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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17

able time in pushing resolution intended,
IS he said, TO facilitate business. 1t sus-
pended certain rules. But the sage could
not persuade the senate that his plan was q
good one and came out second best.
About two hours of the afternoon session
were consumed in committee reports and
first and second reading of bills. A large
number of local bills were passed, among
them Senator Stevens bill putting the Ram
sey county abstract office on fee basis and
providing that it shall be regularly inspect
ed by the county attorney.
HOUSE.
There was long debate over III. F. 573,
Mr.. Searle's bill to regulate the convict la
Dor at the state reforniatory at ST. Cloud.
The bill is for the purpose of reli ewing the
quarry industries fthat section and the
stone cutters from being injured by. conpe-
tition with convict labor. Mr. Searle spoke
in favor of his bill, and declared it was to
meet the wants and wishes of his constitu-
ents. Messrs. Capser, Linnemann and Coates,
from thesame county (Stearns), also favored
the passage of the bill, and Mr.. Searle
moved that it be recommended to pass.
Mr.. Currier moved to increase the num-
Der of convicts allowed to be employed in
stone cutting to 40 per cent.
After considerable discussion Mr.. Diment
offered substitute as compromise max
ing the number 80 per cent.
Mr.. Keyes thought it no matter how few
or how many cOnvicts were employed on
any class of work. they would always be in
competition with some interest.
On a division, Mr.. Diment's substitute
was adopted, and the bill was so amended.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
The Name America.

The origin of the name America has re-
Gently been discussed by the Geographical
society of Berlin. Some held that it comes
from q range of mountains in Central
America, called bv the natives Amerigo.
and that Vespncci was not called Amerigo.
10 il Is not name in the saint calendar Of
Italy. They asserted that he changed his
name for the western world. Sig. Cow,
however. has proved that Aiberigo. it, the
Florentine language. is Observation-Disclosures
igo. and . letter of Vespucci. dated l500.
found recently in the archives ofthe dake
at Gonzaga at Iantua, shows that he some
times subscribed himself Amerigo. None
over, the natives cali the naountains Amer
isque. not Anlesique. - thaN the Question
may he considered settled in favor Of the
personal mama
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
MINNESOTA SOLONS.
Condensed Proceedings Of Both
Branches Of the Minnesota Leg
stature.
What is Being Attempted in the Way
Of Legislation by Our Law
makers.
Wednesday, April. 8.
SENATE

During the morning session the senate
adopted resolutions appropriating $3.50. 80
for the expenses of the state prison investi-
CATION and giving the doorkeepers full pay
at S. per day from the beginning of the
session. They were appointed'at s.. The
resolution passed by vote OF 80 to 8. Re
peated attempts have been made to get
through the senate a resolution providing
for a second edition of the manual, but
heretofore they have failed. Yesterday
and finally his resolution was adopted.
The Hennepin senators had little alter
cation over the house bill putting several
county officers on a salary instead OF the
present fee system. This was an issue in
the last campaign, and the Democrats
sought to evade direct conflict with their
own platform by passing the bill. but max
ing it take effect Jan. l. 1893. at the close Of
the terms OF the present Democratic Of
Gals. Senator Morse and John Day Smith
objected to Senator March's recommen "a
ton that the bill pass and it went back to
the delegation.
A,couple OF bills were introduced at the
close of the calendar and then adjournment
was taken until this morning.
HOUSE
The house had its first tilt yesterday over
the senate measure known as the Davis in
terest bill. The bill was reported back by
the committee on banks and banking.
There were two reports upon it, one signed
by Messrs. Capser (the chairman of the
committed, bearing M. Walsh and Lloyd,
recommending that the bill be indefinitely
postponed, and the other report simply re-
turning the bill to the house without rec
ommendation being signed by Messrs. Ly-
man, Haller. Gilmore and Carlton.
The minority report of the committee on
state university and agricultural college was
presented. 1t is signed by Messrs. Greer,
Coburn. Starks, Coates and Zelch, and re-
arate the college from the university.
On the request of the governor Mr.. Har-
wick was given leave to introduce bill
authorizing the board of SUPERVISORS OF
Sherburne county to appropriate money
for building town hall. The bill was
passed under a suspension of the rules.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17

