Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-03-11

SESSION was ned OIL Thursday, several
speeches eulogistic of the new president
and prophetic as to what the speakers
hoped to see come to pass were made.
1t had been intended to adopt the con
gratulatOry resolutions immediately on
receiving Geographic communication
that the new president had taken the
oath OF Office and arrangements to that
end We're made, but one oversight pre-
vented complete success iii this part of
the pan. The joint session met at II
O'Clock, or noon, Washington time. but
there was so much to do ut the ma
t;on;tl Capital before the formal in
, stallation took pace. At noon the old
senate retired and the new one was
sworn i'll, Vice President Hobart tax.
Ing the oath, reading his address to the
new senate and being president from
tnat hour until l.lS O'Clock when Will.
lam Mckinley subscribed to the solemn
: oath OF his Office before Chief
Justice Fuller. Before that hour
the Minnesota legislators heard read
; bulletins announcing Vice President
Hobart's installation and the arrival of
the presidential party, and listened to
sew IA. entertaining speeches. They
then returned to business and just after
the noon recess the expected "McKiu.
ley sworn III" bulletin was received.
For lew minutes legislators had the
pleasure OF being III direct wire CON-
munnication with tho national capitol
at Washington, bat their JOINT session
was held too eariy Ill the day to hear
from the great event of the day. There
rs special newspaper wire extending
into the east cloak room of the house
and this was connected with the regu-
lar Associated Press wire extending
through Chicago and the other other
lsrge cities to the national capitol
building at Washington so that Mime
SOFA Legislators were able to applaud
and congratulate" the new president as
II he were in t(r. next ROOM
DO Net Love Bicyclists.
For many country members the very
name of bicycle has the same effect as a
red rag to u bull, and any measure in
the interest OF bicy clists is ass;ailed even
before they know it's purport. This
vas apparent In re action ten Oh
the Scott bicycle Tense bill last week.
This bill provided that bicyclists in the
larger cities must register and pay 81
for license, and the money thus paid
into the city treasury was to be used
by the city for DEMONSTRATION of cycle
paths i'll the city. When the bill came
up for consideration Mr.. Scott was alb
sent, attending to other business. The
customary courtesy at such times is to
lay the bill aside temporarily until the
author OF the bill returns az r then take
1t up. Thus is usually done, even though
the majority are oppos Z to and fully
intend to kill the bill: However, in
the case of this bicycle bill, that court
ssy even, was not extended. The bill
was read, few anti.cyclists spoke
against it, and it was summarily exc
cuted. Yet the city members, whose
districts alone were affected by it,
favored it as Il means not only of build
ing cycle paths, but also because it reg
lstered wheelmen, and might serve to
aid i'll locating and Furnishing obnox-
ious ''scorchers." Work will 60 on as
heretofore on cycle paths, and the
friends of the wheel will doubtless in
crease in number till even Representa-
tive Foss may develop into an expert
cyclisr.
Work ~ Re pportiousnent.
Reapportionment work still goes on
Ill the committee, but little is given
out by the members of that commit.
tee. The senate last week by unani-
NOUS vote defeated the house resolu.
ton fixing the maximum membership
Of both houses. On its face this might
look like q blow ut reapportionment,
but the passage Of the resolution was
unnecessary, as its consideration had
brought out many Expressions of opin-
ion, and that was all it had been de.
With all these various opinions in
view, the members of the joint COM
inittee Oh reapportionment are working
away in quiet, and only occasional
Whispers leak out. 1t is understood
there will be slight if any change in
the present total membership of the
legislature, one report making the
number of senatorial districts IS, an in
crease of 4, with ia representatives.
The work is now being prepared by a
subcommittee and will be considered
by the full committee and reported to
both houses. While changes may be
made after that is done, the
committee seeks to prepare
reasonably satisfactory bill, in
which few, if any, changes will be
made. It would be comparatively easy
for them to draw up a reapportionment
bill that would equally divide the state
OH any agreed basis of representation,