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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The legislative session 80 far has cost
$l55,OOO. State Treasurer Bobleter gave
it out cold the other day that he would
pay no more per diem until more money
was appropriated. This had the imme-
date effect of passing bill to appropri-
ate $4,000 more.
The re-apportionment bill passed the
sepate Thursday by vote of 80 to IL.
1t now needs but the governors sigma
ture to be 20. The Democratic sena-
tors united in protest against the bill
on account of its being, in their opinion,
totally unwarranted by any provision
whatever of the constitution"
The loud talk over the adjustment or
reduction Of expenses in connection
with the oil inspection force has flatten-
ed out into the passage of a bill increas-
ing the salary of the inspector from
$1,000 to 5000. Great and windy are
legislative professions, but small and
vacuum-like are the fruits thereof.
The Pioneer Press, Globe and Tribune
had bill mot legislative file bv any
means) up Thursday for about $1,000 for
some 1900 extra copies of their papers
furnished the legislators. They want
five cents per copy for the sheets, we
suppose. 1t is noticed that this impor-
tant part of legislative proceedings is
carefully omitted from those journals to-
day. Such modestyl
The last of the Australian election sys-
tenn has doubtless been seen. The Keyes
bill was 81 nmarily dealt with in the sem
ate. Mr.. Daniels attempted to amend
the bill by giving councils of cities of
5.On Inhabitants pnvAr to adont the
Rhines voting machine. Senators re-
fused to adopt the amendment, and Mr..
Hoard followed with a speech against
the Australian voting system. His OPP
position was based on the grounds that
it was questionable whether the system
was suitable for this country, and recon-
mended postponement of the adoption
of such bill for two years, IN which
time they could see how the law worked
in other states. This was all that was
done; the bill was defeated by an unan-
imous vote.
The Manitoba road officials rather az
fronted the gentlemen of the committee
appointed to investigate an alleged d.
version of the funds arising from the
sale of the Manitoba railways lands en-
braced in its land grant from the purpose
named in the charter, for which the
grant was made. The committee sum-
moned one of the officers of the COM
pany, in whose custody were the books
and records of its sale of lands. He ap-
peared before them, but when question
ed, fatty refused to answer questions or
produce his books, acting under legal ad-
vice, denying the right of the legislature
or its committee to make any such in
quiaies. The committee therefore re-
port back to the house and ask for fur
Their instructions. 1t Is said an attempt
will be made to bring Mr.. Warren be-
fore the bar of the house and punish
him for contempt. 1t is nice legal
point whether the house has the power
IL assumes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

THE Pope distance tariff bill was fairly
stamped Iupon in the house Monday
and thus the Generals theories regard
ing freight traffic were repudiated. The
bill was strongly opposed by delegations
of the jobbers from the larger cities Of
the State, who held that it would not
have practically the effect which the
Generals theory worked out. 1t was
argued that the effect of the bill. would
be to throw all the business between any
two points to the road having the short
est line and would pat an emu TO the
competition which now exists-or is
supposed to exist. Senator Pope has
given a great deal of study to the matter
of freight rates and good many of us
not SO we'll versed in the science have
been disposed to trust his Judgment,
but it appears the members ofthe House
had better knowledge of the matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26
IT IS ENDED.
The Twenty-Sixth Session of the Mime
sofa Legislature at Last Adjourned.

The Twenty-Sixth Session of the Mime
sofa Legislature at Last Adjourned.
ST. PAUL, April 3d. The senators
were cleaning out their desks and pack
ing certain goods and chattels to be for
warded to their homes. All local bills
that came in from the house were al
lowed only their second reading and
placed at the end of the calendar. The
house bill relating to corporations was
amended in such manner as to lead
Mr.. Ives to claim that under it compa.
mics could not water their stock, and on
motion the rules were suspended and the
bill passed. The house bill repeating the
law validating the charter of the st.
Paul Street Railway company was
placed at the foot Of the calendar. The
house bills increasing the tax levy Of the
state for 1890 and 1891; authorizing the
governor to borrow money to pay the
extraordinary expenses of the state gov
eminent, were among the large number
of bills passed.
At the last moment the senate passed
the Keyes Australian election law, thus
doing away the Whiteman system. Near
the close of the session the Lowry for
fixture bill was taken up, but killed.
There was not much business transacted
at the evening session, and at 11:45
motion to adjourn was carried. The
senate met at 10 O'clock this morning to
receive communications from the gov.
ernor, and at IL o'clock noon, adjourned
sine die.
Senatar Pope's railroad bill was killed
in the house by refusal to suspend the
rules. The committee on public lands
reported back certified copy OF the SEN
ate bill FORGETTING the Duluth and Win
nipeg land grant, with majority report
recommending the indefinite postpone
ment, and minority report recommend
ing the suspension of the rules and plac
ing the bill on the calendar for passage
The majority report was adopted by
vote of 81 to 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

