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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-15
WILL SHE SETTLE?
Miss Lizzie meagher Received a Promise Fo'
Stolen lady's Hat.

A young woman stole a hat from the
millinery pariors of Miss Lizzie Meagher
Friday, and Saturday afternoon officer
Lee saw her on the street and took her be-
fore Miss Mesgher to whom she promised
TO settle for the hat I'm few days.
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j. r. DOnahoe, II Railroad Avenue.
Hoffman House Whiskey and other brands
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-15

Advertise your wants in the TRIBUNE.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-15

Higgins q Perry.i
Jones' Ale and Narragansett Lager. Pool
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-15

Higgins q. Perry.
Narragansctt and Milwaukee Lager. Pool
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You ought to now a days
for we make things busy dur
ing the so-called "dull season.
by the offering of most tempt
ing lots of seasonable, desira-
BILE merchandise, that must
prove irresistible to draw you
our way:
n Comm0tion
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delegation fought very hard to have it
that it was not constitutional, and that
it could not pass the senate on this &C
count. The bill was finally taken in
charge by the grain and warehouse
committee.
Senator Spencer moved that S. +.
424 Ga bill to legalize certain acts in
connection with the city of West Du-
luth) be recalled from the house. The
senator has decided that Senator
Sevatson's measure would affect Du-
luth in a way that is not very much to
be desired, and he wanted to have it
recalled from the house for this reason.
The bill was recalled by vote of %
to 49,.
| The senator then took up the cal
endar and passed a number of bills of
no general Importance
Committee of the Whole.
In committee of the whole Mr.. Foss'
beet sugar bounty bill, which has al
ready passed the house, was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement,
but by mutual consent was placed on
general orders, and the bill providing
for the establishment of two additional
experiment stations was recommended
for indefinite postponement
The fish and game bill came up
on a special order before the COM
mittee of the whole, and the rules were
suspended and the bill was given its
third reading, and the vote on the final
passage of the bill stood 81 toS.
Half a.dozen house bills were passed,
including the bills prohibiting the sale
of tobacco to scholars in the public
schools, and providing for the bonding
Of counties to build CO urthouses.
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500; from 81 days imprisonment to gu
days, or both.
A bill introduced by Nieman, by re-
quest, established state board of i'm.
mig ration, to consist of the governor,
secretary of state and state auditor
Committee of the Whole.
Senator Stevens presided over the
committee of the whole, and pushed
the senate through the general order
list. The following are among the
bills recommended to pass:
To authorize the leasing of the state
capitol lands in Kandiyohi county.
To amend the law so as to allow grand
and petit jurors to receive 50 per day in
Ramsey county, being the same price al
lowed in all other counties of the state.
To appropriate the income derived from
investments in the internal improvement
land fund, to the internal improvement OF
road and bridge fund.
To amend the law so that clerks in a
lawyers office may not be required to dis
close privileged communications.
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CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The Ozmun Bill Passes the Senate by 81 to
8 Votes.

The Ozmun Bill Passes the Senate by 81 to
Votes.
Senator Culkin called up his railroad
resolution in the senate Wednesday,,
and it started debate. The resolution
calls on the railroad and warehouse
commission for report as to its power
in fixing transportation charges IN this
state, whether the present short-haul
rates are comparatively excessive, the
cost of railroads, etc. 1t was finally
adopted-30 to 8.
The senators found 80 bills on the CAL
endar awaiting final passage. One OF
the first passed was S. f. 273, Ozmun's
civil service bill. The vote was 81 to s..
The bill is to protect competent state
and county employees. Other bills
passed were as follows:
A bill for an act entitled an act to
change the name of the Minnesota state
reform school and to consolidate the vari-
GUS acts relating to said school and to
amend the same.
Authorizing building, loan and savings
associations doing general business to
invest money and receive deposits in GER
To amend chap. 200 of laws of 1889, en-
titled an act giving liens for the better
security of mechanics, material men,
laborers and others.
Providing for state census and appro-
priating $4,000 therefor.
To repeal chap. 14O, special laws of Min
nesota for 1871. authorizing the partition
of real estate of the Western Land asso-
citation among the stockholders thereof.
To allow governments to separate them
selves from townships, governments, etc.
To legalize certain conveyances hereto
fore executed by married women by their
attorneys in fact.
To amend sec. 81, chap. &C, general stat
utes of 1878, relating to change of place of
trial of civil actions.
To amend sec. l, chap. "a, general laws
of 1878, relating to regulation of hours of
labor.
Twenty bills in all were passed dur
ing the day.
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SENATE DID BIG WORK.
Over Score of Bills From the Calendar
Passed,

