The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

STATE,
BE it resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives, tnat a committee OF seven
senators ana representatives be appointed
by Tie presiding oincers Of either branch OF
the legislature for the purpose of representing
Over III. icmains OF the departed. and we fur
Their recommend that on the afternoon OF the
day OF the funeral all public business De sus-'
pended.
Which was unanimously adopted in both
branches Of the Legislature. =.
Approved February H.. 1913.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. I'll. F.. No. 516:
Jcint resolution for the appointmeInIt n n OF
sofa. 10 confer with committee of the
Legislature Of Wisconsin relative TO UNI M
taking OF Of fish in, all boundary, waters be-
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin. including
Lake lcpin and Lake St. Croix.
WHEREAS serious controversy has arisen
between the states of Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin concerning the fishing rights OF their re,
spectve citizens in the Mississippi River and
Lake Pepin. constituting the boundary line
between said States, and =
WHEREAS, because of such differences. an
aHe as against gain the State
the Supreme Court Of the Cm1teo otates,
which action is now pending for the purpose srg
WHEREAS. at the last regular session OF
from each Of the said Legislatures Were ap.
pointed to. confer on the question OF s ssa
boundary line. and. If possible to settle the
WHEREAS, said committees have made
their reports to the Legislatures Of their re
spcctive States, reporting their failure to
agree in said matters: ana their failure au to-
commended to the Legislature OF each stare
the appointment Of committees to confer and.
h ns 10 and control ling tho taking ash in
pa sa
to said waters:
NOW. THEREFORD. Bn IT RESOLVED:
by the House Of Representatives, the Senate
concurring. that there be and is hereby Gre
81 Reprssentatives. to be- chosen by the
Speaker of the House and three g, Senators,
to 1s meet and e eSnfef w Of
Legislature Of the State Of Wisconsin, II lone one
ee a 9 and !controllins the taking q a:h In
being i the Mississippi River. Lake Pepin and
Lake St. croix; and that such COMMITTEE tt,s
session.
Committee, ana its members be allowed their
actual expenses necessarily incurred IN the
Of their n ana
for the Legislative expenses Of this session.
upon the presentation Of proper voucher as
in the case Of other Legislative expenses
Approved March 4. 1918.
Joint Resolution ofrered BY MI. Peterson:
Join Resolution authorizing the State State
Of Minnesota to receive payments on sales
Of schEo a nd otnsr staf he, Expired or viii
expire before December 81, 1914. and to
issue patents therefor
WHEREAS. 1t has been the policy OF the
state of Minnesota to sell its school and other
state lands advantageous terms to pur-
chascrs by giving extensions Of time for pay
me mt up to forty years, and by reducing the
na o. nrncpai 1' remains FOR ten years, and by
such policy has aided In the development of
trust funds with long time investments;
And. Whereas, The rapid expansion of the
large demand upon the Investment board
for loans to construct school houses anu otner
necessary public improvements
THEREFORE,. BE IT RESOLVED by the
,nre, that at any time on or before December
t ,' time o" LIMIT 1tss for a payment has ex.
sd or will s expire tns on s4a+e or pe
shall receive the principal and interest pay
mrn1s, and that the Governor be. and he Is
hereby authorized to execute patents cover
ing those tracts which all demands due to
the state have been paid IN full
Approved March s, 1918.
JOINT RESOLUTION No. III. F. No. 81.
Of National forest reserve to state control
Congress under the terms Of which the ma
tional forest will DO turned over to
the various states. and
Whezeas tho national forest reserve con
tain more than two billion dollars worth OF
seS ki0D ssoua % for II.
public Eood-and
tional forest reserve by tho Federal Forest
Service of the Department of Agriculture has
been and is credit to that department., and
has been conducted in the best interest of
the state In which such forest reserves arc
located. and
WHEREAs, the states not prepared to
take without tho corporation Of tho Federal
ceiving from, the United States Forest Service
and
WHEREAS. tho use of the National forests
in producing timber and regulating the now
Of streams In controlling grazing and in other
respects are interstate and far-reachine: now
therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the Minnesota
House Of Representatives. the Senate con-
curing. protest against the proposed action
the part Of Congress. the effect Of which
won;d Re to transfer the control Of the Ma
tional Forest Reserve from the Federal gov
ernnent to the individual states This Legis-
lature further deplores tn. TACT that such leg
!slation has ever beer. proposed at this Sos
sion Of Congress-. since the people Of the
United States have repeatedly sgnined their
approval OF the splendid system under which
The National Forest Reserves admin
istered. This Legisa ture urges that the Min
strongest efforts tc defeat this proposed log
islatifn.
RE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy
Of these resolutions be forwarded by the Chief
Clerk of the House to each Of United
States Senators and to ench Of the members III
the House OF Representatives,. from this state
Approved March H. 1913.
JOINT RESOLUTION no. s.
many years have been struggling for home
Rric. only to have from time to time their
aspirations blghted; and.
WHEREAS Their struggles for liberty
have appealed to all true Americans who
love freedom; and.
WHEREAS, The House Of Commons .,<
by vote Of one hundred and ten ma 10,
passed tie Home Rule Bill for Irc1r,
therefore,.
Re IT RESOLVED that the House Of Rep
leSentatives of the State of Minnesota. the
Senate concurrtng therein, do hereby extend
to the great Irish people it's heartiest con-
FRA tulations and wish them God speed to the
fnai conclusion of. their glorious battle for