Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26

tuesday, Jan. 10.
The senate, in executive session. con-
frmed all the nominations of Governor
Clough except two-J. Il. Block Of Nicol-
let county, as trustee of state insane hos
pitfalls, and Knute Bondy, on the state
board of cqI" lization. There was doubt
as to their eligibility.
Among the bills introduced durin. the
Gay was one by Senator Henneman to re-
peal the famous corrupt practices" act
Of 1886, which provided for the limiting of
campaign expenses and the filing Of state
ments Of such expenses by candidates.
Senator Henneman thinks it encourages
false reports, wholesale lying and open
fraud !, and is Of absolutely no value
IN the house Representative Feig intro {.
duced q bill to abolish the $500 limit Of
damages for the death of an: employee on
any railroad or in any factory 1t also
provides that it shall not be contributary
negligence for an employe to continue to
work where there may be defective ma
chinery Or appliances when the owners,
agents or officers Of a factory OF railroad
may be aware of such defect.
Hayter's bill proposing constitutional
amendment making a governor Or govern
or-elect Ineligible for senator during the
term for which he was elected, and Mr.
fosnes'- bill repeating the horse thief
bounty, were-fayorably recommended
,~ Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Both houses had under consideration
the general arbitration treaty, but the
resolutions were Numerically opposite.
The house resolution, introduced BY Dom
nelly, strongly opposed the ratification of
the treaty, while in the senate the Wynnan
resolution favored ratification. The house
made the Donnelly resolution a special
order for Jan. 49, The senate resolution
went to the committee on fedral relations.
The senate, by resolution, abolished ex-
ecutiye sessions. Among the bills intro
duced was one providing for reforma-
tory for women. i ,. II.
= A conference committee to try to reach
an agreement for some basis for a joint
committee on reapporti comment, consist
ing OF Senators Barr, Whitney and Nc
Hale was appointed. III. ~ +: i. -. 81
TX Thursday, Jan. Fl. r.. - T.
B: Both the senate, and house had CON
tested election cases, the former the Dunn
Day contest and the latter the case Of
bingham vs. Lehman. The latter was
quickly disposed Of by seating Lehman,
but the senatorial contest is Still on. IS
Il The resolution providing for q Joint sen
ate and house committee to conduct the
Mountain Iron investigation was adopted
and the PRESIDENT appointed Senators
Young, Greer, Sheehan and Ring ahl to
constitute this committee. :s ~ s 5..2
~ Under the head Of committee reports
the blowing measures were recommend
ed to pass: Purchase of 50 acres of land
for the state school at Owatonna; adding:
one typewriter to property exempt from
execution; sheehan's anti trust bill and
Oz1nun's bill for Il conference to secure
joint Legislation on certain subjects. $, ..:=
Among the new bills in the house was
one appro OPERATING SD 900 to- open closed
water courses in Red River val Hey. An
other requires railroads tic. run second
class passenger coaches on all trains at q
fare not exceeding cents per mile. .s:s 81.
Friday, Jan. !.
SIS The Dunn Day contested election case:
occupied the entire day in the senate and
was not disposed Of. at the hour Of ad-
iOurnment.s The time was Sprin cipally
taken up with speeches Of attttorne 81
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and unint eresting A large nuneer Of.
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ora Of them being Of more than usual ms
po1tance. A resolution by Representative
sI4eilne rdinger fayors "a red action intlle5
riess of state and e unit officer to cor
respond with the hard times, the cut to be
upon q basis Of 2 lrers &c present SAL
aries
2earesentatiY e Reeves is Of the d irion
that the irenminesi in the il Tort fern part
of the state areg etttin easiI III the
matteTof taxa tiol, ansl has intro dueea q
bill remedy the S5s2
the score or so of othes. bills one BY
igen psoposes q 70 lise for Oh
.grainor its products stored ii Vators Of
sWareho the line Il rihiToaasSa 81
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md the cosln tics lsat
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