THE Pullmans have won their suit
against the Wagner car company over
the vestibule train patent The point OF
issue was whether the Sessions patent
formed the main feature of the vestibule
arrangement. The Pullmans claim it
does, while the Wagner company assert
that while they use that device, other
features of their vestibule trains make
them entirely different from the Pull
man. The Judges after much investiga-
ton adhere to their first conclusion, and
decide that without the Sessions device
the vestibule system would be worth
less. 1t consists of iron face plates in
contact under powerful spring pressure,
serving the triple purpose of diminish
| ing the oscillation of the individual cars
in travel, preventing shocks and tele-
scoping in collisions, and completing the
vestIbule bv tight joint when cars are
complied in train service. The court de-
clares this invention to be of the highest
order of utility not only as shown by the
testimony in the case and the adoption
of the patent by all the principal rail-
roads of the country, but also by the acts
of the Wagner company in appropriatinP
the device, and in the tenacity with
which they chung to it in the courts I'M
der an immense bond for any damages
to result. 1t is unfortunate that the
Pullmans are to be given legal right tc
monopolze such an improved and mod
ern necessity as vestibule trains. Tht
Wagner car company, however, hal
shown great enterprise heretofore, ant
backed by plenty of capital, their defea
in this suit is not likely to be lasting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26
THE BINDING TWINE TRUST.

The Western Rural, O leading agricul-
tural paper of Chicago, is not SO sure as
Senator Kellar that there is no binding
Irvine trust. In fact, il boldly affirms
that there is very Ubiquitous combine
in that article, and was the originator of
the plan that has found considerable ia
vor among farmers of pledging them
selves to use no twine the coming sea-
son. The Rural publishes weekly long
lists Of those who have signed this agree
ment, and the number of names already
pledged to the boycott will make a very
strong pull il they stand together. The
claim that the increase of price for Irvine
Is the result of legitimate shortage of
MANILA and sisal is held to be no good
reason for making the farmer pay TWEEN
ty-fve cents for twine, and the Rural
says that the proposed boycott will force
manufacturers into the use of other ma
terials which will place the twine within
the means Of farmers. The latter are
kicking against the high price of Irvine
TO begin with, and if they whack trust
over the head incidentally 30 much the
better. The Rural wants to know "if
the rise in prices is legitimate, why was
the effort made by the cordage compan-
les to buy up all the twine that was left
over last year? One Chicago firm, in a
circular that it ID sending out among
farmers, says that there is no trust, but
that an effort was made by the big East
ern cordage companies to corner Irvine.
Well, that is distinction without DIFF
ference. There is mighty little differ
ence in effect between a trust and a
corner. The question is, granting for
the sake Of argument that that statement
is true, did they succeed in forming the
corner? From the statements in this
circular we should say they did, for it
says that these Eastern companies will
likely fix prices for the season. If they
have not organized a trust, or effectually
made corner, how can they fix prices ?
The more these fellows say the worse
they are Off The condition of things
seems to be about as plain as big nose
on little face. Somebody is bent on
American farmers, and while 1T
might afford some qualification to know
just who it is, even if we did not know,
the principal work in hand, is to protect
ourselves against the robbers. It's pro-
posed to do this by a refusal to use trust
Irvine. 1t makes no particular differ
ence who gets hit. The farmer is doing
the striking, and he is not worrying him
self as to whose head gets in the way of
his fist"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26
vienna stree. Car strikes.

VIENNA, April 23.-The strike of the
car men in Vienna is becoming very So
rious. Already many persons have been
injured in the collisions which have
taken place between the strikers and the
police, and the trouble threatens to ex-
tend to the inclusion of workmen of
other occupations than that of those now
engaged in the strike. The fact that the
strikers are receiving the assistance of
the socialists renders the danger of the
extension and prolongation of the trou-
BILE much greater.
VIENNA, April 23.-The riots growing
out of the stikes were renewed during
the afternoon. The strikers attacked
and smashed several tram cars and were
charged upon by the cavalry patrolling
the streets. Many of the mob were
wounded and about 100 were arrested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26
TWAS A WET DAY.

Massachusetts Defeats the Prohibition
Amendment by Over 10000 Majority.
Boston, April 23.-The constitutional
amendment was defeated by a larger
majority than even its opponents an
ticipated. The friends of the amend
ment are greatly depressed and have but
little to say. The vote as compared with
last years vote on license is as follows:
Total in the twelve congressional dis
tricts in 1889, for prohibition. SO, 392;
against prohibition, 49,, 944. Total in 1888
for license, l26, 82;against license, 100 1888
Majority against the amendment with
three small towns to hear from, "A, 552.
The greatest surprise occurred in the city
Quincy, where where the vote was yes,
1,06y; no, 401, the city having voted mo
license" last November by 963 plurality.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26
VALE LEGISLATURE.

