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and the bill passed BY a vote OF so to IS.
Mr. Capser declared It was sswoodchuck.' z
FRIDAY, MARCH 8.

SENATE.-The principal talk in the senate
yes terday was over Mr.. Durant's bill re-
pealing the alien law so-eaIied The alien
law was passed at the last session It pro-
hibits foreigners from buying and holding
real estate unless they have at least de-
clared their intention of becoming natural
lied, and is also designed to prevent the
requirement OF large tracts oflands by cor
poratlons. The bill after debate went back
to the judiciary committee
A basis OF reapportionment has been prac-
ucaily agreed upon by the joint com mittee
OF both branches of the legislature. whereby
the house IS to get liz members, while the
senate is to have 50 on its roll
The senate had another little dose OF re-
trenchment and reforEn yesterday. A reso-
luton to appoint an assistant postmaster.
one OF the places recently abolished, was call
ed up from the table and voted on.
Although q majority of the senators
voted Tor it, they did not constitute a ma
jority OF the entire senate, and therefore the
resolution was declared lost. Then Mr.
Sampson put in a bill authorizing the com
mlttee on towns and counties to appoint a
clerk.
General protests against the usury bill
from various parts OF the state, and especial
ly from the new agricultural districts in the
northern {and Northwestern parts OF the
state, were received by the senate
ooUeE--hF- OunH mace SdlIlIlG
but unsuccessful fight in committee of
the whole yesterday against Mr.,
Harringtonss bill providing for compen
satlon OF township treasurers, which limits
their mpensatiou to 500 in any year.
Mr. Dunn protested against the everlasting
tlnkerfng with the township laws and moved
to Indefinitely postpone. but his motion was
lost and the bill recommended for passage
President Harrison is TO be honored by
having Il county in this state named after
him. \ bill was introduced yesterday to
consolidate the counties of Big Stone and
Traverse, the new county to be called Harrf
son. and the county seat to be at Gracevilfe.
The measure was referred TO the judiciary
committee.
SATURDAY, MARCH o.
SENATE.-0. S. Blake was reinstated assis-
tant posi- master OF the senate The good
work OF retrenchment and reform goes brave
ly on All the suspended employees are now
back in their places, and so are a few of the
clerks. The others are knocking at the
door, which viii probably be opened Unto
them in time if they are patient.
The occurrence that most pleased Senator
Marcus Johnson was the passage OF that
body OF his bill providing for the sale of the
capitol lands in kandiyohi county and ap-
propriating $4,000 to drain them. Of
course it will not be advisable to further press
the bill designating these lands as Il possum
preserve.
Mr.. Halvorsons bill making the amount
named in a fire insurance policy prima facie
evidence OF the value of the property de-
stroyed had its final passage in the senate
Most OF the legislation affecting the penal in
situations of the state including the bin es-
tablishing board of pardons, also passed
the upper house.
The president of the senate announced
that the governor had appointed the senate
mem bers of the joint committee to attend
the anti beef trust convention to be held at
1T Louis this week The delegation is as
follows:
E. N. Dodge. A. K. Finseth, E. NJ. Pope,
F. W, Sumner. J. N Diment, H. c. Hanke,
J. B. Hompe and A. c. Forbes
The reapportionTnent committee has SIM
mered down into such q peaceful and har-
monlous state that all doubts as to the pas
sage of a reaDportionment bill this session
are practically removed. At yesterdays
session the members appeared to be all of
one mind, and, therefore, the session was
brief
HoUsE.-The bill fixing the name of Elk
lake instead ofGlazer lake has been recon-
mended by the house committee to pass
Speaker Mills. OF the Wisconsin legislature,
visited the house yesterday, and on motion
OF MIR. Benson was accorded the privileges
OF the floor He was introduced by speaker
ufises ana mace a hFleI speech, expressing
pleasure at the Minnesota legislature and
returning thanks for the honor conferred on
him
Forbes bill regarding the inspection of
cattle before slaughtaring is likely to create
somewhat of a fight. 1t is said the Armour
and Swift packing companies will send rep
resentatiyes here to lobby against it's pass
age.
Mr.. Hanson introduced resolution to
fix the compensation of the ioOrkeaners
the gallery keepers and the keepers of the
cloak rooms at So per day, to date from
their appointment Mr.. Underwood moved
that the keepers OF committee rooms be in
cludeti but the question went over on notice
of debate being given.