Over Score of Bills From the Calendar
Passed.
The senate was called to order
promptly at s o'clock p. M, SO
members answering to the roll call.
The Ramsey county delegation re-
ported back the county officers fee
bill, S. f. 40S, relating to the regula-
ton of the salaries of county officers.
The bill was passed under a suspension
of the rules. The delegation also re-
ported back S. f. 400, bill providing
that in all counties of over 100000 in
habitants the county commissioners
shall have the power to regulate the
salaries of all county officers. This bill
also passed under suspension of the
rules. S. F. 407, relating to the regula-
ton of the salaries of city officers by
the city council. referred back from the
same delegation, was also passed.
Work on the Calendar.
The calendar was then taken up and
the following bills passed:
Defining the duties of masters and en-
ployers to employees in certain cases.
To authorize cities to annex certain ter
ritory in ertain cases.
Providing for the lease of the state
capitol lands in Kandiyohi county, Min
nesota, the dr. image of the same and the
repeal of chap. 132, general laws 1S9'.
TO regulate the payment of grand and
petit Jurors fees and mileage in the dis
trict courts.
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lar might be expected. Acting upon
the hint every effort was made to get
the bills introduced, and SO were read
for the first time. Many of them are of
some general interest, while some have
been held back because their authors
are not proud of them or else are not
anxious for publicity and hope to es-
cape notice.
The total number of bills introduced
last session was SIS. The last file num-
Der was 1888, and, of course, other bills
may appear during the remaining three
weeks of the session.
Only one bill was passed-H. F. $50,
relating to the taxation of vessel prop
erty; making it cents per ton in lieu
of all other taxes; amended to apply to
vessels navigating international waters.
Some of the New Measures.
Senator Howard introduced a bill tC
provide for a constitutional amend
ment repeating the recently adopted
amendment to the constitution again st
special legislation and restoring the pro-
visions which existed before the recent
change.
Senator Sohaller introduced, by re-
quest, a zone seat, one fare BILL sim.
liar in it's general provisions to one in.
troduced in the legislature of 1891 by
Senator Mcmillan
Senator Theden introduced a bill rela
tive to the retail sale of intoxicating
liquors and forbids collecting pledges
given to secure the payment for said
liquors.
Senator Morgan introduced a bill tc
establish an appellate court and to pro
vide for taking appeals to said court in
certain cases instead Of to the supreme
court, and to provide, in certain cases
for appeals from that court to the su
preme court.
Senator Keller introduced bill to re-
duce from $25 to $15 the exemption Of
wages from seizure on garnishment at
tachment, execution or other process.
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posed by the prison officials, was then
recommended for passage by vote OF
So to so. Both the bills provide for the
employment of the convicts under
either the s'piece price, or estate ac-
count systems. 1t is in their provl-
sions for the number of prisoners TO DE
employed at any one trade that they
differ, and it was this feature whlch
was rendered SO prominent in the de-
bate. The Schumacher bill limits the
number of persons in any one industry
to 20 per cent of the number OF prison
ers in such institution, unless greater
number is necessary to produce goods
to be supplied to state and municipal
institutions; while in the Jacobson bill
the number is not to exceed 10 per cent
of the number of persons employed IN
such industry in the state" "a great dill
ference. By the Jacobson bill, II the
board of prison managers so decide, all
the convicts could be set to work at any
one employment, and the free labor
would suffer as a consequence. The
bill passed by a vote of 50 to 1.
Before the Dill was pdSSeu du dlhohu-
ment was adopted limiting the number
of convicts who may be employed IN
one industry to % per cent OF those IN
carcerated in the institution.
Other House Doings.
Mr.. Staples moved that his pine land
bill be made a special order. 1t was
carried.
S. F. 642, to abolish water frontage
tax, was called up and passed under
suspension of the rules.
H, f. 491, to abolish boards OF con-
troll, was referred to the Ramsey county
delegation on motion of Mr.. Johns.
The next motion stirred up a hornets
nest and resulted in the house reversing
its former action. The measure was
H. f. 26, to provide for an additional
Judge for the Fourth judicial district,
and Mr.. Dahl moved to take it from the
table. where it had been sent after be"
ing recommended for indefinite post
ponement. The bill passed by vote OF
SO to %.
Mr.. Staples introduced a resolution
during the morning session instructlng
the Judiciary committee to prepare
bill providing for a constitutional con-
vention. Notice of debate was given,
and the resolution went over under the
ruleS
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ing the day

