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Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

Numerous Bills Diapossd OF before ADJ
tournament.
The house devoted most Of the morn
ing to concurring in senate amendments
to house bills. Two important bills had
their amendments concurred in, the
jacobson bill, Iron: Range forfeiture'
and s F. 475, the game and fish meas
ure.
Abbott's bill to encourage the beet
sugar industry and ,ScOtt's measure to
abolish certain city Offices were killed.
The Donnelly memorial to congress
urging government ownership OF the
telegraph was adopted.
The bill providing that any measure
might be referred, to the supreme court
of the state as to,its constitutionality
eaused one of the hveliest debates, Of
the day, but was finally defeated: SEN
ator Young's limited divorce bill and
the Hennepin county courthouse half
mill tax met the, same fate.
Bills Passed or Lost.
II, F. 928 Ab1sott-To build beet
sugar factory at Winnebago City. Lost
H, F. 812, Bigelow-To increase the
taxation Of insurance companies from to
per cent on the premiums. Passed.
n. F. 952, BRrta-To re-estahaish the
state department. of labor, legislating L.
G. Powers, the present commissioners, out
| of Office. Lost
H. F. 1881, Donnelly-To reimburse
fusion candidates in half the amount paid
for having their names placed on the
Democratic and Populist tickets. Passed
| S. F. 526 Sheehan-To provide that
cities may frame their own charters
Passed.
s. F. sa& Ozmun-To allow cities to is
sue bonds for the purchase of telegraph
and telephone lines. Passed.
|. S. F. $50, Dunham-to abolish the de
Enartment for the care Of inebriates at tn
Rochester insane hospital. Passed
S. F. 1906 Lloyd-To appropriate 49,
600 for an experimental station at L.
Sueur. Lost.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
IRON RANGE FORFEITURE

Senator Wyman Finds Serious Obj ject on
to th4, Measure.
Mr.. Jacobson's house bill providing
for the forfeiture of the land grant OF
the Duluth and Iron Range Railway
company was the subject OF a good
deal of sensational tax in the senate
during the day. Senator Wyman
brought the matter up and called at
teution to the fact that, according to o
provision in chap. 246, special laws OF
1878, the Duluth and Iron Range grant,
in case of forfeiture, is to go to the
Duluth and Winnipeg, which is now a
part of the Great Northern system. He
objected to it's passage if such was the
case, and, after brief struggle, had
the bill referred to the judiciary COM
mittee to be reported back in "a hours.
The Sporty Printing Bill.
The senate had squally time at the
morning session ovep the Sperry print
ing bill and for time it looked as if it
would be defeated. The bill was re-
ported from the joint conference COM
mittee and an attempt was made to
pass it Immediately. Upon the first
call Of the roll it lacked several votes
Of the necessary %, but on the second
call various members changed thei1
votes and it was declared carried by
the comfortable vote Of 81 to IA. The
bill has now been agreed to by both
houses and goes to the governor.
II. F. "a, the Manchester anti-Sun'
day theater bill was killed without
ceremony.
Passed by thu Senate.
H. F. 90s-To permit cities to regulate
the height of water in lakes cOntiguoui
thereto.
q. F. 7e0-Relating to the Incorporation
accompanies to pick up stray logs.
II. F, 2l7-To amend laws governing
incorporation Of mining and smelling
companies.
H.F.1l7,Soule-Appropriatings d. 500 fol
he relief of Ellen Rush.
81, F. 6O2-To reimburse e. S. Hall TO
>unenses incurred in the Hail. Coates con
ten.
II. F. 618-To reimburse Coates for con
tent expenses.
s. F. 67a, WymAn-To appropriate g,
oo0 annually for the payment Of reward
affared by the governor for the arrest ant
onnviction Of murderers and other Grim
anals.
81 f. GU, Keller-To provide for the en-
enlargement Of the manufacture OF suga
| - pay . bounty therefor.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
Final Day OF the Thirtleth Sos"
sion Is Devoid Of Inter-
esting Features.
Usual Attempt to Increase SAL
aries OF Employees Failed
in Most Cases. ::
Of tho l,7CO Bills Introduced
Nearly 400 Get Through
Both Houses.

