Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-02-20

| the act relatfngSto labels and trade marks. The
! joint misunderstanding congress pass bank
ruptcy bill was defeated $50
! ST. PAUL, Feb 14th-In the senate Mr..
Theden, by request, presented q bill prohibiting
shows on the Sabbath. The following bills
were passed: providing for appeals to district
courts from Judgment in award for opening
| roads; to authorize the division of organized
| townships, on account Of natural division such
| rs rivers. etc; giving a reward for killing
wolves; providing for the reorganization of the
state national guard: to prohibit poolselling
| and bookmakfng atraces; providing for the
numberof signerssto a. petition, necessary to
| place the name OF an Independent candidate on
| tickets FFk 81 8N kER
| Senator Durham offered a resolution asking
| the judiciary committee 10 advise the senate
what authority under the constitution, the
| legislature has for expanding money for drafn-'
age of wet land and if there is authority to do
| upon what different principle rests the author
ity to expend money on roads and bridges. Il (
About 100 members of the Louise and 250 in
vited guests visited the reform school at Red
Wing. Dinner was served and cantata was
presented BY the pupils. Il s 8@
r. ST. PAUL, Feb BIN the senate Mr. TheGen
presented bill providing for state board
OF embalming anG to provide for the prevention
If contagious diseases. The following bills
we're passed: reIating to the size of election
districts; changing the law relating to the sale
OF liquor to minors: making tae use OF narcot-
les cause for divorce: authorizing organize
towns to build fences for preventing spread or
Russian thistle; relating to deposits in insol-
vent banks and provides punishment for VIC
lation thereof. Senator Potter introduced a
resolution which may interfere with the CAPT
toll bill, 1t provides THAT no bills appropria-
ting or setting aside moneys for any purpose
ether than current expenses shall be considered
until all bills of that nature shall be in the
hands Of tie committee on finance and ported
back by them at one time -
In the house no important bills were intro
duced. The following bills were passed: re-
lating to requisites of summons issued by JUS
tees of the peace; to prevent the spread of
noxious weeds detaching villages from town
lips for all purposes. The bill by Mr.. Parker
relating to township organization was voted
{ down. &Bsss 81 EK rskSkf HI
ST. PAUL, Feb 16.-Contrary to usual rules,
both branches held sessions today. In the SEN
ate the following bills were passed: To amend
chapter 1875. general laws OF 1898, by allowing
the use of certain license money for certain
public improvements, introduced by Senator
Heneman; to legalize certain corporations and
to validate transfers of property made by such
corporations, by Senator Morgan; to amend
section 1, chapters 10, general laws of 1891, re-
lating to appropriations Of moneys by boards
of county commissioners for repairing roads
aud bridges. The rest of the day was spent in
committee work.
In the house the bill from Messrs. Cant and
Douglas, and designed to encourage back pay
ment OF taxes onall lands which have been or
may be ssoldsto the state, the certificates of
which have not been assigned to the state, pro-
vides for the redemption of such property by
payment to the county treasurer of the amounts
due the stage minus the penalties and interest
TIa;f ~ 11oi,, 70
supply the 81 ciaI benefits from the absence of
which the farmers suffer. 1t provides for the
organization of state and district societies with
markets and homes, the present state
agrieulturai society being the state society
The bill BY Brevig imposes number of restrics
lions on railroads. esaof @@sF %%7
THE total output of canned tomatoes
in 1894 in the United States was 134,-
SGT, 1896 cans. against 107, 500 600 cans in
1898.
ITis.said sthatsthe.. new president of
France, M. aFaure, bears az striking re-
semblance to the late Chester A. Ar
thur. ,.nv. a.
PERSONS bearing the same Surname
although they ,InaysnotF be- related I'M
any way, are forbidden to marry in
China.
J THE city of Lowell, Mass, pays the
doctors of that city twenty-five cents
for, every birth in the city that they
report.
The number ofIunmarried women in
England and Wales exceeds. the NUM-
Der Of unmarried men by a majority of
nearly 100000.
A CONSCIENCE stricken, citizen of
Lynn, Mass, sent the city treasury
$4,000 to pay the city for taxes wrong
fully withheld. 4glf
GUS. Teller, of Kirwin, Kan, fell
off windmill tower and saved his life
by falling on his two porlsers. 1t
killed the hoes.
A WEALTHY farmer in Champaign
county, H., retired from business and
moved to Chicago. In day and half
the savings of fifty years were lost in
his first attempt at stock speculation.
PORTLAND, Ore, has just completed a
system of water works at q cost of So
100000. The supply comes from Bud
Run river, which rises in the Cascade
and is brought distance
OF forty lfnfles,s kE S
Il MRS. GRuNDY d SAYS: