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NUNS IF NORTHWEST LEGISLATURES
W DIM'S PLAN
WORK OF REDISTRICTING THE
STATE IS FINALLY COM
PLETED
HENNEPIN MEN DEFEATED
neapportionment So Shaped a* to
Give Some < ongrcntilonn 1 Anplr
mmtm a Chance to Go to .
W a jt h I n gt on.
The joint house and senate reapportlon
ir.ent committee completed ite work yes
terday afternoon and adjourned 'sine
die. The Daugherty-Ferris plan for re
distrioUng the state, which has been
published in the G1 ob con previous oc
casions, was adopted, and the house and
senate will be asked to pass a bill em
bodying that system. As the sentiment
favoring this plan was overwhelmingly
great, there is little room for doubt now
that the state will actually be redlctiicted
and that the plan of Senator Daugherty
and Representative Ferris, which was
formulated before the committee was op
potnted, will be followed out.
Hennepin county, with its full delega
tion, made a desperate struggle to pre
vent the adoption of the Daugherty plan,
but had to submit to a defeat at the last
■which was brought about largely through
the efforts of the Ramsey county delega
tion, who became Hennepin's immediate
opponents in the contest. A frail com
bination had been effected prior to yes
terday's meeting of the committee, be
tween the Hennepin delegation and Rep
resentative Larson, of the Second dis
trict, who had a plan of his own. Every
effort was made by this combine to break
down the fence of the opposition, and
at least delay action, but such attempts
proved futile.
Senator Daugherty presented the report
embodying the recommendation of «•
the seven members or the subcommittee
for the adoption of his plan. Senator Jep
son offered a minority report, with uo
other supporter than himself. His plan
provided for the removal of Chlsago
county from the Fourth district, and the
division of Hennepin county on the river,
throwing the East side into the new
Sixth district. It left the First, Second
and Third districts without change from
the Daugherty plan, but, of course, em
bodied minor changes in the Sixth, Sev
enth, Eighth and Ninth. Representative
J. A. Peterson and Senator Wilson, of
Minneapolis, both spoke in support of the
Jepson plan. Mr. Peterson, in his re
marks, said:
"If this Daugherty plan goes through
It will simply be a move in the interest
of certain politicians, and I want to give
worning now that every member from
Hennepin will fight that on the floor of
both houses to the very last. We are
not seeking to divide the state in the In
terest of any particular man or men."'
WILSON'S SENSATIONAL STATE
MENT.
Senator "Wilson added a rather sensa
tional statement. He said:
"1 fany member of this subcommittee
can give a reason for urging this Daugh
erty plan which he Is not ashamed to
disclose before this audience, let him get
up and give it. I don't believe there is
any good and sensible reason for it."
Mr. Peterson then moved that Henne
pin county be divided on the river line,
ri-^ardless of the Jepson plan. The vote
on the motion stood 22 opposed and 5 in
favor. The five were all Hennepin mem
bers, except one, Mr. Larson. The re
mainder of the Hennepin members had
given up the fight and left. Mr. Larson
then presented the same plan which he
submitted a week ago. It was disposed
oT in short order.
Mr. Torson endeavored to effect slight
changes in the Daugherty plan, by hav
ing Waseoa county put In the Third in
etead of the Second district and Nicollet
In the Second, and Mr. Gait further at
tempted to retain Waseca In the First and
put Nicollet in the Second, but both at
tempts were fruitless, as was everything
«lse that In any way differed or inter
fered with the Daugherty plan.
During the attempt of the Hennepin
county people to force their plan upon
the committee, wherein it was proposed
of course, to take Chisago from the I
P< urth, Senators Horton and McGlll de
fended the Republican interests of Ram
sey and the Fourth district, declaring
that it would leave the Fourth in a dan
gerous condition to take out Chisago.
Air. Larson said that Ramsey Repub
licans wanted to keep Chisago so that
they could enjoy a "snap," sit down and
<o nothing during campaigns, but wait
lor the majorities.
There was no apparent opposition from
Ramsey or the Fourth district people at
Bay time to the plan decided on weeks
ego. which Senator Daugherty seems to
have been the author of, but there was
» strong sentiment In this city and Min
neapolis favorable to no redistrictlng at
»11, preferring to have the new congress
men elected at large.
CHANCE FOR ASPIRANTS.
The Daugherty plan, which is printed
below for the third time, offers oppor
tunities for a number of aspirants fot
congressional honors. The general ex
pression of opinion, as was held by those
who objected to the plan, is that it was
drawn up with special attention to these
hs=piratlons and possibility of having |
them satisfied. Senator Buckman, of |
Little Falls; Senator Young. Representa
tive Berg, Senator J. D. Jones and oth
ers are supposed to be beneficiaries of
this plan. It is claimed that this plan
Will come nearer retaining the present
congressmen and giving to the nine dis
tricts Republican casts, equalizing the
population of the several districts and
affording better railroad facilities than
any other could have done. It is evident
that from a Republican standpoint the
plan is popular and will, no doubt, bo
put Into effect by the legislature. As the
O1 ob c stated on Tuesday, it meets the
approval of every one of the seven men
now in congress from Minnesota except
Representatives Fletcher and Eddy. The
latter's district will have undergone a
material change, while Fletcher was
anxious to have Minneapolis so divided
that its Democratic territory might be
Tt moved from his bailiwick.
