The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-17
IlGonday sJan. H.

EsS HOUSE The house met ct 5 o'clock in
the evening with = quorum present. Chap
lain McCune offered short prayer, which
was followed by roll call. E7
The secretary Of the senate reported the
passage by the senate Of joint resolution
providing for the appointment of q com
mittee to investigate and report on the
suffering from the Hinckley forest fire and
TO recommend SONS legislation on the
subject. III 4 ~ St
Mr.. Johns rose to question Of privilege,
and presented Speaker Van SAINT with 9
handsome gavel, the gift Of the pupils Of
the St. Paul manual training school.
S Speaker Van SAINT, in accepting, made 9
brief reply, extending his thanks 70 the
donors. 81 (! 4: t AZ HI
The Commercial clubs Of the Twin Cit
les presented memorial asking for earn
est consideration Of the question Of pre-
serving forests from destruction by fire
and the repetition Of theH inckley calamity.
Mr.. Furlong presented 9 resolution re
5garding The death Of John i. Merriam.
It provided for adjournment from noon
Tuesday to 10 q. m. Wednesday, and for 8
committee to attend the funeral. Tho
resolution was unanimo usly passed.
The joint resolution providing for the
appointment Of committee of three from
the senate and fv14rom the house to in
quire into the particulars and recommend
some legislation concerning the sufferers
BY the Hinckley fores: fires wa, on motion
sof Mr.. Anderson, adopted.
The speaker announced that the mem
hers who desired could draw their mileage
/ allowance at the slate treasurer's OmA for
the halfhour succeeding I'D Durnment,
The house then adjourned until 10 .. m.
s SENATE The session Of the senate was
one of the shortest on record Il con-
sisted merely Of q roll call, : few sen
tenees read from the Journal and an adj
journment until 10 q M. 4
Tuesday, Jan. 10. Ill ia
y SENATE The senate devoted its short
session to business, without aROrding Rny
opportunity to make attempted .'play to
the galleries. There was no enlivening
ant Governor. Clough Of q mahogany gavel
made by the pupils Of the st. Paul manual
training school.
One of the first things done was the
adoption of resolution to adjourn at
noon as q mark of respect to the late Hon.
John Z. Merriam. n
Among the important bills introduced
was corrupt practices act, !" BY Senator
{ Oxmun Of Ramsey. The bill Is designed
TO check the corrupt use Of money in po-
htical campaigns. ss2 q ;;.S5
"A state normal school at Duluth is the
burden Of q bill introduced by Senator
Spencer of that city. 81 a
Senator Yale Of Winona sprung 3 sense
tion by Offering q resolution THAT the
senate, the house concurring, that this
legislature adjourn sine die on Friday,
4 March g." s355s sss
The resolution went over on Senator
Greer's notice of debate. Fl, sS
HOUSE-The house waa busy with the
Introduction of bills for about an hour,
md several Of the measures are important.
Among them were bills to license ped
dlers; for q graduated and progressive tax
on gifts, inheritances, devises, bequests
/ and legacies; to amend section O., chapter
{ IL general statutes Of 1885, relating to
penalties for delinquent taxes; to provide
for the establishments OF state Dish hatch
cry; to regulate passenger train service on
railroads; to prohibit the aiming Of fire.
arms at : human being and to punish for
the same; to appropriate money for open
ing the closed water tributary 70 the Red
River and its tributaries. Il s