Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-12
MEASURE ADOPTED IN HOUSE
WITHOUT DISSENTING VOTE
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY I
FOR MRS. HlGBEE.
LEE WILL Be CANDIDATE
IN 1916 IS PREDICTION
Long Prairie Man IL Quite Certain to
Go After GubernatoriaI Honors
Again Next Year as Result Of
Passage Of County Option.
IN THE SENATE.

Ta8Sd9S OF NOunIy OPIIOHs
IN THE SENATE.
Convened at 8 p. m.
Introduction of S. F. Nos. 565-571
Inclusive.
Confirmed appointments of Asso-
ciate Justice Albert Schaller and State
Fire Marshal Robert w. Hargadine.
Confirmed all minor appointments
made by Governor Hammond since
Feb. 1.
Adjourned at $3.50 p. m.
IN THE HOUSE.
Met at 10 a. m.
More than thirty bills introduced
Resolution for investigation Of state
university introduced and withdrawn
to be modified.
Passed bill proposing constitutional
amendment elimination section COM
polling the state census.
Adjourned at p. m.
st. Paul, March 11.-Just before the
house took up as a special order bills
providing for the construction of a
state reformatory for women, Repre-
sentatives H. H. Harrison, J. B. San
born and Elmer E. Adams offered q
resolution conveying the deepest SYM
pathy of the house to relatives of Mrs.
c. G. Higbee.
The authors of the resolution, which
was adopted, composed the committee
which attended the funeral of Mrs.
Higbee, who died recently in the
house lounging room, after making
strong plea for the establishment of
woman's reformatory.
Without dissenting vote the house
Of representatives passed bill by
Representative L. c. Spooner, author.
izing the state board of control to sell
the old state prison at Saltwater, the
money to be used in the construction
of a state ref0rmatory for women, If
that is the proper course, in the judg.
ment of the state board of control.
A motion then was made by Repre-
sentative J. A. Larimore and prevailed,
authorizing the appointment of com.
mittee by the speaker to combine the
best features of two other reformatory
bills now before the house and Intro.
duce the measure forthwith.
Carries $4,000 Appropriation.
One of the bills carries an appropra-
ton OF $4,000 for the selection of
site and the other carries an appropr}.
alton of 100000 and provides for the
appointment of committee to look
over available locations and made rec.
concentrations to the house.
A large number Of club women oo.
cupied seats in the gallery when the
house took up the three bills pertain.
ing to the erection OF a state reforma-
tory for women.
These bills were made special ord
er, following the death of Mrs. G. G.
Higbee at public hearing on the
measures before the house prison com.
mittee a. week ago.
Passage Of the Spooner bill was
greeted with favor by a number of
club women who occupied seats in
the gallery, and was considered as a
partial victory in the fight so earn
estly waged by Mrs. c. G. Higbee.
William e. Lee May Run.
st. Paul, March 11-Passage Of the
county option bill is held to have
altered materially the political situa-
ton in Minnesota, and it is declared
that it's adoption means that William
e. Lee is quite certain to become a
gubernatorial candidate again next
year.
In fact, on good authority there 10
obtained the statement that Mr.. Leo
will become a candidate and with his
name is linked that Of Magnus Mar
tinson, who, as secretary of the Anti.
Saloon league, is given the major por-
ton Of the credit for carrying the
county option bill through to a suo-
cessful finish.