St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
Proposed by Senator McMil :
Ian Recommended to Pass
the Senate.
Republicans Repulsed in a
Party Fight on the New
Elections Bill.
The Highest Honors Paid the
Memory Of the Late Great
Soldier.
A Great Raft of Routine Marks
the Opening Day Of the
Week.

1uG various employers llaDlllty DllIS
before the legislature are causing con-
siderable anxiety to numerous parties,
Judging from the number of petitions
coming in protesting against the pas
sage of those measures. Yesterday
morning, Immediately after the opening
exercises, Senators Dean and John Day
Smith sent up petitions of this nature,
which were referred to the proper com
mlttee, and the regular work of the day
commenced. Senator Sanborn gained
the floor and presented the following
joint resolutions on the death of Adj
miral Porter and Gen. Sherman:
Resolved, By the legislature of the state
of Minnesota:
First-That the intelligence of the death of
William I. Sherman, of the United States
army, and of Admiral David ID. Porter, of
the United States navy, has been received by
the legislature with the deepest sense of the
irreparable loss sustained by our state and
nation. and with overwhelming emotions of
sorrow.
Secondhand in the death of these illus
trious officers and citizens we recognize the
loss of two as devoted patriots as have yet
appeared in our history, whose skill and
services on land and sea, in war of unpar-
alleed magnitude. enabled the generation in
which they lived TO preserve and transmit to
by Washington, with all. Its unspeakable
blessings and free institutions unim paired.
Third-That i'll the departure from earth at
the same time of two men who had coop
Grated so much i'll sustaining and maintain
ing the government III time OF war, and
whose lives to the nation had been so valua-
BILE and conspicuous, we recognize the hand
of that providence which carried the nation
through the struggles of the revolution, and
gave to 1t the benefit OF the wisdom OF Adams
and Jefferson, ana afterwards called them
from earth on the same day-the anniversary
of the natal day Of the nation they had es
tablished.
Fourtn-ResoIved, That the state of Min
nesota through its legislature assembled,
tenders the coincidence of all its people to
all the relatives and friends of the deceased,
and that as a mark of respect the Legislature
will stand adjourned on the day of the
funeral, and that the governor cause salute
| OF fifteen guns to be fired at sunrise and sun
| set on that day, and one gun each half hour
| between sunrise and sunset.
| Resolved, That the governor OF Minnesota
| cause a copy of these resolutions to be trans
mitted to the family of Gen. Sherman and
| copy to the family of Admiral Porter.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously and the
Introduction Of Bills
came next, the following measures being
read and referred to the proper commit
tees:
By Mr.. Lienau, S. F. No 29O-Relating to
chattel mortgages Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Lienau, S. f. No 291-Amendng
general laws relating to civil actions. Judi
ciary.
BY Mr.. Lienau. s. F. No. 292-Amending
special laws relating to duties of certain
Ramsey county officers Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Kiester, S. f. No. 293-Authorizing
the filing of survey OF Minnesota lake i'll
By Mr.. Davis. s. F. No. e9l-Regulating
election of clerks of district courts. Judi
ciary.
BY Mr.. Grinnen, s; F. No. 295-,Amending
general statutes relating to school libraries.
By Mr.. Lommen. S. F. No. 296-Authoriz-
ing village of st. Hilaire to appropriate 80
| per cent of revenue fund for public schools
Education.
law relating to public schools. Education
By Mr. Lommen, S. f. No 2gS-Amending
the act Incorporating the village of East
Grand Forks, Polk county. Special legisla
ton.
BY Mr.. La Due, s. F. No 299-Requiring
supreme court TO adopt rules of practice in
| that court. Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Tawney, S. F. No 3OO-.Changing
the law regulating the election of town SUI
peryisors. special legislation.
The reports of committees came next.
the judiciary and special legislation
committees presenting large grists. AS
each local bill was reported it was
taken up and passed. the following
| local measures going through:
Senate File No. 204-Amending and con
solidating the charter of the city of st. Peter.
Senate File No. 251-Authorizing the
| drainage of Schultz lake, in Meeker county.
Senate File No. 221-AuthoriZing the vii
lage of Madelia to issue bonds.
Senate File No. 2j0-Amending the act in
cooperating the city of Moorhead.
Senate File No. 246-Changing boundaries
of the commissioner districts Of Waseca
county.
Senate File No. 253-Amending the charter
of Winona.
Senate File No. 214-AuthorIzing commits
siOners OF Olmsted county to build bridges.
Senate File No. 2l3-Amendng the act
making road appropriations for roads and
bridges i'll certain counties.
House Bills.
House File No. 170-Changing boundaries
of school districts in Clay county.
House File No. 1S3-Preventing destruction
| OF fish in Cook lake, Mcleod county.
House File No. 201-Regulating salaries Of
county officers in Clay county.
House File No. 200-Authorizing Watonwan
county to issue court house bonds.
House File No. 258-Legalizing actions Of
village of New Prague in certain instances.
Next the senate calendar was taken
up, and, on the motion of Senator Lea
Wit, Senate File No. 10. authorizing the
levy and collection of tax on incomes,
was put over till this morning, when it
is made special order. Senator Ste
vens' joint resolution protesting against
the passage by congress of the Brown
county bill now before the national
house Of representatives, was also put
over, and then the following