The Worthington advance., 1897-02-04
Later in the day Gov. Clough with
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drew the name entirely. a$S@ 5::ss-
The bill reducing fees for naturaliza-
ton papers from two dollafs to one
dollar was passed by the senate. The
original effort was to reduce the fee to
fifty cents, but the reduction to one
dollar was compromise measure
which the clerks of the courts assented
to. In view of the thousands who will
be disfranchised, unless they take out
their second papers. owing to the new
constitutional amendment, the clerks
will do thriving businessmen at the
reduced rate. The house bill exempt
ing one typewriter and one sewing ma
chine from execution was passed, and
now only awaits the governors sigma
ture to become a law.
In the house, Mr.. Underleak got in a
drive at Mr.. Donnelly in the shape of a
resolution forbidding the introduction
of any subject in the form of resolu-
tion which could be covered by bill.
He said too much time had been wasted
discussing resolutions for mere bun
combe, referring of course to the de-
bate on the arbitration treaty resolu-
Thursday.
The bill making governor or gov
ernor-elect ineligible for election to the
U. S. senate during the time for which
he was chosen governor, received its
quietus in the house Yesterday. Repre-
sentatives Jacobson and Donnelly unit
ing with sufficient force to kill it very
dead. A large number of bills were
introduced but they were chiefly for
bridges and of local character. Mr.:
Donnelly offered one pertinent to the
hard times. It requires every bank,
during business hours, to keep posted
in it's public counting room, state
ment of the condition of the bank
the previous day and also provides
that notes over six months old shall
not be regarded as assets. Such a
measure would wipe out great many
assets in this state.
The senate took another recess until
Tuesday but the house was more in
the coming storm relative to the loca-
ton of the fourth insane asylum at
Anoka were heard in the house on Sat
urday. The governor sent in the ma
jority and minority reports Of the COM
mission appointed to select the site.
The reports were ordered printed for
future consideration, but not until
there had been q good deal of debate,
during which Mr.. Donnelly, of Hast
ings, and Mr.. Staples, also of Dakota
county, had condemned the action OF
the commission in changing the loca-
tion from Hastings after having once
given that. point the preference. There
is evidently row in prospect.
The resolution calling upon the bank
ing committee to investigate the bank
examiner, and expressing the opinion
that his Office should be abolished, was
overwhelmingly defeated, and, in tho
stead, Mr.. Feig' offered one raising a
special committee of five to investigate
the causes which have led up to the
recent failures Of state banks and re.
port what legislation is needed to pre-.
vent future failures
! Another evidence that the constitu.
tional amendment forbidding special
legislation is nugatory was furnished
by the introduction of bill relative to
the care of public funds, which only
applies to cities ofover 15e, 900 popula-
ton. This isn't special legislation. bu,
it applies only to Minneapolis.
| One of the most practical, and per.
haps the most important bills of the
session, was offered by Representative
Stone. 1t provides for an immigration
board, to consist of one member from
each congressional district to be ap.
pointed by the governor. No salary is
! allowed, except to the secretary, but
the commissioners are to be allowed
travelling expenses. The design is tc
revive immigration work, which has
been sadly neglected for many years.
| Another bill, of especial interest tc
st. Louis county, provides for the elec.
tion of a mine inspector in every coun
ty where mines exist. It is patterned
after the Michigan law, where it is
very popular, owing to the protection
it secures for miners in their necessary
dangerous employment.
| Mr.. Donnelly stirred up the bank.
again by two bills, one requiring then
to keep posted in their counting room.
their lists of stockholders, and the
other recurring immediate suit to be
brought against stockholders to nforce
their iability&when bank fails.
Something Of Jug handle county
local option bill was offered by Mr.
Hollister. It provides that at every
general election the counties shall vot<
on local option, and if it carries NJ
liquor shall be sold in the county fo
two years. If it fails to carry, thel
the towns can vote to licence or not tx
license. as at present. If the county
votes no license, the towns have n,
further discretion in the matter.
As the senate took vacation from
Friday to Tuesday, the house wante,
to skip. Monday, but Jacobson was OF
hand to demand industry, and so thor.
will be u house session today.
| Dead.
Professor w. M. Riddle died at st
Barnabas hospital in Minneapolis
Professor Riddle was injured in th,
street car accident of Jan. 9, when tn,
Oak street electric car was crashe,
into bv a Great Western nassanper n