Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-03-23


Governor Gillett,f !, friandIv asrss,
ment and might also nullify the effect
Of recent congressional enactments
Upon receiving this telegram, with a
message from the governor, the legis-
lature Immediately passed resolution
suspending all Objectionable action.
Want Native Officers. +..
The Porto Rican house Of delegates
has sent this message to President
Roosevelt: The house of delegates
unanimously request you to appoint a
secretary of Porto Rico from among
the natives of Porto Rico, thus giving
us an opportunity to demonstrate our
ability In self government Such an
act of Justice will be gratefully re
ceived by the whole country"
Dakota Divorce Reform.
| A bill has passed both houses Of the
| South Dakota legislature requiring a
residence of one year in the state and
three months in the county before a
divorce suit can be commenced and
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open court. It is expected that this
law will stop the divorce industry,
which has become distasteful to the
people of the state.
Hill Would Sell Out.
President J. J. Hill Of the Great
Northern in testifying before the Min
nesota legislative committee which is
trying to estimate the cost Of the rail-
roads of the state said he would be
glad to have the government take his
line, but expressed the opinion that If
the government should go into the rail-
road business congress would be kept
busy night and day making appropri-
ations. In reply to question as to
the cost of the road he said that it
would cost upward Of $4,000 a mile
to reproduce the Great Northern, not
counting terminals. docks and other
property. Counting all property, it
would cost over 100000 a mile. He
said the capitalization Of the road was
very low, an average Of about $37 900
mile. ..-.
Prohibitionists Active.
The Prohibition forces In the Okla
homa constitutional convention won
decisive victory when the provision
submitting the question Of prohibition
separately to the people of the new
state was adopted by vote of II to Is.
The Arkansas state senate defeated
measure which provided for submit
ting to the people at the next state
election the question of license or no
license.
Knoxville to Go Dry.
Under the state local option law the
city of Knoxville, Tenn, held an cleo
ton last week and the temperance par
ty won out in sensational form amid
singing and marching thousands and
the praying of women. The result was
a majority of 1921 in favor Of mo sa
looms" Men and women Of all sta
tons. wealthy families in carriages,
society matrons, grizzled war veterans
and school children joined in the pa
rade and in the work at the polls.
Pennsylvania Capitol Frauds.
p Inc Legislative cOLumlSS1On Ut mar
risburg has begun it's inquiry into the
new state pitol scandal with testi-
mony from Consulting Engineer Green
showing that Architect Huston had al
tered designs so as to use cheaper ma
terial Green had never heard of the
''per foot" rule. Many documents are
missing First fruits of the probe
were the prompt refunding of the $27,-
600 interest by the Harrisburg Trust
company on the first 100000 appro-
priation.
Officer AssaiIs Brownsville.
Before the senate committee, which
has resumed it's hearings, Captain Kill
burn of the TwentS- sixth infantry tes
tilted as to the attitude Of the people
of Brownsville toward the negro sol
diers. He said that more than three
fourths of the residents were Mexicans
and that not more than a dozen fami !
lies were fit for officers to associate
with. When the negro soldiers first
came the lower classes openly boasted
that they would soon run the niggers
out Of town" He also said that