The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20
PINE LAND NVESTIGATIO
Chairman Dunn SuStained.-Mi-
nOrity Report Gets There.

Chairman Dunn Sustained.-Mi-
noritv Report Gets There.
The following extract from the
able review of Legislative proceed
ings as given by the Pioneer, Press
shows the true feeling in the legis-
lature and it's final action, fully sus-
tanning Chairman Dunn. Dunn
heads German off and gets four
to one vote in favor of suspending
the rules and putting his resolu-
ton on it's immediate passage.
The agony is over and it is now be-
yond the power of the legislature of
Minnesota for the year 1893 to pass or
repeal any more laws. Yesterday was
the last working day and the members
of the house worked a little. They did
several good things and many bad ones.
They admitted having made a grave
mistake in rejecting the minority re-
port of the Mile Laos pine land inves-
tigating committee, and passed a reso-
luton affirming the truth and fairness
of the recommendations contained in
report and requesting the governor to
prosecute the investigation in the
courts.
Then the house called for Mr.. Bleeck-
er and exacted from him an apology
for his contumacious behavior in de-
clining to vote on the Mile Laos report.
Then it proceeded to pass bills, and
strange to say, it passed the senate bill
providing for the erection by the State
of a grain elevator at Duluth at cost
of 100000, the money necessary to be
taken from the grain inspection fund,
the fees for inspection being increased
to so cents per car load.
Senator Days general game and fish
bill was also passed, but considering
that this was the last chance compara-
lively few bills were passed.
THE HOUSE REPENTs.
The first business the house was
called upon to consider was the follow
ing resolution offered by Mr.. Dunn of
Mile Laos:
Whereas, It has been shown to this
house to be a fact that the pine stump
age on a certain section of school land,
to-wit: Section SO, township AZ, range
26, in Mile Laos county, State of Min
nesota, was disposed of by the State
auditor at private sale for half its
value and contrary to law; and ~
Whereas, It has been publicly al
legged that the sale of the stumpage on
said section of school land was not con-
Quoted according to the provisions of
chapter 269 Of the General Laws of the
State of Minnesota for 1885, governing
such private sales of school lands; and
that said sale was irregular, illegal and
invalid; and ,-.
Whereas, The house of representa-
tives appointed a special committee,
consisting of five members to investi-
gate these allegations, and this com
mittee has presented to said house two
reports, one signed by three members
and the other, signed by two members
thereof; and
Whereas, The aforementioned mi
nority report disclosed that the afore-
said sale had not been made according
to the provisions of law governing such
sales and was therefore illegal and
invalid; and that said minority report
recommended that the governor be re-
quested to take steps to further inves-
tigate the aforesaid illegal sale, and
it necessary carry the case into the
courts of law with view that Justice
may be done in the premises and the
interests of the State of Minnesota be
protected; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this house of repre-
sentatives, the senate concurring, does
hereby request the governor to take
such prompt action as he may deem
necessary to secure full and further
investig ation in the courts of the sale
of the pine stumpage on section So,
township ~, range Is, by the State
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