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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The Anoka- Hastings hospital investiga-
2on committee Is said to be hopelessly
split and the whole matter will have to be
fought out in the legislature. b.
Senator Ozmun has introduced q bill
which paves the way for the municipal
ownership OF waterworks, railway sys-
tems, telephone, telegraph and other lines
ot communication, electric light and heat
Ag plants, etc.
senator Stebbins provides in s. F. 1888
that druggists may sell intoxicating liq-
uors for pharmaceutical, medicinal and
mechanical purposes on the personal ap,
plication Of any one, without it being
necessary to have q prescription.
Senator Stevens had II. F. 462 and "a
recalled from the committee on finance
and they were both passed. They provide
for reimbursement of Henry Johns and
4. +. Martin for expenses occurred in de.
Tending their seats in the house against
contestants. -.
A surprisingly strong lobby has made
its appearance in the house and about tho
committee rooms. 1t is now apparent
that determined effort will be made to
defeat the passage of several bills affect
ing railroads and the taxation of mines
and mineral lands.
3 "
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
a FIRST RATE TIME.
Alkali Ike Was Best Man. but He Proved
Rather Unpopular. I'll

a
Rather Unpopular.
"What kind of time did yon have at
the wedding last night, Ikes" inquired
the able editor of the Hawville Clarion
"First rater' replied Alkali Ike, who
presented decidedly battered appearance.
'sDon't remember when ever enjoyed my
self more in the same length Of time. Z
"H'm! How do you make that out?"
asked the scribe, regarding him critically.
"You seem to have lost several teeth, your
arm is in sling, your left ear is hanging
at half mast, and, while doubtless your
eyes will presently resume their normal
color, ut present they look q great deal like
a couple of holes burned In a black blan-
ket. In short, you have every appearances
Of having been dragged headforemost
through thrashing machine.
saw, yes," returned the battered one
cheerily. II reckon do. This yere arm e
broke in two places, my mouth feels like u
was about half pulled out the roots, likely
that thar ear will alwers lop down more
than 1.-The other, thar is good long stab
across my tank that you cunt see, consid.
erablesof my hair has been snatched oil,
an the groom like to have dug my eyes out
with his thumbs. But that's all right.
You jest ort to see the other fellers !" @
'Wish could. What caused the trou.
ble?'' y
1.-The LONELINESS of the groom. Some
people are SO gosh blamed peppery that
they fly up at nuthin. Tell you CIV 1T
was. You see, used to sorter set up
alongside of the young lady who was mar
ried last night stirred her maw's soft
soap an let her paw beat me in boss trades
an shot up two or three fcllers that came
perooZin around thar-in fact, thought
was high HACK with the whole family.
But wi1nmen folks is tickle, an the young
lady shook me an took up with another
Teller. An then, to rub it In on me, she
invited me to be best man at the wcddin.
"Waal, l reckon proved to the satisfao.
ton of everybody present that if wasn't
the best man thar was jest about rs good
smooth as you please till the preacher
asked, Who giveth this we're woman aways'
an says, amin to show that l didn't hold
no hard fcelin's: ~.
"'I reckon l could, but I hain't that
meant >.s.. @,,@ i :
IAN then we had it! The groom an the
brides father an several other kinfolks
ON we'll wishers came at me like was q
long lost stepson, an tended to 'em as
well as could as fast as they got to me.
While it lasted it was as pretty a little at.
fair as ever had the pleasure of beiD
mixed up in, an l reckon I'd have been on
the top of the heap an doin all the crowiE
If 1T hadn't been that the BRIDES mother
flung a skillet of scaldin water on me with
q dizziness born Of long practice, as they
say in stories. came away then. may
look sorter tore up today an Ill that. But.
as I said before, you ort to see the rest OF
en-. New York Sunday journal #
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
The Modern Drama.

