The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-01-28
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4nc mousse mace up yesterday TOT It's
industry in sitting Saturday and Mon
day, when the senate took a vacation,
by holding q very short session. Not
withstanding this twenty-five bills
were introduced. Among them was
one curbing the ambitions of sheriffs
by forbidding them from practicing
law. Another forbidding the sending
of flowers to criminals. Another makes
incurable insanity q ground for di-
vorce, while another thinkers. with the
election law by abolishing the tri-col-
ored tick cts and providing single bal
lot to contain the names of all the can
didates. The remainder wers chiefly
bridge and local measures.
st. Paul, Jan. 22-Only two bills were
offered in the senate yesterday, and
those not of general interest. Almost
the entire work was devoted to consid-
ering the Dunn-Day contest. It was
the innings for the attorneys. M. D..
Mum, of St. Paul, opened the ball on
behalf of Mr. Dunn, and was followed
| by r. B. Evans, of Minneapolis. in be-
half of Day, who spoke until between
and o'clock, when an adjournment
was taken until 10 o'clock today. When
Mr.. Evans concludes, either ex-Attor-
ney General Clapp, who is one of the
attorneys for Dunn, or Mr.. Mum, will
make the concluding argument for the
contestant There was no sem blance
of politics in the speeches yesterday,
the argument being entirely legal
one, with an effort to show that Sena-
tor Day actually became lieutenant
| governor when Lieut.. Gov. Clough sue
ceeded Gov. Nelson in the executive Of
fee; on behalf of Dunn and on behalf
of Day to show that, as a legal propo.
sltion he was simply president of the
senate, but still continued to be a SEN
ator. After the attorneys have con.
cluded, a number of the senators who
are loaded will speak on the question,
and it may be couple of days before
vote is reached.
The senate passed the Donnelly reso.
luton for committee to investigate
the transfer of the Mountain Iron prop.
erty. and Senators Yale, Sheehan,
Greer and Ringdal were named as the
senate portion of the committee.
Though Senator Sheehan was one day
behind the house with his Georgia anti.
trust bill, he got his measure recon-
mended to pass yesterday and may
come under the wire first in the race
for glory on this measure.
Some mem bers of the house evident.
~ desire to find out where the state is
at, in the matter of deposits in broken
banks, and resolution was offered
calling upon the state treasurer for q
detailed statement of the deposits il
insolvent institutions.
The house disposed of one of its con
tests by giving Mr.. Lehman, of Henne
pin, the sitting member, his seat, a.
the contestant did not appear. In the
Benton county case, Judge Hicks, un
der the authority of the resolution
over which he and Mr.. Donnelly had {
war of words, submitted Z report tha1
there was no just ground for contest
and if the house adopts that report, q.
it probably will, that will end the con
tests in that branch.
A bill of a good deal of Importance
if it should become a law, was offered
requiring railroads to operate SECOND
class coaches on all their passenger
trains, charging no more than two
cents per mile. If this bill ever get.
on the statute book, it will result il
passenger trains being chiefly com
posed of second class coaches, with one
first class coach attached, much the
same as the sleeping cars are now run
The tinkering with the tax laws wa:
continued by the offering of consti
tutional amendment authorizing city
or county authorities to exempt per
sonal property from taxation by a vote
of the people. This measure could be
used to boom business enterprises BY
Offering exemption from taxation for {
term of years as a bonus for their es
tablishmcnt.
St. Paul, Jan. 23.-The senate occu
pied the entire day in hearing the con
tlnuation Of the legal arguments in the
Dunn-Day contest. Mr.. Evans con
cluded his argument for Mr.. Day at the
morning session, and as Mr.. Clapp wal
unable to speak, owing to throa'
trouble, Mr.. Mum made the conclud
ing effort in behalf of Mr.. Dunn. The
| dry uAucut ycStcIuoy "dss do w AAu' .
day. entirely a legal proposition, ant
no one would suppose from listenin5
to it that railroad or political interest:
had any bearing on the case. Never
theless, when it comes to the decision
those factors will undoubtedly be the
basis for the result. A man can SCI
the force of legal argument, when L
conforms to his views of the case il
other respects, with much more force
than when it goes against his wishes
AS there are good legal arguments OF
both sides, every senator can con
scientiously vote upon the subject from
legal standpoint and still vote just a!
he wants to on other grounds. Thu
senate intends to continue the discus
sion today, though there is no certainty
that vote will be reached today.
So many members of the house wcr.
interested IN the oratory in the senate
that the proceedings of the popular
branch of the legislature were rather
dull Mr.. Heimerdinger threw in ;
bomb shell, in the shape of rcsolu
ton calling for a committee to investi
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