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Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. ?.

, BY Chapter 1886, Laws 1915, the legis-
tature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Section One
~. of Article Four (4) Of the Consti-
tuition.
Section One as it now stands. reads
az fOllOwss
SIONS - The legislature shall consist
Of the senate and house Of representa-
tives. which shall meet biennially at
St such time as shall be prescribed by
law, but no session shall exceed the
term Of Of, ninety legislative days, and no
new bill shall oe introduced in either
branch except on the written request
Of the governor. during the last TWEEN
ty days Of such session, except the at
eeileG to OF some the ii9gftTTte shaa be
general interest by a special message
from the governor"
If the amendment 10 adopted, the
section will then read as follows.
Sec. /. TWO HoUsEs-sEs-
sIONs; = The legislature shall
representatives, which shall meet
biennially. at the seat of govern
ment of the state, at such time as
session shall exceed the term Of
ninety (90l legislative days, and
no bill shall be introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
last twenty days Of such session,
except the attention Of the legis-
1ature shall be called to some Inn
portant matter of general inter-
est by special message from the
governor; but the people reserve
to themselves direct power as fol.
lows:
(a) CONSTITUTIONAL INITTA-
the commencement of any session
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
state petition prCpOsttnItg
electors Of the state, the secretary
of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
than ten (1O) days after the COM
a@eGdment 90 p 5HS Se not SUB S6e
mttted to the electors by the legfs-
submitted in an amended form,
then, upon further petition or
petitions, each signed by eight per
eentum Of the electors Of the state,
Med with the secretary Of state
within six months. after the adj
journment; of the legislature, the
amendment proposed in the first
petition, or one or more amended
forms thereof, shall be submitted
to the electors for their approval
o or res5eection at The next general or
ring not less than ninety days
after the fling of any such fur
Their petition ANY amendment
proposed by initiative petition and,
u it, original Or n an amended
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. a.

By Chapter $50, Laws 1915, the legis-
lature proposed for adoption by the
electors, - amendment Of Section Six
gtitutiOn
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
NWUH VJSOW ~
IuIiuS A. SCf1Ir1aF1I
Secretary of State
OFFYtE OF THE ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL, ST. PAUL.
Honorable Julius A. Schmah1,
Secretary of State,
CaDitoI.

capitol.
DEAR SIR: Pursuant to your re-
quest and in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 46, Statutes 1913,
herewith hand you statement of the
purposes and effect OF ell amendments
to the Constitution proposed by the
legislature of 1915 and to be submit
ted to the electors at the next general
election; such statement also shows the
reading of the existing sections and
the way the same will read If the
amendments are adopted.
Yours truly,
LYNDON A. SMITH,
Attorney General.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

silan I'VE p%sseu lHe senate and
mouse I'll r.. -sonts1LLveo, IA con-
Iorn1lEy TO lac Iu-os or each house
ana LAe JUlnt Iu4eS OF the TWO
houses, SNAIL, before it becomes a
Jaw, ne presented to the governor
Of the STATE. II he approves ne
snau sign and deposit il III the
once Oh Lhe Secre&dry of state tor
pfeserN alton. and notify the mouse
WAeIe II Originated of the Lact.
but IL not, he snaI4 return 1T, Win
which IT snaIl have originated;
Nnen such OBJECTIONS shall be en-
tered at larse on the journal OF
coed to reconsider the bill. IL,
after such reconsideration, two
thirds of that house shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent, to-
other house, by which it shall like
wise be reCOnSidered; and if it be
approved by tWo-thirds of that
house it shall become a law. But
in all such gases the votes of both
yeas and nays, and the names of
the persons voting for or against
the bill shall be entered on the
journal of each house respective
~. # any bill shall not be. re-
three DAYS Sundays exceptedl
after it shall have been presented
to him, the same shall be a law in
like manner as If he had signed
it, unless the legislature by adj
journment within that time, pre-
vent its return; in which case it
shall not be a law. The governor
may approve, sign and file in the
office Of the secretary of state,
within three days after the ad-
journment of the legislature, any
act passed during the last three
days of the session, and the same
shall become a low. If any bill
presented to the governor contains
several items of appropriation of
more of such items in whole or in
part, while approving of the other
portion of the bill. In such case
he shall append to the bill, at the
time of signing it, statement of
the items and parts OF items to
which he objects, and the part Of
any appropriation so objected to
shall not take effect. If the legis-
lature be in session, he shall trans
nit to the house in which the bill
originated copy OF such state
ment, and the items objected to in
whole or in part shall be separate
ly recOnsdered. If, on recOnSid-
Grafton. one or more of such items
be approved by two-thirds of the
members elected to each house,
the same shall be a part of the
law, Notwithstanding the objec-
tons of the governor. All the
ton to bills not approved by the
governor shall apply in cases in
which he shall v ithhold his app
prOVal in whole or in part from
any item or items contained in a
bill apprOpriating money"
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

