Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-05-07

principal lines OF battle of the Union forces upon
the historic battlefield Of Gettysburg by con-
STRUGGLING thereon broad avenues, upon when
our sister states have erected at appropriate
places elegant and enduring monuments, mark.
ing the positions and containing brief records OF
the services OF their several regiments there en-
gagged:
And Whereas. The First Regiment Minnesota
volunteers, represented this state i'll that battie
with unparalleled gullantry, reSOlutely ana sue
cessfully charging and repelling, in a critical
emergency, q force Of more than twenty times
its numbers, and holding back that force firmly
until the emergency had passed, though losing III
killed aud wounded more than four-tifthS OF us
men engaged and without the detection OF a SIM
gle man;
for the wounded and other survivors, and Tor
the credit OF the state, requires the erection or a
fitting monument at the place where that charge
was made, a monument worthy OF that regiment
and Of this state to whom the regiment and the
glory OF it's matchless valor on that held De-
longs; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the state Oh
Minnesota:
, SECTION l. That the sum Of twenty thousand
(2O,ouOl dollars, or SO much thereof as may pe
necessary, is hereby appropriated out OF any
ated, to be expended ill the construction ana
erection OF u suitable monument to the First
Regiment Minnesota volunteers, to pc piacea
upon Hancock avenue. on the battlefield or
Gettysburg, at or near the point from when
that regiment on July End, 1868, alone and sue
ceSsfully charged two Confederate brigades.
SEC. =. Ile money nefeDy dppiOpildCeu "h"i
be drawn from the treasury by the governor
upon his warrant or requisitlon therefor.
SEC: b. The governor is hereby authorized TO
appoint three commissioners, WHO shall serve
without compensation. to devise a design and
plan OF such monument, and to contract Tor lts
construction and erection. But no. design or
plan OF such monument shall be adopted, nor
contract for its construction and erection De Ell,
tered into. until the same shall tlrst pc appfo'eo
by the governor.
SEC. A.. In connection with such monument a
emit, ia r, apl-ap rafarrlnp to If ana TO JnH Iogl-
| ment, may be constructed and placed on that
part of the same avenue occupied by SAD fegl-
ment on July Bird, 1863, i'll repelllng the charge OF
the Confederates known as Pickett's charge.
SEC. S. This act shall take effect ana pc Id
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 10, 1891.
CHAPTER 155-H. F. NO. 1865.
| An Act to appropriate money to carry on an
Investigation begun by a committee OF the
house, appointed March 21st, 1891, by the
speaker i'll pursuance OF q resolution duly
passed by the house on the said day, to 1nVes-
tigate whether wheat was taken without IN,
! %spection from a pubic elevator i'll Duluth, ana
if same condition prevails in other pubic ele-
vators. etc, and to do and carry on such other
things in regard to such Investigation as the
house of representatives either have or may
hereafter direct such committee to 40 under
the original resolution or any resolution.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
minnesota:
SECTION /. There is hereby appropriated out
OF any money in the state treasury, not other,
wise appropriated, the sum OF ten Thousand
(1O,OOO) dollars 70 be used for the purpose OF
continuing the Investigation, begun by the com
mittee Of the house appointed March twenty-tirst
(21st), one thousand eight hundred ah9
nirety-one (1SY1) underresolution duly passed
on March twenty-tlrst (21st), one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-one lS9l(, by Tile
house OF representatives as follows, to wit:
'Reso!ved that a committee of five (5) be APP
pointed to INVESTIGATE whether or not SHY
thousand go 900 bushels of wheat were taken
out without inspection from a public elevator III
Duluth; and it the same condition prevails Ill
other public elevators III this state, with power
to send for persons and papers, administer
oaths and employ a stenosrarher to take down
the testimony OF witnesses and report to TINS
house.
connection with three (3) senator's to be ap-
| pointed by the president Of the senate, one from
each political party, who with the SAID house
committee shall constitute a joint committee or
the house and senate, shall conduct a further
! investigation into all matters referred to in said
resolution. and any other matters pertaining to
the weighing and inspection OF grain. SAID joint
shall sit with open doors, examine wit
nesses and recall witnesses heretofore examined.
The joint committee shall have authority to sit
after the adjournment OF the legislature, to send
for persons, employ counsel and such clerks as
may be necessary, and papers and compel the
propriated shall be paid out by the state treas
urer upon the warrants Of the state auditor
drawn upon acquisitions signed by the chairman
and q majority Of the committees; provided that
no member OF the investigating shall
receive to exceed five, (5) dollars q day for every
day actually employed i'll the investigation:
The committee shall report to the governor OF
the state as soon as the Investigation is COM
pleted, and may make partial reports from Time
to time.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect aud be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 20, 1891.