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THE LEGISLATURE. THREE SESSIONS OF EACH HOUSE HELD YESTERDAY. A Large A mount of Business Disposed of- The Approuriation* for State Institutions Passed by the Si-natc—A Targe Number of Local Measures Indefinitely Postponed - >'ie House Cleans Up a Large „uan«py of Miscellaneous Business-- Discussing th« State Institutions Bill in Committee of the Whole-It Is Recommended for Pas saic. SENATE. After tke chaplain had fervently prayed to the Almighty Ruler of the Universe that the work of the senate might be "pretty well done," the ghastly honesty of the reverend gentleman not permitting him to express tkt» thought that even with divine interposition excellence was expected, the senate proceeded with the regular order, the first thing being to order the electric lights prepared for use for the coming evening sessions. Senator Clark, from the railroad com mittae. in reporting, said thai it was im possible to get that committee together far consultation upon the various bills relating to railroads, and desired that they be re ferred to committee of the whole, where they would have a fair hearing. Senator Sergeant moved to modify the motion by iking railroad legislation the special order for this evening at 7:30. Soon after the adoption of this motion, ti batch* of railroad bills were reported back by other members of the committee with amendments or recommendations for indefinite postponement, and were re ferred to .he special order, i A number of bills providing for the in corporation and granting of special pow ers to villages -were reported back with the recommendation of the judiciary commit tee that they be indefinitely postponed on tho ground that it was special legislation and unconstitutional, while another batch of a somewhat similar character was rec ommended far consideration by commit tee of the whole, the judiciary committee being divided upon them. The attorney general and the minority of the judiciary committee were of the opinion that addi tional powers may be granted to existing incorporated towns, cities and villages, while the majority of the committee hold that all such additional powers and privi leges are inhibited. Senator C. D. Gilfillan, who has been a great sufferer from inflammatory rheuma tism, and who has been confined to his home for some time, made his appearance in the senate. The senator moves about with difficulty yet, bat is inclined to do his duty as far as possible daring the busy days at the close of the session. Quite a tilt took place between Senators Wilson and O'Brien when the appropria tion bill for state institutions was consid ered. Senator Wilson has a great antipa thy to the state reform school, and op posed the appropriation for that institu tion vigorously, and Senator O'Brien championed the cause of the institution and the friendless little fellows there, with eqnal zeal and ability. The sum asked for was granted. When the house bill came before the senate appropriating §8,000 to pay the city of St. Paul for the use of the market house for a stato capitol for two years, Senator Griggs asked to have the bill re ferred to the Ramsey county delegation, but upon the information being communi cated to the senate by Senator Rice that the Ramsey county delegation desired to defeat the attempt of the state to remun erate the city for tho use of the building, the senate concluded to refer the bill to the committee on claims. At a meeting of the railroad committee, held at the capitol last evening, a majority of the committee voted to report back the house bill proposing to transfer the swamp land grant from the Duluth & Winnipeg Railway company to the Duluth & Iron Range Railway company, for indefinite postponement. A grand bear fight i3 pre dicted over this bill. An evening session which lasted until 11 o'clock close the calendar, but did not reach the immense accumulation of bills on general orders. Routine Report. Senate mot at 10 o'clock, and was called to order by the president. Devotional exercises by the chaplain. Roll called and journal read and ap proved. On motion of Senator Rioe the senate decided to order the chamber lighted by electric light the rest of the session. Senator Christensen offered a petition of citizens of Renville county, asking for $500 to aid in the construction of a bridge. BILLS INTBODUCED. By Senator Van Hoesen—To regulate the catching of fish in Douglas county. Passed under suspended rules. By Senator Langdon Amending section 328, chapter 66, general statutes of 1878, relating the commission of waste on mort gaged property. HOUSE BILLS INDEFINITELY POSTPONBD. Relating to larceny from dwellings; re lating to manufacturing corporations; re lating to the powers and duties of public examiner; relating to town plats; relating to burdocks; relating to jurors in justice courts; amending general statutes relating to costs; relating to the adoption of chil dren; for the protection of livery and sale stable keepers; relating to offenses against morality and decency; relating to the con vey enceof land; to legalize foreclosure of mortgages by executors; relating to sum monses in justices courts. SENATE BILLS INDEFINITELY POSTPONBD. To provide forms for conveyance of real property; to appropriate money tor tho compensation of the clerk of the su preme court; to protect the rights of women; extending the limits of Fairmont, Martin county. BBIDOE MONET. The secretary made a long and detailed report of the amount of money appropri ated by the senate for bridge building, and the counties to which it was a ppropriated, in accordance with the motion made by Senator Wheat on Saturday. SMALL-POX BILLS were reported back with the recommenda tion" that they go to the finance commit tee. The recommendation was so modified on motion of Senator Doran as to send them to committee of the whole. TELEGBAPH AND SLEEPING CAB TAXATION. Senator -,'ce, from the committee on •■ taxes a...l ' .x laws, reported a substitute ' for sen .