ST. PAUL, April ~. The c0th ses.
sion of the Minnesota legislature ad.
iourned sine die shortly after noon.
The last day was devoid Of interesting
features, the members being tired out
aster their long session of the previous
night and they didn't seem to care
whether the session ended in blaze
of glory or not. In the house the vale.
dictory was delivered By Mr.: Donnelly.'
The choice for the farewell speech fell
naturally upon him and he improved
the occasion by saying some very
graceful things about the speaker and
the treatment accorded the minority.
In the, senate the closing event was
a brief speech by Lieutenant Governor
Gibbs thanking the members for the
uniform. courtesy and kindness with
which he had been treated. A general
lea vetaking followed and the me.nbers
departed tor their various homes.
The. question Of Salaries.
As usual On the final day business
was confined.almost solely to the recep-
tion of the reports of the com mlttaes On
legislative expenses. In the house
some accounts we're allowed, but the
great majority were defeated. The
committee recommended and the house
adopted the report allowing File Clerk
Colwell 81 per day; judiciary Clerk
Scribner 500 additional, and Supreme
Courtroom Keeper Martin NelsonA$26:
Mr.. Johns resolution to pay Miss Me-
C;.be, the telephone operator, $l50'was'
voted down. A-lsst attempt was made
to secure postage allowance Tor. each
member of $50, but it failed.
In the senatesa proposition to in
crease the salaries of First Assistant,
Clerk Countryman and Second Clerk
Bsarrows was turned down without
ceremony, and numerous other at.
tempts to obtain increased compensa~
tlon were not successful In very few
cases did applicants got the sum which
they wanted.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
YIELDS TO THE SENATE.

House Accepts Amendments to tho Eek.
press Hi.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the Dyer express bill
after a hot contest, the alternative
proposition being non concurrence and
q conference between the houses. Mr..
Myers made q motion for non.concur.
renee, and Mr.. Dyer, father of the bill,
favored accepting it without any fur
ther attempt to secure more favorable
conditions from the upper house. The
principal changes made by the senate
were reducing the tax from to 3 per
cent, and providing for deducting the
amount paid by the express companies
to the railroads. Friends of the bill
claimed that this would reduce the
amount produced from $40, 600 to 81, 900.
A majority of the members opposed
conference ON the ground that it might
lead to the failure Of the measure Alto
gether.
Sensational Incident.
During the reading of the journal
one of the most sensational incidents Of
the session occurred which finally re-
suited in expunging from the journal a
portion of the record of the session OF
the previous evening covering the
action of the house on s. F. $50. The
bill provides for allowing limited di-
vorces to be made absolute after two
years. The vote on the bill showed SO
to ~, or IL more than enough to pass.
The accuracy Of the vote was not ques.
toned at the time, but the following
morning list of q dozen members was
made up who were recorded as voting
in the affirmative who did not so vote
or who were absent from the house.
Mr.. Meyers called the matter up by
presenting protest signed by himself
and several others. Mr.. Jacobson OBJ
iected to that mode Of procedure and
moved the whole proceedings be
stricken from the record, asserting
that the lobby had passed the bill and
that this was not the first time outsiders
had made it point to vote for mem
bers. After several other sensationa
speeches the jacobson motion pre-
vailed.
Soldiers' Homo Resolution.
The Stockwell resolution calling fo1
IN investigation of the dishonorabl'
discharges from the soldiers hom'
piven to three veterans who by coinci
dence happen to have been three VIII
rave testimony in the recent investiga
ton of that institution, was taken ul
and passed Later in the day the speak
or announced the members of the com
mittee.
In committee Of the whole score o
bills wero advanced to the calendar
The following measures passed:
ST. 2s4, Wyman-Allowing countie
of more than 50, 600 inhabitants to under
take the treatment Of inebriates.
S. III, Keller-Appropriating $500
for the purchase and distribution OF suga
beet seed.
s. F. $50, Wyman-Repealing the lay
| Of 1887 making an appropriation of $4,000
| annually for the soldiers' home. RI
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.
Seventeen Hundred Bills Introduced and
Four Huusined Passed.