Globular lightning can be produced
with so-called statical electricity, OBJ
tanned from an influence machine.
Two thin brass wire points form the
poles of a powerful machine being held
at certain distance from the opposite
sides of an insulated plate of mica,
ebonite, glass or the like there appear
small red luminous balls, which move
about, now quickly, now slowly, and
are sometimes still. Even better
effects were had with a glass or paper
disk which had been sprayed with.
paraffine. Small quantities of liquid
or dust seem to be the carriers of the
light. A slight air current makes the
spherules disappear with Kissing noise.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
STAND soUARELY.
No Timo for Distrust, Doubt and Petty
chickering's.

chickering's.
The Alliance cannot afford at this
late day to allow distrust and dissen-
sions to enter its ranks, says the Ala
bama Mirror To do SO would be to
lose all for which it has fought, to lose
all for which it has suffered, and to
lose all for which our fathers shed
their blood the right of self-govern-
ment. In things essential, unity is one
of the cardinal principles of the order
which the membership would do well
to ponder. Tho crucial test is now
being applied, and we must show to
the enemy bold and united front. It
is too late in the day to question the
right of the Alliance to require strict
account from the membership of their
shortcomings in the support of the
principles of the order as laid down in
the declaration of purposes. They are
the foundation stones upon which was
built all the platforms of the order, and
not to live up to them to the best of
our ability after joining the order is to
be derelict in duty to ourselves, our
neighbors, God and country. An AL
lance man in name only is the same
material and make as the Arnolds
of history, only awaiting the
time, temptation. and opportu-
nifty to prove himself worthy Of
his prototype. 1t is such as he who,
watching the course of the fight, takes
occasion to stab the leaders of the Or
der by insinuations as to their motives
at the critical time. 1t is such as he
who does the dirty work of the enemy
and earns the reward of infamy. 1t is
to be expected that when the test of
fitness for membership in the Order is
to be applied, which is to mark them
for all time as fully up to the standard
or cast them out as unfit, that these
kind OF Alliance men should struggle
to put off the Ito them) evil day in or
der to get in as much work as possible
creating distrust in the minds of the
least educated membership as to the
motives of the chief officers of the Or
der. These men can be readily spotted
by the casual perusal of those papers
whose columns are filed with abuse of
the leaders of the Order. He that is
not for us is against us, and to purge
the Order of these barnacles is duty
we owe to our own good and to pos
terity. In things essential, unity.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
Tuesday April. -,
SENATE.

