St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-23

the time.
To divide Towns.
Senator Hodge introduced senate file
NO. 70, which was referred to the com
mittee on towns and counties. The
purpose Of the bill is to authorize the
division OF auy organized town by the
board of county commissioners upon
petition of thirteen citizens or more.
The bill provides for posting notice and
submitting the question 10 vote of the
residents of the town.
Appeal Allowed
Senate File No. rs, introduced by Sen
atOr Schaller and referred 10 the judi
ciary committee, proposes to amend
section 81 OF chapter Is Of the General
Statutes OF 1878, so as to allow all APP
peal from boards of county commission.
ers 10 the district court in cases of
award of damages for laying out high
ways.
Other 8llis
Senator Howard offered Senate File
No. 76, which proposes to amend chap
ter 166 of the General Laws of 1898 Sc
as to authorize changes in the bound
aries of school districts. 1t is proposed
that all the territory in an Incorporated
city shall be included in one independ-
ent district. Referred TO The committee
on education.
Senator R0verud introduced Senate
File NO. II, to amend section IS, chap
ter l24, OF the Laws Of 1882 relating to
catching fish. Referred to the Judiciary
committee.
Senator Sperry Introduced Senate File
No. so, being bill TO appropriate $4,000
to cover a deficiency i'll the general
school fund, and $1,000 for deficiency
i'll the state hospital fund. Referred to
the finance committee.
Prohibition Asked
Senator Reishus offered a petition,
signed by several hundred persons, re-
citing the iniquities of sai0Ous. asking
their abolition and the passage Of a
constitutional amendment 10 inhibit
the manufacture of liquors in the state.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee Oh temperance.
Resolutions Offered.
Senator Keller offered resolution
naming William II. Raymer as clerk of
the committee on banks and banking,
the committee on manufacturing and of
that OH municipal interpretations. Re
ferred to the committee on legislative
expenses.
Senator Stevens offered a resolution
to authorize the purchase for the use of
the judiciary committee of the Statutes
of 1894, set of books of the Digest Of
The Minnesota Reports. and copies of
the Northwestern Reporter producing
decisions later than the fifty-ninth Min.
nesota Reports Referred to the COM
mite OH legislative expenses.
A resolution by Senator Stevens, au-
thOriZing the employment of stem
ographer at SIS per month by the judic-
larry committee, went to the committee
OH legislative expenses.
The resolution of Senator Morgan to
authorize the finance committee TO en-
gage A. j. Bracket as clerk was re-
terred to the legislative expense COM
mittee.
Voting for Senator.
On motion of Senator Smith the sen
ate at 1880 took a recess until II :55,
when tie senate was again called 10
at0r at the noon hour.
Tho gallery was we'll filled with spec
tators vino were DESTROYS of watching
the senatorial vote. There were also a
number OF spectators OIL the floor. r.
p. LangdOn. of Minneapolis. and one of
the WaShburn managers, occupied
seat beside Senator Morgan. l.. p. Hunt
stood in the rear of the hall and tailed
the vote.
Promptly at neon Lieut.. Gov, ClOugh
announced the special order to be that
OF electing United States senator.
Senator Wyman arose, and with a
single sentence named as candidate
Hon. William ID. WaShburn. of Henne-
pin county.
Senator Young named Hon. Knute
Nelson on behalf of the Republican
party.
Senator Smith presented the name of
Hon. S. q. Comst0ck.
Senator Reishus asked leave on behalf
of the Populists to nominate Hon. 1gna-
titus Donnelly.
Senator Keller nominated as Demo
crat State Senator James McHale, and
was accorded thank you" by that
sturdy Democrat.
Senator Ringdal seconded the nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Donnelly.
Senator Cole seconded the nomination
of Mr.. Comstock.
Senator Barr seconded the nomination
of Mr.. Washburn.
A vote being taken resulted as fol-
lows: w. ID. Washburn, % votes;
Kuute Nelson, II, lgnatius Donnelly, 5;
s. q. Comst0ck, 3; j. L. McCleary, 1;
james McHale, n2; {. A. Plllsoury, /:
ID. a. Dickinson, l, and William Mitch
ell, l.
of sickness He voted in the caucus
for Mir. Comstock.
side observations.
In his prayer Yesterday in the senate
DR.. Forbes alluded to the interest every
man and boy has in the election to the
high office Of United States senator and
asked that wisdom be given senators in
casting their vote so that worthy man
may be elected to represent this great
state and ration with credit.
Senator SevatSOn desires q correct ion
made as to his attending the Fir iday
night caucus. lie is Populist and was
not in the caucus. He voted for Don
nelly yesterday.
Senator Morgan, chairman of the
finance committee. rep orted to the SEN
ate that his committee reported back
Senate File No. 2S, with a recommended
ton that it pass. This bill covers de-
ficiency in the state university fund for
the years 1893, 1894 and 1895.
The Judiciary committee met after
the adjournment of the sc nate and de-
cided to recomme nd that Senate File
No. SO do not pass. This is bill de-
signed to repeal the present law rela-
tive to admssi on of attorneys to prac-
tice.
The same ommittee will recommend
the passage of Senate File No. 46, rela-
tive to changing the time for holding
the terms of the district court i'll Tray
rSe county.
HOUSE JUDICIARY.