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PflYOfl IS SGOREO ffIS PERSONAL FIGHTS CUT A RIG FIGURE IN THE BANK FIGHT. MILWAUKEE ROADS DENIAL CLAIMS IT IS NOT DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ST. PALL. AND MIN NEAPOLIS. 11l HAL SCHOOL BILL TO PASS. 6enator Thompaon's Mrusure to En courage Country Schools, Goes Thrungh. The senate yesterday started in ear nest after the alleged discrimination. of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, agrainst the Twin Cities in favor of Chicago on its Southern Minnesota branch; gave the Wyman banking bills a hard run and sent them back to the table, and made an berate, although rot eminently successful, effort to clear j up the dally lengthening list of general orders. When this last order of business was reached it precipitated a debate which took up the greater part of the day. Senator Wyman moved that S. F. 118, giving ihe public examiner addi tional help and a larger appropriation, j be recommfended to pass. Senator Cul- ' kin said the department had been a j source of gnat disappointment to the j people of t.his state. It did not give the depositors any protection that he could see. Not even in rhe case of the most corrupt banks in the state had this public examiner raised the danger Hag. What protection would it gi\ c to the poor depositors to pat two more $I,SOO a year clerks in the basement of the capitol? Something should be done to pro tect the people who did business with banks, but he did not think this was tlu- bill that would do it. He believed that the protection would be found in the salutary provision that no active officer of any bank be permitted to bonow money from that bank. He de plored the striking out of the double I liability clause by the legislature of 1595. and said that the anxiety of some of the senators to protect the stock holders still apparent was not over looked when the act of 1895 was pass ed. Senator Wyman said the clause re ferred to had been stricken out in 1895, but it was a discrimination against the state banks in favor of the na tional and private banks. Senator Thompson said he was in clined to the position taken by Senator Culkin. Senator Greer said that the same department which had drawn the ex isting laws was complaining now of their inefficiency. While he had the greatest respect for the public exam iner himself, he had recently visited that office and found four clerks set ting around not doing much of any thing. He did not think the real need was additional office help. Indeed, he felt that it was not the frequency of ! examinations that was the safeguard of tho people; it was the enforcement of the restrictions thrown about the banks by the law. It was a well-known fact, he said, that the examiner had known of the rotten condition of the Guaranty Loan long before it failed, but he had not warned the people. Senator Greer then took up the report i of the bank examiner, and pointed out that the report had mixed up the banks ' leaving in the list of failed, a bank I which had not failed, and left out of the failed the bank which really had gone bump. I Senator Miller said the state had piled more work on the department that it could care for with its present force. Senator Culkin said the national banks were safe, because the law was better. Senator Wyman retorted that if the judiciary committee of the ate would not declire his bill a strong er measure than the national banking ! law, he would vote for almost any '■ measure that the senator from Wright could propose. The noon recess interrupted the dis °f Sn lOn, M,nd for two hours the mends \ ?i ?♦ vbl" ,P- Ut in a busy tlme lobbying : in its behalf, it was so nearly in vain however, that in order to prevent the ' Immediate slaughter of the bill Senator I Wyman moved that when the com- I rrnttee rise it report progress. Senator Howard however moved to recommit and this was done with the addition I by Senator Greer that the committee on banks and banking report also the needs of the department for the en forcement of the present laws and also «n the advisibility of creating an ex aminer of banks and public accounts for each congressional district." The resolution was considered later in the ! day. with a similar, but more compre* j beneive substitute by Senator Wyman I giving to the committee the right to in-1 ! vestigate everything but the personal urpopularity of the bank examiner which he would concede. The substi tute was adopted. i\ A rosy, happy, laugh ing baby brings the great est happiness in all this **• |9 wide, wide world to the Hn wife and mother, —a baby t?^ BMbT *^at oe9 not; know ill- Igl ness, a veritable romp £■'£? gSL ing, rollicking cherub. It Jfz; &3»^ rests with woman herself ££^'£? j^^&|to. enJ oy this great hap- Wr^-4 BP****piness. 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The first thing at the morning session was the receipt of a response to the resolution introduced recently by Sen ator Dunn. The railroad and ware house commission, to which the reso lution was directed, submitted a state ment from General Agent Chandler, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, showing the tariffs, time schedules, etc., in vogue on the Southern Min nesota division of its line. In it the road assumed something of a proud and haughty spirit which did not at all please the new senator from Fairmont, who said the statements confirmed the claims made in his resolution and that as for the hint of the company in its letter that the senator who Introduced the resolution might arrange a time schedule that would remedy the de fect. The road had tried in vain, it said, and Mr. Dunn promptly raised the proflered gauntlet and went it one better. Not only would he arrange the card, but he intended to introduce a resolution directing the railroad and warehouse* commission to enforce such a remedy. That failing, he would ask the senate to pass a bill to compel the road so to do. The matter went over until today. Senator Dunn says that the Milwaukee road has, for