ST. PAUL, March Ex-senator Spen.
Ger introduced joint resolution in the
senate Friday, which is nothing more
nor less on its face than scheme to
annex the city of Superior to Duluth.
Senator Spencer explained that it would
not cost the state anything and could
not do any harm, and it was therefore
passed under suspension of the rules.
The resolution, after calling attention
to the common interests of the two
towns, provides for the appointment of
commissioners from this state to meet
and confer with like commissioners from
Wisconsin in regard to the matter.
On motion of Senator Morgan S. F.
500, providing for the transcribing of
mutilated records, was passed under
suspension of the rules.
H. f. 1870, to regulate the employ.
ment of children, came back from a
special committee with amendments
and was passed under suspension of the
rules.
In committee of the whole, after con-
siderable debate, S. f. 395, the bill fix
ing a maximum freight rate for dis
tances of 80 miles and under for COM
mon carriers, was laid on the table.
Important Measures introduced.
A number of interesting bills were
introduced in the senate Friday, prob
ably the most important one being that
of Senator Barr giving women the
privilege of voting for municipal Off
GERS. The bill is duplicate of one that
was debated two years ago. 1t gives to
all women, native born or naturalized,
and who can read the constitution, the
same elective privileges that are given
to men.
Senator Cole introduced bill which
adds TO The state board OF health the
state veterinarian, making him mem
Der ex-officio only.
Senator Howard introduced bill
which provides punishment for any
one convicted of stealing, riding away,
mutilating or damaging bicycle or
tricycle.. The penalty is from $40 to
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THE LEGISLATURE
Senators Recommend For Pas.
sage the Bill Raising the
Age of Consent.
HARD FIGHT MADE AGAINST IT.
House Passes the Bill For a
Hard Fiber Irvine Plant
at Saltwater.

