The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-04-08
was entirely devoted to debate no actual

was entirely devoted to debate no actual
gans' bin to add 5000 men to tho army
which the Senator spoke in favor of and
replied very sharply to the remarks Of TEL
Ter Of Colorado made tho previous day.
Then came Senator Vance's bill to repeal
the civil service law which he supported
lowed in q speech in behalf of the admis-
sion Of Washington territory after which
the Senate went into executive session.
HOUSE, March 31-Mr. O'Nein (Mo.),
from tho committee on labor, reported a
bill to provide for the speedy settlement Of
controversies and differences between COM
mon carriers engaged in interstate and
territorial transportation. of property or
passengers, and their employees. The bill
the whole almost the entire session being
devoted to its consideration. The general
drift of the debate was that the bill would
do no good to the laboring man owing to its
imperfection. The river and harbor bill
was reported and majority and minority
anrd Of Toledo, Ohio. The majority favors
Romeis the sitting member and the minority
Mr.. Hurd.
SENATE, April Tho bill appropriating
half million dollars sfor the erection of a
monument to Lincoln In Washington, was
passed. Mr.. Call, from the committee on
education and labor, reported favorably
Mr.. Bleir's bill to legali1e the incorpore-
ton Of 4 national trades union, with
amendments by the committee striking out
the section making it a misdemeanor, pun
ishble by fine or imprisment, to prevent or
endeavor to prevent any national or sub
union from carrying out its lawful objects,
and requiring that the headquarters Of an
incorporated national trades union shall
be in the District of Columbia. The bill
for the admission of Washington Territory
was then taken up and discussed at consid-
cradle length. Mr.: Voorhees, finally offered
an amendment to the bill providing for the
admission OF Montana and pending cOnsid-
GRAFTON, of that the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE, April The entire session was
spent in committee of whole debating the
bill introduced by the labor committee
relative to arbitration to secure Justice for
workingmen and prevent strikes. Most of
the speeches were favorable to the bill.
] SENATE, April Mot in session.
HOUSE, April -Che House went into COM
mittee of the whole Immediately after roll
call to consider the labor arbitration bill
The only prominent opposition to the bill
came from Abram 8. Hewitt of New York
Lawler from Chicago supported the bill
and announced that it would be blessing
if Jay Gould was hung to a lamp post In
the evening twenty-five pension bills were
passed.
SENATE, April 3-Not In session.
House, April Reconsideration of the bill
providing for the settlement of co ntrover-
sizes between railroad corporations and
their employees by arbitration, was re-
sumed aud after some amendments the bill
passed by 195 to 90. The negative votes
came almost entirely from Southern men,
beers The remainder of the session was
devoted to discussing the silver question.
ARBoR DAY PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MlSSEsort Executive Depart
ment.
To the people of the State of Minnesota:
In recognition of the value Of forests to
every land and Of the special lack thereof
in portions of the State of our pride and
love, l again call your attention to the
Importance of intelligent forestry or tree
culture. The Government of some of the
countries of Europe gives official care to
the preservation of the growing trees there.
in. Bounties for cultivation of timber are
offered in this and severed other states of
the Union. The planting of trees is en-
couraged by the premiums of various So
cieties. A better and more successful
means of accomplishing effective re-
suits would be to popularize the habit of
devotlng some one designated day every
year to sowing, the seeds, or setting cut
tings, of desirable trees or shrubs, or trans
planting the young growth of the same.
Men live for years upon prairie farms with
out ever planting tree, although always
Intending some time to do so. II day had
f., tl,n a.
given but that onA day year to the work,
their farms would now be both better worth
keeping as homes and worth far more to
sell.
In the hope that many will accept a desig-
nation Of day for all to devote to that Oh
iect and that the practice may become at
length general habit, in accordance with
growing custom in other States and Ter
ritories, I hereby appoint and set apart
Saturday the oath day of April ensuing, as
ARBoR DAWN MINNESOTA.
The publ, Offices of the State will be
closed on that day, and I earnestly advise
that all owners of farms or lots will give
that time to the Improvement of their
property and Identifying of their homes, by
beginning or continuing the cultivation
thereon OF forest. ornamental, or fruit
trees, or shrubs. No investment of money
will pay better; no expenditure Of care will
return more permanent satisfaction.
Particularly request the cooperation of
directors and teachers of the public schools,
and OF the boards of management of all our
public institutions in this work, not only
for tbesake of improvement of the grounds
under their control, but that they may
thus contribute to the adoption of a most
advantageous practice. Given under nv
hand and the Great seal of the State, at
twenty-seventh day OF March A. D. one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.
(signed) L. F. HUBBARD.
BY the Governor.
(signed) FRED Won BAuMBAcH,
Secretary of State.