the past fifteen years, persistently discriminated against the Twin Cities in operating its trains to an extent that has made that | section of the state entirely tributary to Chicago, contributing no more to the trade of St. Paul or Minneapolis I than to lowa or Southern Wisconsin, j He says that, in coming from Fair mont. Jackson, or other points west of Austin on the Milwaukee road, passen- | gers on the day trains have to stop | over at Austin three hours and that those on the evening trains, which are better patronized, have to wait at Austin twelve hours before they can catch a train for the Twin Cities. Going to Chicago, all the trains make di rect connections. Austin is 334 miles from Chicago and IS4 miles from St. Paul and and Minneapolis, and yet a box of freight can be shipped into Fail-, j mont from Chicago several hour? i quicker than it can be shipped from j either St. Paul or Minneapolis. Senator j Dunn says that if, as Judge Char-d'er, of the Milwaukee read, claims, no bet ter connections can be arranged at Austin, it is time that the two Min nesota commercial centers have a turn at the long end of the bargain. It Is time that the order of things was reversed and that the direct connect ions be made from St. Paul and Min neapolis, and Chicago be allowed to wait awhile. Judge Chandler in his communica tion, says that some of the trains make close connections at Austin, and some j do not. Neither can they, unless the ! schedules can be so arranged that all trains will meet at that particular point. Judge Chandler continues: The Southern Minnesota line, of which complaint is made, extends from Woonsocket, S. D., to Chicago, a distance of 700 miles, and within that distance are twenty-five junc tions and crossings, at all of which we would be glad to make close connections. The lowa j and Minnesota division exlenda over 600 miles ! with still more Junctions, and the company, after taking into consideration the needs of the patrons and all the conditions, has made the best schedule possible. The connections at Austin have long b«en a source of trouble to the company and if the author of the resolution or any one else can make a better schedule far connections at Austin the company will adopt it with thanks. Two cases against the company are now pending before the interstate commerce com mission. The suits arose in this same terri tory and are based on the claim made by Milwaukee and La Crosse parties that the company is discriminating in fa*'or of in stead of sgainst St. Paul and Minneapolis. If the commission decides against the com- | pany, either the rate, to the East will have to be lowered or the rates to tho cities from Southern Minnesota will have to be raised. Passenger rates. Judge Chandler says, are uniformly 3 cents par mile except where the shortest distance be tween two points compels a lower rate. I The following is a schedule of freight j rates between points on the Southern Minnesota read and St. Paul, as com pared with those to Chicago. These { are Interesting to shippers as the ques- ! tien of freight rates will come up later, j Miles to Miles to Point. St. Paul. Rate. Chicago. Rate. Plpestoue 283 $5.75 539 $14.96' Jackson 203 4.70 459 13 C 4 ' Fairmont 177 4.C0 430 12 "2C '■ Wells 138 3.49 394 11.09 Austin 100 2.95 350 10.20 IT WAS PATCHED IX PLACES. Senator Thompson's Rural School Bill aa a Crazy-Paten. Senator Thompson made an eloquent plea for bis bill for the encourage- j ment of the rural schools, his speech being replete with tender allusions to ! the little red school houses on the hill j and the little log schoolhouse in the ' valley. Senator McHale said he had been much interested in these allusions but he did not think these schools really would be reached by the bill, \ which was restricted in its application j to those schools which had eight i months of school each year, where the j teachers were holders of first class j the present system of school districts. ! and the school must have free text books, a library, and other advan tages. Senator Thompson said it did not reach all the schools, because the state could not help all of them. Senator Greer said he thought the | fight months limit was too long, the ! average length of the school sittings ! for the year in the state being six to nine months. The trouble was with 's-Buiotdip tooups i-buijou jo 'sej-eoupjeo I A township district system would remedy it. Senator Thompson thought the limit | under the bill should be increased from $20,000 to $40,000. Senator Hodge offered aji amend ment letting in districts which had levied the maximum of taxation for school purposes during the previous year. This amendment was adopted as was that increasing the appropria tion to $40,000. Section 4. creating an Inspector of such schools, was struck out with the consent of the author of the bill. Sen ator Roverud thought this took Sen ator Thompson's heart out of it. but the latter made no reply. The provision requiring free text books was also stricken out on motion of Senator Pperry. The bill was th-en reoommen-d --| ed to pass on a show of hands, barely, I if indeed quite, half the senate voted. The bill was then referred to the finan-ce committee. XO SPRING SHOOTING. Game and Fish Colmmlttee Wants None of It. The joint committee on game and game laws met last night and went over the new game law which is pro posed by the state commission. Execu tive Agent Fullerton and Attorney Byrnes were present and were cate chised In regard to a number of mat ters in connection with the field sports. The matter of spring shooting waa talked over and the idea was turned down. The subject of game seizures was also gone over at length, the be lief cf a number of the members being that something should be done in re gard to confiscated game. At present it has to be sold outside of the state, and the people here cannot enjoy it, much as they would like to. The diffi culty, which has thus far proven in surmountable, is to devise a way of dis tinguishing bet-ween contraband game and that which has