The Worthington advance., 1897-02-04

and Fo1g, IN that he does not expect to
be reelected, favored the resolution
cutting everything, including the sal.
aries of the members of the legislature.
Mr.. jacobson was frank enough to say
that it was nonsense to expect them ia
vote to cut their own salaries. They
were not getting too much now and he
moved to strike out that portion of the
resolution which included the legist
lature in the cut. This was evidently
happy thought, for his motion passed
and then the resolution was adopted.
And now the state and county officers
can begin to look out for bill reduc-
ing their salaries.
Mr.. Donnelly wants to find out what
the election tickets cost last fall. and
the amount of money the candidates
had to pay for them. He thinks the
state is speculating off the candidates
for Office. and regards it as bad enough
to be a candidate without paying some
thing to the state for the privilege
Out of the 81 bills introduced six were
making appropriations for roads and
bridges. and one appropriates $4,000 to
buy seed for farmers in Otter Tail
county whose crops were destroyed by
drouth. -.
Representative Schmidt is still look
ing after the iron matters and had a
bill repeating an old law of 20 years
ago which enabled mining companies
to organize without any assets in the
shape of paid up stock. No decision
has yet been reached as to the relative
membership of the reapportlonment
committee from the respective houses,
but an effort was made yesterday,
through the conference committee, to
agree upon the mooted question.
Meantime valuable time is being lost
and every days delay adds to the
chances of reapportionment being de-
feated altogether.
st. Paul, Jan. 29.-The legislative
event Yesterday was the debate in the
house concerning the arbitration treaty
now pending in the U. 8. senate 1t
may not effect the question of peace or
war during the centuries to come, but
it furnished an episode for day in the
Minnesota legislature. Senator Wy
mans resolution, which passed the
senate, was in favor of arbitration on
general principles, without committing
itself specifically to the pending treaty.
Mr.. Donnelly had offered resolutions
in the house opposing the pending
treaty. on the ground that it was more
favorable to England than to this eoun-
try. 1t having been advertised that
these resolutions would: be the special
order in the house, the largest audi
ence of the session ssembled, many
ladies being included among the num-
Der. Mr.. Donnelly, of course, was the
leading orator. and also, of course, was
antagonized by Judge Hicks, of Mime
apolis, who favored the Wyman resolu-
tion. Donnelly's speech was phillip.
pic against England, and was so long
protracted that an afternoon session
was necessary to conclude the debate.
In the roundup, the Wyman resolution
was adopted. with an addition favor
ing the protection Of the Monroe doc
trine. --. e.-. 80: -.....
The, debate alluded to occupied sc
much time that the other proceedings
of the house were not extended.
Among the resolutions offered was one
abolishing the Office of bank examiner,
and another opposing the passage Of
a United States law making national
grain inspection.
The bill forbidding flowers being
sent to prisoners in Jail, and also the
bill making all tramps vagrants were
indefinitely postponed. This is drs1
blood for Weary Wraggles.
AS there is constitutional inhlbi
ton against special legislation, bill
was offered fixing the salary of assist.
ant county attorneys in cities of not
less than 100, 900 nor more than 165. .0O(
| at So, 500. This is about the fifteenth
or twentieth bill introduced which ap
plies to St. Paul alone. As the same
modus operandi can be applied to any
town in the state, there seems to be nc
| difficulty in securing as much specia
legislation as ever.
The house did not create any new
officers yesterday but the senate came
to the front with bill providing TO,
two additional clerks for the public ex
aminer. The salaries are 81, 800 each
While the house is talking of abolish
ing the Office altogether. the senate il
increasing the working force. Senator
Greer offered bill which regulate!
faculty of the state university by real
ly making two faculties, one being fo1
the freshman and sophomore classes
and the other for the higher classes
each faculty being independent of thu
other.
Another bill, which may be of mucl
interest, requires mercantile agencies
to submit reports they make concern
ing business man to report upon. re
quiring the signature of the business
man to the report before it can be sen
out. The refusal of the business maj
to sign such proposed reports woal'
hold up the agency from sending on
any reports at ALL, The bill besides
makes it misdemeanor to make
false report and requires license fe
Of 81, 900 per year to be paid by eacl
agency to the state. The inculcatio1
of patriotism in the rising generation
was provided for by q bill forbiddin,
athletic contests between g. m. an
$ p. m. on Decoration Day.
st. Paul, Jan. 3Q.-The ghost of Fran