"Foiled, toledo Kissed the black browed
villain through his clinched teeth. ~
have failed at last, just as me foul plot
seemed about to be successful. I SEQ it all
now. carelessly neglected to smoke the
requisite number of cigarettes Laugh on,
Clarence Hawtree, and you, too, proud
beauty-laugh on! You have won fairly,
and there is nothing left for me to do now
but to favor you with me justly popular
song and dance speciality. Let 'er 60, pro.
fessor!' T..
ing bars of "The Blond Who Tickled
Duffy's Ginger WhisEers. Truth. = r
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
ELL to Change the Exciting
s5 Plan Favorably Acted on
In the Senate. Z
As the House Recommends a
Similar Measure 1t May
Become a Law.
Schmidt's Depository Bill for
State Funds Practically
Laid to Rest.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 20. The plan Of per.
hitting taxes to be paid semi-annually
instead of annually, as. now, seems
likely to become law. The Shell bill
has already found favor in the house
and yesterday the senate recommended
q similar bill from its own tax com.
mittee for passage. The senate bill
also reduces the penalty from 10 and IL
per cent to 8 per cent straight. There
was q lively debate, the champions Of
the measure being Senators Potter,
Greer, Howard, Stevens and Morgan.
Senator Schaller doubted the expe:i-
ency of the measure, but disliked to
oppose it. He was afraid, however.
that it would interfere with the prompt
payment Of interest on county or nu-
nlcl pal Indebtedness. Senators NC
Haze and Masterman also SPOKE for the
measure. The only opposition OF note
came from Senator Ya.e. 1t was OF no
avail, however, as the vote was almost
unanimous.
These Favor bly, Received.
After dlsposing OF the tux bill the
senate recommended the following bins
tor passage: .
:. +. lao, Shcchan-To authorize cities
to settle and compromise claims against
such cities.
s. F.. lO7, Stevens-Authorizing all cor
porations other than those for pecuniary
profit to increase the number Of Their
trustees.
S. +. 291-Authorizing and comforting
perpetual succession upon corporations
organized for the purpose Of operating
private cemeteries und crematories, and
providing tor perpetual care and i'm
provement fund.
H +. W, onyder-To provide for the
registration Of municipal bonds Of the
cities of the state. g.
The Torson hoase bill, providing for
the election Of ral4rOad aud warehouse
was reached early III
the day. MIR. Miller, author OF the
senate bill to the same effect, offered
an amendment providing that one
should be e4ected bien-
nlally, the term being fixed at Sax
years. 1t was referred to the railroad
ssh =. '... '''.,'a''. r.:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Quick Action on q Resolu-
ton in Regard Is Syl-
vester Scoval.
Passed Both Houses Within
Half, an Hour After III
- ~ Introduction.
Thirteen Bills Of More or
Less Importance Pass
.- the House.

ST.. PAUL, Feb. 22.-The legislature
broke the record IN the matter Of rapid
legislation Saturday, . resolution going
through both houses in half an hour.
At 10 80 Senator Stevens introduced q
resolution commencing the action of
the United States senate calling for an
investigation of the means by which
Sylvester Scoyel, correspondent Of the
New York World, is detained in 8 Gu.
ban prison by order of the Spanish gov.
eminent in Cuba. It was unanimously
adopted in the senate without debate,
and was Immediately transmitted to
the house Of representatives, where it
was unanimously concurred in. At II
O'Clock, just 80 minutes after it was in
PRODUCED in the senate, the resolution
was reported back from the house.
Threeslsil!s Passed.
Of the bills on the calendar for final
action Senator Wyman's two banking
bills went over by his request. Three
measures were passed, as follows 5
S. +. 144, Dunn-To compel prisoners in
county and village jails to perform serv-
Ice upon the public streets, highways,
public buildings and grounds; regulating
the manner Of performing such labor. and
prescribing the punishment for violations
Of the provisions thereof. s
S. f. 223, Hodge-To require all rail-
road companies in this state to VIII m
lands in this state have been granted BY
the state or territory of Minnesota or the
United States of America to file q list of
said lands with the state auditor.
s. F. 200, Stebbins-To empower towns,
cities, villages and boroughs in this state
to cause bodies to be disinterred from
abandoned, unused and neglected public
cemeteries and reburied in proper and
cemeteries go.
In Committee of the Whole.
On gen eral orders about . dozen bills
were acted on, but progress was report
ed on most of them. Two were rec.
omm ended for indefinite postponement
and one for passage, as follows
S. F. 1875, Pottgeiser- regulate pri-
mary election of delegates to conventions.
postponed; s. F. $40 substi-
tuted. ..'
S. F. 147, Knatvold-Authoriz c0un-
ties to build and keep in repair. bridges
Indefinitely postponed.
S. f. 200, Theden-To repeal an act au-
thorizing the village Of Excelsior to estab-
fish waterworks department and 10
raise funds therefor. To pass.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
REINFORCEMENT.