already paid the penalty of the law. Several sections of the proposed law were gone over, and the committee then adjourned till Tues day night. VISIT OF VETERANS. It Is a Brief One, Bat Very Fell cHom. A little after 4 o'clock the members of the G. A. R. encampment visited the senate, and the committee rose. Presi dent Glbbfl invited Commander Me- THE SAINT PAUL GLOBI5: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, t&Vf. Cardy to the platform, and the latter felicitously greeted the senate with the wish that its deliberations might be as harmonious as those of the encamp ment. He introduced a quartette who sang a song of Cuba and some war melodies. Capt. McCardy then intro duced his successor, E. B. Wood, of Long Prairie. Mr. Wood said that the senate represented the state's highest intelligence, their visitors Its best patriotism. He hoped they would work forever in harmony. President Gibbs reassured the visitors that the senate would ever hold in grateful remembrance the services of the veterans, as it had endeavored to testify in the past. He assured the visitors that he personally wished they might live many years to serve their country in peace as they had in war. The same statement was formally expressed in a resolution by Senator Culkln, which was adopted by a rising vote. There were calls from the ranks of the visitors for Senator Stevens, who responded gracefully. It was fitting, he said, that the senate should welcome the visitors today on the very spot where the first soldier had been en listed for the union service at the opening of the war. The visitors then retired. Minor Senate Mutter*. S. F. 225, Senator Oamun's bill providing for tho revocation of wills when the testator mar ries again, was killed, the judlcary commit tee objecting to it. Senator Steven's bill, which was recom mended to pass, clears from the statute books some intricacies which have teen uanded down from the o!d days when Minnesota was cut off from Wisconsin territory, aud these provisions which were in the old Wisconsin law have resulted in a great deal of confu sion. The law makes uniform the practice throughout the state in regard to mortgage foreclosures. " Senator Steven's bill, relating to the service of summons on minors, was hung up, Sena tors Sperry and Morgan suspecting that the bill was an invasion of the rights of unpro tected minors. It was referred to thoso two, with the author of tho bill. The bill amending th& law In relation to claims against counties, offered by Senator Culkin, provides that any person appealing from rhe decision of the county commissioners in regard to his claim, must file with the county auditor a bond covering the cost of proceedings. Senator Stevens introduced a resolution asking the Minnesota representatives in con gress to support the pending bills for the fix in? of compensation for the fourth class post masters. Senator Culkin opposed the rasolu ticn, and it was laid on the table. Senate Routine. Rills Introduced— S. P. 543 (Hodge)—To provide for the state park at Taylor'^ Falls, appropriating $12,500. Public parks. S. F. 344 (Judiciary committee. Substitute for H. F. 'i'D— Kela'ing to a beard of pardons. Passed under suspension of the rules. Ayes, 37; noes, 0. S. F. 345 (Culkin)—To amend section 4,970, G. S., 1.594, relating to claims against coun ties:. Judiciary. S. F. 346 (Iltes)—To repeal part of the elec tion laws cf 1593. Elections. S. F. 348 (Dunn)—Making invalid all pro visions and declaring a. forfeiture of the rights of any purchaser or assignee or other instrument for the future conveyance of reel estate and providing the manner and procedure whereby such instruments may be foreclosed and terminated and requiring such instruments to be recorded. Bills Passed— 11. P. 4G2 and 463 —Appropriating money to reimburse Representatives Martin and Johns for expenses of defending election contests. GENERAL ORDERS. S. F. 118 (Wyman)—Providing for assist ants in the office of public examiner and to increase the contingent fund of that office, and to appropriate money therefor. Progress. Referred to banks and banking. S. F. 8 (Ozinun)—A bill for an act to reg ulate the civil service of cities. Progress. S. F. 37 (Theden)—Relative to the assign ment, sa'e and pledge of exempt property by married men, cr fcr debts arising in whole or in i art from the sale of intoxicating liquors an.] declaring such transfers void. Progress. S. F. 2">3 (Spencer)— For the reorganization or adjustment of the affairs of insolvent cor porations exercising banking powers. Pro gress. H. F. 113 (Anderson)—To confer upon all cities and Tillages in tho state of Minnesota the power to adopt ordinances for the regula tion and licensing cf itinerant venders nnd transient dealers in merchandise. Progress. S. F. 215 (Morgan)—To amend section 2ft, chapter 175, Laws cf 1895, relating to the or ganization of domestic stock flre insurance companies. Tc pass. S. F. 246 (Thompson)—To amend chapter 17.">, General Laws 1895, entitled an act to revise and codify the insurance laws so as to au thorize insurance against loss by burglary or theft or both. To pass, as amended, to' in clude damage by bursting of automatic sprinklers. S. F. 250 (Culkin)—Amending section 5652 of the General Statutes of 1894, by providing for the issuance of subpoenas by attorneys at law. Progress. S. F. 114 (Feterson)—To provide for the ap pointment of a highway commission to im prove public roads and define its powers and clitic?. Progress. S. F. 240 (Hanna)—To amend section 1952, General Statutes 1594, the same being section 12, chapter 15, General Statutes IS7S. as amended, relating to compensation of county commissioners in care of the poor. To pass. S. F. 275 (Dunn)—For the establishment of the Seventeenth judicial district, and to fix dates for holding court therein. Progress. S. F. P(5 (Thompson)—To encourage a bet ter condition of rural schools and to appro priate money therefor. To pass, as amended. Referred to finance. 