ST. PAUL. March 25 The senate Sat-
urday afternoon, after a debate OF
some length in committee OF the whole,
decided by vote of % to IL to recon-
mend for passage the bill known as the
age of consent bill. In brief, it pro-
poses to raise from 16 to Is years the
age at which female can, in con-
temptation of the law, consent to sexual
intercourse. 1t is an amendment to the
section of the penal code on the subject,
and the penalty for carnally knowing a
female between the years of IA and Is
is imprisonment in the state prison for
not less than one nor more than seven
years.
No measure pending before the Min
nesota legislature has received so much
attention from the people of the state,
if the number of petitions presented to
the senate can be considered evidence
of popular notice. From the early days
of the session the senate has been del
uged with lengthy petitions asking for
the passage of the bill. Thegdebate on
the bill was unusually interesting and
some very plain language was used.
Senators Morgan and McHale made
strong speeches against the measure
and insisted that the present law was
satisfactory. President Day and Sena-
tors Howard, Wyman and Sheehan sup
ported the bill.
Committee of the Whole.
Senator Hansen presided over the
morning session Of the senate commit
tee of the whole. The following bills
were considered and action taken as in
Dictated:
To limit the term of office of aldermen
or councilmen to two years; not to apply
to cities having population OF more than
100000, or where annual elections are
held. To pass.
To amend sec. IA, chap. 8S, general stat
utes of 1878, relating to attorneys and
counselors at law. To pass.
To amend sec. 4, chap. Sc. general stat
utes, relating to returns to the supreme
court on appeal. To pass.
A joint resolution relating to the hold
ing of land by corporations contrary to
law. To pass.
To regulate the employment of children.
To pass.
TO amend sec. 1, chap. "a, general laws
of 1873, relating to the regulation of hours
of labor; ten hours a days labor. To pass.
To further regulate elections and relat-
ing to ballots; the block ballot system. To
pass.
To make national building and loan as
sociations subject to all the usury laws of
the state To pass.
To provide for the payment of the value
of property condemned and appropriated
by municipal corporations, including the
costs of such condemnation, out of the
general funds of such corporation To
pass
For the taking OF the census of 1895,
making certain amendments and increas-
ing the appropriation for the purpose of
the bill to $50, 1000.
To provide that contracts and policies of
insurance on property in this state shall
be valid and shall continue in force, not
withstanding promissory notes given for
the premiums thereon are not paid at ma
turity. Indefinite postponement.
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ST. PAUL, April 3.-The Wright CEN
sus bill was the occasion CT another
squabble in the house Tuesday, though
the contest over it was by no means as
bitter and personal as at the time the
original bill was acted upon adversely.
The new bill carries an appropriation
Of $40, 900, and provides for simple
enumeration Of the people, and, Incl
dentally, of the voters. Even as pre-
sented the bill was amended in almost
every section to suit the Judgment of
members who wanted to say a word or
two about the bill.
When the bill was taken up it was
discussed section by section. Sections
1 and 2, providing for census of in
habitants only by bureau of census
with the secretary Of state in charge
were adopted. The third section was
amended by striking part of the pro-
visions for statistics other than those of
simple enumeration.
On the section fixing the cOmpensa-
ton to be paid enumerators there was a
hot debate. Enumerators' wages were
finally placed at $l.75 per day, 2 cents
per head, or So per diem, in villages or
towns or cities with from 500 to 5000
inhabitants, and $1.75 per day for all
cities above 5000.
OF a Routine Nature.
The morning session of the house was
given up entirely to routine work, nu-
merous committee reports being re-
ceived. About a dozen bills were
passed, among them the following:
To determine the boundary between St.
Louis and Lake counties.
For the relief of William H. Caine.
To provide for dependent children
To change moneys from the state agency
fund to the public school expense fund.
To provide for fourth insane asylum.
Relating to drainage fwet lands.
Feig Makes Charge.
Representative Furlong asked uhani-
nous consent to call up FL. F. 532, be.
ing the bill to appropriate 1000 for a
system of waterworks at the state fair
grounds. Mr.. Feig objected and de-
clared there was an odor of woodchuck
about the bill Going further he stated
that he had been informed that the
friends of the bill had made PROPOSE
ton to certain man to give him a part
of the appropriation for lobbying the
bill through. Being pressed, he gave
the name of his infOrmer and dis.
@ aimed any intention Of rejecting on
the appropriations committee. The
matter was then allowed to rest for the
present.
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TO authorize any town, county, city or
municipal corporation or quasi-mnnicipal
corporation to convey land or any right
or interest in land to the United States
and to release any lien thereon.
To provide for furnishing the clerk of
court and judge of probate of certain
counties in this state with Minnesota SUI
preme court reports.
To provide for the sanitary regulation
of bakeries and other establishments for
the manufacture of bread and other food
products.
To appropriate the income derived from
investments in the internal improvement
land fund to the internal improvement or
road and bridge fund
To enable parties to actions in the dis
trict courts to secure an impartial judge
to hear and preside at the trial.
Requiring dealers in slaughtered fresh
meats of all kinds, fish, fowls, ETC., to pro-
tect the same from dirt, flies and all other
obnoxious insects, and to provide for the
punishment of offenders for violation
thereof.
Providing for the deposit in court OF
money, property or effects for which there
are adverse claimants.
To legaliZe and make valid sales of real
estate made by executors, administrators
or guardians, under license of probate
court
To provide the manner of bonding coun-
ties by submitting same to vote of electors
for the purpose of raising moneys to fund
floating Indebtedness, to provide POOR
farms, roads and bridges
To legalize certain township orders here
tofore issued under the authority of vote
of the majority of the legal voters of any
township of this state
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
British House of Commons Discusses the
Question.