Under Section Two as it now stands
the proceeds of the sale Of school and
swamp lands constitute the principal
is used for the support of the schools,
educational and charitable institutions
of the state Section Two as it now
stands provides that the principal Of
such fund shall forever be preserved
iDNiOlate and nndiminiShad ~
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
appropriating money"

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Under
the Constitution as it now is, the gov
erHOr may veto any item in IN apgro-
priatiOn bill, but he cannot cut down
the amount appropriated for any spe~
cfGic purpose. The amendment, if adopt
ed, will give the governor power to
reduce the amount of an appropriation
for any given purpose, unless upon
transnittH1 to the legislature of n
statement of the part of an item CT an
appropriation bill to which he objects,
the two houses, each by a twO-thirds
vote, approve the item as it was origin
ally passed.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
If the proposed amendment is adept.
ed 1T will then read as follows:

"The permanent school and uni
versity fund Of this state may be
invested in the bonds Of any coun-
ty, school district, city, town or
village of this State, and in first
mortgage loans secured upon i'm
proved and cultivated farm lands
of this state. But no such invest
ment or loan shall be made until
approved by the board of commits
stoners designated by law to regu-
late the investment Of the perma-
nent school fund and the perma-
nent university fund of this state;
nor shall such loan or investment
be made when the bonds to be is
sued or purchased would make the
entire bonded Indebtedness exceed
Is per cent Of the assessed Valua-
ton Of the taxable property of the
county, school district, city, town
or village issuing such bonds; nor
be made when such investment or
the actual cash value Of the farm
land mortgage to secure said in
Vestment; nor shall such invest
ments or loans be made at a low
er rate of interest than per cent
per annum, nor for a shorter period
than five years, nor for a longer
period than thirty years, and no
change Of the town, school dis
trict, city, village or of county
lines shall relieve the real prop
erty in such town, school district,
county, village or city in this state
at the time of issuing of such
bonds from any liability for taxa
ton to pay such bonds"
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

THE PURPOSE of the amendment ia
to authorize the investment of the per-
manent school and university funds in
"'first mortgage loans secured upon Inn
proved and cultivated farm lands
where the amount of the loans SO Sc
cured does not exceed 80 per cent Of
the value of the land mOrtgaged.
THE EFFECT of the adoption Of the
proposed amendment will be to permit
the legislature to authorize the In
vestment of the permanent school and
university funds in farm mortgages az
above stated, as we'll as in the bonds
of any county, school district, CityI
town or village of this state. Under
Section Six as it now reads bonds cans
not be purchased unless they mature
at least five and not more than twenty
years after purchase. If the amend
ment is adopted, bonds and mortgages
may be purchased If they mature not
less than five nor more than thirty
years after purchase.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. g.