11. F. 133 (Laybourn)—To amend section 9, chapter 21, General Statutes 1573, relating to weights and measures. Progress. S. F. 130 (Potter)— Authorizing the beard of investment of the permanent school fund <<nd the permanent university fund to sell or dispose of any bonds or securities by unani mous vote. Progress. S. F. 129 (Potter)—To provide for the loan ing j)t the permanent school and university funds to any county school district, city, town or village of this state. Progress. S. F. 193 (Hanna) —For the reimbursement of P. O. Dosseth. Progress. S. F. 284 (Stevens)—Relating to foreclosure of mortgages so as to make more uniform tha practice as to all sales of real estate made by the sheriffs. To pass. S. F. 286 (Stevens)—To amend subdivision second, section 59, chapter 06, General Stat utes 1878, relating to service of summons upon minors in certain cases. Referred to Stevens, Sperry and Morgan. My baby had Eczema in its worst form. The top of her head was a3 raw as a piece of beef, the hair eaten down to the scalp by ap plying tar poultices, and I thought if she ever got well she would be bald. The best physi cian in the city attended her, but she con tinued to get worse all the time, and he finally admitted " it was the most obstinate case he had ever seen," and that he was " at his witg' end." Some one suggested Cuticura Reme dies, which I purchased and tried. In a few days I noticed a great change. She continued to improve, and today is entirely aired, has a nice head of hair, is lively and hearty, and the disease shows no signs of returning. I send you her photograph to show her as she is to-day. J. B. JACOBS, 2031 Wllkens Aye., Bait., Md. 87HDY Curb Treatment fob all Sxnr awd Blooc Homors. — Wnrm btth* with Ccticuba Soap, gcotl* appllcttton*of O-ticcra (ointment), thegretWkincute, and mtid 4mc» of Cchcuba Rbsolvbxt, creatait of blood puritan and huinorcurat. Bold throngh«ntth« world. Pottbb D. *C. Co**. Bole Prop*., Boston. "Howto Coreth* Wor»t EcMma,' 'tn» BEAUTIFUL SKIN 1-^flfiriM* TRIHSPD UP A BIT MH. FOSS' BILL FOl* A GRADUATED i\.'ii:;;it\\( i: tax passes the Hocsfei i 1 AFTER IT HAD BEEN AMENDED. OPERATION OF THE BILL IS RE STRICTER TO TOUSONAL PRO. PERTr ALO'tfE. v \> CALL FROM GRAiVD IRMv MEMBERS I'Un>.i. ut Break in th«. Routine Pro c«>tMlliiK'«—Kew Hill* Still Fall ins Fn»t. The house yesterday had a special order for the consideration of Mr. Foss' bill for a graduated and progressive Inheritance tax (H. P. 4.), which was passed by a constitutional majority of 58 votes after the bill had been ma terially amended and had narrowly escaped defeat and mutilation several times. The bill as originally drawn, provided that the tax should apply to real and personal property of tn*e value of $500 and over, being graduated from this amount to $100,000, with successive steps from 1 per cent to 6 per cent. Mr. Worn at .the outset presented an amendment changing the graduation, which was defeated, after the bill had been discussed somewhat as to its merits as a general proposition. The first amendment which the house adopted, was one proposed by Mr. Underleak, limiting the operation of I the measure to personal property alone. The argument given for this proposi tion was that real property lying out of doors docs not escap-? taxation, as dees personal property, and that the r. al motive of an Income tax Ls to allow the estate of the wealthy make I good part of the unpaid tax which has been escaped upon personal prop erty. Mr. Foes was strongly opposed to this proposition, but conceded the point, realizing that as the bill was originally drawn, it could not pass the house. Mr. Littleton introduced an amend' ment changing the graduation, and in creasing the maximum limit of estates free from this taxation.. Judge Littleton saM that the income tax was not a new proposition; it had been adopted in England and in some of the older states of this country, and that its object was to get what ls due the commonwealth in the way of escaped personal property tax. He stated that the average man in the course of a lifetime might, by industry and thrift, accumulate $10,000, in prop erty, to leave to his family. This would leave them in only moderate circum stances, and it should not be considered ! the business of this great common- j wealth to take any portion of such a moderate accumulation due for the benefit of widows and orphans. Rfc therefore proposed that the graduation I be changed as follows: 1 per cent upon the personal estate from $10,000 to $15,000; 2 per cent from $15,000 to $20, --000; 3 per cent from $20,000 to $30,000; 4 per cent from $30,000 to $50,000, and 5 per cent from $50,000 and upwards, j I He argued that this tax would not be a great hardship on any one, and hia ! motion was adopted without further discussion. Mr. Donnelly called attention to the question as to whether limiting the | operation of the act to personal prop- i erty would not involve its constitution | alky. Judge Hicks joined him in rais ing the question and suggested thai the bill be referred to the judiciary committee. Mr. Foss insisted that this was simply a move to defeat the bill, and it was voted down. During his j remarks Mr. Foss said that the bill was modeled after the New York law, ; and that its constitutionality has been j j attested by numerous decisions of the supreme court of that state. Numerous sideshots were made at the bill; one of these was by Mr. West, who wanted the amount exempted to be raised, saying: "That after an estate gets through paying the bills of the I do-ctor and withstanding: the ravages I of the undertaker it ought not to be plucked by the state." Judge Hicks, who, except Mr. Simon son, was the only Heimepin member to vote for the bill, made some telling remarks in favor of the measure. Hi said it was the great middle class that pays the taxes; the great mass of rich men don"t pay their taxes, and he was in favor of a stringent inher itance tax, in order to secure for the state the money thus unfairly withheld, j Mr. Schmidt, of Duluth, presented an amendment to section 17, providing that the tax