-!e 369, relating to the taxation! of sleeptug car companies and telegraph ! companies. This bill leaves out telegraph I companies that are already taxed, and pro- j Yidtia for the taxation of sleeping cars only. The substitute was adopted. BILLS INTBODUCED. Bj Senator —Amending section 3, chapter 90, general laws of.1876, relating to the inspection of mineral oils. Reduces fees of inspector about one-half. Read a second time and referred to committee of the whole. By Senator Hollister —Amending the charter of the village of Le Roy, Mower county, relating to taxes. Passed under suspended rules. By Senator J. B. Gilfillan —Amending the statutes of 1878, relating to the sale of liquors near the University of Minnesota. Forbids the sale of liquor within one mile. Passed under suspended rules. By Senator —Regulating the I salaries and fees of officers of Rice county. Passed under suspended rules. By Senator Castle— To establish a board of public works in and for the city of Still water. Passed under suspended rules. SENATE BILLS PASSED. Amending the charter of Winnebago City, Faribault county. HOUSE BILLS PASSED. Authorizing St. Paul to issue $7,000 in bonds for widening and extending Da kota avenue. Confirming city ordinances relative to the St. Paul Street railway. Regulating the fees and salaries of tho officers of Ramsey county. 9ENATOEIAL TENUEE. The following opinion of the attorney general was transmitted to the senate and read for its information. To the Honorable.the Senate of the State of Minnesota: I have the honor to acknwl edge the receipt of the following resolu tion: Resolved, 'That the attorney general of the state be and is hereby requested to fur nish his opinion for the use of the senate, upon the question as to the length of the term of the senators elected at the last general election in 1882." The terms of the senators elected in 1882 is fixed by the amendment to the constitution adopted in 1877. By this amendment the terms of the senators was to be same as heretofore prescribed until the general election in 1878, at which time an entire new election of such officers was to be had. It then goes on to provide that "the . senators chosen at such elections by districts desig nated by odd numbers" should hold for two years, and those designated by even numbers for four years, and thereafter senators shall be chosen for four year?, ex cept that there shall be an entire new election after each apportionment. It will be seen by this amendment that it is only such senators as are chosen by odd numbered districts at the election of 1878, who are 'to hold for two years. Thereafter there is to be no difference in the term. All hold for four years. The language of this amendment is too plain to admit of doubt. The legislature pro posing and the people adopting^ this amendment must be deemed to have meant just what the tankage used clearly im ports. "Where a law is plain and unambiguous whether it be expressed in general or lim ited terms, the legislature should be in tended to mean what they have plainly ex pressed and consequently no room is left for construction. Possible and even pro bable meanings when one is plainly de clared in the instruments itself the courts are not at liberty to search for elsewhere." Carley's Constitutional Limitations, 68-69, "We are not at liberty to presume that the framers of the constitution or the people who adopted it did not understand the force of language" says Mr. Justice Bron son in People vs. Purdy, 2 Hill, 35. Mr. Justice Johnson in Newell vs. Peo ple, 74-79, expresses the same idea in this language: Whether we are considering an agreement between parties, a statute or constitution with a view to its interpreta tion the thing which we are to seek is the thought which it expresses. To ascertain this, the first visit in all cases is to the natural significence of the words employed in the order of grammatical arrangements in which the framers of the instrument have placed them. If thus regarded, the words embody a definitite meaning, which involves no absurdity and no contradiction between differ- ent parts of the same writing, then that meaning apparent on the face of the in strument is the one which alone we are at liberty to say was intended to be conveyed. In such a case there is no room for con tradiction. That whioh the words declare is the meaning of the instrument, and neither words nor legislation have a right to add or take away from that meaning. I am therefore clearly of the opinion that the senators elected in 1882, whether from odd or even numbered districts, hold for four years. Yours respectfully, William J. Hahn, Attorney General. AFTERNOON SESSION. Senator Sergeant offered a resolution asking the clerk to keep an account of the time messengers were absent from the sen ate and that a proportionate amount be deducted from their salaries. Notice of debate given. IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, Senator Wilson in the chair, and took nnder consideration the bill appropriating money for the support of the several state institutions, which was passed by items, the item for insurance at the reform school having been stricken out and the item ap propriating $5,629.34 for making good the losses by fire at the reform school was also stricken out, that amount having been provided for by separate bill, after which it was recommended to pass. The bill appropriating money for purchase of land for insane hospitals was recommended to pass. The bill appropriating money for rebuilding at the reform school was then recommended for passage. CONFEBENCE COMMITTEE. The senate refused to concur in the house amendments providing for the re moval of county seats, and Senators Van Hoesen, Compton and Crosby were ap pointed a committee of conference on the part of the senate. SENATE BILLS PASSED. Appropriating money for the state nor mal schools, repairs, etc., $12,000. Appropriating money for the support of the state institutions for the years 1883 and 1884. Aggregates, $936,722.25. Appropriating money for the hospitals for the insane. To establish clerkships in the office of ! the state auditor and appropriating money to pay his salary. Appropriating $7,629.34 for replacing losses by fire and repairs at the state re form school. Amending the charter of the village of Duluth. Two bills. BILLSINTBODUCED. By Senator Truax—To regulate the catching of fish in Sound and Prairie lakes, Dakota oounty. Passed under sus pended rules. ;77- By Senator Billson—Authorising the •ommissioners of St. Louis county to issue bonds for a court house. Passed nnder suspended rules. By Senator Billson—Repealing the act creating a special fire department for Duluth. Passed under suspended rules. By Senator LawrenceAmending the charter of the city of Lake City as to side walks. Passed under suspended rules. By Senator Lawrence —Amendatory of ' THE ST. PAUL! DAILY GLOBE, TUESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 27,. 1S__. the charter of Lake City. Passed uudt-r suspended rules. By Senator Lawrence —Amendatory o> the charter of Lake City relating to poll tax. Passed nnder suspended rules. By Senator Clement —For the relief oi W. H. Dyke in the amount of $8,000, foi certain claims against the state. By Senator Wilson —Authorizing Wino na to appoint a water commissioner. Passed under suspended rules. By Senator Castle—Creating a board 01 inspectors for steam boilers. Three in spectors shall be appointed who shall in spect all boilers not inspected by Un- United States inspector. HOUSE BILLS PASSED. Amending the charter of the village cl Wykoff, Fillmore county. MOBE PAGES WANTED. Senator Sergeant offered a resolution providing for the appointment of two ad ditional pages for the remainder of the session. Senator Doran gave notice of debate. Recess till 7:30. EVENING SESSION. Senator Langdon offered a resolution authorizing the secretary of the senate to draw his certificate in favor of the com mittee of arrangements for the amount ot the funeral expenses of the late Senator McLaughlin. Adopted. Senator Wilson, from the judiciary com mittee, introduced a memorial asking thai a law be enacted by congress relating to docketing of judgments rendered by Uni ted States courts in Minnesota, conform atory to the laws of this state relating to real estate. Passed under suspended rules. SENATE BILL LOST. Relating to the terms of office of mem ber of the legislature. HOUSE BILLS PASSED. Relating to banks and banking. Re-organizing the State Agricultural so ciety, and appropriating money thereto. Amending the act creating the office of district attorney for the Twelfth judicial district. Providing for the assignment of the es tates of deceased persons in certain cases. Authorizing Big Stone county to issue bonds. Authorizing Norman county to issue bonds. Appropriating money to build two bridges across the Rum river, Isanti county. Amending the statutes of 1878, relating to insurance. Extending the time for constructing the Princeton & Anoka railroad. Changing the boundaries of certain school districts in Le Sueur oounty. SENATE BILLS PASSED. Amending the statutes relating of the printing of the report of the State Horti cultural society. Appropriating $5,000 for the purchase of 1,000 copies of the statutes of 1878, with supplements. Legalizing conveyances defectively ac knowledged. Regulating the salaries of auditors and treasurers where unorganized counties are attached. 7:7" ' Authorizing the state auditor to draw his warrant for the payment of a bridge in Renville county. Requiring public funds to be deposited in banks by town and county treasurers. Requiring town clerks to send to county auditors records of births and deaths. Amending the statutes relating to the duties of county auditors. Fixing the fees of clerks of courts in certain cases. Amending the statutes relating to pro ceedings supplemental to execution. Amending the statutes of 1878 relating to the one-mill school tax. Amending the statutes relating to the record of deeds of trust and railroad mort gages. Amending the statutes relating to the fees for recording chattel mortgages. Relating to larcony from railroad cars. Amending the statutes of 1878 relating to the foreclosure of mortgages. Amending the statutes relating to the time of meeting of the normal board. 