The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-02-02
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ST.. PAUL, linn, Feb. ], 18o


sT.PAuL, linn, Feb. /, 1893.
The Democrats have a good working
majority in the Wisconsin legislature.
Last week a United States senator was
elected in that State. Who is he?
Mitchell, a Milwaukee mill ionaire.
His pile Of filthy lucre was his only
recommendation The gallant old vet
eran, Gen. Bragg the man who loved.
Cleveland for the enemies he had made.
was also a candidate for the toga.
So was Col. Knight, of Ashland. But
Doodle triumphed, and the pot-bellied
Milwaukee banker will rattle around
in the seat once filled by the brilliant
Matt Carpenter.
Last Monday afternoon a joint ses-
sion was held in the chamber Of the
house of representatives., and the
Blaine memorial resolutions were
adopted by unanimous vote. Flo
quent tributes were paid the memory
of the illustrious statesman by Sena-
tors Donnelly, Tawney, Stevens and
John Day Smith and Representative
Winston Mr.. Winston, ex-mayor OF
Minneapolis, is a typical Virginian.
Nature cast him in a generous mold.
There is nothing small or mean about
him. Although a Democrat he is
a broad-gauge, iberal-minded man.
was not present when the eulogies
were delivered, but I am informed Mr..
Winston's remarks elected hearty
rounds of applause.
So far this week very little business
has been transacted by the house. To
day the members of both branches are
visiting the State University, and sew
eral committees are off on a junket tt
the Normal schools at st. Cloud anC
Moorhead, the Saltwater penitentiary
St. Peter and Rochester insane asy
lums, etc. It will be hardly possible t.
l get a quorum of either house together
before the first of next week. s.
Yesterday afternoon every hous'
committee was in session. The hous
J and senate committees on re-apportion
ment held their first joint session yes
terday, and organized by electing tn
chairman Of the house committe
chairman OF the joint committees. (
re-apportionmento Of the senatorial an
legislative districts should be made a
this session but it will be no easy mat
ter to arrange the districts in a mar
ner satisfactory to all parties.
The bill providing for 5000 exeml
ton of personal property was, on me-
tion of the member from Mile Lac!
knocked out in the house last Frida,
; but the Ubiquitous measure will com
l up again, as a similar bill has been il
t troduced in the senate.
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The house legislative expense con
} mittee is laboring hard to keep e:
l penses within bounds, but the pressul
l on the Individual members of the cor
t mittee to recommend extra clerks
great. There are scores of me-
women and boys clamoring for plac
But the danger line has been reache
and the committee is determined to Il
off all unnecessary expenditures.
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g The Worlds Fair appropriation bj
O of $1,000 passed the senate yesterda
-. but the house refused to suspend Il
- rules and pass the bill However, tt
. bill will pass the house as majority
i the members are pledged to vote for
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Mr.. D. H. Robbins, clerk of schc
- district No. Is, in the town Of Robbi1
y interviewed the governor and Sta
Il auditor yesterday, and was SUGGEST
le in negotiating a loan of 81 900 from t
q State for the purpose of erecting t'
v new school houses in his district. N
le Robbins deserves the thanks of I
J. people for his perseverance in tt
~ matter.
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IF -s-- Timely Warming.
NJ The next fellow who enters 0
sanctum, splits tobacco juice on t
floor, deposits his cud in the nj