Question.
LONDON, April 1O.-Replying to a
question in the house of commons the
parliamentary secretary to the foreign
office, Sir Edward Gray, said that the
government was aware that the United
States had appointed a commission to
inquire into the feasibility of the plans
for building canal across Nicaragua
to connect the Atlantic with the Pa
cific, but Great Britain could not ap-
point a commission to cooperate with
the United States committee unless the
government of the United States was
DESTROYS that Great Britain should do
SO. In answer to question Sir Ed
ward Gray said that in case the con-
struction of the canal was proceeded
with, the government would take steps
to insure that British trade was placed
on the same footing as that of other
nations
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HARD FIBER TWlNE.
The House Favors Putting in a Plant at
the Penitentiary.

The House Favors Putting in Plant at
the Penitentiary.
In the house Saturday 13 bills on the
calendar were passed. Among them
them was Senator Cronkhite's bill pro-
viding for hard fiber Irvine plant in
the state prison and appropriating $10,-
600 in addition to the $4,000 available
for that purpose. Mr.. Gibbs bill max
ing Hon. John S. Pillsbury a life MEM
Der of the board of regents of the state
university was also passed.
In the afternoon, in committee of the
whole, J. n. Jones anti-screen, chair
table, back door, ETC., saloon bill was
indefinitely postponed. The Wyman
protection of employees bill was recon-
mended for passage. Mr.. Hartshorn's
bill making the wife responsible for
debts of her husband was recommended
to be indefinitely postponed, but it was
excepted from the report of the COM
mittee and laid on the table.
The Howard charter bill was received
from the senate, read and made spe-
cial order for Thursday at p. M The
Sheehan home rule bill was also made a
special order, to be taken up immedi-
ately following the debate and final vote
on the Howard bill
Passed by the House.
Limiting terms of aldermen in cities to
two years.
Relating to the board of regents of the
state university and making Hon John S.
Pillsbury life member
To provide hard fiber Irvine plant at
the state prison.
To prohibit the obstruction of public
levees of cities on navigable waters
To reimburse w. j. Whitfield for mill
tary services.
Authorizing cities to create the office of
weighmaster.
Amending San act to regulate cleo
tions."
To exempt the scales at certain eleva-
tors, mill and railroad yards from the jur-
isdiction of city sealers of weights and
measures.
To amend laws relating to the organiza-
ton of school districts.
For the encouragement of higher educa-
ton in village and town public graded
schools.
To prevent railway corporations charg-
ing excess for overlooking cars
Relating to the publication of the delin.
Quent tax list.
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SETTLERS MUST GO.
Squatters VIII BE Removed From I'll
YanktOn Reserve.

squatters VIII BE Removed From the
Yankton Reserve.
WASHINGTON, April 10-Secretary
Smith took up the protests of the Yank-
ton Ind ans against allowing the State
OF South Dakota to select school lands
within the coded reservation. The Sec
Rotary decided to recommend to the
president, who has the proclamation
declaring the lands open yet unsigned,
to temporarily withhold his signature.
he will allow the state two weeks
within which to file arguments show
ing its rights to select these lands. and
thereafter will render his decision. 1t
is probable that in the meantime he
Will take some steps to have squatters
removed from the reservation. a task
that may require the use of United
States troops.
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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

Business Mainly Confined to the Introduce
ton of Bills.
Saturday was the last day, under the
constitution, for bills to be introduce d
without the permission of the gov
ernor. The senators have hitherto had
little trouble in securing the coveted
permission, but the intimation has gone
forth this session that a change in the
policy of the executive in this particu.