The twenty-sixth legislative session
ended Tuesday at noon, though the work
of the session was practically closed
Monday. It lie doubtful If history records
the work done as of very great import
ance, and vet after making due allow
ance for the prevailing fashion of fault
finding, it is not likely that anything the
legislature has done will prove of great
detriment to the State. The number OF
general laws added to the statutes is not
large, which is doubtless matter for
congratulation rather than regret. The
only fault that win linger long. now that
an adjournment has been made, is that
that event was not fastened.
The local bills relating to Blue Earth
county that have been passed are as fol-
lows:
To issue bonds for court house.
To authorize probate judge to tran
scribe records.
To pay commissioner of second district
extra pay for poor.
To repeal part of act relative to salaries
of certain county officers.
Mankato-To amend law relative to
public schools.
To amend charter.
South Bend-To prevent the running
at large OF domestic animals.
Good Thunder-To authorize commits
sioners to pay money for liquor licenses
to school district 81.
To amend above act.
Hilton-To authorize commissioners
to pay money from liquor licenses to
school district LAG.
To amend above act.
Garden City-To issue bonds to re-
fund railroad Indebtedness.
Mapleton-To issue bonds for water
works.
To detach certain TERRITORY from school
districts "a, 95 and AL, and to attach to
Napoleon district los.
Vernon-To issue refunding bonds for
railroad Indebtedness.
Relating TO county officers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26
CO-INCIDENTS.
A French Observation-Disclosures
Tho Indian -aHou2JS

A French kipper'-Boulanger
The Indian uestion-"How?'
A life preserver-Miss Ida Lewis.
Only counts" for one-Herbert Bis
marck.
The theatrical stage coach"-Bouci-
cault.
An inquiry for spirits-DisDebar?
Some weather indications"
las.
A roundabout ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
clover"
Decidedly sin the swim"-Stuyvesant
Fish.
Always "catch on''-Cable car opera
tors.
Happiest with hay in their trunks
Elephants.
Incessant smokers, night and day
Steamship tunnels.
Have to count the pennies-Ferry
gateman.
The place for early flowers-Bloom-
field, N. j.
The Ward of "Four Hundred''-Mc-
Allister.
Has "double- back-action' The
twin screw.
Must necessarily be q square game
Chess.
The only Lilly always in bloom-Mrs.
Langtry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Ex-Governor PiIlsbury Thanked for HE
Magnificent Donation-Ths Resppor.
tionment Bill Passed.

Ex-Governor PiIlsbury Thanked for His
Magnificent Donation-Ths Reappor.
tionment Bill Passed.
ST. PAUL, April 1.-THE house passed
resolutions thanking ex-Governor Pills
bury for his magnificent dohation to the
state university and pledging that the
university and agricultural college
should remain together. Bills were
passed: Appropriating money for the
support of the state government; to
amend an act to prevent debtors giving
preference to their creditors; fixing sal
airy of oil inspector at 5000 year In
lieu of all fees: to provide for borrowing
$100, 900 to defray the extraordinary ex.
penses of the state government; author
izing the city Of st. Paul to issue 81. $780,
OCO bonds 10 purchase the street railway
plant and providing for the submission
of the question of purchase to a vote Of
the people: making the election of clerks
OF districts courts uniform. At the at
ternoon session the house committee APP
pointed to investigate the binding Irvine
trust reported. The committee rec
commended that a Irvine plant be put in
at the Saltwater penitentiary, and the
convicts set to work at its manufacture.
In the senate the reapportionment bill
was special order for 10 o'clock. Sew
eral amendments were offered, but all
were lost, and the bill was passed under
suspended rules by a vote of 30 30 II.
The bill lie the same as that passed by the
house some time ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

ACCORDING to late Washington dis
patch the Republican majority in the
next house is going to be very narrow.
The roll of those holding certificates of
election to the next house of represen-
tatives has finally been made up by
the clerk, Gen. Clark. 1t contains 164
Republicans and 16l Democrats. While
this will give the Republicans majority
of three, under the present membership
of the house, their majority in practice,
or their working majority upon any con-
tested party question, will only be one.
This arises from the circumstance that a
quorum of the house as now constituted
is 1853. No affirmative action of any ma
ture can be had without this vote If any
one in the opposite chooses to insist up
on quorum. 1t is small wonder that
many Republicans deprecate the calling
of an extra session before the election
of the members of congress from the
new states. These are expected to add
five to the Republican majority, but the
gain may be cut down to three or even
one; but even if the Republicans should
elect all the new members the roll would
stand 1859 to 16l. Half the house would
then be 165, and 166 would be required
to do any business, 80 that the best the
Republicans can hope for is a margin of
3 above the number required for any af-
tirmative action, since tie vote is not
sufficient for this. Among the first busl-
ness to come before the house are about
twenty contested elections. These will,
of course, encounter every obstacle
which the Democratic side can place in
the wav. The attitude which the Demo
Gratis will take in relation to contested
elections becomes interesting. Gen
Oates, of Alabama, one of the ablest and
best known Democratic leaders in the
house, now in Washington, says he pro
poses to ask the Democratic caucus tt
appoint committee TO consider the va
rious contests that are to come up. Ii
his opinion that committee should ex
anime the facts in the case, and wherev
er they find that the Democrat has NJ
right to the certificate he should be 81
informed and his case abandoned. On
the other hand whenever the facts ar,
favorable to the Democrat, or reasona
BILE doubt exists, the minority shoulC
stand together and prevent the unseat
ing of the member-elect, even If the en-
tire time Of the next congress has to b,
consumed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