/, BY Chapter $3.50, Laws 1915, the legfs
pature proposed for adoption by tn,
ELECTORS an amendment of Section Z
Article 6, Of the constitution.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

aoreyer be preserved inviolate and un-
diminished; and the income arising
from the lease or sale of said school
land shall be DISTRIBUTED to the diff
In proportion TO the number of Schol-
arS in each township, between the ages
of i've and LWenty-One years; and shall
be faithfully applied to the specific
preparations. Suitable laws shall be
enacted by the legislature for the safe
Investment OF the principal of all funds
which nave heretofore arisen or when
may hereafter arise from the sale or
other disposition of such lands, or the
income from such lands accruing in
any way before the sale or disposition
thereof in interest-bearing bonds of
the United States, or of the State of
Minnesota issued after the year 1850,
ture may by law from time to time di-
rect. All swamp lands now held by
the state, or that may hereafter accrue
to, the state, shall be appraised and
bame officers, and the minimum price
bhall be the same less one-tbird, as is
provided by law for the appraisement
and sale Of the school lands under the
Ehirty-eight OF the General Statutes.
The principal of all funds derived
from sales of swamp lands as afore-
said shall forever be preserved invio-
the Toceeds Of said principal shall be
appropriated to the common school
fund of the state; the remaining one
half shall be appropriated to the edu-
the state in the relative ratio of cost
10 support said institutions"
The paragraph which it is proposed
to add to said Section Two reads aS
follows:
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

By Chapter 1856, Laws 1915, the legis-
1ature proposed for adoption by the
electors, an amendment of Section One
tuition.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

ga revolving fund Of not over
two hundred fifty thousand doll
lars ($250,000) may be set apart
from the fund derived from the
sale of school and swamp lands,
to be used in constructing roads,
bitches and fire breaks in, through
and around unsold school and
swamp lands and in clearing such
lands such fund to be replenished
as long as needed from the en-
hanC' d value realized from the sale
Of such lands SO benefited"
Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

All. initiative laws ana oonsNR.
tutional amendments shall be SO
submitted to the electors az Ia
permit an affirmative or negative
vote upon each measure submit
ted. If conflicting proposed laws
or conflicting proposed amends
Ments to the constitution be ape
~A2Eea g. 4Aa same AaAaAioR u
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-07
Colorado Is
Rising Slowly

The Colorado at Yuma has been
slowly creeping up for the last five
days, though in that time it has raised
but a half-foot. This is believed to be
the rise for the summer flood and is
expected to continue. Telegraph ad-
vices from the Reclamation Service to
the Press gave the height of the river
last night at 20.8.
The warm weather of the last few
days is expected to melt the snow in
the north rapidly, and before the week
is over it is probable there will be re-
ports of much higher water in the up
per tributaries.
The weekly report of the Reclama-
ton Service on the Colorado river at
Yuma follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-07

state action. A meeting of state
chain men, the steering committee
and other leaders will be held within
48 hours to discuss measures to hold
the delegates here until Saturday.
George w. Perkins presented re-
port to the committee regarding the
executive committees report since last
January's meeting. Mr.. Perkins was
quoted as having said in the meeting
that while the Progressives were in
the position of rendering the olive
branch" to the Republicans, such ac-
ton is not to be construed as an Eau
tomato proposition"
In his address Chairman Murdock
declared he was against having q
negative character in the White
House" and against "fine and feeble
phrases and over-ripe rhetoric"
The following formal statement re-
garding the committees deliberations
was issued by Chairman Murdock:
.'The committee adopted reco'u
ton confirming the action taken BY
the national committee last January
and pointed out that every event which
had transpired since January had
added emphasis to the position of the
Progressives.
State chairmen and chairmen OF
state delegations will meet with the
national committee at 5 o'clock Tues
day afternoon.
GAIL the national committeeman
were present with two exceptions
one occasioned by illness and the othel
by delayed trains.
"The executive committee was au
thorized to prepare an address to thu
delegates of the Republican conven
tion giving the reasons why the Pro
gressives urge the nomination o.
Theodore Roosevelt. This statemen
will be prepared Immediately ant
published in full probably on Wednes-
day morning and afternoon in thu
Chicago newspapers.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-07
IMERGENCY PROTECTIVE WORK.

