St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-14

Senator Young explained the purpose
OF the bill to be to forfeit a grant of
6O,OOO acres of land made to the road
and now occupied by actual settlers.
II was not proposed to touch lands
located within the ten-mile indem-
nifty limit Senator Young quoted a
decision of the supreme court in proof
OF the statement that the charter of
the road had been forfeited in 1887.
The statement was made by the sen.
ator that Russell Sage, as assignee
of the road. has agents who are sell
ing ACCOMPLISHMENTS to the lands to
actual settlers, and a cry of oppres-
sion has gone up asking relief from
the hardships.
John NJ. Gilman, representing Rus
sell Sage. addressed the committee in
opposition to the bill. He stated that
lew months ago about 5000 acres of
indemnity lands and later over LOCO
place lands have been certified by
the federal department to the state
Tor the use of the assignee in trust,
Ior the road in question. The gov
ernor had declined to deed the lands
so certified
Senator Young interrupted to say
that he would go to the governor and
ask that deed for the place" lands
be signed
Judge Gilman said they had re-
peatedly asked both Gov. Nelson and
Gov Clough to sign the deeds but
they had declined to do so up to the
present
AT this point the argument was sus-
pended to be resumed at an evening
sitting of the committee, when Mr..
Gilman and F. B. Kellogg spoke upon
the bill
At the conclusion of the hearing of
arguments the judiciary committee de-
cided to report the bill to the senate
this morning with a recommendation
that 1t be placed upon general orders.
A MINNEAPOLIS ROW.
The house reassembled at 7 o'c1oclx
and put in three hours in considera ton
of general orders. large number of
bills being advanced.
Representative Dingman sent IN
josh resolution Offering a reward of
20 cents for the apprehension and de-
tention of Senator Cronkhite.
Upon the Dahl bill for the apnoint
ment of two new judges in the Min
neapolis district there was a rather
warm discussion, the Hennepin dele
cation being divided among itself. Mr..
Dingman had the clerk read letters
from all six of the judges of the dis
trict, each of whom declared that an
other judge was wholly unnecessary.
Mr.. Robbins held that the proposed
appointment was wholly unnecessary
at the present time. Mr.. Dahl, the au-
thor of the bill, stated that the oppo-
sition of the judges was based on sell
hsh motives They wanted their sal
aries increased instead of a new Judge.
He said that 300 members of the Min
neapolis bar had petitioned for the
passage of the bill, knowing that it
was necessary in order to properly
dispose of the business of the court.
Mr.. Dingman gave notice that he
| would oppose any movement for an
increase of the judges salaries. Mr..
Jacobson thought it was time for out
slders to take hand in the Minneapo-
lis muss, and he thought it would he
wrong to thrust a new judge upon a
district that did not want it, OF
course the lawyers would petition for
1t, Tor probably most of them were can
dldateS for the appointment
MI. Warner suggested to the Hen
nepin delegation that if they wanted
TO pay their judges more salaries let
the county pay it, as Ramsey county
! did. Mr.. jacobson moved a recon-
mendation for indefinite postponement,
| and upon division being called, the
motion was declared carried.
| Several motions to rise were made
! and withdrawn, as Mr.. Staples, MIR.
jacobson and others insisted on work
| ing longer and the order was con-
| tinued.
Among the more important measures
recommended to pass were the Itasca
| park bill, the Robbins Keely cure bill,
Johns bill to prevent the obstruction
of public levees, Staples bill relating
to examination of teachers and Dr.
! Tiers bill for the formation of sal
wage corps.
The committee rose and the house
adjourned at 10 o'clock
The following bills were passed dur
ing the day:
Senator Thedens bill relating to in
toxicating liquors; Representative
Cant's bill relating to redemption from
| tax sales; Representative Feigs bill
relating to the state horticultural So
ciety; Representative Blagik's bill to
! encourage manufacture of sugar; Rep
resentative Cant's bill relating to fees
| of clerks of district courts in certain
| cases.