'Amending the statutes providing for the incorporation of Masonic bodies. Adjourned till 9 o'clock. THE HOUSE. The house was slow in getting a quorum yesterday, it being 9:15 before a quorum was secured, and when it did get down to business there was a gen eral lack of interest shown, members as a rule seeming to be more interested in fol lowing up and looking after matters in whieh they were personally interested, than in expediting the general business. So marked was this lack of attention during the call of the roll npon the passage of bills, that absen tees had frequently to be called to save a bill, and finally en two occasions calls of the house had to be resorted to to get a sufficient number of members in their seats to do business. Upon resolution Mrs. M. A. Hamilton was appointed assistant to the enrolling clerk for the balance of the session, at $5 per day. The house waived its prohibition against the introduction of new bills to allow them to some in. Among them was one by Mr. Hartley changing the boundary lines of the counties of Crow Wing, Morrison and Cass counties. The bill provides for trans ferring from Crow Wing a strip some two miles in depth on the south, to Morrison oounty, and the northwest turner of Mor rison connty of abont eqnal territory to Crow Wing, and of something over seven sections of the southwest corner of Cass county to Crow Wing. These proposed changes together with those already pro posed in reference to the boundaries of Wadena, and that setting aside sixteen sections of Cass county north of Wadena for the new county of Hubbard, operates to straighten out the boundary lines and more nearly equalize the territory of the several counties, and also, it is understood, better accommodate the people residing in the territory affected. When the bill providing for a nniform system of indexing county reeords (intro duced at the instance of the pnblic exam iner) was reached, Mr. Hicks.of Hennepin, followed by Jas. Smith, Jr., of Ramsey, asked to have their counties excepted from the provisions of the bill, stating as a rea son that their counties were now operating under a very similar law. Instantly rep resentatives of other counties began to scent trouble, and to ask to have their counties excepted also, until finally a friend of the measure moved to lay the bill on the table, which was done. Routine Report. It was 9:15 when a quorum was secured and business proceeded with in the regular order. :•£[. IltDEFIMTELY POSTPONED. House bill amending the statutes of 1878 relating to roadways and bridges. Mr. Daniels' bill. House bill amending the statutes of 1878 relating to attachments. Judiciary com mittee. House bill relating to the jurisdiction of probate courts. House bills declaring void notes, etc., obtained by fraud. House bill amending the statutes of 1878, authorizing building associations and other likeorganizations to loan money to other than their own members. Senator bill amending the statutes of 1878, relating to actions concerning real property. Senate bill amending the statutes of 1878, relating to the organization of conn ties. -77'/ Senate bill to amend section 138, chap general laws of 1878, relating to plat ting lands. House bill relating to the marriage of female guardians. House bill amending the statutes of 1878 relating to homesteads. . House bill amending the statutes of 1878 relating to statistics. House bill authorizing town meetings, etc., to be held in villages. House bill relating to sale of real estate of wards. House bill amending statutes of 1878 relating to appraisement and collection of taxes. ANNA J. BAZILLE. Attorney General Hahn, to whom had been referred the bills making appropria tions in favor of Anna J. Bazille, widow of Charles Bazille, in consideration of the grant to the state of Capitol square, and to John Bowlan, for injuries received while the blasting was in progress for the basement of the hcw capitol. asking his opinion if, waiving its sovereignty, the state was liable, reported to the contrary. After the communication of the attorney gener al had been read Mr. Turrell moved to re fer the two bills to the committee of the whole, in which he was supported by Mr. Grimshaw, aud it was opposed by Messrs. Brown and Randall. Upon a viva voce vote the Bazille bill was indefinitely post poned and the Bowlan bill placed on gen eral orders. PBTEBBD OUT. Upon motion of Mr. Hicks, his commit tee of investigation of the temperance com mittee was discharged withont compensa ; tion as the speaker remarked, whereupon Mr. Collins, chairman of the committee, reported the bill baok without recommen dation. BILLS INTBODUOBD. By Mr. Frank— repeal the special laws relating to the town of Taopi, Mower county. By Mr. Hartley change the boun dary lines of Crow Wing, Morrison and Cass counties. 7'>7 By Mr, HartleyTo amend the charter of the city of Brainerd. SENATE BILS FASSBD. Authorizing the issue of $50,000 for the St. Paul workhouse. Amending and consolidating the acts of incorporation of the city of St. Paul. Authorizing the city of Red Wing to is sue bonds for water works, etc. Relating to the compensation of the treasurer of Renville county. Relating to cattle running at large in town of Camp Lake, Swift county. Authorizing the lowering of the waters of lakes in Waseca county. 7 7 Relating to the treasurer of Nicollet county. Creating special school district No. 1 in Sibley county. house bills passed. Appropriating $600 for bridge in Isanti county. Setting a ide certain territory in Le Su eur county to be incorporated as Elysian. appropriating §1,000 for bridges in Grant county. Appropriating $600 for a bridge in Trav erse county. 