The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-02-11

the finances, the Investigations cover.
ing somewhat the same ground but
differing slightly in details. The com.
mi1tee on public accounts was directed
to make one of these inquiri es, another
was instituted through the. committee
on banks and banking and athird has
been ordered made through a special
committee Of which Mr.. Feig is chair.
man. Between them all it is not yet
clear how such a thing as a whitewash
can be possible and what one may over
look may be unearthed by another.
What is known as s'joshing'' may
often defeat its own end and the Oh.
ponents Of the now famous Foss NOR
bid sentimentality bill begin to realize
the fact. When that measure first
came up for discussion it was made the
target for all kinds of <nore or less sue
cessful attempts at L1morous amend
ments, it being the evident intention
to make the bill and possibly its author
ridiculous and then kill the bill. But
the thorough earnestness of Mr.. Foss
and his sincere belief in the necessity
for such a law, together with feeling
of sympathy soon aroused for him and
his pet measure, reacted against the
jokers and the bill was first recon-
mended to pass, and on Saturday when
it came up for final passage seemed to
fail because of the small attendance
rather than from open opposition.
Some members who voted against the
bill candidly stated that some means
of preventing exhibitions of Stiffness in
the way Of sending flowers to criminals
was proper but to them it seemed not
exactly matter for legislative action.
Mr.. Foss had the bill reconsidered
Monday and will amend it to overcome
some Of the objections heretofore made.
The first of the so-called iunkets
came this week, the normal school
committees Of the two houses visiting
the Winona and Mankato institutions.
They started Monday afternoon and
will return Wednesday evening, leav.
ing their trips to the other schools for
later date. Other institutions will
soon be visited by the proper COM
mittees.
The Grondahl bicycle path bill, which
was considered by it's author to be a
harmless and entirely proper measure,
struck the farmer members just the
other way. They thought it would cut
them off from the full use Of the road,
and wanted some provision to protect
any unwilling farmer from having a
path laid out through or beside his
farm. Mr.. Grondahl and other friends
Of the bill maintained that it would in
no way interfere with the farmers
rights, and at the same time would
provide good sidewalk for the use of
the farmers, but they agreed to such
as were suggested, and
the bill in it's amended form will doubt
less get through both houses.
A city bill to which little attention
has been called is that by Senator
Stevens to prohibit the furnishing of
free lunches by saloons. It is likely to
receive saloon as we'll as temperance
support.
The Torson bill, for the election of
railroad commissioners, has passed the
house and will now be acted on by the
senate. It may be killed there now,
put its friends say 1t will pass both
houses two years hence.
The attempt Of Senator HeNeman to
.epeal the corrupt practices act did not
succeed, the friends of that law &C.
it's defects but claiming
hat it was a step in the right direction
ind should be amended and not re-
oealed.
Just now the petition most in evil
lence is that for local option, many
thousand slgners having been heard /
rom thus far, petitions from Is counties
coming in one day.
The Hastings-Anoka hospital site
war is on in the legislature, both houses
having joined in the investigation and
some interesting reading may be looked
for before the war ends, for both cities
nave aggressive representatives who
will see that the matter is gone into
most thoroughly.
The struck jury law will surely be
repealed, but the parties have been
,parring for an opening, each wishing
ing the credit for such action. In some
parts of the state this was an issue dur
ing the last campaign, and although
most of the candidates favored repeal
they are now maneuvering for positions
in the next campaign. Populist Reishus
bill for repeal in the sem
ate, Democrat Stockwen introduced it
in the house, as also did Republican
Laybourn and Populist Goss. In the
house the Lay bourn bill was favorably
the Goss and Stockwell bills
being indefinitely postponed. There
was delay on 4he Reishus bill in the
senate but it passed the senate and was
to the house before the Lay.
bourne bill passed that body. The
playing for position is not yet over, but