IL purchase of the canal system by
should
voting could be promptly
protective $50 000
yesterday resutn Hamilton Brockman and
voting Ferguson follows
Resolved Imperial Irrigation District
certain
protective consisting focemcns deposit Of
position overflow of the lands in
of the districts irrigation canals
conditions existing and requiring such protective
justng requiring the sale OF
protective work.
that the bends the extent OF
the afore-
said
necessity for the sale OF
constituted the for
the action advertised and offered
for sac"
the resolution correct
There expendns s000OO for
should be illegally expended
for other voted there will no longer
be available the wise provision will be
The directors facing paying 100000 interest July
and they improving the irrigation SYSTEM
but interest," would they? Or to
extcndth irrigation system illegally? -
The directors the people OF the vale
lev as to how Of protective
bends The them the cost OF the actual
work. that should be sod the
district do such work when required
making statements which not accordance WIN
be facts is not Strengthening position of the board
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-07
Progressives Hold Key
To Presidential Problem

and its reception by the Republicans
was outlined after the Progressive
meeting today by William Allen
White, committeeman from Kansas
as follows:
1--WE take the position that we are
unanimous on one first choice candi-
date and only one-Colonel Roosevelt
If the Republicans can't agree upon
Colonel Roosevelt, we expect them to
come to us, and we will then be able
to tell them our second choice. But
in the meantime we are standing upon
our first choice"
The national committee also adopt
ed motion by Mr.. Perkins appoint
ing Dean Lewis CT the University OF
Pennsylvania to make preliminary
draft of the Progressive platform
Led by Congressman Murdock, various
committeeman spoke in favor OF
keeping the Progressive party as a
distinct political entity, even should
the Republicans ;ndorse the Progress
sive nominee.
81 am not a Republican and don't
intend to be-" Mr.. Murdock was quoted
as declaring.
In addition to outlining the general
plan of campaign, the committee ap-
proved the credentials of delegates and
alternates submitted by state chair
men and ordered the temporary roll
printed. There were no contests.
1t was stated that while the nation
al committeeman were virtually agreed
upon postponement, New York lead
ers and delegates were for immediate
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-07

Chicago, June 6.-The Progressive
national COMMITTEES today decided to
withhold nominating a candidate in
the Progressive convention until next
Saturday, awaiting the action OF the
Republican convention.
The decision of the Progressive COM
mittee followed speech by Chairman
Murdock, in which he declared that ne
was for Colonel Roosevelt's nomina-
ton and would not be for any nom
committal candidate at this time.
The national committee appointed
special steering committee, with broad
general powers to treat with Repuo-
lican leaders and also carry on news
paper publicity campaign. The COM
mittee consists of George w. Perk-
ms of New York, Governor Hiram
johnson of California and Horace Will
kinson of New York.
The Progressixes' executive commit
tee, of which Mr.. Perkins is chairman,
presented the plan which was adopted
nv the national committee today, to
delay action upon nominating can
Gidate until Saturday. 1t was decided
to warn all delegates against leaving
Chicago.
"The steering committee" it was
stated by Progressive leaders, will
have discretion to treat with Repub-
lican leaders or similar committee
from the Republican national COM
mittee or convention regarding possi-
BILE Joint action on a nominee. The
position of the Progressives regarding
the candidacy of Colonel Roosevelt
Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-07
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
D. D. Mulligan & Son
UNDERWRITERS ana
LICENSED EMBALMERa
phone 3H Ell CauSro. C,l
No withdrawal
(Not coal lands)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Serial NO. O23445
Department of the Interior, u. S.
Land Office, Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, May "a, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Gustav
E. Koch of Calexico, California, has
filed in this office his application to
enter under the provisions of Sections
2306 and 2307 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States the following
described land:
Lot one O, Section 81, Township
16 S., Range IL East, S. b. M, as
assignee of Isaac N. Jones.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the land described, or desir-
ing To object because of mineral char
acter of the land or any other reason
to the disposal to the applicant, should
file their affidavits of protest in this
office on or before the 5th day of
July, 1916. JOHN ID. ROCHE,
Register.
Notice to be published in the Press,
FL Centro, Cal. First publication
June l, 1916. July1
New Britain herald., 1916-05-04
L0RIMER ID START
 LIFE ALL OVER
Will Try to Pay Back Funds Lost
 in Bank