Seventeen Hundred BILLS 1ntrod uced and:
Four Hundned Passed.
/ Contrary to all. expectations of few
|days ago, the legislature, in the session
! just ended, equaled, i'll volume of busi--
Eness transacted. that Of two years.
Eago. A total of nearly 400 bills passed..
piled up mainly by the utmost en-
deavors to get measures through dur.
ing the closing hours Of the session. III:
I the house l,033 bills, were introduced.
ief which 2O5 became laws. The senate
oulv started $50. bills on their legis-.
Elative career, but secured the adoption
|;of larger proportion than the lower
house, there being 190 which received
Fthe sanction of both branches of the.
legislature This shows total OF 800
I bills which became laws out OF q total
introduced OF l,7l3. Many OF the lat
+ ter Of these measures are, OF course,
\ yet subject to possible, veto by the gov.
ernor; but, us his. excellency has only
disapproved Of two measures so far, it,
/ is not probable. that many of the latter
bills OF the session will fail to receiva
his signature.
| A Session of Investigations.
|. The session just ended has been re-
markable for the nvestig ations held,
and along this line it has broken all
previous records. The strongest char
acteristics of the session came out as q
result of these Investigations. Take.
for instance, the. Anoka. Hastings i'm
broglio, the Powers investigation, the
! Mountain Iron investigation, the bank
investigation, the sugar beet investiga.
ton, tho department. store investlga-
ton, the soldiers home investigation
it is by these the session will ha re-
membered.
The expenses Of tho session foot up
e145, 900, about $1,000 more than the
session of two years ago. The lnvestl-
cations mentioned above had much to
do with the increased expense, they
having cost the state fully $4,000.
Aside from this extra expense the cost
of the session averaged up about even
with those Of other years.
important Tax Lskislatio..
AS to the legislation enacted, there
e.has not been q great deal Of it. The
LEGISLATORS Assembled under instruc-
tions from their constituents to enact
as few laws a. possible, and they have
obeyed the instructions pretty we'll.
l. The tax legislation is the most i'm
portant of that enacted this session.
Dining car, sleeping car and parlor car
companies, along with the telephone.
telegraph and express companies, will
pay an annual tax of 8 per cent on
their gross earnings hereafter, and
these items will help out the real estate
Eowner, the farmer and the merchant.
The repeal Of the l cent per ton tax on
.iron ores and the substitution Of the
sordinary method Of taxing this prop.
erty will also yield good many thou
sands of dollars in additional taxes.
Another tax bill that is likely to meet
y with favor is the measure providing
for semi-annual payment of taxes.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
university Building Burned.

BERKELY, Cal, April 17.-Fire at
tho University of California destroyed
the building occupied as the college of
Agriculture. The building contained
expensive chemicals and laboratory
appsrstus. Loss, $4,000.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
The Staging Gave Way.

: MENoM1NEE, Mich, April 20.-Two
unknown men were blasting on some
staging at Michigamme Falls, on the
Hichigamme river drive, when the
staging broke and the men went head.
long over the falls. The bodies have
mot vet been recovered.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
sr.rrv Printing Bill aud Other Measure.

sperry Printing Bill aud Other Measures
Fassed.
The house passed number OF i'm
portant measures during the day. The
Sperry state printing bill, hammered
into shape by the addition of the Dare
amendments, was taken up early IN
the afternoon and SO amended as to IN.
clude the monthly publication OF The
Minnesota Hortlculturist, which had
been stricken out Of the list. The bill
was then passed.
The omnibus appropriation bill was
passed without a negative vote.
Mr.. Staples constitutional amend
ment bill, providing that state senators
from oven and odd numbered districts
shall be elected at alternate elections
was killed. Among the measures
passed were:
H.F lO2, Schmidt-Providing for re-
hate of % cents I. ton of the royalty paid
hy any mining company operating state
lands. in case the iron is smelted within
the state.
H. f. 442, Jacobson-For constitu-
tional amendment, increasing the gross
earnings tax of railroads from to per
cent.
H.F. $50, Schmidt-To provide for the
Abatement of certain taxes and penalties
In certain counties where more than 30
mills were delinquent Jan. /, 1897.
H.F. 724, Staples-Establishing a pro-
tation system for juvenile offenders In
counties of $4,000 population and over.
Fl. F. GU, Reeves-Requiring county
finds to be deposited in national or other
banks.
H.F. 7O8, Martin-Providing that in
terest shall be paid on money required by
corporations from employees as guaranty
of honesty.
Another soldisrs' Home Scandal.
At the morning session of the house
a resolution was introduced by Repre-.
Santative Stookwell Of Hennepin
county providing for an investigation
sf the charge that three inmates Of the
'soldiers' home had been discharged be-
cause Of their testimony q short time
sro before the house committee when
the home was being investigated. The
resolution went over on notice OF de-
bate.
! Senate File GA, legalizing the Min
neapolis reservoir bond issue, was dis
posed of. after hot debate. The Hen.
nepin county delegation was about
evenly divided on the matter and the
discussion was mainly between the op'
uosing factions. The bill was finally
passed by . vote Of 80 to Is.
A motion to reconsider the vote
granting . 5000 appropriation for thu
Duluth norma; school and increase the
smount to $lb, 900 was defeated, A to 81
The state fish and game law, as pre-
pared by the joint committee some lit
f4e time ago, was recommended fo1
massage at a night session lasting three
hours.
a. rh> MINI asota Cha autauuua.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
Summer School For Farmer Girls.