The H0uAs Decides on the SIZE OF the
Leg .slaGv- Branches. ~....--
The Staples resolution favOring such
kscheme of reapportionment as should
xbt increase the senate to above 20
Qembers nor the house above its pres.
Ut SIZE, was adopted by the house but
b modified form. "Let the committee
have leeway," was the plea, and the
figures in the resolution were made So
1pr the senate and 12O for the house.
i The debate on the resolution lasted
"a hour and geographical lines were
loosely drawn, the northern men flock
4g to the support Of the resolution
4hile members from the southern part
! d the state were almost solidly against
4. The necessity Of reapportionment
vas conceded on all sides, but the Opin.
! Ion as to the size of the two chambers
.1as greatly diversified. The amend.
.1hent was adopted on motion Of Repre-
4ntative jacobson.
Travelling L.brar,ea Knocked Out.
The discussion Of the much talked OF
1Eaveling library bill introduced IN the
house BY Representative Staples and
= the senate by Senator Greer, occu-
He'd an hour or two Of the afternoon
assion Of the house, during which
{ nearly every member Of the house had
methlng to say on one side or the
her, and, a. . denouement, the two
Ells were grouped and recommended
TOR indefinite postponement BY . vote
u A to ". Two bills on general or.
4ers were recommended for passage o
follows:
h. F. 4e4, Johns-To appropriate s16o
6r contest expenses incurred BY Repre-
htative Martin. II.
di6O for contest expenses Of Henry Johns
Littleton's chattel mortgage Law
vhlch was turned down by the house
LAY or two. ago was resurrected by
Ipanimous vote and again placed or ~
he calendar.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
HOUSE: PROCEEDINGS.

Schmidt's state Depository II II Laid &
Rest bus RssuPI sctsd Later.
The house was very deliberate inlits
proceedings, but managed to dispose u
quite q number OF bllls. The members
were in . laxative humor and all
measures of any Importance were de-
bated IN extenso. The state depository
bill Of MIR. Schmidt; providing for &C.
posltorles for state money, Was laid to
rest in committee OF the whole, but the
house decided later to give tue author
another chance to amend his bin and
relnstate it on general orders with
that end in view. The following bll4s
were passed:
H. F. 22s-Amending the election law
relative to registration IN cities OF over
15,UOU and under 5O, OOJ population.
II. +. AZ, Lovejoy-AmenthIg the law
pertaining to depositing funds ny savings
banks so as to permit deposits to be maze
in banks in Chicago as we'll as New York.
H. +. 464, Johns-To appropriate 500
for contest expenses incurred by ttepre-
sentative Thomas Y. Martin.
II. +. 462, DalAimore-To appropriate
SloO for contest expenses Of Representa-
tive Henry Johns. " H..
~ s In Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Johns presided over the commit.
tee of the whole. aud. after reporting
progress on DahHs tree text book bal,
the following measures were recon-
mended to pass:
s. IA. f. l08, Dunn-Relating to taxes
AZ III. =. 257, Donnelly To provide for fur
ther publicity OF financial condition Of
banks. A p.
II. F. sas, Donnelly-Toc compel publica-
ton OF names of officers aud stockholders
OF banks, with amount Of stock held by
each.
Il. F. 80, McGill- Relating to the No
tonal guard. s.s.aH 80. ~
s. +. ", Thorpe improve the serv.
Ice Of grain inspection.
S. +. lU0, Barr-Relating to the powers Of
village councils.
s. h 1oe, sperry-Relating to the ISIS. .
ancs of bonds tor the erection Of public
buildings by cities, boroughs and villages.
II. F. ~, Coe-To punish for interior.
ence with electric wires.
II. +. .bS, West-Relating TO the spread
Of disease among swine.
d. y. 0o9, Cray-kelating to mortgage
foreclosures.
II. +. s75, McNeil-C Comforting add
tional powers ON deputy county auditors
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Is AGAIN POSTPONED.
State Senate Takes No Action
in the Labor Bureau
investigation.
Matter Briefly Discussed and
a Decision Deferred for
a Few Days.
Crond ahl's Bicycle Path Bill
Amended to Death in
the House.