The senate spent the greater
portion of the day upon the bill relating to
the management of the Saltwater prison.
An amendment was attached instructing
the board of managers to purchase another
set of binding twine machinery at once.
The number of the managers was reduced
from five to three. The perfected bill was
passed and sent to the house. =
The bill relating to district courts, which
passed the senate, provides that the COVER
nor shall, whenever in his judgment he
thinks it necessary, appoint any district
judge in the state to hold court outside of
some time in considering the question of
redistricting the state into judicial districts.
but did not have time to complete bill for
that purpose. In order, however, to equal
ize the work of the district Judges the bill
passed was prepared. In some Of the dis
tricts the judges have, it is said, but little to
do. while in others they are overworked
The forestry bill was indefinitely post
poned by the senate. This bill provided
for the distribution OF printed matter CIV
ing directions for cultivating trees and for
preserving natural forests. 1t carried with
it an annual appropriations of about S., 600.
II. F. 1047, the bill giving the city coun-
Gil of ST. Paul authority to grant sites to
manufacturers on the West side levee, was
defeated by q vote Of q to q, but on motion
of Mr.. Bell. who gave notice OF reconsidera-
ton, the bill was referred to the Ramsey
county delegation.
Mr.. Hadland's bill, H. f. $50. to prevent
towns and villages granting bonuses to
railroads unless on a two-thlrds vote o the
residents, and then the bonus not to exceed
per cent of the assessed valuation OF the
community. was deeated by a vote Of SO to
%.
H. F. 1921. Mr.. Keyes' bill prohibiting the
contract system at the Saltwater state pris-
on. which had been made a special order,
was taken up and considered in committee
OF the whole, Mr.. Mcguire OF Lac Qui Parle
being called to the chair.
Mr.. Keyes' motion, to recommend the bill
to pass, was carried, there being but one dis
senting voice heard. The committee then
arose and reported, the report being &C
cepted without any negative vote.
On the motion of Mr.. Boyd of st. Louis
county H.. F. 379 the Duluth & Winnipeg
land grant BILL was made q special order
for this afternoon at o'clock. Mr.. Bjorge
objected, saying that the bill was nothing
but a steal anyway, and that more impor-
tant bills to the state required considera-
tion.
Mr.. Doyle next called up Senator Craig's
reaportiontment bill, s. F. 354. and without
any discussion or opposition it was recon-
mended to pass.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
CORPORATIONS RULE.
Railroad Control Surrounds All Our In
situations.

Railroad Control Surrounds All Our In
situations.
The property OF the Goulds, Van
derbilts, Stanford ct al, has come
through operations in railroads, says
the Alliance Free Lance of Spring.
field, Ill. In many states these cor
porations have been strong enough to
defeat candidates known 70 be favora-
BILE to a plan to check their schemes
to enrich themselves at the public ex-
pense. Under the pretense of employ
ing attorneys they have succeeded in
substituting judges and public officers.
These nominal servants of the people
enjoy such splendid opportunities that
they become very wealthy on moder-
ate salaries. From brakeman to presi-
dent the employees of railroad systems
enjoy an average compensation greater
than the officials of our government or
any other occupation of anywhere near
equal numbers. A railway magnate,
with salary of $50, 900 per year, finds
leisure to accept all invitations to dine,
make annual tours in Europe, and at
tend every junketing party that prom
ises entertainment and glory, while
instead of earning dividends upon the
actual value of their stock, railroad
officials demand rates that enable them
to declare dividends upon watered
stock to the amount of two or three
times the actual cost. In view of the
enormous pay roll to those who are
only indirectly, as well as those who
are actively, employed in their inter-
ests, the wonder is that more receivers
are Otcalled for. An honest, economical
conduct of the railroad business would
reduce expenses half, and if the water
were wrung out of the stock until it
would represent the actual, genuine
capitalization the rates could be re-
duced one-half. and still leave per-
centage of profit greater than the aver
age business will command. By rail-
way operations Jay Gould has amassed
a fortune equal to an empire of CEN
fury ago. It represents the earnings
of the poor and the fortunes of asso-
ciates whom he has wrecked. Not
satisfied with his store he, by collision
with other money kings, lately exposed
the country to the pinchings OF money
panic. Through the stringency of
money, which they kept from circulat-
ing, he and his partners added millions
to their gains and the management of
line of railway necessary to the con-
troll of western transportation. Not
satisfied with the ruinous rates which
makes corn, which is worth fifty cents
a bushel in the east, sell for fifteen
cents in Kansas, they propose to form
a gigantic trust for the purpose of
maintaining higher rates for transport
tation. Will they kill the goose that
lays the golden egg? In short time
the debt which this line owes our gov
eminent will mature. This debt is
secondary lien. Let the government
foreclose its lien, discharge the prior
Indebtedness pay the balance to the
stockholders, If any be due, and oper-
ate the road as it conducts the postal
service for the good of the whole peo-
ple
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
A GRASS FILTER.
That - Whist Distinguishes the white
Nile from the Blue.

That - Whist Distinguishes the white
nile from the Blue.
The grass barriers through which,
DR.. Junker passed measured from onei
hundred feet to mile and a quarter I'M
width, and frequently delayed him for
hours on stretches that he might other
wise have put behind him in a few,
minutes. DIR. Junker directs atten-,
ton to the fact, however, that even
grass barriers are not an unmixed
evil since at high water their thick
~ matted substance serves the pur-
pose of a filter in clarifying the
stream. So it happens that the White
Nile is ''the clear" while the Blue
Nile, in which the conditions are I'M
favorable to the formation of grass bar
riers, is 1.-THE dirty"
The grass is swept into the stream
at high water from the swamps and
stagnant ponds along the banks. The
grass grows together in great masses
which once foated into the stream, be-
come welded by nets of innumerable
roots and smaller water plants till a
barrier forms across the channel. The
force of the current increases the COM
pactness of the barrier thus formed and
brings it new material from above.
The barriers differ greatly as to COM
pactness; through some the Ismailia
cut her way slowly, merely with her
PROV. Others were tramped down,
cut and loosened before her by the ma
tives. Others, '.like felt" as DR..
Junker says, were firm against such
simple devices. Wire cables were
made fast to each of these massive bar
riers near it's edge, and at the same
time to the prov of the Ismailia. The.
steamship then backed water with all
her power and thus tore loose and set
adri down stream great chunks of
the barrier. To thus clear river of
large barrier is huge undertaking.
Ernst Marno, for instance, with four
steamships and several hundred men,
was busy from Sept, 1879, till April,
1880, clearing his way in the Bahr ell
Gebel. The piercing of a barrier by
steamship bound down stream is fire.
quently exceedingly perilous, as the
loosened masses of matted grass in
stead of floating off behind the boat,
are often driven back against her stern
till she becomes as firmly imbedded in
the grass as she would be in an ice
field.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
Unclaimed and Forgotten Deposits.

Unclaimed ana FOrgOtten deposits
The following extract from an ad-
vertisement issued in 1881, by order of
the Court of Chancery, Ireland. with a
view to discover the real owners of the
following valuables deposited in bank
in Dublin, gives a fair idea of the
valuable nature of unclai med bank de-
posits:
No. 1. Box containing a number of
silver articles, coins, medals and seals
and having on it a crest and the name
e. S. Cooper No. 2. Box contain
ing number of silver articles, of
which several are crested with coat
of-arms, supposed to be those of Wis
count Netterville. No. 8. Box con-
tanning 80 articles of plate some of
them bearing a coronet. No. 4. Box
containing diamonds and articles of
jewelrv, lodged by DIR. Andrew Blake
and George Jennings on Dec. %,
1896"
Sometimes it happens that deposits
are made, and, strange as it may ap-
pear, totally forgotten by the owners.
A remarkable case of this description
came before the late vice-chancellor
Maline, in which it appeared that a
lady died at Marseilles at the great age
of SO, who, although entitled to ESQ.,
600 in the Funds, and to more than
EGO, 600 accumulated dividends, was
constantly borrowing money from her
relatives. from which it may be inferred
that this large deposit had escaped the
lady's memory.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
Monday, April 10.
SENATE.