should be payable to the county in which the estate was pro bated. This was carried by a' small vote, after some ha-sty discussion. Thereupon, Mr. Foss, in impassioned tones, made a five-minute speech in support of a motion which he had made, to indefinitely postpone the bill. He said that the proposition to make the tax payable to the county was simply TO MUTILATE THE BILL so that it could not become a law, and, rather than have the measure proceed any further along- that line, the legis lature had better defeat the measure as it stood. At the same time he gave full warning to the enemies of the measure that there was a crying de mand from the people of the state for such a bill. This had been evinced by the vote at the last election, in which 49,000 votes were cast for the amendment permitting inheritance taxes, and only 17,000 against. He said to his enemies, shaking his open palm in a purely Fossesquian gesture: "We might try to bridge over the ever-widening chasm between the multi-millionaire and the beggar, between the rich and the poor, between capital and labor. You will remember that the downfall of nearly every great nation dates from the time when a few people absorbed all the rights and all the property." Mr. Jacobson joined Mr. Foss in his appeal to the country members, and for once Jacobson asked for quarter from the representatives from thr> cities. He made the point that thf» amendment introduced by Mr. Schmidt I would kill the bill, and he urged that a. great deal of the wealth of the three larger cities was from the country', in fact from the whole state. Hence, the tax should be paid to the entire state. At this point the announced the visit of the state en campment of the Grand Army, and the visitors who were at the house entrance were biddeh iitto the chamber. During the recess, Foss, Jacobson et al, made a quiet skirmish among the coun try members and secured enough votes to reconsider the vbte upon the bchmidt amendment, which was subse quently repealed by a vote of 38 to 25. and the bill was passed. The vote was as follows: Ayea—Abbott. Anderson, Belden, Bergley, Boutwell, Donnelly, Douglas, Drunierhausen, Dyer. Eigenbrodt, Emerson, Felß, Ftnney, Fosnes, Foss, Froalee, Oilbertson, Goar, Gron dahl, Goaa, Hall, Heimerdinger. Henderson, Hicks, Holllster, Holmen. Jacobson. Johnson, Kendall. Kraker, Lee, Littleton, Marin, Mar tin, Mattson, McDonald, Mcllhaney, Nyqulst, Pederson, Poets, ReeTes, Reiner, Sampson, Bcribnor, Sederberg, Sev«raace, Slmonson, Staples, Stone, St. John, Torson, Truwe, Un- r derteak. Vafl, Vlsen, Yon Lehe, West, Jones —58. Noes—Barta, Basford, Briggs. Cray, Dahl, Dale, Dallunore, Dare, Davles, Dunu, Feel!, Hartshorn, Head, LeHman, Lovejoy, Lloyd, Mansfield, Munger. McLean, Scott, Schmidt, Smith, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stockwell, Wilkin son, W00d~27. DISTURBERS WERE ABSENT. The house passed through, a feature less session yesterday morning, al though considerable business w«s dio«e. Messrs. Jacobson, Feig, Staples, Doug las and other disturbers of the serenity of the body were absent, henew I the rapid progress and the absence of forensic eloquence. Representative Dahl was in the chair when the house, in committee of the whole, took the following action upon measures pending: H. F. 255 (Goar)—For the relief of settlers of Roseau county. To pass. H. F. 352 (Littleton)—A codification of the present laws relating to chattel mortgages. To pass. H. F. 105 (Schraidi)—To provide depositories for state treasurer; to be indefinitely post poned. Mr. Donnelly made a short speech against the bill, saying that it was inconsist ent, in that it proposed to take away from the state treasurer the control of the state funds, without relieving him of the responsi bility for their safe keeping. Mr. Schmidt disclaimed any desire to make any further argument en the merits of the bill, as the house was thoroughly advised on this point. The bill was indefinitely postponed by a vote of 34 to 19. H. F. 14 (Fosnes)—To legalize incorporation of villages, under chapter 145, Laws of 1395. To pass. H. F. 66 (Ferris)—Relating to mortgage foreclosure. To pass. H. F. 40 (Smith)— Relating to actions con cerning real estate. To pass. H. F. 127 (Mann)— Relating to the time of holding court in unorganized counties To pass. S. F. 223 (Hodge)—To make operative the Anderson amendment to ths constitution fur the taxation of railroad lands. To pass. OLD SOLDIERS CALLED. One of the pleasant features of thb house session during the afteraooh was the visit of the new department commander and the delegates to the state encampment of the Urand Army held in St. Paul, this week. The house was consideiing the bill for the tax ation of inheritances. Jacabson was cm the floor making one of his speeches arraying the county members ag-ainst the cities, when the serg-eaiu-at-armtj announced the arrival of the visitors. Ex-Department Commander J. J Mc- Cardy, of St. Paul, was the spokes man of the old Britten. The houst had taken a recess to receive them, and they were gathered into all the unoccupied space about the desk of the clerk and overflowed into the aisle* Many members gave up their seats to the veterans and visitors and legis lators sat side by side when Mr. Mc- Cardy addressed the chair. He said that the veterans had called to pay their respects to the law-making power of the state and to announce to the legislators that they had followed theii good example in taking a man from Long Prairie far speaker of the house, by also selecting as depart ment commander Comrade Wood, also of Long Prairie. A quartet of veterans entertained the house by rendering several appropriate selections. Commander Wood being introduced by Speaker Jones, as his nearest neigh bor said that while the old soldiers could boast of victories won upon the field of battle, the members of the house had their victories to achieve quite as important to the state Mr. Donnelly was called up to make the reply for the house, and re sponded with one of his best efforts He spoke