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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
Roepportionment Bill Meets
With Objections From
n the Lawmakers.
NNyman Banking Bill Recom-
mended for Passage by 7.
II the Senate.
Nudge Abbott's Sugar Beet Bill
Is Given Another Chance
In the House..

81. PAUL, April 2.-The joint emo
m.ttee on reapportionment met yester'
day at 8 o'c ock to pass upon the COM
pleted reapportionment bill which had
been submitted to it earlier in the day.
Before taking final action upon the
matter an opportunity was given sew
eral senators and representatives to be
heard on certain features Of the bill to
which there was objection. Senator
6perry interposed vigorous objection
10 the new pan by which his county
etcele-and Dodge, formerly the
Twelfth and Thirteenth districts,
would hereafter be known as the Sew.
enth. Nicol.e: and Slb:oy counties are
tied up together under the bill, aud
their representatives objected. saying
tLat they preferred the former plan.
A number OF other protests were made
and listened 70, but the committee had
gene over the matter carefully, and
was not disposed to depart from the
general plan.
BY the bill St.. Louis county will
have three senators ani six representa-
lives, Ramsey will have an add tional
senator and two more representatives,
while Hennepin will add one of each.
The committee has provided 50 sena-
tors and l2O representatives.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
DOUGLAS BILL DIES.

House Doesn't Think Time Opportune to
Fix Railroad Tarihs.
The Douglas distance freight rate
bill was taken up in the house for con.
sideration as special order. Mr..
Grondahl offered an amendment to the
schedule proposed reducing the rate to
be made. The scale of rates in the bill
reduced present rates on grain from II
to ~ per cent. The Grondahl amend
ment reduced present rates from to
IL per cent. The Grondahl scale was
substituted. The discussion on the
merits of the bill was opened by its
author. I'LL -5
This was followed by discussion in
which Representative Schmidt took q
leading part for the opposition. A
number of members took part in the
discussion, and when the vote was
taken the house stood AZ for and ~
against, and by the motion of Judge
Littleton 90 reconsider and lay. upon
the table, all hope Of further action
was put beyond the possibility of doubt.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
Bills Taxing Express, Sleeping
Car, Telephone and Freight
Companies Pass. q
Soule's Anti Sectarian Bill
Runs the Gauntlet by q *
Vote OF 62 to 20.
Charges Against Labor Conn
& missioner Powers Reported
in the Senate.

;. 81. PAUL. April a-The special o..
der of the house yesterday afternoon
was = sort Of omnibus taxation meas
ure, under the form Of FIVE bills. -
follows:
H. F. 857, Dyer-For the taxation OF
express companies.
II. F. 822-F'or the same purpose.
H. F. 8ll, Anderson-For the taxation
of sleeping cars, etc. w. ~, .-s ! IL e
III. +. $40, McGrath-For the taxation
Of telephone companies.
H. F. 9SS, Ferris-For the taxation Of
freight line and equipment companies.
These bills originated in and were
passed by the legislature two years
ago submitting the matter to the peo-
pie in the form Of constitutional
amendment, which was adopted.
The two bills for the taxation Of ex.
press companies. one by Mr.. Dyer and
the other prepared by Mr.. Smith of
Hennepin, chairman of the committee
on taxation, were taken up together
and in a manner explained by Mr..
Smith. He stated that both bills were
copies of Ohio statutes, both having
been carried to the supreme court of
the United States and both having
been sustained as constitutional.
After considerable discussion the Dyer
bill was passed by a unanimous vote
and the Smith bill was indefinitely
postponed.
The three remaining bills were then
taken up separately and passed.
The Soule bill, relating to sectarian.
ism in the public schools, passed by q
vote of 62 to e. Its first section pro-
nounces unlawful the use Of any creed
or sectarian text book in any public
school. The wearing OF any sectarian
gard or custom is prohibited by the
second, and also 1.-THE teaching of any
sectarian denominational instruction
clause, violation Of the law being pun.
ishable by fine of $40 or imprisonment
till such fine is paid, not to exceed 80
days 49,.
Mr. Cray moved that the house con-
cur in the senate resolution asking.
congress to pass the bankruptcy bill.
Mr. Underleak spoke in opposition,
claiming that the house should go on
record as opposed to a bankruptcy law.
He moved that the resolution be laid
on the table.
h Mr.. Donnelly opposed the bill pend
ing in congress because It had a ten
dency to force men into bankruptcy.
Mr.. Cray said the resolution did not
commit the legislature to any partic-
ular law, but to the passage of some
law on the subject. ~
The resolution was tabled by vote
of 40 tO. ~.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
The Iron Range Forfeiture BIZ
Passes the Lower House
Unanimously.
] Reorganization Of the Labor
Bureau Recommended
In the Senate.
Reapportionment Gets a Good
Start in Both Legislative
Branches. @