ST.. PAUL, Feb 24.-The senate yes.
terday afternoon took up the special
order, the labor bureau investigation.
MIR. Stevens moved that the special or
der be deferred until Thursday next.
Mr.. Ringdahl opposed and offered q
substitute to proceed Immediately to
the consideration of the matter. Speak
ing upon Mr.. Stevens motion to defer,
Senator Reishus said it was childish to
waste valuable time considering mat.
ter when the majority had already de-
termined upon the course they in.
tended to pursue at a caucus at the
Ryan Hotel Friday night. So.
THIS statement by Mr.. Reishus waa
emphatically denied by Senator Young,
who sad that every charge against tue
bureau would be given thorough M
CURRY. The committee was opposed to
opening up the vast field OF inquiry
called Tor by the prosecution, but all
the main charges would be given due
consideration. After further discus
SION the senate voted to make the mat.
ter special order for Thursday at p.
NJ. Meanwhile the report or the COM
mittee, in spite Of the opposition OF Its
Republican members, Is to be printed.
lhe following bills were passed:
5. +. 290-Roseau and Marshall coun.
ties seed grain bill.
.. +. 14O, Sheehan-To authorize cities
to settle aud compromise claims 'g.ti.1: i
such cities. g., 49, -.
s. +. lO7, Stevens-Authorizing all COR
porations other than those for pecuniary
profit to increase the number OF their
trustees. ..--.
5. +. 291-Authorizing and comforting
perpetual succession upon corporations
organized for the purpose OF Operating
private cemeteries ana cremator.es. 49,,
Ii. +. ~, onyuer-To provide for, III ::
registration OF municipal bonds of cities.
5. +. 14S, Misunderstanding to illu-
minating oils. Amended to exempt st.
PAUL and Minneapolis.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
The Foss Fill Passes tho
House by a Bare Constitu-
tional Majority.
Operation Of the Measure Is
Restricted to Personal
Property Alone.
Most Of the Day in the Senate
Devoted to the Bank
Examiner.

81. PAUL, Feb. 25.-The house had .
special order for yesterday afternoon
! for tho consideration OF Mr.. Foss' bill
Tor q graduated and progressive inner.
itance tax III. F. ~, which was passed
by constitutional majority OF 81 votes
after the bill had been materially
amended and had narrowly escaped
defeat and mutilation several times.
! The bill, as originally drawn, provided
: that the tax should apply to real and
personal property OF the value OF 500
and over, being graduated from TINS
amount to 100000, with successive
steps from per cent to per cent. The
amendments adopted limit the opera
ton OF the measure topersonal prop
erCy, and to lnheritances OF $40, 900 and
over, the tax TO range from per cent
Wy 10 per cent on 800, COO and over.
Bank Depository Bill Killed.
The morning session OF the house
was devoted mainly to work Oh general
orders. The principal measure acted
OH was the Schmidt bank depository
b44l, and 1t was defeated-34 to 10.
Representative Donneuy led the oppo.
s4t.on to the measure, claiming 1t was
inconslstent and unconstitutional. The
following bills were also acted on:
H. +. Sa2, MISUNDERSTANDING and
amending the chattel mortgage law. 10
pass.
ID. +. 255, Goar-Appropriating 5000
for relief OF settlers OF hoseau county.
10 pass.
II. r. II, Fosnes-To legalize incorpora-
ton Of villages under chap. las OF Inc
Laws Ut 1886. 10 pass.
n. y. ", rerris-tIclating to mortgage
foreclosures. 10 pass.
5. r. ~, Snith-I.elsting to actions con-
corning reaA estate. 10 pass.
n. b. III, notwithstanding to time OF
holding court in unorganized counties.
10 pass.
II. r. 4Os, Andersen-kelating to land
grants anu providing for the enforcement
OF the Anderson railroad land taxation
act. Indefinitely postponed
3. +. SSS-SA0Ao as above. 10 paSa
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
4 Special! ]. ORDER R.
d Report Of the Powers Investl-
cation Committee Gomez
~ Up Tuesday.
Senators Will Then Decide Il
the Whole Matter IL to
an Be Dropped. BIZ
4onAe Debates ReapportiOn-
ment and Adopts Staples
sM5 Resolution.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 19.-The Powers Ia
Dor bureau investigation occupied the
sena.s's attention for. nearly the entire
morning session aud was then made q
special order for Tuesday next at 2 :3l
p. m. The debate started when the
Dommittee filed its report Of the pro-
seedlings SO far held and the principal
bone of contention was whether the re.
port should be printed in the journal OF
not. The final decision was victory
Tor Mr. Powers friends, as the report
will not be printed-for some time at
least.
+ Senator Young, q member OF the
committee, said that in view OF the
fact that the accused was but recently
seappointed 10y the governor anG con.
frmed by the senate 1t was now be-
You'd the power OF the senate to re-
move him, and it would render the
Investigation useless He claimed the
peop.e back of the investigation were
after political revenge aud that the
senate should not continue the matter
further. The side OF the labor unions
vas upheld by Senator Ringdahl, the
guthor of the resolution. He asserted
ahe charges made were serious enough
60 demand investigation and that the
accusers of MIR. Powers expected to
prove them. s ~ =. e g..
seed Grain Bill Passed. NJ
Senator Wyman called up the seed
gran loan bill and received unanimous
consent for a suspension OF the rules to
have 1t placed on final passage. Sena.
Dor Wyman, in explanation OF the bill,
said it was SO drawn that the counties
borrowing would be forced to return
Me loan within three years. The bill
was passed.
AT the afternoon session Senator Wy.
mans bill relating to banks OF discount
and deposit vas taken up as special
1yder The aim of the bill is to pre-.
vent officers or directors fr0w borrow.
Ing money from their own banks, and
;lhrowing other safeguards around the
iAuslness. In the course of the discus
t6on Senator Keller got the floor aud
made somewhat sensational speech in
winch he said that the state bank ex.
,4mlner and not Mr.. Wyman was the
4nthor OF the bill, and that the exam.
lner was no better than tool Of the
banks. After further disc custom II was
moved that when the committee rise it
report the bill to pass, with the provis.
ION that it be printed. THIS was adopted.
Progress was reported on 8. F. ll8,
Giving the pubic examiner additional
Help. ~.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Anatomical.