THE telegraph poles and wires in GER
tain parts of New York City have been
chopped down by order of the authori-
ties. The overhead wire nuisance is a
sore one, but it IS question if mistake
is not being made in forcing them I'M
derground before any very practical
method for their conveyance has been
evolved. 1t is doubtful if the matter of
wires overhead causes any more grum-
bling than will be inevitable when citl-
zens have their streets torn up every
time a repair is to be made or a new
connection put in. The wires should be
put under ground, but they should be in
tunnels that can be explored from some
other outlet than the top of the streets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

There is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
wears was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease, and prescrib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced 1t incurable. Science has prov
en- catarrh to be constitutional dis
ease, and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. 1t is taken inter-
nally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly upon the
blood and mucus surface of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars Tor any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address, F. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o.
D0rSold by Druggists, 76c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

1T has been known that ever since his
inauguration President Harrison has
been studying to find some method by
which the consideration of the business
of the various departments could be
brought to some sort of systematic basis,
and conducted on those business princi-
Piles which govern private affairs. 1t is
said he has partially solved the problem
by assigning one day each week to the
consideration of business pertaining to
each of the six great executive depart
monts, and on the day allotted to one.
unless the business is of pressing and ur-
gent importance, he will not consider
the business of another. The advantage
to the president, to the heads of depart
ments and to the dispatch of public busi-
ness under this new system is manifest.
While engaged in the intricacies of a
diplomatic or law question the presi-
dents attention will not be diverted to
decide between the conflicting claims OF
parties who want a cross-road postoffice,
or while discussing the fiscal policy OF
the treasury department with Secretary
Window he will not be called upon to
adjudicate the claims of rival army OF
navy officers for promotion. The busl-
ness of the agricultural department and
the department of justice requiring the
attention of the president is inconsider.
able, and these two departments have
no days assigned for consideration Of
that business. The assignment of days
for the six principal executive depart.
ments is as follows:
Monday-Navv department.
Tuesday-Postoffice department.
Wednesday-Treasurv department.
hursday-Interior department.
Friday-State department.
Saturday-War department.
So far on all hands the system has
worked well, and the president and his
advisers are we'll pleased with the rnno
walton upon the old method of dispatch
ing executive business at the executive
mansion.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

THE Minneapolis board of trade not
wishing to throw the responsibility of
the street car mems strike where it be-
longs, expresses the opinion that the
newspapers of its city are mostly to
blame for it. These boards of trade
make silly exhibitions quite often and
this latest break is not very surprising.
We suppose almost every member Of
the board could edit and manage daily
newspaper without displeasing any one,
to say nothing of settling disputes be-
tween the car men and their employers,
and other similar trifies. That ls, we
suppose they think they couid-and
that's what makes them appear 80 silly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26


IT IS thought the silver question will be
the cause of considerable discussion in
the near future. Senator Stewart re-
Gently called on Secretary Window in
order to endeavor to influence him to
increase the monthly purchase of silver
bullion. He argued that it was an ex-
cellent way to reduce the surplus. But
the Secretary was not convinced. He
said he had twenty millions of silver
dollare now in the vaults OF the Treas
ury which he would be very glad to part
with. To purchase more silver would
be, in his opinion, simply changing the
surplus from gold and paper to silver.
The Secretary finally told the Senator
that he could not decide the question
until it had been carefully weighed and
considered by the President, and dis,
cussed by the Cabinet. In the mean
time Senator Stewart is vigorously adj
vocating his proposition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-04-26

SECRETARY Proctor has issued an order
to the effect that when suitable supplies
OF domestic manufacture or production
cannot be obtained for the War Depart
ment, and it becomes necessary to pur-
chase articles of foreign manufacture or
production, authority for such purchase
must first be obtained from the Secre-
tary of War. This means that no more
contracts are to be made with English
manufacturers, as was done by tine Cleve-
land administration, to supply the U. S,
Army with blankets, because by admit
ting them free of duty the government
saved few cents on each blanket. Sec.
rotary Proctor thinks American manu-
facturers should be given the contracts