The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-22
DEBATE WAS PERSONAL
MeSSrS. Donnelly and Hicks
Enliven a Dull Session of
the Lower House.
ReSurreCted Old Records and
Freely Exchanged Doubt
full Compliments.
Several New Measures of Gen.
eral Interest Make Their
Appearance.

to be very dull session of the house
Saturday was enlivened at the end by
wordy encounter between Ignatius
Donnelly and Judge Hicks of Minneap-
oils, in which doubtful compliments
were freely exchanged. The house had
ground away on very dry grist for
couple of hours and was about to adj
journ, when Judge Hicks, who is chair
man of the elections committee, offered
resolution directing that committee
to report with its findings in each con-
test its opinion as to whether there had
been any justification for the Inaugural
ton of the contest In the course of
the debate which followed, Mr.. DON
nelly, who opposed the resolution, re-
marked that the house could be trusted
to act honestly with election cases No
one but Judge Hicks saw in this re-
mark
Reflection ON the Elections Committee,
but the judge thought that Mr.. DON
nelly was attempting to draw COM
parison between the house and the
committee, odious to the latter. He
rose in all his dig nifty to note his ex-
ception to the remark, proceeded to
raise the ghost of the dead and gone
Donnelly Washburn feud by a yelled
reference to the contest which Mr..
Donnelly had once brought against w.
d. Washburn before congress.
The point of the reference by no
means escaped Mr. Donnelly, and he
trained his broadside upon Judge
Hicks. In his usual style he paid his
compliments to Judge Hicks and to
his ancient enemy, Mr.. Washburn.
The incident was closed by the admin
istration of mild reproof to both gen.
tlemen by Mr.. jacobson, and the house
adjourned without disposing of the
resolution which had caused all the
trouble.
Early Part of the Session.
After the house was called to order a
number of petitions and resolutions
were introduced. Among the former
was one from members of the Henne-
pin county bar praying for the repeal
of the struck jury law. The resolu-
tions mainly referred to paying several
persons for voluntary service as gallery
keepers and in the committee rooms
the first days of the session, and all
went to the committee on legislative
expenses.
Mr. Foss offered resolution intend
ed be very sweeping in its terms in
that it applied to members and COM
mittees of the senate as well as of the
house. If it could be enforced, it
would prevent the introduction of any
reapportionment measure, which did
not give at least one senator or repre-
sentative to every county in the state,
having not less than 5000 population.
1t went over ON Mr.. Johns notice of
debate Mr. Stockwel proposed a res
olution endorsing the postal savings
bank idea, but Mr.. Mcdonald fore
stalled present consideration by notice
of debate.
Bills of the Day.
Mr.. Kraker got in the first bill of the
day. 1t proposes a reduction of the
maximum rate of interest in this state
to per cent, and makes q per cent the
legal rate in the absence of contract.
Judge Hicks introduced long bill,
which creates forestry reserves and a
forestry board Mr.. Mcdonald intro
duced bill to permit the making abso.
Lutte of limited divorce where the par
ties have lived apart for five years and
have complied with the terms of the
limited divorce. Mr.. McGill proposed
o law fixing the salary of the oil in.
spector at 81, 800, and provides that he
shall turn in all fees collected monthly
to the state treasurer. He may appoint
not to exceed one deputy for each
county. The compensation of deputies
is to be 30 per cent of the fees collected
until their share reaches $50 per month
% per cent until it reaches 500 pei
month, and 10 per cent beyond that
providing that the maximum salary TO,
. deputy shall be $4,000. Among the
other bills were the following:
Some Minor Measures.
By Finney-To appropriate $500 to build
q bridge across Mustinka river al
Wheaton, Traverse county.
BY Foss-Approprlatlng $oUO TO Dulld 9
bridge across Pomme de Terre river, in
Grant county.
By Coe-To amend the laws of 1895 Sc
as to exempt husband from liability FOL
forts committed by his wife,
By Coe-To amend the penal code max
ing it an offense to interfere with con
duits in which there are electric wires.
By Snyder-Authorizing cities to issue
registered bonds to be exchanged fol
coupon bonds
By McDonald-To prohibit the use O
nets or traps at the inlets of lakes.
) By Littleton-To amend the statutes O.
1894 so as to permit corporations to amend
their articles of incorporation at specia
meeting called for that purpose.
Missouri Preacher in Prison.
LIBERTY, Mo-, Jan. 18.--B. T. Bon
1oin rnroo char hoe hoo,