81. PAUL, April Y.-The special or
der on the house yesterday morning
concerned the right and title to 500. OOO
acres of valuable pine and mineral
lands, worth at least S., 00O, 900, situate
in St. Louis, Lake and Cook c IN.
ties. The proposition was to declare a
forfeiture Of the grant of the Dalu,h
and Iron Range road, and the PASSAGE
of the forfeiture act is merely q for.
mality. The issue is one which must
be fought out in the courts, for the
question is purely one of law. Two
bills were considered on the general
orders, and the second, the accompaa!-
ment Of the first, provided that the for
fixture having been declared, q com.
mission should be empowered to sit
after the conclusion of the present
session in order to prosecute the states
case for the enforcement of its rights.
The original act granted 10 sections
Of swamp land por mile to the Duluth
and Iron Range on the condition that
the road should run by "the most feas-
ible and direct route" from Duluth
north to the northeastern corner O:
township go, range II. When the lin
was actually built after its relocation,
it was run via Two Harbors, a greater
distance. 1t is charged that the re-
location in itself was unconstitutional,
but notwithstanding the railroad com.
pany is attempting to collect its 10
sections per mile for the entire dis.
lance As constructed the road claims
over 600, 900 acres for this distance,
and of this it has already received over
200, 900 acres. The last decided it was
in 1895, since which. time, pending
possible litigation in the courts. Aud.
itor Dunn has refused to certify any
lists to the governor.
There was not a vote in opposition
to the forfeiture bill, H. F. go, when
the house acted on it,, The Mountain
Iron committee has not yet reported,
and in view of that fact, Mr.. Staples
moved to postpone consideration OF the
supplementary bill until within "a
hours after the Mountain Iron report
should come III and the house accord.
inRly took such action.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
Long List Of Bills Favorabiy
Acted on in Committee
Of the Whole.
House Goes on Record as On
posed to More Causes
a.. for Divorce.
Bill to License Ped Tiers Car
ried Though by Country
Members.

ST. PAUL, April 6.-Tke senate went
into committee Of the whole Ut 10 30
Saturday forenoon, with Senator
Thompson i'll the chair, for the con
sideration of bills on general orders.
Senator Peterson asked that H. F.
64O,be taken up aud recommended I'd
pass. The bill appropriates $500 sfoa
the improvement aud protection Of the
site OF the Fort Ridgley monument.
Tho bill was recommended to pass.
The Stebbins tire marshal bill was
the next taken up. Senator Stebbins
moved for. the advancement Of the
BIZ to the calendar. Senator Roverutl
moved that the bill be recommended
for indefinite postponement. The bill
was recomm .nded to pass after q ute a
lengthy debase
The knatvold local option bill, s. F
so, to provide for local option, was
recommended to pass. The bill was
amended ~ include cities, SO that St.
Paul and Minneapolis come within its
provisions. '"' NJ
The following bills were also recon-
u.ended to pass.
S. F. 217, Whitney-Proposing an
amendment to sec. 2, art. & Of the consti
su.ion Of the state of Minnesota.
Fl. F. go, Donnelly-To provide for the
CT crccment by assignees and receivers Of
tho liability of stockholders directors,
t .!stees and other experimenting Off ers
# corporations for the benefit of the c.e-
:4,.rs thereof. ..ss
S. F. 1876, Hodge-To amend sec. SO,
:hnp. 145, general laws 1885, relating to
highways and bridges within villages.
II. F. 52l. Donnelly-To amend sec. 4,
ch:p. 2O4, general laws 1887, relating to
the forfeiture of lands illegally held
H. F. a9S, Torson-To amend chap. 273,
general laws 1895, entitled an act to de-
clare certain weeds common nuisan es,
and to provide for their destruction. 5z
S. F. SOL, .SEencer-To create u military
L d
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
creek Independence Day.

