Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-22
DEBATE WAS PERSQDlL'
Messrs. DonnelIy and Hicks
Enliven q Dull Session q
the Lower House.
Resurrected Old Records md
Freely Exchanged Doubt
full Compliments.
Several New Measures OF Cen
eral Interest Make Their
Il Appearances.

eral INTEREST make 5Ihetf
Appearance.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 1S.-What promise,
I to be a very dull session Of the hons
\ Saturday was enlivened at the end =,
4 . wordy encounter between Ignatiu
4 Donnelly and Judge Hicks Of Minneap
oils, in which doubtful compliment
were freely exchanged. The house hat
ground away on very dry grist for
/ couple of hours and was about to I'd
journ, when Judge Hicks, who is chair
man of the elections committee, offered
/ a resolution directing that COMMITTEES
/, TO report with its findings in each con
test its opinion as to whether there hal
j been any justification for the inaugura
ton of the contest. In the course o.
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. Nc
one hut Judge Hicks saw in this re-
mark -. u. -.
Reflection On the Elections Committss,
| but the Judge thought that Mr.. Don.
nelly was attempting to draw q CONS
parison between the house and the
committee, odious to the latter. He
rose III all his dig nifty to note his ex.
ception to the remark, proceeded To
raise the ghost of the dead and gone
Dcnnelly- Washburn feud by q veiled
reference to the contest which Mr..
Donnelly had once brought against w.
y. Washburn before congress-
The point of the reference BY no
means escaped MIR. 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 gem
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 order3a
number of petitions and resolutions
were introduced. Among the former
was one from members Of tho Henne@
pin county bar praying for the repeal
of the struck. jury law. The resOlu-
tons mainly referred to paying several
persons for voluntary service a. gallery
keepers and in the committee rooms
the first days Of the session, and all
went to the committee on legislative
expenses. IA @ u;
Mr.. Foss offered q 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. II it could be enforced, il
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.
It went over ON Mr.. Johns notice Of
debate. MIR Stockwell proposed res
olution endorsing the postal savings
bank idea, but Mr.. Mcdonald fore-5
stalled present consideration by notice
of debate. ~ " 8
Bills of tho Day. q
Mr.. Kraker got in the first bill Of the,
day. It proposes Q reduction Of the
maximum rate Of interest in this state.
to 8 per cent, and makes = 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
auced q bill to permit the making abso-
lutte Of q 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
. law fixing the salary Of the oil in
spector at g., $50, and provides that he,
shall turn in Ill fees collected monthly
to the state treasurer. Hs may appoint
not to exceed ono deputy for each.
county. The compensation Of deputies
is to be 80 per cent Of the fees collected
until their share reaches $50 per month,
Is per cent until it reaches 4leO per
month, and TO per cent beyond that.
OxOVlU1UR t0At tu0 m0AAAAO1A o0A1Gy AOA
! deputy shall be $2,OOs. Among the
ether bills were the following: 45
esns Minor lssasurss.
BY Finney-To appropriate 45oe,to build
3 bridge across Mustinka river at
Wheaton, Traverse county. @a,
BY Foss-Appropriating $500 to build q
bridge across Pomme dc Terrs river, in
Grant county. Isl
4 BY, Coe-To amend the laws Of 1876 60
- to exempt husband from liability for
forts committed BY his wife. II I'd
& BY Coe-To amend the penal codenaak-
Ing IL an oftense TO interfere with con
duits In which there are electric wires
BY Snyder-Authorizing cities to iss0e
registered bonds to b exchanged Tor
coupon bonds
BY Med To prohibit the uss Of
nets or traps at the inlsts Of Lakes
BY Littleton-To amend the statutes Of
1894 % 40 to permit corporations TO amend
their articles Of incorporation at . special
~,a>tinf, ca11ad for that nnrnOaa issS5