sr. PAUL, April 22.-The summer
school for women at the state school Of
agriculture has opened. The first days
registration was AZ, which is expected
to be at least doubled. In the fall the
state school is to be made co-educa-
tional, with complete courses for girls.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
OVER CLOUGH'S VETO.

uouao Pasaes tho Rill Providing for tho
Licensing Of Peddlern.
At the morning session the house, on
motion of Mr.. Anderson, took H. F.
ll3 from the table. The bill had been
vetoed by the governor. 1t provides
that cities and villages may license
peddlers. The governor declared the
bill was an unwarranted action by the
legislature and was against public pol
icy. The vote to pass it over the veto
was rs to "a and the speaker declared
it carried, holding that in order to pass
a bill over the veto of the governor it
requires the vote of two.thirds OF the
members present only; and not, as
heretofore held, that it required two
thirds Of all the members of the house.
The baltimore bill, to pay the Twin
City Jockey club sc, 900, in part pay.
ment for erecting the grand stand at
the state fair grounds, failed to pass
the house, the vote being 81 in favor
and al against.
The Wyman bill to provide for the
treatment of inebriates was also lost.
Passed by tho House.
s. F. 475, HansOn-FOr the preservation,
propagation, protection, taking, use and
transportation of game and fish.
H. F. 617, Dallimore-To license those
practicing veterinary science
II. F. 96l, Cray-To provide for the codi-
acation of the corporation laws.
S. F. 1884, Thorpe-To amend the law to
conform all savings institutions to uni
formity of powers, rights and liabilities
and to organize such institutions for the
better protection Of depositors.
s. F. 12O, French-To prevent the desc
eration of Decoration day.
s. F. slb, Sweningsen-To reduce the
bounty for the capture Of horse thieves
from 600 to 800. =.
F. 8S7, Miller-To designate the place
where grain stored in elevators may be
| taxed.
ST. 44s, Stebbins-To prevent adul
taration of laxseed or linseed oil.
s. F. 254, Peterson-Providing for sec
| end examinations Of insane persons.
8. F. 4s7-Providing for the organiza
Aon of insurance companies to insure
against loss BY theft and burglary.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The Stookwell resolution to investigate
tho alleged discharge Of inmates of tho
soldiers' hemo was tabled in the house.
Senator Thorpe has offered resolution
proposing to use tho $40 acres owned by
the state in Kandiyohi county as the loca-
lion of tho fourth insane hospital.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23

By request of the governor, Mr.. Under.
leak introduced bill fixing the tax levy
for the next two years. The rate is a mill
and a half, the same as for the last bien-
nial period. Under it there will be col
lected $3.50, 900 for state expenses for 1897
and $3.50, 900 for 1898. 1t passed both
houses under suspension Of the rules.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
rh. Minnesota Chauta uqua.

1 WAsEoA, Mimi, April 16.-The Wa
asca Chautauqua this year will open
I1ply 6 and close the 28d. =
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-04-23
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The Ringdal flood relief bill was passed
under suspension of the rules by the
house. The amount carried was $4,000,
part of it coming from the seed grain re-
lief fund.
The house committee on public &C
counts and expenditures in q report to
that body oriticizes the management OF
the Rochester asylum for extravaganza in
the purchase of supplies.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