of the gratification which the visit of the members of the Grand Army afforded the house, and corn world, and pointed out the magnanl scene at the dedication of Bunker Hill monument when Daniel Webster ad dressed the veterans; "Venerable men you have come down to us from a past ET % nelly said that the old soldiers did not represent the past gen eration. They lived in the* present. They are dear in the hearts of the American people. He compared the great rebellion with the other great military events in the history of the world, and pointed out the macninl mity of the victorious American armies as compared with every oth^r great army, challenging the admiration of mankind. In conclusion Mr. Donnelly that when the history of the late war shall be finally written, among those whose names will be most honor- i ed will be these of the gallant soldiers of Minnesota. After the visitors had taken their de parture the house resumed its business. HOUSE ROUTINE. Reports from committees were re ceived at follows: I From Appropriations— I H. F 235 rDare)-For relief of Fred M Corey. To pass, as amended. Adopted . H^ F.", 216 <p«Jerson)-Fcr seed loans for Ot ter Tail county. Tc be indefinitely postponed. H. F. 265 (Gear)— For relief of settlers of Ro tßr« X mt%- Amend««- reducing from |5.000 to $3,000 Tc pass as amended. Adopted". H. F. 3.,.-? (Drainage Committee)— To appro priate money for drainage in the Red >ivor VaT Yv « b;y- n2 Cfim4 e!y Postponed. Adopted. H. F. A, (Hicks)—To promote forestry on open prairie. To be indefinitely postponed P.aeed on general orders upon motion of Mr. Hicks. From Education— H. F. 372 (Marin)—Relating to, reports of I treasurers of common school districts To pass. Adopted. H. F. 504 (Staples)—To amend the art for elementary normal instruction in high schools To pass. Adopted. H. F. 401 (Mansfield)— Relating to the distri bution of school district funds. To pass. Adopted. S. F. 13" (Hodge)— Relating to public s:hools To pass. Adopted. H. F. 235 (Hicks)— Relating to the dissolu tion of independent school districts. To pas 3 Adopted. H. F. 175 (Smith)— To. provide for attach ing territory to independent school disrriets (relating only to the Minneapolis and the Richfield independent districts). Passed under suspension of the rules. From Railroads— * H. F. 18 (Jacob&on)—Granting judicial pow ers to the railroad commission. To be re ferred to the judiciary committee to deter mine its constitutionality, then to be returned to the railroad committee. Adopted. H. F. 147 (Dyer)—To require railroaods to furn'sh suitable waiting rooms in towns and J villages. To be indefinitely postponed. Adopted. H. F. 574 (Reeves)— Relating to liability of railroad companies. To pass. Adopted. H. F. 320 (Manchester)— Requiring the con struction of connecting tracks between in tersecting railroads. Referred to the judiciary committee. Adoipted. H. F. 499 (Dale)— Requiring safety coupling devices upon freight, cars. To be indefinitely postponed. Adopted. H. F. 318 (Dyer)— Requiring railroad com panies to maintain waiting rooms, etc. To be Indefinitely postponed. Placed on general or ders upon motion of Mr. Dyer. H. F. 143 (McDonald)—To extend the pow ers of the state railroad commission to elec tric railways. To be indefinitely postponed. Adopted. From Public Health— H. F. 130 (Holman)—To repeal the act re lating to the sale of lard and lard com pounds. To pass. Adopted. H. F. 243 (Schroeder)—For the suppression of foul brood among bees. To be indefinitely postponed. Adopted. H. F. 269 (Stockwell)- To prevent fraudu lent dealing in certain spices, etc. To be re ferred back to its author. Adopted. H. F. 599 (Soule)—To prevent spread of contagious diseases among domestic animals. Amended, reducing the appropriation from $0,000 to $3,000. Referred to the committee on appropriations. H. F. 213 (McDonald)—To provide for the inspection of cattle, sheep and swine slaugh tered for human food. To be indefinitely postponed. Adapted. Mr. Littleton, as Select Committee Re ported— H. F. 3R2 (Littleton)—Revising the chattel mortgage law. To pass as amended, striking out all reference to filing same with register of deeds. Report adopted. BILLS INTRODUCED. H. F. fiO9 (Head)—To amend law relating to the bonding of counties by vote of the peo ple. Judiciary. H. F. 610 (Torson)—To provide for pay ment of fees of witnesses for defendants in criminal oases. Judiciary. H. F. fill (Vail)—To appropriate $10,000 for the construction of roads and bridges in Lake county. Roads and bridges. H. F. Gl2 (Schmidt)—To fix time when ac tions to enforce liens can be commenced. Ju diciary. BILLS PASSED. IL F. 175 (Smith)—To provide for attaching territory to independent school district (for attaching the old Richfield Independent school district in the Thirteenth ward, Minneapolis, to the independent school district of the city i of Minneapolis). S. F. 349 (Stevents)—Relating to filing of the tax levy, providing that when March 21 falls on Sunday it shall be filed on the following Monday. Passed under suspension of the rules. H. F. 4 (Foss)—To provide a graduated and progressive tax on inheritances. COl MJ VT HKAtt JVCOBSUX. The Lac qul Parle Statesman Meeta With 11 Rebuff. The expected happened and Mr. J Jacobson, of Lac quf Parla, whose ir repressible domination of the house 1 has for some time been resented, is "up against it"' and baa been made to realize that his fellows, while in m> way questioning his ability, will not consent to abdicate their right of in dependent action. It remained fci Chaiiman Thomas Torson and the members of the grain and warehouse committee of the house to administer the rebuke and, although Mr. Torson delicately declines to discuss the mat ter, it may be stated that it was dont. in an entirely artistic manner. Mr. Jacobson attended the meeting of th« committee when the members, for the third time, considered the Douglas freight rate bill, providing- for a general slashing of freight tariff. Mr. Douglas and the railroad attorneys had been heard and at the meeting, Monday