77 7: Appropriating $400 for a bridge over the _ es Moines river, Murray county. Amending the act relating to the organi zation of a school district in Cass coun ty. Appropriating $300 for a bridge over the Lac qui Parle river, Yellow Medicine county. GBNEBAL APPBOPBIATION BILL. Upon motion of Mr. Collins the general appropriation bill was taken from general orders and reported te the house to be considered in committee of the whole, and put upon its passage. Several amend ments were offered by the chairmain of the finance committee and adopted, supplying some items omitted when the bill was in troduced, providing for the payment of an additional clerk for the superintendent of public instruction as provided by law, adding to the gen era ltotal some$3,000 for eacn year covered by the bill as heretoforo given in the Globe, which were adopted. The bill was then read in sections and the different items concurred in, and the bill recom mended to pass, and the committee rose, and upon the bill being put upon its pas sage Mr. Child moved that item 34 in sec tion 3, appropriating$10,000 for wolf boun ties in 1885, be stricken out, but the amendment was lost, and the roll called uponjthe passage of the bill and it was passed. Reoess until 3 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. Upon being called to order for the af ternoon session the order of bills in third reading was proceeded with as follows: Appropriating 300 for a bridge over Crow river, Wright county. Incorporating the village of Croquet, Carlton county. Relating to the salary of the jndge of probate of Crow Wing county. Antaerizing the commissioners of Ram sey county to issue. $5,000 certificates of indebtedness for the improvement of Bald Eagle road. Authorizing the commissioners of Hen nepin county to issue $10,000 bonds for a bridge across the Mississippi river oppo site Anoka. Anthorizing the village of Glencoe to is sue $4,000 bonds for water works. To amend sec. 125, ch. 66, gen. etat. 1878, relating to title in real estate. Amending statues of 1878 relating to county commissioners. Makiag liens upon real property. To detach certain territory from the oounty of Cass and attach the same to the oounty of Wadena. Anthorizing school dictrict clerks to sub scribe for the Minnesota Journal of Edu cation. 7 "77 Relating to commitments to the insane hospital. Amending the statutes relating to money deposited in banks. Amending the statutes of 1878 relating to bonds of county treasurers. Providing for the levying of taxes for state government for the years 1883 and 1884. To drain sloughs or mud lakes in Meek er county. To enable fire underwriters to incorpo rate under the laws of the state. Fixing the salary of the clerk of the sec retary of state at $1,200. Amending the statutes of 1875 relat ing to the Minnesota Central Railroad com pany. Amending the statutes of 1878 relat ing to scarlet fever, diphtheria and small pox. Relating to terms of court in Wadena county. Relating to terms of court in Lincoln county. Relating to the fees of officers of Good hue county. Relating to the fees of officers of Rice county. Amending the act incorporating the village of Waterville, Le Seuur county. Amending the charter of the village of Glencoe, McLeod county. Reducing the toll for sluiceage on Snake river from ten to six cents. Recess until 7:30. EVENING SESSION. Upon assembling.for the evening session, Mr. Gregory moved the appointment of a committee on conference on the senate bill relating to the relocation of county seats, that body having disagreed to the house amendments. The motion' prevailed and the speaker appointed Messrs. Gregory, James Smith, Jr., and Snow as the con ference committee on the part of the house. HOUSE BILLS PASSED. Amending the charter of Marine Mills, Washington county. To change the name of certain lakes in Washington county. Relating to catching fish in Hennepin county. Appropriating $1,800 for abridge across Snake ""Chisago county. Authorizing St. Cloud to issue $15,000 bonds for depot grounds. Relating to beasts running at large in the town of Lakeland, Washington conn ty. HOU3B BILLS LOST. Reducing the rate of interest on sales of public lands from 7 to 5 per cent. COMMITMENT OP INEBBIAT2S. Upon motion of Mr. J. E. Child senate file No. 4, relating to commitment of in ebriates under guardianship to the insane asylum at Rochester, defeated a few days since, the vote reconsidered and the bill laid on the table, was taken from the table and put upon its passage, the vote result ing, yeas 66, nays 6, so the bill passed, , APPBOPBIATION BILLS. In accordance with the motion of Mr. Collins the house took up and considered the several bills making appropriations to the different state institutions as in com mittee of the whole, Mr. Mer . riam in the chair. The first bill considered was senate file No. 270, appropriating $60,000 for an ad ditional building for the school for the blind and the imbeciles at Faribault. Mr. Buck explained the necessities for the ap propriation, and it was recommended for passage without opposition. Next was the senate bill appropriating $12,531.05 for the unpaid expenses of the impeachment trial of E. St. Julien Cox. Recommended to pass without discussion. The senate bill authorizing the Minne sota hospital for the insane, to expend $8,000 at St. Peter and $10,000 at Roches-, ter, in the purchase of additional land, was favorably reported. THE STATE PBISON. The next bill was that making appropri ations for the state prison, $18,000 for 1883, $45,000 for 1884, and $30,000 annu ally for eight years thereafter. Mr. Hicks moved to amend by inserting two years instead of eight years, where the latter figure appears. Mr. Rahilly supported the-ill as it came from the senate. Mr. James Smith, Jr., said the appropri ations asked for would meet the necessities of the state for years, and be the means also of putting an end to the agitation for a second prison. He knew the commis sioners who were to expend tho money, and their character for integrity and bnsi