"Ah, meP' said the tragedian as he read
the scathing criticism of the performance,
In which he was reminded that his ply
sique admirably adapted him for driving
truck, II suppose the poor fellow acted &C.
oording to his lights"
But the critics lights had nothing to do
with his acerbity. 1t was his nver.-Cin-
einnati Enquirer " -
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
AMENDED TO DEATH.

Gr0ndahps Bicycle Bill k iled. ut Its
g., Authors Request. .
The Grondah4 bicycle path bill was
killed III the house yesterday on re-.
quest OF Its author. 1t mad been
amended beyond Identification and
sAr. Grondahl would no longer stand
sponsor tor 1t. he moved tor lndeu.
n4te postponement and the house unan.
ttmously agreed. "-~ .,.a-s
III considering the calendar the SEN
ate seed gram bill, S. +. ~, was taken
house TIE. The farmers OF the Red
RIVER valley. by the provisions OF the
blll,, are loaned $7O,VO0 under certain
conditions tor seed grain.
Lbs Donnelly bl4I on general orders,
No. 259, awakened protests from
Schmidt of Duluth and other attorneys
on the floor. 1t authorizes asslguees
and receivers to proceed wlthAn SAX
months against stockholders Oh Their
llablnty. 1t was finally recommended
to pass. 80
u n. F.. 257 and 1858, Donnelly's meas
ures relating to banks, were laid over
because OF small attendance, 3 two.
tn4rds vote Icing required by the; COLI
.LG4tutlOn. =.
TIE Cass and Beltrsmi Fight.
At the afternoon session the house
took up general orders. The principal
bill under discussion was the Cass AMI
Beltraml county Organization measure,
aud the division was supposed to be Oh
lumber and antl-lumber .lnes. The Or
ganlzatlon will mean an increase Of
taxes, and consequently the lumber
companies are understood to be ''agin"
It. Friends Of organization insisted on
adopting the bill a. offered by the
o0mm4ttee on towns and counties and
this substitute was recommended Tor
passage.
Other measures were disposed Of az
1Ollows: a.. -.
II. +. Ya0-Relating to examination Of
teachers. To pasa y
H. \. 2db-lo appropriate money for re-
Net Of settlers in hosean county. Recon-
1aitted to committee on appropriations.
H. F. So6-To amend free text book law.
80 pass. ass' ..'-.,r'-n. E s-s
q H. +. ze-Providing for state forestry
reserve and commission to have charge
Of the same To pass. T,. - ~. !.
II. +. 8-To provide for semi,annual
payment OF taxes. 10 pass. Il
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
Query Of the Times.


The lover was enthusiastic.
"She has poetry in her eyes," he ex.
claimed. -
"Yes?' returned the cynic tantalizingly.
"She has roses in her cheeks" persisted
the lover.
"Yes?" returned the cynic again.
"She has music in her voice." asserted
the lover defantly. -
"And what in the bankf" queried the
cynic.-Chicago Post
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-02-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

8 The two labor bills, one to regulate tho
practice of horseshoeing, and the other
that: Of barbeling, were both reported
hack in the house TO pass 20 amended.
With q paltry 5000 or 50 on hand for
roads and bridges, there have been intro
auced In the house this session 11S bills,
calling for expenditures OF over $2OO,OOO
Seventy. of the ~ counties Of the state are
represented in these bills
N Representative McElhany has intro.
duced . bill requiring all railroads of, over
10c miles in length to issue mileage books
with l, 600 coupons attached, at cents per
mile, such coupons to be used in payment
Of tickets for any desired distance.