victory
Hjortsberg, chief clerk in the sscrstary
states Office, proceeded to call the rull II
districts, and the representatives came
t.ward and handed in their credentials,
They they then proceeded to o little tal,le
on the right Of the speakers deak,
where Supreme Justice L. w. Coll. ns
presided, and where they affixed their
names to the written oath.
The election Of officers resulted AZ fol-
lows:
Speaker-C. II. Graves, st. Louis.
Clerk--C. r. Carpenter, Dakota.
First Assistant Clerk-C. II. Slocun,
Nc Leod.
Second Assistant Clerk--C. A. French,
Wright.
Enrolling Clerk-F. L. krayenhuhl,
Ramsey. ~,
Engressing Clerk-G. Gutherson, Blue
Earth.
sergeant-at-Arms-C. A. Baxter. Wa
touwan.
Chaplain-W. H. Harrington, Wash.
ington.
The Senate was called to order BY
Lieutenant Governor Rice. The roll be-
ing called, all members were found to be
present except nine.
The oath of Office was then ad1ninis-
tered to Senator Holmes, OF Detroit, the
only new senator in the body, and tl1e
president announced that the bodY
would at once proceed to the election ol
officers. It was Immediately developed
that the slate was all Eight, and the 1ol-
lowing were declared officers of tho
senate: - T. -
Secretary--O. l.. Cutter, An0ka.
Assistant Secretary--B. W. Day, Mar.
tin. - yE'g
Engrossing Clerk--A.. H. Bertrsm,
Wright. *x E5757l
Enrolling 'Clerk-W. c. Whiteman,
Big Stone. -,
sergeant-at.A Arms Clark Chambers,
Steele
Assistant sergeant-at-Arms-W F.;
zwicky. Polk, -, :. s :; T., -;
Chaplain-Rev. E. r. Lathrop. =
/, Senator Daniels of the committee to
wait upon the governor, reported that
that gentleman would be ready to de-
liver his message at 1890 a. m. This
completed the business Of the day and
the senate adiourned. ~
'" 44 mr. r g 1HTrrnTJcrn ~
By. Senator Ives, of Nicollct county, 8.
F. Ia bill for an act to amend chapter
u Of the General Laws Of 1888, entitled
':The Militlry Code" and. the several
acts amendatory thereof.
By Senator Ives. S. F.. "A bill to
amend chapter "A of the General Laws
of 1858, entitled ''The Military Code,
and the several acts amendatory thereof.
7 BY Senator Ives. s. F. IA bill foe IN
act to amend chapter So Of the General
Laws Of 1878, relative to offenses against
the public peace. /, ..ss I. ~ ss7sS
By Senator Compton, Of Otter Tail
county, $. F. IA bill for an sct 70
Fergus Falls. 81
BILLsfPAssED. = ~ s.: q Y
81 By Senator Compton, 8. IA hin
for an act to amend section -, cAapt0
IA, Of an act to amend and consoSidA1D
the charter Of Fergus Falls.
q JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, Jan. Elm IL,
state seHafe q bill was introduced pso
viding that whenever any express CoGn.l
panY makes application to the ORee1D of
any railrOad company for facilities 10
carry on business on the line of sach
road IL sfa1l he the dufy at flsn ra{lSf1nd