The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17
Minnesota Legislature.

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Prep aratory to the organization Of the
Minnesota Legislature, the following officers
were agreed upon in Republican Caucus OF
the House: Speaker, Charles FL. Graves;
Chief Clerk, C. T. Carpenter; First assistant,
c. III. Slocum; Second assistant, C. A. French;
Enrolling clerk, +. L. Krayenbuhl Engross-
ing clerk, Gilbert Gutterson; Postmaster, S.
o. Morse; Sergeant-at-arms, c. A. Baxter;
Assistant sergeaDt-at-arms, C. G. Hrr';;
Chaplain, Rev. w. II. Harrington.
The Senate caucus put in nominal ion
the following officers; Secretary, o. l..
Cutler; Assistant Secretary, B. W Day;
Engrossing Clerk, A. H. Bartram; Enrolling
Clerk, W. {. Whteman; Sergeant at arms,
Clark Chambers; Chaplain, Rev. E. K
Lathrop.
Tuesday, Jan. s.
| The Twenty sixth legislature of the State
A., of Minnesota is now in session, having for
| mally organized at noon today as provided
| by law. The organization was effected by
the election of the officers nominated in the
Republican caucuses the evening before.
Neither house transacted any business further
! than to prepare the way for the work that is
! to follow.
Wednesday, January 8.
Senate.-Mr. Day offered joint resolution
| inviting Henry George to address the legisIu-
| ture on the subject of "Single Taxation"
| The invitation was extended. Senator Marcus
Johnson introduced bill authorizing Kan
iixohi county to issue bonds to the amount
| Of $50. 900 for the erection of a court house.
and it was forthwith passed This
was all the business transacted
HOUsE.-There was a quorum of the house
| present when Speaker Graves for the frs
time called it together yesterday at 10
| o'clock, and more came in later. The chaplain
was absent and so the work of yesterday
| lr-ou Y1y,II Tln anhi 5St,1
sion made it impossible to undertake any
| business of Importance, and all that took
| place was the appointment of Oscar Acker-
man, son of Representative Alderman OF
| Young America and Charles L. Chase of st.
| Paul as pages.
Thursday, Jan. 10.
| SENATE.-Mr. Holmes introduced bill pro-
viding for the furnishing of seed grain to
| farmers in the counties where the crops of
| Iast year were a total or partial failure.
The president announced the folio wing COM
mittees:
Judiciary-Good Ives, Eaton. Edwards.
! Scheffer, Ward, Daniels, Day, Child, Havor-
SEN Bowen.
Finance-Buckman, Crandall, Hoard, Os-
| wald, Smith.
Elections-Wa Wallmark, Whiteman, Burk-
| hard, Goodrich, Child.
Claims-Thacker, Eaton, Dodge, Lende,
| Pope
Education-Swenson, Hoard, Day, Hay
| den. Nachbar.
! Public Lands-J ohnson, NJ, Compton,
| Iruax, Sampson, Anderson, Hayden, White
| man.
Internal mprovements-Lende Wood,
| Hall, Burkhard, Bowen.
7 Federal Rclations-Chapman, johnson, T.,
| hallmark, Nachbar, Hayden.
-, ,Agricuiture-Dodge, Chapman, Hoard,
| Shields, Thacker.
Military Afairs-Ives Edwards, Daniels,
| Child, Nelson.
Insurance-Ward. Schefer, Samnsop
Goodrich, Pope, Weieh, Child
Banks-Compton, Brown, Ward, Smith,
| Welch.
EnrolIment-Brown, Finseth, Lende,
| Truax, Nelson.
Retrenchment and Reform-Welch, Wall
| mark, HiXon, Halvorsen, Burkharlt.
Tree Culture-kellar, Anderson, Bowen,
| Oswald, Clark.
Roads and Brdges-Day, Halvorsen, John
son. NJ. Compton, Kellar.
Normal Schools-Seheffer, Holmes, Hay
den, Dodge, Pope.
Geology and Natural History Survey
Eaton, Clough, johnson, NJ, Brown, Glib
| son.
Corporations-John T., Ives, swenson,
| Durant, Nelson
Railroads-Hall, Clough, Johnson, T.
Ilixon, Finseth, Clark, Brown, Holmes, Pope,
| Durant, Gibson Nachbar. Whiten1an.
State Reform School-Finseth, Vood,
Smith, Hall, Nelson.
Hospital for Insane7-Daniels, Ward, Ives,
| Gibson. Anderson.
Deaf, Dumb and Blind-wood, Edwards,
Crandall, Gibson, kellar
Towns and Counties-Sampson, Holmes,
Shields, Chapman. Nelson.
| Indian Affairs--+Shields, Sampson. ClOumh.
| Smith, Buckman.
Public Buildings-Burkhardt Truax.
Clough Swenson. Buckman.
State Prison-Ed wards, Durant, Swenson,
| Buckman, johnson, T., Kellar, Welch.
Library -Crandall, Daniels, Buckhardt,
Hixoa, Bowen.
Printing-Hoard, Halvorsen. Day. Bowen,
Finseth
Observation-Disclosures. Wallmark. An
derson, Hayden, Hall.
Grain and warehouse-HixOn, Thacker
Shields, Sehefer, Eaton, Wallmark, Dodge,
Chapman, Whiteman
Taxes and Tax Laws-Clark Compton,
johnson. NJ. Thacker Oswald.
University and University Lands-Clough,
Crandall, Dodge, Ward, Durant
| Labor-Truax, Lende. Edwards, Shields
Nachbar
Soldiers Home-Pope, Sche fer Compton,
| Clark, Anderson.
State Public Schools-Holmes, Crandan.
1ruax, Hoard, Oswald.
HoUsE.-Mr Flynn moved that the house
| concur in the senates resolution of invita-
| uon 10 henFy IeOfGe, ana th1S was agreed
! to after Il division. Mr.. Keys introduced an
amendment to the election law The feature
of the bill! so that it provides for the Aus
trallan or secret system of voting, so often
described in these columns, and so eagerly
desired by the agitatoFs of election reforms
and the purity Of the ballot. There have
been laws passed in several states which have
adopted this system in q more or less modi-
| ied form. In the preparation of this bill the
laws passed IN New York, Michigan, Mas
sachusetts and several other states are
copied. ra 81 ~As @%#
| Friday Jan, IL.
| SENATE-Rot in session. e. s. g.
HoUsE.-A number of local bills were in
troduced, and also anumber OF resolutions
one relating to rules aud another by
Mr.. Hoyt of Red Wing, which was of a
joint character, providing for the appoint
ment of committee of five consisting of
| two senators and three representatives. who
should at once visit the hepenitentiarv Mt Still
| water and examine into the condition ofthe
convlcts and report upon it, and also upon
the labor and employment question. Still
| another was the usual one authorizing the
chief clerk to subscribe for seven daily papers
for each member. Mr.. Benson thought the
ald system ought to he radically changed,
and so gave notice Of debate,
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