Chicago, May 4.-William Lorimer, former United States senator who, last night, was acquitted of charges of emhezzlement and conspiracy to de- fraud in connection with the failure of the LaSalle Street Trus and Savings bank while he was president of the institution, said he would start out today to accumulate money with which to reimburse depositors who lost by the failure.
 The case had been on trial for sev- enty-nine days in the superior court of Cook County and was given to the jury last night. After more than six hours deliberatiOn the jury rendered it's yer dict shortly after midnight
 A federal indictment charging mis- application of funds of the LaSalle St. National bank, which later became the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank is pending against Mr. LOrimer. United States District Attorney Clyne said he would take no action in the matter until next fall.
 Lorimers defense in the case just closed was that although he was pres ident of the bank, C. B. Munday, it's first vice president was in active charge and that the crimes of which he was accused were committed by Munday. The latter was convicted last November on charges similar to those of which Lorimer was acquitted and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
 In his instructions to the jury, Judge Dever said separate verdicts must be returned on the charges of whether Lorimer had been guilty of conspiracy to defraud and embezzlement He was declared not guilty of both charges.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-04
Cleveland Strike Avcrtcd.

Cleveland, O., May 4.-Motormen and conductors of the Cleveland Rail- way company voted, 1,123 to 496, early today to accept the company compromise wage offer, thus averting a strike.
 The terms as accepted by the men call for wage increase of two cents an hour, effective at once, with an ad- ditional one cent increase May 1, 1917 and a minimum day of five hours, ef- fective at once. The first year men have been getting twenty-nine cents an hour and the others thirty-tWo cents. The company estimates the ad- vance will cost $532, 900 in two years which is the life of the agreement.
 Mayor Davis and President, John J. stanley of the company, agree that the increased wages will not necessltate raisinr the fare from the present rate of three cents if strict economies are practiced.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-04
WARNING TO PUBLIC.

The United Electric Light and Water company has received reports recently of men visiting residences in the city representing themselves as employees of the Electric Light company. They give the impression that they have been sent to go over the house and replace electric light bulbs in the fix lures. The Electric Light company wishes to warn it's customers not to allow anyone to enter their house who cannot produce an Identification card signed by the officials of the company proving their connections With the company.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-04
Justice Was Swift.

Dublin, Wednesday, May 3.-Justice has been swift in the case of the leaders of the Sim Fein rebellion. Three of the ringleaders, signatories of the proclamation of the short-lived Irish Republic paid the supreme sac rlhce th1s morning. They were Pat rick H. Pearse, the scholarly president of the provisional government: Thom- as MacDOnagh and Thomas T Clark. Their death sentences were nro- nounced by the field general court martial and were duly confirmed hv the highest authorities. Of the otber signatories, James Connolly is lvinp in prison wounded Sean MacDiarn,ad Eamonn Ceannt and Joseph Plunke+t are somewhere in Ireland whether free or captured is not publicly known.
 The other ringleaders in custody k1 Ireland are now being tried with great rapidity by the central court t-martia1 while the local courts martial are dealing with minor rebels in various districts. The Associated Press cor respondent saw a batch of the Dris- oners leaving one of the courts after being sentenced. Some of them spoke to the members of their escort as they marched away and unless their cheery appearance was forced, they evidently had escaped with more lenient pun ishment than they had expected. The general public was not aware of the execution of the ringleaders until late this evening, and it was not possible to observe the effect of their punish ment upon the citizens of Dublin, who, however, for the vastly <rrea+er part were not in sympathy with the rebellion.
 Further captures of isolated snip CTS occurred today in the outlying quarters of the capital, and orders were issued by Major General Sir John Maxwell that any rebels found with arms should be severely dealt with Very few shots have been heard in the city since Tuesday evening at o'clock, when government boat passing down the Liffey River was fired upon and sharp salvos from ma chine guns in the vicinity of Rath- mines alarmed people in the neigh borhood.
 Where Is John McNeilI?
 Everybody is asking what has be- come of John McNeill, the local or ganizer of the Sim Feiners who seems to have disappeared from Dublin with the firing of the first shot Another man in whose fate great interest is manifested is The O'Rei1ly. 1t is now reported that his body was found among the debris of the general post office.
 Confidence is rapidly returning among the civilian population and although work has not been generally resumed, many stores have been re- opened. The government renuisitioned all the food supplies in stock on it's ar