Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
cent interest. to the amount of $500, 900,

for the construction of the new CAPT.
toll. Senator Howard and some others
Joined in placing a protest on record
against the declaration of the lieuten-
ant governor that the bill had passed,
on the ground that it increased the
debt of the state, and therefore re-
CURED two-thlrds, or So votes. This
question was argued in the debate and
was no increase of the state debt, and
consequently only % votes were neces.
sary to pass the bill. AS the bill had
already passed the house, it now goes
to the governor for approval.
Another important measure adopted
by the senate was the bill allowing
banks to reorganize when three-fourths
of the depositors consent. The bill
originally passed the senate, but in the
house received some important amend
ments, and the question yesterday was
upon concurring with the action of the
house. This led to vigorous attack
upon the bill by Senator McHale, re-
sulting in his securing another amend
ment relieving the one-fourth of the
dissenting depositors from all response
bility in the matter. In that shape the
bill was again passed by strong vote,
and sent to the house for fnrther con-
currence.
The attempt to indefinitely postpone
bill of Senator Keller's requiring
boom companies to ''pocket" their logs
in the fall of the year led to a fiery
speech by the senator, in which he de-
c1aro6 hic of ~ or+7
from political parties, and everything
else, if his bill was to be treated in
that manner. The senate took it good
naturally, and though the bill had
really been killed, they allowed it to
go to the committee of the whole for
further debate. It will not be surpris-
ing if Keller gets it through after all.
The house had for it's special order
two bills. One repeats the Duluth and
Iron Range land grant passed in 1875.
The other provides for a commission
composed of mem bers of the senate
and the house to sit after the aiourn-
ment of the legislature, to ascertain
what lands are claimed by any party
or parties which really belong to the
state. If the commission find any such
land the bill gives them authority to
institute legal proceedings to recover
them. Mr. jacobson was very strong
in urging the passage of the bills, and
the general sentiment of the house was
in favor of FORGETTING the land grant,
on the ground that it had not been
earned, but the other bill, creating a
commission, met with strong opposi-
Id ~
ure bill passed without dissenting
vote, and the other bill was laid on the
table to be called up at future date.
Two bills in the senate and two bills
in the house were introduced by special
permission Of the governor. There
was a tremendous slaughter of bills by
committee reports faYoring their in
definite posponement. The house COM
mittee on general legislation sent back
host of bills and not more than one
or two were recommended to pass.
The judiciary committee also sent in a
big report, two-thirds of which was in
favor of passage. There are hundreds
of bills still held in the hands of the
committee. In the senate there were
only four bills on the calendar ready
for passage, and two of them were
passed, while the committee of the
whole has printed list of bills for
consideration sufficient to occupy a
weeks time, if no more were added.
While probably no harm to the public
interests will result therefrom, the in
dications are that several hundred bills
will fail for lack of action on the part
of one house or the other, though many
would go through if they could be con-
sidered on their merits.
Aluminium.
Samples of the Pipestone red build
ing stone which were sent to London
some time ago to be analysed are re-
ported to contain from 1925 to Is. Is
per cent of aluminium, which is amply
sufficient for profitable extraction.
Some time ago Chicago parties, who
were interested in the stone, sent an
agent to Pipestone to look the quarries
over aud purchase them if possible,
and deal was nearly completed, but
was frustrated by misunderstanding
among the Chicago parties interested.
To the Dissecting Table.
The body of George Kelly, the wy
oming murderer, who was executed at
Center City, was brought to Minneapo-
lis. The long pine box bore the regu-
lar physicians shipping statement to
the effect that the body was that OF
Kelly, and that he had not died of any
contagious disease. The body was
billed to the medical department of the
university.
Brief Minnesota Items.
Bonnie Hickerson, night operator at
Rush City, had his foot crushed by the
cars.
Fred lick, of New Ulm, committed
suicide by hanging himself in hay
loft.