ness sagacity was a guarantee the money would be honestly expended. Mr. Grimshaw opposed the amendment as did Mr. Cole, who spoke very earnestly in favor of the bill as a matter of economy and true business policy. Mr. Sabin read from the report of the commissioners in favor of the policy embodied in the bill. One of the strongest arguments in favor of the bill, he said, was that it would put an end, for years to come , of the scheme for a second state prison, the agitation of which has resulted in withholding and cutting down appropriations for the present institution, at a cost in squandered money of at least $75,000. The policy embodied in the present bill provides a system for the enlargement of the insti • tution until the capacity of the grounds is reached and it is made self sustaining. Speaker Fletcher \ also spoke in favor of the bill as a matter of econ omy. He had heard much of the ,s-tate prison ring. If it were true there was such a ring, he thought it must be well heeled by this time.and in his opin ion it .would be better to stand by it instead of by starting'another prison to be fatten ed at the public expense. Mr. Sabin in answer to some statements made by Mr. Hicks in reference to the ar bitration setlement between the contractors and the state, said that in dis cussing questions he had never felt it nec essary to dip down into the cess pools of abuse, or indulge in dirty, malicious and unfounded insinuations in which the gen tleman from Hennepin seemed to delight, and he should not therefore attempt to answer him after his style. But he would, dignity or no dignity, make an explanation personal to himself. He came to Minne sota he said for his health. Soon after his arrival, he visited the state prison by re quest of parties who desired him to become interested in the labor control. After look ing over the institution he decided not to go into it, and returned to St. Paul with the intention of embarking in the lumber bus iness at Minneapolis. Later, however, by the most liberal offers of those associated in the prison contract, he was induced to become associated in it. There were then some forty occupants in the prison. Under the contract the state promised to furnish buildings and facilities for employ ing the convict labor, which it did not do. In the meantime the prison was rapidly filling up and temporary structures had te be supplied by the contractors. Then came the hard times and the products of the prison labor could find no market. At the same time Mr. Donnelly, who was in the legislature, raised the ary —which has since been a sort of night mare with many honest and well-meaning peopleof a state prison ring, and this, too, at a time when, if their contract had not been in force, the state could not have let tho labor at five cents a day. With the state refusing to fulfill its part of the agreement, and the manufactured stock under the contract accumulating in their hands, a demand of release was made upon the inspectors which was refused. The contractors then refused to pay the state under the contract, and the inspectors commenced suit against the bondsmen. The lower court decided against them and an appeal was taken to the supreme court, which decided that the contract, not having been lived up to by the state, was not binding npon the con tractors. In the meantime arbitration had been proposed and authorized by the legislature, by which a commission was authorized, Gen. Sibley being chosen to represent the state. The contractors chose Mr. J. W. Johnson, of Hennepin, and they two selecting Gen. L. F. Hnbbard, present govern ar. This commission,. after an extensive V" examination, made '' the settlement to which the gen- [ tleman from Hennepin (Hicks) so sneer ingly alludes. That commission never allowed the contractors one dollar for the j damages sustained through the failure of , the state to fulfill its part of the agree ment, and no allowance for machinery put | in to enable them to utilize ' the labor, which the state agreed to do, the awards were very greatly below the actual value. Such, Mr. Sabin said, was a simple statement of the controversy between the state and the prison contractors, in which, the gentleman from Hennepin (Hicks), by his manner and insinuations, would have people think the contractors had en deavored to defraud the state. The records most conclusively bore him out, he said, in all the statements |ho had made, and he defied any one to show to the con trary. In concluding he said he would stake his reputation on the statement that the present contract was one of the best for the state in the Union, and that under it, with SCO inmates in the prison— low est number with which such an institution could be made self-supporting, as ex perience had demonstrated- the prison would cease to be a burden upon the tax payers. After remarks by Mr. Boardman in favor of the bill, Mr. Hicks' amendment upon division was rejected, 26 yeas to 46 nays. Mr. J. E. Child offered an amendment striking out a paragraph in the first sec tion of the bill, so that the appropriation asked for shall be devoted to enlarging the prison proper aud building walla and not applied to building additional shop room. Lost. Air. Hicks offered another amendment to the effect that nothing in the bill should be construed to bind future legislatures in either diminishing or cutting off this appro priation. Mr. Sabin said that, was it not for send ing the bill back to the senate at this late day, there would be no objection to the amendment. Mr. Jas. Smith, Jr., said the amendment was unnecessary, as the law secured that right in future legislation. The amendment, like the others, was re jected, and the bill was then recommended to pass just as it came from the senate. The bills making appropriations for en larging insane asylum buildings, for the reform school and for support of the vari ous state institutions, the items of which have already been given in the Globe,were recommended to pass. The bridge bills on general orders, forty four in number, were recommended in a bunch to pass. The committee then rose, and Mr. Jas. Smith, Jr., moved the adop tion of the report. 