afternoon, the views of station agentw, conductors, engineers and other rail road employes were listened to. Some of the members had received and wished to read petitions from their constitu ents asking for support or opposition to the bill. The committee wished to consider the measure. which is regarded as an important one, quite carefully. Mr. Jacobson, who sat In 1 the meeting, communicated with a number of the members but had noth ing to say until the question of ad journing came up at 6 o'clock. Although not a member of the com mittee he opposed this with his usual vigor and demanded positive action on i the bill. But little attention was paid to him. Mr. Eriggs Informal motion to ad journ was put and carried, when Mr. Brusletten actually called for the ayes i and noes, in which position the Lac qu» I Parle member came to his defense. The members were in doubt between J amusement and anger at the interfer j ence, but proceeded to leave the com ; mittee room. Mr. Jasobson detained them and advised them in no mlstak a.ble manner that he wished it under stood that if the Douglas bill was not reported out the following morning, the : house would have something to say about the matter. This was too much for Mr. Torsion, who Informed Mr. Jacobson that he could brook no out side interference in the management of the committee or its affairs and that when he needed his assistance he ■would send for him. In the meantime Mr. Jacobson had better confine his efforts at management to the house. In this the chairman was expressly backed up by his committee, the mem bers of which are wroth at the action taken. Although no reason can be I given, it is the notion of the commit tee that Mr. Jaeo-bson is anxious for the immediate passage of the bill, and the committee considers itself capable of passing on its merits before such ac tion is taken. The bill has not yet been reported out, and Mr. Jacobson has, for at least once, found out that there is a limit to his authority over his fellow mem bers. The committee will meet this morning at 10:30 and may submit a re port cm the Douglas bill. COUNTY OPTION HANGING. Temperance Committee Dislikes Part of the Bill. While the big housa committees are duly considering important measures, granting hearings, etc., to interested parties and starting toward final set tlement the weighty questions which have arisen, the temperance committee j has been busily engaged with a num ber of bills, chief cf• which is H. F. 262, introduced by Representative Hol- I lister, which inaugurates county cp -1 tion, but which also contemplates the i retention cf town option in certain ; cases. The committee ha.s been floode-l ! with petitions from every county in I the state, and has heard the arguments j of persons interested m the passage of ! the bill, but, at this time, it is stated I the committee is hardly in favor of i recommending the measure for pass age. The author, of course, wishes to have action taken, and taken now, but his fellow eommitteemen intimat^ that they are only deferring his dis appointment. They are arrayed against j the bill, first, because under the pro visions, the liquor fight will have to be made every two years, when the liquor question is settled by the vote I at the general election. The main ob j jection, hewever, is that the bill is j claimed to be unfair and one sided j in its provisions. It is provided that i where the county votes against license' j no town in the county can. do other j wise, whereas, on the other hand, when | 1 a county votes for license, any town i wishing- to, may vote no license. Sim- I plo as this may scorn, the temperance I committee members are opposed to the I idea, and it is an open secret that, I when the bill is reported out—which j owing to absence of several members, I who are cut with other committees' may not be for a week—it will be ta bied with the fatal indefinite postpone ment recommendation. Most of the i members of the committee are in fa | vor of high license with rigid enforce ment of the law. Ole O. Holmen id chairman. MAKING SLOW PROGRESS. Mountain Iron Investiitratiom Seems to He L« g)B ;in s . It was intended to hold a meeting of the Mountain Iron investigation committee, yesterday afternoon, but for some reason it was put off until I today. While the sessions are executive ! and it is, therefore, somewhat difficult 1 to state accurately what the situation : is, there is a surmise that not much in I ! the way of real progress can be no led. Several matters which the members ex pected would lead to important de- : velopments have proved unsalisfnc- ' tory, and of little value. The chief i point was to discover something ap- ! p roach ing fraud on the part of ex- ! State Auditor Braden. It is hinted that Decent developments show nothing more than negligence, and, no matter how gross this was, what can be done about it? The gist of the testimony indic&tes that the lands upon which the mine Is situated was first relin quished to poor men who lived upon it for some time before It came into the ' possession of tho Merrift's, under j whose ownership it was found to be so i valuable. The meml>ers of the cwnimittee are not over enthusiastic about the investi gation, and the opinion is expressed that the best thing to be done is to i have the matter placed with the at- i torney general wh.> shall have an ap- j prep-Hat lon with which to defray the cost of a careful examination of the legal condition of affairs. ALL IN FAVOR. Horscshoers Unanimously in Favor of License Rill. The master and journeymen horse shoers in St. Paul have taken steps to be put on record as strongly In favor of the bill introduced by Mr. Lloyd li censing horseshoers and generally reg- '■ ulating the business of blacksmithlng. ! The returns from the various counties in the state show a unanimous opinion in support of the measure. The Bt Paul "smithys" feel much gratified at the favorable recommendation given their bill by the house committee on labor and labor legislation, and point out that the provisions contained there in will redound to the betterment oi: the art of blacksmithing, not only in the cities, but in the country. Rock ballast, heavy steel, electric block system. Where? Queen & Cres cent Route from Cincinnati South. THfIGED TO ITS LRIt) THE BUGABOO OK A SHORTAGE U THE UNIVERSITY FUWIK SECRETARY VYE'S RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE INSTITUTION « !?