Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-20

completed it's work early this morn.
ing. 1t will meet today to adjourn
sine die.
Conference reports on the approprt
atoms, totaling more than $4,000, 600,
kept the House Of Representatives in
an uproar until 1:45 q. m. The clock
was turned back In both houses in
order to permit bills to come under
the wire.
House In Uproar.
The House was disorderly to the
last. Papers and books were hurled
back and forth in the House chamber.
Men in front seats proved ready tar.
gets.
Two attempts were made in the
House to overturn the reports of tho
conference committees. On the report
on the state activities BIZ, Represen.
tatives Tom Davis and Hiding Swan
son wanted the report rejected.
Their efforts were unavailing. On
the claims bill, even the chairman,
Theodore Christianson of Dawson,
voted to overturn the conference re.
port and asked for another conference
committee. Earlier in the evening
the Senate had killed his bill provid.
ing for rebate to shippers. When the
senators sent word that the whole
claims bill would be lost if it went to
q second conference, the House recon.
sidered it's vote and passed the bill. ;,
Tax Levy Bill Passed.
With all the disorder in the House
the representatives passed the bill for
the st4te tax levy, the largest levy in
many years. Conference reports on all
Of the approprfa bits @ssap.-
proved.
The senators adopted the report Of
the conference committee without
questioning them.
Permits Sale Of Bonds.
The House has passed, under sus-
pension of rules, bill to permit the
sale of the Virginia bonds now held
by the state. The bonds are only
paying 2 per cent interest and have
greatly deprecated in value. The bill
carries an appropriation Of 100000 to
make up the deficit caused by the de;
preciated value: 1T also provides that
the money received by sale may DO
loaned at ~ per cent interest, the 4
per cent to go into fund to make up
the deficit.
The time Of both Houses was taken
up with the appropriation matters
Tuesday. Time and time again both
House and Senate had to suspend the
regular business to take up conference
reports on appropriations. ::
Military Training In Schools Beaten.
st. Paul, April 19.-The Senate does
not believe it is advisable to provide
military training for the school chill.
dren of the state.
1t has twice declared this, first by
vote of 20 to "a, and then by a vote
Of IS to 20.
Senator George H. Sullivan of Still
water made strenuous effort to OBJ
tain the passage of his bill providing
for the appointment Of state super.
visor Of military training of high
school boys in the military course out
| lined by the federal government.
When the bill was defeated at the
afternoon session by a vote of 20 to
"a, he Immediately moved that it be
| recommended and demanded a call OF
the Senate. The call was continued to
the evening session and although the
Senate gave him a chance to obtain
record vote on his bill, it refused to
pass it, defeating it after two-hour.
| and-a-half debate by a vote of IS to 20.
Mine Laboratory Move Fails.
st. Paul, April Ex-senator John A.
Healy has made an effort to secure an
appropriation of 100000 for the state
mine laboratory at Hibbing, but was
unsuccessful. The finance committee
recommendation that $4,000 be ap'
propriated was adopted. g..
For Free Troop Transportation. =
st. Paul, April lo.-The House has
passed Senate bill giving railroads
authority to transport troops without
charge during q state of war. It will
become law on signature by the
governor.
Mexico to Take Over Railway.
Mexico City, April 19.-Taking the
~ro,nd that ita action ia II n,rsuanca