Bicycle boys remember that we
have the finest brews of Buffalo Beer
and the Pabst genial shandy gaff at
the Royal, Pacific and Cosmopolitan
and with our interchangeable checks
you can take a turn around the
blocks between refreshments.
At the Royal Saloon there is a
constant rush for the celebrated
beer which George Hawkins taps.
"Bob" French, the nestor of Homo
lulu's mixologists is now in the
Royal Saloon where he greets his
hosts of friends with his affable
smile OF welcome.
Ned Doyle at the Cosmopolitan is
recommending the celebrated Put,
MANS Blackberry Brandy, a tonic
which is unrivalled, assisted by Jim
Thompson formerly OF the S. S.
Australia an excellent "half and
half" is served to the thirsty
customers Of the Cosmopolitan.
The people flock to Enterprise Book,
Where Jimmy is bucking the goat.
AS ticks the clock, that grand old
stock
Goes flowing inside the coat.
The Pantheon boys with cheerful
noise
Call John and Harry to fill
The beaker with Book, and to look
at the clock,
Awhile they put dimes in the till,
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One ounce of prevention is better
than ten ounces OF cure. The En-
pire boasts OF infallible remedies
against the varioloid, Wieland beer
on draft beats vaccination, and
Doctor Charlie Andrew presides over
the finest stock of remedies" that
can be found in town. All for medi-
cinal purposes-and cash,
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Continued from list page.)

Liliuokalaui's own m)ther Thus,
fifty years ago-yes,n nearly sixty
woman's right to rule recognized by
Hawaii in the Grst constitution,
document which is replete with
aifirmations OF Christianity.
For political purposes it is assure
ed by the present rule that the Ha-
wsiian monarchy has been ever aud
always corrupt; but was there not
more reason in the remark, which
was impressed upon me by one OF
the very men in power9 This, too,
can be found reported at length
three years ago; in brief, it was that
the missionary element were now
ruling Hawaii openly as they have
ruled it, by advising with its SOW
ereigns. II these latter have made
any mistakes, what must be said OF
their cornsellors? Search the rec
ords and you will be surprised to
find that most OF the administrations
have been e.ntrolled by those who
now SANDER the constitutional gov
ernment of the past, Who were
Liiuokalani's ministers OF justice2
Who, but Mr.. Dole and Mr.. Judd,
he same persons now praised for
having rescued the islands from her
rule.
| will refrain from writing Of Lii
liuokalani personally, because words
would fail to do justice to her kind
aud Christian character have
never seen this equaled in man or
woman. | tremble for my own
Christianity when it meets such as
hers. Bitter words of righteous
wrath will rise to my lipe-never to
hers. In trifing breach OF manners,
in actual wrong, never did j know
person yet, who could so constantly
look on the best side, who could so
persistently give an excuse for the
offender. AS professed believer in
the system of the Divine Master
from boyhood, nothing has panied
me more in this contest than to no
tice that evil imagination and I'M
charitable scandal emanated not
from the unbeliever nor the Hawai-
ian, but from those who openly con-
nected themselves with the name
and purposes OF Christianity; who
boosted their ancestry from devoted
missionaries.
Therefore, If annexation is best,
or if it is injudicious, advocate or
oppose on the merits of the question,
not on personal grounds, whatever
the nature of these.
While the Queen was held eight
months a prisoner in that palace
where she had often received the
highest dignitaries of other nations,
where she had made the little ones
happy by parties organized ex-
pressly for their pleasure, or receiv-
ed all who thronged to do her honor,
what was her occupation2 l send
you the translation of a prayer set
by her to music (when she had no
instrument but the voice God gave
her), which has since been publish
ed, and ask if you find other than
Christianity in its spirit.
LILIUoKALANI's PRAYER.
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JUST BEFORE BEDTIME

Nervous folks and those who suffer
with sleeplessness will find glass or
two of Rainier Beer invaluable. 1t
quiets the nerves and insures refresh
ing sleep, On tap or in bottles at the
Criterion.
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LILIUoKALANI's PRAYER.

Composed during her imprisonment
by the present Government Of
Hawaii, and dedicated TO her
niece, Princess Kaiulani.
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niece, Princess Kaiulani.
Whilst humbly meditsting
Within these walls Imprisoned,
Thou art my light, my haven,
They glory my support.
Oh, look not on their failings,
Nor on the sins of men.
Forgive with loving kindness,
That we might be made pure.
For Thy Grace, beseech Thee,
Bring us meath Thy protection,
And peace will be our portion
Now and forever more. Amen.
JULIUS A. PALMER.