ATHENS, April 6.-This is the ami
versary Of the declaration of Greek in.
dependence in 1891, and the day is be-
ing celebrated with proper enthusiasm.
It is very much feared that some dis.
turbances may occur on the Turkish
frontier, though Prince Constantine
has strict orders to prevent anything
Of the kind. The temper of the peas.
ants is such, however, that this may
be impossible. .;s
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
OVER FIFTY TO PASS.

Senate Does a Great Days. Work in Com.
mittee Of the Whole.
A tremendous squirt of energy char.
acterized yesterdays senate session
with the result that over 80 bills were
taken from general orders. all but one
Of them going TO the calendar for pas.
sage. Among the more important OF
these were the Sheehan ANTITRUST bill,
the Durham bill abolishing the inebrl-
ate department at the Rochester insane
hospital, Senator Culkin's bill making
it felony to encourage suicide the
Douglas bill giving women the right to
vote for library as we'll as school
boards, and the Dunn bill from the
house changing the number OF votes
required for the ratification of aeon
stitutional amendment.
Sweningsen's bill to license insurance
agents and abolish the compact under
which the local insurance business is
managed from Chicago was taken up.
The bill provoked considerable debate
and after q number of amendments
had been adopted progress was re.
ported.
The following bills were among those
recommended to pass:
H. F. 400, Cray-Legalizing past fore.
closures of mortgages, etc.
H. F. 1863, Hartshorn-An act to make
members of the town board of supervisors
Ineligible to the Office of the road overseer.
S. F. 497, Stockton-To prohibit the use
of tobacco by minor persons under IL
years of age, and by all minor pupils in
public schools.
S. F. 4Os, Wyman-Authorizing county
commissioners of certain courts to audit
and allow the claims of mechanics and la
borers for deficiencies due them from In
solvent contractors for work on public
buildings
H. F. 515, Brusletten-To provide
against the manufacture, adulteration or
sale of spice and condiments, to prevent
fraud and preserve the public health.
n. F. 1858, Kelly-To allow boards Of
education or directors of special school
districts to fix the time for holding their
annual school meetings.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
STATE owns THE Land
Joint Mountain Iron slnvesti-
eating Committee Reports
tothe Legislatures. h
Document Covers In Detail
Every Known Phase of
the Question.
Will Form the Basis for the
Legal Proceedings Soon
to Begin. "..'>

81. PAUL. April THE joint Noun.
tain Iron investigating committee, e.
naSius Donnelly chairman. appointed
; early in the session to investigate the
I relinquishment of this valuable prop.
erty, reported to the Legislature yester.
! day afternoon. This report, which was
drawn by Mr.. Donnslly, il very vol.
luminous. It covers In detail every
known phase of the question aud will
! form the basis for the legal proceed.
ings which will soon be begun in the
courts in the name of the state for the
recovery of the land. -
! The findings and recommendations
are as follows:
First-That the lands in controversy
became in 1854 the property of the
state as part OF the school lands of the
state. B., IT,.
Second-That, the state could not
have been Invested of it's title to the
same in the manner attempted, If
ut all. 3&.'*~
Third-That the state auditor and
state land commissioner had no right
to relinquish these lands on behalf Of
the state, and that any such attempt
ct REIMBURSEMENT was null and void.
Fourth-That there was evidence
produced before your committee VIII ch
tended to show that when such at
tempted REIMBURSEMENT was made it
had been brought home to the knowl.
edge of the state auditor that the lands
in question were mineral lands and
embraced in q region Of country OF vast
possibilities and great prospective
wealth.
Fifth-Your committee is firmly of
the opinion that testimony can be OBJ
tanned tending to establish the fact
that combination was entered into by
certain parties to divest the state OF it's
title to these valuable lands.
Sixth-That it is the duty of the
state to take Immediate steps to estab.
lish its title to this very Valuable prop.
ertY,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
HOUSE GOES ON RECORD.