Senate Lienau introduced a resolution
allowing Edward Newell, file clerk. s. per
day Tor the first eight days of the session.
An amendment offered by Senator Sanborn
including G. N. Biaisdell, chief file clerk.
was adopted, and the resolution was
adopted.
Senator Lommen's resolution providing
that the rules of debate in the senate shol d
prevail I'M committee OF the whole was
called up by its author, and was promptly
killed by the senate.
NO PREFERRED BILLS.
Senator Daugherty moved to reconsider
the vote by which Senator Donnelly's reso-
luton to allow each senator to select one
bill from general orders, which bills were
to take precedence, was defeated, The mo-
ton to reconsider was adopted by a vote Of
70 to Is, and then the resolution was voted
down, receiving % votes out of the neces-
sary Sc to adopt.
The senate bill reducing the board Of pub
lie works of st. Paul from Jour members to
three was returned by the house with an
amendment which restored The number to
four Tor one year, after that the board to
consist of three members. On motion OF
Senator Ienau the senate refused to con-
cur in the house amendment, and the bill
was sent back to the house.
HOUSE,
Two or three Ramsey county bills were
reported back by Mr.. Walsh the secretary OF
the delegation, among them being H. F. 1863,
the bill regulating the salaries of st. Paul
officials. which was amended so as to in
crease the fire department appropriation
from $205, 600 to $2l5, OOO. These bills will
take their regular order on general orders
or the calendar.
On the motion of Mr.. T.. Cole the chief
clerk was instructed to draw his warrant in
the sum of $183. SO to detray the expense of
the trip of the house committee to inspect
the Fergus Falls asylum.
The judiciary committee reported adj
versely on twenty-five bills and. alter their
titles had been read, the report was adopted.
The calendar was then taken up and &C.
cupied the entire afternoon. Among the
bills passed was the Hompe railroad bill, s.
F. 500. Mr.. Searle moved for call OF the
house, but Mr.. Currier said there would be
no opposition to the passage of the bill.
which was then voted upon and passed by
vote of 80 yeas to one nay.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
Much Married.

There is no sympathy SO deep and
sincere as that which arises from ex-
perience. At a wedding in Arcadia,
Fla, the other day, the bride was mar
ried to her ninth husband, and four of
her former husbands were present at
the ceremony to sympathise with the
ninth victim.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
Friday April. 10.
SENATE.

The afternoon was devoted to general or
ders, with Senator McHale in the chair, and
the bill repeating the law taxing mining
products and exempting mining lands was
the chief attraction on the boards. Senator
Tawney spoke first, and made an admirable
summary of the workings of the present
law and the whole mining situation.
Senator Davis considered Mr.. LeavItt's
bill as an effort to break down the mining
interests ofthe state.
At last the committee voted to indefinite
~ postpone by vote of "a to 10. Then the
committee arose and Senator Leavitt moved
to amend the report by recommending the
bill to pass. Senator Donneily tried to get
in an amendment changing the present law
by raising the tax on mining products from
to per cent, but lost it by vote of 20
yeas to "a nays.
Senator Leavitt's motion to amend by
recommending to pass was then carried by
. vote of "a yeas to % nays cast
A portion of an hour was consumed in
discussing q resolution offered by Mr..
Starks providing that bills introduced at
the request OF the governor take the regular
course and be not passed under suspension
OF the rules in future. Theme was a substi-
tute for the resolution and an amendment
both recommending a method Of dealing
with local bills, but after Q sharp lecture
from Mr.. Diment, who told the house that
the only way to expedite business was to
quit arguing and 60 ahead, the whole mat-
ter was laid over.
Mr.. Wacek offered q resolution calling
for the appointment Of a committee of
three to investigate as to whether or not the
services OF several of the clerks Of standing
committees can be dispensed with. The
resolution was adopted.
Another bill killed was n. r. 1e7. Mr..
Wohlund'a hill to nrovide Tor a cens,,s nj
children of school age. It vas defeated by
. vote of 80 to IS, and Mr.. Boyd gsse mo-
tice 20 reconsider.
Mr.. Lomen's bill relating to town plats,
~ amended by the judiciary committee,
was also defeated by q vote of 50 TO 46.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
No DENYING 1t.

If the hotel corridors were supplied
with Photographs what interesting
gossip could be served up for the edit
cation Of Mrs. Grundy? And it would
all be true and there could be no deny
ing it-Brooklyn Citizen.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-17
Saturday. April ~.

In committee of the whole Senator Lea
Wits bill to repeal the mining tax law with
seyersl amendments tackled to it was REQ
commended to pass.
At the opening Of the session Senator
Dopuelly occupied twenty minutes of yalu-