--,«00 BEHIND THE FISCAL YEAR. HOUSE OOJUJfITTEB INQUIRY, Throvra Some Real Light on tbe Situ ation ExlMtlng In the Finance* of the "U." The sub-committee of the appropria tion committee of the house, consist j ing of Messrs. Staples. Jacobean, ! Douglas, Scott and Snyder visited the ! state university yesterday and met in the president's office with Preaideni Northrop, Gov. Pillsbury and Col. Llg. i gett, of the board of regents. The president explained the needs of th« institution in the way of buildings, equipments and additional teaching force; after which J. J. WindTum, oi ! Minneapolis, as expert accountant, : made report concerning the condition of the university finances. He stated that the accounts were correct in ever* particular and complimented the board en having so competent a man as Mr. Sprague in charge of the books. J. A. Vye, secretary of the agricul ! tural experiment station, at the request I of Col. Liggett, had prepared for ex | hibit to the members, seven large i charts covering the university finances j for six years beginning August 1. 1890, ! and ending July 31, 1896, as exhibited jby the state auditor's books. The financial statement for the year end ! ing July 31, 1.896, taken from the state | auditor's report, was as follows: Financial report for the fiscal year com ?s96 m'IDg Aus' 1f 1896> and endiQe Jaiy 31, Balance on hand Aug. 1, 1895 JT^ 11 ! Prom United States" gov eminent, Hatch bill ap propriation $15.000 00 From Lnited States gov ernment, ilorrill bill appropriation 22 000 00 From interest on univers ity bonds 21.462 00 From interest on land | contracts 28,000 G2 From Interest on bank deposits 2.375 85 From stumpage 31159 From students' fees, all departments 55,314 95 From sale of salt spring lands 4 Q2i 52 From sales of farm prod _ucts 11,024 91 t rom miscellaneous sources 1 91' 12 From 3-20 of one mill revenue tax *110.070 97 271,494 54 Total £545.245 & The following amounts were received from treasurer in auditor's warrants: - , , Pay Rolls. Bills. Outstanding war rant Aug. 1, 1895 8,203 24 July expense . iist $5,660 27 August expense e Hsc 4,SOG 41 5,798 05 kept. exDense list • •••- 16.633 17 6.075 21 Oct. expense list 17,412 58 9,030 15 Nov. expense _**■* 18.072 36 5,490 53 l->ec. expense I list 17.012 90 5.569 13 i Jan. expense ! I**l 17.507 65 11.C24 79 r eb. expense l-st 17.804 46 5.374 76 March expense , JSt 18,063 33 4.257 43 ! April expense j l!St 17.70S 17 4.354 71 I May expense Hst 18,123 60 4.304 37 June exp-ense list 3.25.' 05 Totals $172,342 87 $70 497 51 172,342 87 Total ' pay roll and tills £M 2,540 38 I Fees paid coucry treasurer for land collections 201 S7 Premiums and imprest on bonds pur chased 157 1° I Express and ex change paid by auditor to cor rect error in charge made aga>nst perma nent university fund 8S 07 Balance in treasury Aug. 1, '96 HOI.S6S 21 The real question is, to what year does the cash balance $101,958.21 be long. The foil .win;,' is a statement or conclusions as exhibited: The figures show that of the .15 mill tax, whioh was levied in ISO:], only $30, --504.64 was collected, although on tht> then valuation the university should have received $95,000. In lSlh it got I $90,800.16. still a little short, but in 1596 jewing to the receipt of two years, taxes from Minneapolis the institution got ; $110,070.97 or over the limit. This make 3 j a total for the three years of $251,375.77, on which Mr. Vye figures that the yearly proportion of the school may be stated at $56,332.29 or for 1595 and 1596 $172,664.58. Since the July settlement. 1896. there has be<?n an addition to the fund of about $7,000. making the total receipts* $258,996.88; But these last moneys are charged to the year endine- July 31 1807. Deducting from the receipts to last July the two years proportion leaves 178.711.tt, which it is credited to the current year. To this Is added $22,000 which the institution receives from the federal Morrill bill, or a total balance July 31 for 1897 use of $100,711.19. Then was actually on hand then 5101.958.21, leaving $1,247.02. which Is assumed to belong to 1806. Against this there -were unpaid at that date June and July pa>» rolls and July bills, amounting fn all to 523.475.29. so that the "I*" was really $22,231.27 behind the year. What the Thirrt lionise Sitys. That Senator Culkin is evidently- not in Sympathy with that class of bankers (?) who start business on a shoe string and a brass sign. * • • The pages of the two bouses have organ ized a third house, and now thfl senate boys are sore be-ause the house boys, who have a working: majority, stole all the committee chairmanships. • ♦ • The Anoka-Ifastings question: If you don't know where a sewer will start, or whoro it will strike the river, and have no profile, how much will it cost? Pleaso answer Yes or No. The Sparlnn Virtue, Fortltmle, Is severely taxed by dyspepsia. But "good digestion will wait on appetite, and health on both." when Hostetter's Stomach Bitters ia resorted to by the victim of indigestion. Heartburn, flatulence, biliousness will ceaso tormenting the gastric region am. Hver if this genial family corrective meet.? wlih the fair trial that a sterling remedy deserves. Use It regularly, not spasmodically—now and thon. It conquors malarial, kidney, nervous and rheumatic ailments. Contract Cnlla for Hi«r»l Wnrk. The attention of the house of representa tives waa directed, by a communication yes terday, from the St. Paul typographical union, to tho fact that, while the contracts for print inp sla'.e documents provides that no machine composition will be accepted by the state, tha Pioneer Press Is using machines in doing thij work. r