Opposed to Any Ad ,ition to the Causes
for Absolute DIVORCE.
The house goes on record very EN-.
phatically as opposed to any addition
to the already large number of causes
for absolute divorce: The proposition
on which the declaration was made
was advanced by Mr.. Snyder in H. r.
S25 It proposed to put the habitual
use Of opium, choral, cocaine or lauda.
mum on the same footing as habitual
drunkenness, allowing divorce after
one year. The bill got but ~ votes to
IS in opposition The proposition to
extend the waterworks system Of St.
Paul to the fair grounds went down
with the divorce bill. The country
members carried Mr.. Feig's,. peddler
License bill through by vote of II
tOA. %s=r-.,
The following bills were also passed :
H. F. 0O8, Abbott-To authorize villages
to raise the water in lakes adjoining their
corporate limits. t...
H.F. 1915, Dyer-To amend sec. 1871,
general statutes of 1894, relating to the
payment of funds by county treasurers.
against persons jointly liable.
n. F.58, Vail-To increase the powers
Of district courts over appeals from mu-
nicipal courts in certain cases.
H. F. 723, MISUNDERSTANDING to
change Of venue before justices Of the
peace.
H. F.,311, Wood-Relating to mechan-
les liens. a.
H.F. 6o4, Dale-Relating to property
rights of parties to an action for divorce.
H.F. 674, Foell-To prevent persons
from impersonating deputy sheriffs.
H. f. $50, Anderson-To appropriate
5000 to reimburse Chisago county in
part for the expenses in connection with
the capture and trial Of the Wyoming
murderers.
On the motion of Mr.. Feig, H. F..
1862 was recalled from the judiciary
committee and referred to the commit
tee on general legislation. The bill
provides for the adoption Of the Tor.
rens system of recording land titles.
Mr.. Feig said the bill was introduced
by him in January, He had besought,
begged and implored the judiciary
committee to act upon the bill without
avail. ~ ~
Mr.. Stockwell moved that 8. F. 367,
relating to the San Jose scale, an in
sect that was doing great damage to
nurseries, be recalled from the judi.
ciary committee and referred to the
committee on agriculture. This was
agreed to. :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
PART OF THEM TRUE.


stoner Powers Are Reported On.
Labor Commissioner Powers will find
neither complete vindication nor utter
condemnation in the report of the spe-
cial investigating committee submitted
to the senate yesterday with the unan-
,mous approval of the committee. The
report finds three of the charges untrue
and the other three true, either in part
or in whole.
All the personal charges involving
Mr.. Powers integrity are found I'M.
true. Trips to Leech lake and Rainy
lake were made during vacation time.
The charge that the factory law has
not been enforced is not fully sus-
tanned, yet the committee recommends
that more attention be paid to that
branch of the work of the bureau.
The committee declares that the 'Pur-
chasing Power of Gold" treated of SUBJ
jects not prescribed by law and was
given early publication for the sake Of
political effect. This act of the bureau
is condemned by the committee. The
charge that statistics have been gath
cred at state expense and were pub
lished is sustained, and the committee
finds false the charge of garbling
mortgage statistics.
A reduction of the employees of the
bureau cutting off 5000 yearly ex-
pense is favored by the committee, and
it accordingly commends to the senate
the passage of S. F. 558, the Stevens
bill to reconstruct the bureau.
-
up at 2 80 as the special order. Sena.
tor Ozmun stated that the committee
had worked hard, and, while the bill
might not be entirely satisfactory, it
was we'll meant This opened up q
discussion in which number Of
amendments were made and the bill
was finally passed by q vote Of 80 to 10.
The towns and counties committee
reported the Feig peddlers' license bill
favorably. Senator Thorpe asked that
the rules be suspended and the bill
passed. Senator McHale said the bill
was meritorious, in his belief, as the
majority Of what he terms .'city''
measures Senator Ringdahl opposed
the bill. He said it was as honorable
to sell goods from pack as from
store. The tax was unconstitutional,
in his opinion, under the provision
that all the taxes should be equitably
distributed. The bill was passed by o
vote of 81 to 10.
Senator Keller introduced sugar
beet bill providing that tie transporta-
ton rates on these vegetables should b
the same within radius of 1875 miles
Of the factory. He said similar law
had worked well in other states. The
bill was advanced to the calendar nm.
der suspension of the rules.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
SPIRIT OF DEBATE.

