The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-11
MAKES A TEST CASE.

This, deed, it is understood. Is made
for the purpose Of bringing the rights
OF the company and the state into the
courts at once, as State Auditor Dunn
refuses to accept 1t and the company
cannot bring mandamus proceedings
to compel him so to do.
These proceedings We're all later than
the publication of the auditors bien-
NAL report, and it was kept secret, so
Auditor Dunn says. att the request Of
then Gov. Clough, who said it was O.
matter that ought TO take its own
course.
Senator Fitzpatrick, however, inter-
ested himself in the matter to the ex-
tent of introducing resolution ask
ing the auditor to state the status Of
the deed in question, on which Senator
ryder, Of Polk, in whose district many
of the disputed tracts are located, gave
notice of debate.
Yesterday morning, upon Senator
Fitzpatrick calling up the resolution,
1t was passed with rush. and in a.
few moments the state auditor was on
hand with a description, Of the lands
involved, the correspondence in the
case, much Of which was printed in his
annual report, and the. following letter;
In response to the resolution OF the senate
copy of correspondence relating to Great
Northern deed No. o. dated Sept 26, 1894. be-
Ing letters subsequent to correspondence
printed on pages y to II, inclusive, of the
biennial report OF the state auditor for
1898. I have refused to record the deed for
1,023.OS acres given by Gov. -Clough to tho
Great Northern company, and have directed
the cruisers employed by the state to report
to this Office any trespass that has or may be
committed on the lands described in Gov
Cqough's letter OF Dec. 81 1898; and If any
trespass has been or may be committed on
any of said lands, shall proceed against
such trespassers as II the trespass had been
committed on any other state lands.
Auditor Dunn says he accepts the
Biermann deed as final until it shall
be determined otherwise by the courts,
and will execute no deed Of convey
ance other than that, and will leave
the courts Or the legislature to settle
the whole matter.
The matter was referred to the
judiciary committee ON motion Of
Senator Young, of Swift.
SENATE COMMITTEE LIST.
Lieut.. Gov. Smith announced the fol-
lowing committees: -
Agriculture Meiicke, Batz, Grue.
Jones, E. j., Sweningsen, Dickey.
Banks and Misunderstanding, Larson.
Claims shellbach, Fitzpatrick, Stockton,
Collier, Ives. Smith. E. E., Mccarthy
Corporations-M Young, Ives. Sny-
der sUmeTyile nsughertty Fitspatrick
Thompson, Sheehan, Grue, Du Toit, Shell.
Deaf ard Dumb and Bllnd-Everett, Jep-
son, Stockton, Knatvold. Dart, Horton, Nc
Drainage Nixon Grue Dart, Grin
Iceland, viesselman, Smith, J. H.. Ryder,
Chiffon. %
Education-Miller, Greer johnson, Stock
we'll Baldwin RYDER McGill On Toit Snv
der.
Elections-Benedict. sweningsen. Ryder,
McNamee, Roverud, McGoyern, Smith, E. E..
Engrossment-Lord,. Knatvoid. Macarthur,
Jepson, DAILY, Collier, Viesselman.
nrollment-Sweningsen Sivright. McNa-
NEE, Hawkins, stockwell, Johnson, Hospes.
Everett Ives, Meiicke, ScheAbaeh.
Finance-Knatvold, Snyder, Barker, Brewer,
Stockton, Underleak, Myran. Hawkins,
Dickey, Ives, McGill Gausewitz, Everett, Nc.
Gowan, Viesselman.
Forestry and Fire observation-disclosures, Hal
voIson, Jones, J. D., McKusick, Mccarthy,
Wilson, DAILY, Buckman, Nixon.
Game and Game Laws-Ryder, Macarthur,
Larson, Daily, Brewer, MCGOWAN, Underleak.
Geological and Natural History Survey
Brewer, Roverud, Macarthur, Hospes, Stock
WELL Grue, Daily, Meilicke.
Grain and Warehouse-Jones, E. J., Under
leak, Shell Nixon, Wilson, Schellbach Smith.
J. H.. Hawkins, Ryder. Grue. Dart, Meilicke,
Sivright
Hospitals for Insane-Chilton, Underleak,
Barker, Schaller. Daily, Miller, Johnson
Immigration- johnson, Knatvold, Du Toit.
Thompson, McNamee Batz, Myron.
Indian Alphabetically, McNamee. Cause
witt, Reeves HOspes, Sclaller, Jones e. J..
Illuminating Ois-Halvorson, Sheehan
Lord. MCGOWAN, Potter. somerville, Meilicke
Insurance-Smith, E. E., Horton Reeves,
Stockwell, Shell, Potter, Schaller.
Internal Observation-Disclosures, Vessel
man, Dart, Collier, Myran Halvorson, Jones,
]. D. tff,{ir
schellbach. Smith, E. e., Greer, Thompson n
Lord, Horton, Wilson, Benedict Jones j D.
Reeves. Schaller,. Golfer Baldwin, Daily.
Labor-Daugherty, MCGOWAN, Ryder. Schell-
BACH Larson, Sheehan Dart.
Lfbrary-McGill. Banker, sJepson, Benedict.
Collier. Lord Baldwin. ~,
Logs and Lumber-Hospes. Buchanan. Haw-
kins McKusick, Mccarthy, Wilson. McGoyern
Municipal Corporations Potter. Gausewitz.
ryder. Fitzpatrick, Mccarthy McGul Daug-.
erty, Young johnson, Knatvo,d
Manufactures-Barker. Mccarthy, Hospes
Dart, Jepson, Benedict, Sivrght.
:. Military Affairs-Shelf. McNamee, Nixon.
Stockton, Brewer, Ives McGovern.
Mines and Minerals Hawkins, Somervi.,e.
hickey, McNamee, Macarthur Mccarthy, Ry,
der, Everett. Buchanan
Baldwin, Buchanan, Fitzpatrick. Schellbach'
Stockwel.
Printing-Roverud, Miller. Ryder. Du Toit.
johnson, Barker. Myrant -
Public Buildings-Horton, Brewer. Smith.
r. r., Du Toit, Stockton, DAILY Snyder.
Public Health, Dairy and Food-Smith T.
H., Chiffon. Potter Dfckpy Sivrjpht Do,,oh