The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-18

terms. The two jurists were absent
from the territory at the time, but
Judge Cooper's brother, James Cooper,
was in town, and he resolved to seek
revenge upon the writer. so it nap
penedr that soon after the appearance
OF the editorial, James Goodhue, editor
OF the Pioneer, was passing by the
building that was used as the head
quarters of the state, and met James
Cooper. A personal combat at once
ensued, the. result of which was a stab
in the abdomen for Goodhue and q
shot in the groin for Cooper. The in
cident created a profound sensation,
as both participants in the affray were
WeI-knoWn citizens. This incident is
probably one of the first that marked
the growing Schism in the ranks of the
Democrats. Old settlers will remember
the fierce and long draWn-out feud
between the Rice Democrats and the
S1bley Democrats. Though no hostile
demonstrations of the character of the
nght between Cooper and =Goodhue may
nave occurred, the strife of words went
merr1ly on. The Pioneer being the or
gan Of the Sibley faction, which repre-
sented Lower town, where Gen. Sibley
resided, the Chronicle and Register be-
came the organ of the Rice faction
who represented Upper town. The
height of this feud was not reached
until many years after the occurrence
OF the incident mentioned, but 1t prob
ably had it's origin about the time Of
the second legislature.
Another matter which was the source
OF bitterness was the zapportionment
bill, which was based ION the census
of 1850. Much stormy personal dis
cussien arose when this bill was before
the house. 1t was, however, finally
settled by reference to the authori-
ties at Washington
The Roster Of Legislators.
There were in this legislature. In
Guiding the council and the house.
tWenty-SeVen members All the coun-
cillors of the first session were return
ed for a second term, but only three
OF the original house We're elected to
the second. They were James Wells.
SylVanus Trask and Benjamin w.
Brunson. The following table will show
the personnel of this historic session:
Legislature of 1851.
Councillors-James S. Norris, First dis
tTlct; residence, Cottage Grove; age, 80;
place of nativity, Maine. Samuel Burkleo,
SECOND district; residence Saltwater; age
70; place of nativity, Delaware. William
PauI; age, 80; place of nativity. Montreal,
Canada. James Nee. BoaI, Third district;
ii t35 St Paul age 80; PLACE Of natiy
Fourth district; residence, Marine Falls:
age, SO; place of nativity. Connecticut
John Il. Rollins, Fifth district; residence,
Maine. David Olmsted. Sixth district:
residence, Long Prairie; age. %; place of
nativity, vermont. William Sturgis. Sixth
district; residence. Elk River; age, So;
Mcleod; Seventh district; residence, Lac
treaL
Representatives-Jame Wells, First
district; residence, Lake Pepin; age AZ;
place of nativity, New Jersey John A.
Ford; First district; residence, Red Rock;
age; SO; place Of nativity. New York, n.
Il Anes, second district; residence, Still
Water; age, 80; place of nativity, Vermont.
SyIVanus Trask, Second district; resi-
d f.' StlllWater; age, 80; place Of ma
district; residence, Saltwater; age, 45;
place Of nativity Kentucky. Benjamin
" Brunson Third district; residence, st.
Paul; age, IS; place of nativity, Michigan.
]. G. Ramsey, Third district; residence,
st; Paul; age, %; place of nativity. Penn
sylvania. Edmund Riee,R Third district;
tiyity, Vermont. H. 5. T1Eden. Third dis
triet; residence, St Paul age, 80; place of
nativity, Connecticut John L. Ludden,
Fourth district; residence, Marine Falls;
John W. North, Fifth district: residence,
st. Anthony: age 35;; place of nativity.
New, York. Edward Patch, Fifth district:
nativity, New York. S: e. 7oirnstead Sixth
district; residence Belle Prairie; age, Sc;
place of nativity. New York. w. w.
Warren, Sixth distrfct;I residence, Gull
Lake; age. So; Lake Superior. D. T.
Sloan. Sixth district: residence, Little
Rock; age 80; place of nativity. New
York. David Gilman, Sixth district; resi-
dence. Watah; age. 80. place Of nativity,
New York Alex FaTibaIIlt, Seventh dis
trlct; residence, Mendota3 age 46; place
OF nativity, Minnesota B. H. Randall
seventh district; residence Fort Smelling;
age, zf' place of nativity. Vermont.
The various ages of the numbers of
TINS legislature and their vayious birth
places is shown in this table, and it is
a remarkable document illustrating the
early history of the state. There are
now Slxty-three members Of the SEN
ate and 10 in the house, and the diff
ference in the sizes of the bodies of
the legislature of today and that of the
legislature of half a century ago rep
resents the growth of the legislative
department of the state government.