senate Occupies AN Afternoon In . Mum.
Der of Wrangles.
A spirit of contest was apparent in
the senate when it recOnvened after its
Sunday rest, and from 80 to 6 O'Clock
It wrangled over q number Of bills,
four Of which were sufficiently durable
to pass the scathing fire of opposition
unframed.
There was wrangle over s. F. 436,
requiring all probate court commit.
ments to be made and citations served
by the sheriff. 1t was indefinitely
postponed Saturday, and Senator Yale
asked that it be reconsidered. He said
the judiciary committee had once been
in favor of it, but had changed its
mind latterly. Senators Pottgeiser,
Sweningsen, Wyman, Stevens and
others took hand in the debate that
followed. and the reconsideration was
finally denied, ~ to l6.
Senator Greer asked that s. F. sos
be taken from general orders and
placed on the calendar. The bill was
made special order for Thursday at
1880.
Senator Greer reported back s. F..
494, the insurance gross earnings tax
bill, with an amendment limiting its
application to premiums paid in this
state. SAL - az. a.. : ...ss.. ~. ~.
The bill for joint board of man
ayers for the state prison and state re-
formatory was referred to the state
prison committee for q hearing on the
merits Of the bill. -'.
The following bills were passed
81. F. GAO, Snyder-To reimburse Messrs.
Matthias Lehman and George l.. Ding.
/ man for election contest expenses.
M S. F. $40, Spencer-Relating to roads
and highways in St. Louis county and
legalizing roads built Hereunder. +
II. F. 923 To amend the laws to pro
vide for the endowment Of professorships
at the stats university. E
8. +. 641. sen-Relating to com.
pensation Of county commissioners.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
County Local Option Bill De-
feated in the House by q
Vote Of 80 to ~.
Banking Committee Will Give
Evidence to Twin City
Attorneys. ,as 3.
Senate Manages to Pass Four
Bills After q Good Deal
Of Debate.

ST. PAUL. April 6-The county local
option bill was defeated by the house
in committee Of the whole yesterday
afternoon. 1t was not supposed, even
by ehe friends Of the bill, that it could
become law. and the only purpose
was to make the fight for the benefit Of
, the sentiment which could be created.
,, The. utmost hope of the friends of tenn.
perance was that the bill should get a
place on the calendar. being recon-
mended for passage. although the nee
essary % votes were not anticipated for
Its passage. After prolonged debate
the house turned it down by vote of
80 to Al. @5..--. -, 5,5..r- 20
The special banking committee,
which reported last Tuesday on its in.
. vestigation into the affairs of defuDct
financial institutions. presented con.
current resolution through Chairman
Henry Feig authorizing the delivery
OF the testimony taken before the COM
nittee to the county attorneys of Hen
nepin and Ramsey counties on request
The Hall Gates election contest at
torney fees were allowed in two house
bills, H. f. 6O2 and II. F. 6l3. The
amounts were Mr.. Hall, $645 10, and
Mr.. Coates, the contestant, $3G6. Us.
There was no opposition to the Hen.
nepin depository bill when it came up
in the house on general orders. The
bill is a substitute for H. F. .277 by
Snyder and provides for board to
consist of the mayor, the president of
the city council and three others to be
named by the mayor: The banks III
which funds are to be deposited must
have at least $50, 900 capital paid mp in
cash and the amount Of city funds at
any one time is not to exceed 30 per
cent of the assessed value of such pad.
up capital. Repositories are to be
named once every six months.
The following bills were also recon-.
mended to pass:
H. F. 416, stockwell-Relating to taxa
ton.
S. F. AS, Misunderstanding to munic-
ipal bonds.
S. F. IA, Dunn-Compelling prisoners
to labor. g.
S. F. 2O4, Committee on Grain and
Warehouse-To establish state weighing
and inspeot ion at Fergus Falls and Wi.
mona. %e,4E3 t@s3 Il .szs t,:}.. /, / ~
F. 28s, Stevens Relating to property
exempt from execution.
H. F. 500, Smith-Relating to replevin
bonds.
n F. 500, Smith-Relating to security
for costs in municipal courts.
H. F. 74o, Schmidt Regulating the FL
Ing of notices of real estate actions
H. F. 769. Dunn-Relating to banks of
discount and deposit.
H. F. 756, Cunningham-Relatin to
village assessment lists.
II. F. $50, aybourn-Relating to street
franchises.
H. F. 767, Dunn-Proposing an amend
ment to the constitution.
H. F. 595, Hill-Relating to free pub ic
libraries.
H. F. 545, Hayter-To amend the pro-
hate code.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
Fourht over I'M Election.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April ga
riot occurred here between the Demo-
Gratis and the Republicans as result OF
the late city election. Fifteen persons
were injured, but none fatally. The
affair lasted an hour.