7.7 Mr. Hicks excepted the senate bill mak ing appropriation for the state prison. The report without the exception was adopted. v Mr. Hicks re-offered his amendment sub stituting 2 for 8, and called for the yeas and nays. Mr. Jas. Smith, Jr. moved the adoption of tho report of the committee, to which Mr. Hicks moved his amendment to the last section, that nothing in the bill shall be considered binding upon future legisla ; tures, and called for the yeas and'nays, re uniting: Teas, 16; nays, 46. Mr. Child reoffered his amendment offer ed in committee, which was rejected and the report was then adopted. Upon motion of Mr. Jas. Smith, Jr., the state appropriation bills were made the special order at 9 :30 this morning. Adjourned to 9 a. m. Bishop's Appointments. Fabibault, Feb. 21, 1883. Dear Brethren: I send you tha ap pointments for my spring visitation. I may be absent from the diocese until after Easter: St. Paul— Ch. GoodSkenherd, Sim. Apr. 8, 10:30a. m. C.iust Church, '• " 8 7:30 p.m. Sn. Paul's Church, Moi. " 9 7:30 " Bra'nerd, Tuesday, " 10 7:30 " Wadena, Wednesday, " 11 7:30 " Moorhead, Thursday, " 12 7:30 " Breck!nr'.'ge,Fa"dav, ''13 7:«0 " L'tchfield, Sunday, " 15 Willmur, Monday, "16 7:30 " Beusoj, Tuesday, " 17 7:30 " Morris, Wedicxlay, ** 18 7:30 " il row is VTy, Thursday "19 7:30 " Moa-ris'owD, Sunday, " 22 10:30 p.m. Warsaw, Sunday, " 22 8:80 p. m. Owatonna, Wednesday, " 25 7:30 " Mankato, Thursday, " 26 7:30 " St. Peter, Fridav, " 27 10:30 a.m. Shakopee, Friday, " 27 7:30 p.m. Minneapolis— Si. Mark's, Sunday, " 29 10:30 a. m. Holy Trin'y,Su'idav, " 29 3:30 p.m. St. Paul's, Sunday, " 29 7:30 " Hasaigs, Monday, " 30 7:30 " Red Wing, Tuesday, May 1 7:30 " Lake City, Wednesday, " 2 7:30 M St. John Evangelist, St. Paul, Ascension Day, - May 3 10:30 a. m. " " " 7*30 " Frontenac, Friday, " 4 7:3) p. m. Winona, Sunday, " 6 10:30 a. m. Stockton, Sunday, " 6 2:00 a. m. Winona, Sunday, • " 6, 7:80 " Wabashaw, Monday, " 7, 7:30 " Cannon Falls, Tuesday, " 8, 7:30 " Northfield, Wednesday, " 9, 7:30 " Dundas, Thursday, " 10, 7:30 " Faribault, Whitsunday, " 13, 10:30 a. m. Shumway Ch'l, Whitsunday, " 18, 8:80 p. m. Cannon City, Monday, " 1*, 7.30 " Farmington, Tuesday, " 15, 7:30 " Duluth, ' Thursday, ■ " 17, 7:30 " Stillwater, Friday, " 18, 7:30 " Minneapolis, Gethseoiaue, " 20, 10:30 a. m. " All Saints Ch. " 2", 7:30 p.m. Glencoe, Monday, " 21, 7:80 " Granite Falls, Tuesday, " 22,7:30 " Montevideo, Wednesday, " 23, 7:30 " Appleton, Thursday, " 24, 7:30 " Ortonville, Friday, " 25, 7:30 " Faribault, Sunday, " 517, Pine Island, Tuesday, " 29,2:00 " Zumbrota, Tuesday, " 29, 7:30 " St. Charles, Wednesday, " 30,7:30 " Weils, Thursday, " 31,7:30 " Blue Earth, Fridav, June, 1, 7:30 " . Since the last council I have visited White Earth, Ridgewood, Detroit, Rose Mount, Castle Rock, Stanton, St. Peter, Redwood Falls, Grand Marias, Janesviilu, Elys'an, Waterville, Cordova, Le Sueur, Henderson, Belle Plaine, Shako pee, Worth ington, Windom, Slayton, Heron Lake, Madelia,Kenyon, Fergus Falls, Alexandria, Lake Reno, Glenwood, Sank Center, Mel rose, Wild Rice, Pembina Indian settle ment, Red Lake, Cass Lake, Lake Winne begoshish, Leech Lake, Basswood Grove, Point Douglas, Rochester, Chatfield, Fair mount, Rush City, North Branch, Elk River, Anoka, Cannon Falls, Lake City, Crookston, St. Vincent, Moorhead, Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, Rushford, Caledonia, Houston, Brownsville, Waseca, Albert Lea. I had expected to visit some of these places again before council, but the se verity of the winter and the state of my health have compelled me to postpone much work which I desired to do. I pur pose, God willing, to complete the visita tion after council. Brethren, pray for ns. "It is towards the evening and the day is far spent." With much love and praying God to bless you, your friend and brother. H. B. Whipple, Bishop of Minnesota. •Sommittee on Public Buildings. The committee on pnblic buildings, of the city council, held a meeting last even ing and wrestled with the proposition of the gentleman from Chicago, in regard to renting market hall for a skating rink. His proposition was to pay $600 for the use of the hall with the privilege of put ting down a new floor, the cost of the same to be deducted from the rent. When the committee came to consider the propo sition the floor part of it was found te be troublesome, and the committee came to the conclusion that if any floor is put down there the city will put it down, instead of allowing tome else to. There is a differ ence of opinion also in regard to what wood the floor shall be made of. The Chicago gentleman, who makes the propo sition, wants the wood to be oak, while the committee wants either yellow pine or oak. The committee will consider the matter further and will probably submit a propo sition to the Chicago gentleman. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The Propos tion to Extend the City Limits Withdrawn—The Improvement of the Mississippi - County jRoads - .Sympathy With Hamline University— the River. The board of director*- of the chamber of commerce, with Gen. A. T. alverill in the chair, held a regular meeting yester day morning. BETWEEN THE CITIES. The resolution offered by Mr. McClung, last week, in regard to asking the legisla ture to extend the jurisdiction of St. Paul and Minneapolis over the terri tory lying between the two cities, was taken up and briefly discussed. Mr.Mc- Clung, of course, argued in favor of it. It was opposed by Mr. Oppenheim who thought the object of the resolution might be secured through a plat commission. Mr. McClung finally withdrew the resolu tion. THE MISSISSIPPI. The following offered by Mr. McClung last week was adopted: Resolved, That the improvement of the Mississippi river is a work of nation**! im portance, and a delay or postponement of the work will cost the people more money than the mosi lavish expenditure for its improvement. This chamber of commerce therefore respectfully requests our repre sentatives in congress, whatever may be done with the river and harbor bill, to pee that the most liberal provision is made for the Mississippi river. OPEN THE BOADS. Mr. D. R. Noyes called at tention to a, circular from tie citizens of Mayville, Dakota, asking the assistance of the chamber in inducing the officers of the St. Paul _ Manitoba line to opeD that road through to Mayville. On motion of Mr. Noyes it was determined to ask the road to furnish the relief needed. HAMLINE UNIVEESITT. The following offered by Mr. Quinby was adopted: W_E_BAS,thfl Hamline university of Min nesota has recently suffered a very serious loss by the burning of its main college building at College Place; and Whebeas, This state and the entire Northwest is deeply interested in the suc cess and prosperity of this institute of learning, which has already done so much for the people, and promises even greater results for the future, therefore, Resolved, That the chamber of com merce of St. Paul earnestly sympathizes with the friends of the university in its recent misfortune, and heartily recom mends its interests, and particularly tho efforts of the board of trustees to rebuild, to the favorable consideration of the busi ness men of St. Paul, trusting that they will assist in the good work,and that there shall shortly arise from the ashes of the fallen building even a more beautiful and substantial structure than was the one now in ruins. bbidging THE MISSISSIPPI. The following were offered by Mr. Mc- Clung: Resolved, That it is the desire of this chamber that the common council should bo authorized to negotiate with any rail road company or other corporation or per sons, for the construction of one or more bridges across the Mississippi river at St. Paul to be used jointly as a wagon and railroad bridge, the style and description of the bridge to be decided by the negoti ating parties, and the cost to be borne jointly—provided that not more than $100,000 of the bonds voted for a bridge at St. Paul shall be used for any one bridge. Resolved, That our delegation in the leg lature be requested to secure suoh legisla tion as above described. Mr. McClung, Mr. Noyes and Mr. Coch ran favored the resolutions, and on a vote being taken they were adopted. OPENING THE BOADS again. Dr. Day offered a resolution, the sub stance of which is that the committee on transportation visit all the railroad com panies, and urge that they endeavor to opt a. up their lines at.the earliest practicable mo* ment. This concluding the business of the chamber, it adjourned. THE COURTS. District Court. BEGULAB TEEM. [Before Judge Wilkin.] At a former day of this court, John P. Chinn, against whom there were too in dictments for gambling, plead guilty to one of them. When the other was called yesterday he plead against it a former conviction, but this after argument was not allowed and the court ordered the ease to stand for trial. Against this decision an appeal will be taken to the sapreme court. Frank Carver, charged with larceny, was sentenced to one year and seven months at Stillwater. John Lamson, larceny; sentenced to one year and seven months at Stillwater. Joseph Blinmir, larceny; two years and seven months at Stillwater. Joseph Sweeney, charged with assault; seven months in Ramsey county jail. In the case of Daniel Egan, adminis trator, against the St. Paul & Manitoba road; verdict for the defendant. Pros-ate Court. [Before Judge McGrorty.l Estate of Mathiaa Huser, deceased; order made discharging administrator. Insanity of Joseph Reiling; examined and adjudged insane. Municipal Court. | Before Judge Burr.] Thomas Bates, vagrant; thirty days in workhouse. John McGrath, vagrant; sixty days iH workhouse. • H. Brodstedner, vagrant; sent out of town. John Williams, vagrant; sixty days in workhouse. Hugh McQueen, vagrant; sixty days in workhouse. Tim Murphy, drunk and disorderly ; fined $5; paid. Matthew Donahue, drunk and disorderly; sixty days in the workhouse. Charles Swanson, drunk; five days inthe workhouse. Maggie Shorven, larceny; dismissed. Mrs. Owens, disorderly; continued to Feb. 28. R. McClure, larceny; continued to Feb. 28. John Keogh, disorderly; continued to Feb. 27. 3 Margaret Gnndorf, larceny; continued to Feb. 27. A. J. Phelps, swindling; continued to Feb. 28. ?&*'M\ Wigwam Roller Skating Rink. V*"Men condemn in others what they prac tice themselves." Those who practice the use of Kidney-Wort never condemn it* use by others, bntcommend it to all affected with piles, dys pepsia, constipation and all other diseases result ing from a disordered state of the kidneys, liver or bowels. Wigwam Toller Skating Rink.