The Daugherty plan is as follows, hav
ing undergone no changes since recom
mended and published a week ago:
First District—Steel. Dodge. Wabasha,
Dlmstead, Winona, Freeborn, Mower, Fill
in ore. Houston.
Second District— Waseca, Blue Earth,
Faribault, Martin, Watonwan, Cotton
wood. Murray, Pipestone, Brown, Jack
son, Noble and Rock.
Third District—McLeod, Carver, Scott,
Dakota. Sibley, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice
end Goodhue.
Fourth District—Chicago, Ramsey and
Washington.
Fifth District—Hennepin.
Sixth Dist:ict—Hubbard, Cass. Todd.
Crow Wing. Wadena, Morrison, Steams
Benton, Bherbume, Wright, Meeker and
Douglass.
Seventh District—Lincoln, Lyon, Rfd-
Wood. Renville, Yellow Medicine, Chippe
wa. Lac gui Parle. Kandiyohi, Swift, Big
Jtr.ne. Stevens. Pope, Traverse an.i Gr;:nt
Eighth District—ltasca, St. Louis, Lake
Cook. Aitkin. Pine. Mille Lacs, Kanabec
If ami. Anoka and Carlton.
Ninth District—Marshall. Beltrami
Polk, Clay. Becker, Otter Tail. Wilkin
Norman, Roseau and Kittson.
The following figures are given as the
respective populations of the districts:
Tim, 1^,40-1; Second, 189,934; Third, 183,106"
Fourth. 211,610; Fifth, 228,340; Sixth, 208.162
--t~;v;;"th, 184,357; Eighth, 166,943; Ninth,
A committee of three will be appoint
ed to draft a bill embodying this plan to
be Introduced into each house. The bills
Will be presented to the chairmen In each
bouse of the committee
and they will introduce them. Mr. I.ar-
sen wanted to submit a minority report
but it was decided out of order and he
gave notice that be would probably intro
duce a bill representing another plan
later. A fight will no doubt be made
when the bills are presented.
DiSCTSS WlUfl ROOMS.
House Committee on Temperance
Consider* the Armstrong Bill.
The house committee on temperance
held another prolonged session last night,
at which discussion centered on the bill
cf J. A. Armstrong, which provides for
the abolition of the wine room. After
much debate Mr. Sageng moved, to rec
ommend the bill for passage, which mo
tion was supported by Mr. Oppegard aud
Mr. Haugland. A motion by Mr. Smith,
of Hennepin, that the chairman appoint
a committee of five to draft a different
bill, embodying the essential features of
the Armstrong bill, but eliminating some
of the more strenuous provisions, was
then carried. Chairman Ward, of the
committee, appointed Messrs. Smith,
Armstrong, Grass, S. D. Peterson and
Sageng as the committee. The report of
the committee was called for within one
week.
Judge Netheway, of Stillwater, city and
county attorney, appeared before ttv?
committee and spoke upon the bill. He
believed it would fail to purge society
of the evil at which it aimed, and rec
ommended that a different, though sim
ilar, measure be drawn which would be
more effective. Mr. Sageng held that
s?nce the evils against which the bill was
aimed arose directly from the existence
of the wine room the destruction of the
wine room would correct the evils.
It is possible that a measure similar to
the ordinance in effect in the city of
Stillwater will be submitted to the com
mittee by Judge Netheway.
HALVORSON "WANTS TO KNOW.
Advocates of Osteopathy Must Shovr
If lin Before He Votes.
The discussion of the Horton bill, pro
viding for the creation of an osteopathic
board of examiners was the occasion of
another spirited debate. Senator Hor
ton earnestly advocated the recommenda-
tion of the measure for passage. He re
ferred to the large lobby of professional
men who were in attendance all the morn
ing, and stated that the 10,100 patients
who have been benefited by osteopathic
treatment had the right to be protected.
Senator Halvorson wanted to know
what there is about osteopathy that or
dinary doctors don't know, and why doc
tors do not apply the methods. To the.3e
questions Senator Horton tartly replied
that he was neither a physician nor an
osteopathic doctor, and could not tell
just what doctors may or may not know.
As to the latter question, he stSted that
doctors did not deem osteopathic methods
of much account. Senator Halvorson
said that he considered osteopathy a fake
and a fraud, and paid his compliments
to the new art of healing with character
istic terseness.
On motion to recommend the b!ll for
passage, a rising vote resulted 24 to 24,
and Chairman E. J. Jones declared the
motion lost, recording his vote against it.
Senator Horton will call up the bill again
tomorrow, but has practically given up
hODe.
New House Bills..
H. F. 348, Hogan—To appropriate money
to aid in building a bridge across the
north fork of the Crow river, in the vil
lage of New Paynesvi'le. Roads, bridges
and navigable streams.
H. F. 349, Kelly—To require manufac
turers of liquid, mixed or prepared paint
to print the true proportion of the United
States standard gallon or gallons of
liquid, mixed or prepared paint contained
in the can or package. General legisla
tion.
H. F. 350, Peterson, S. D.-To provide
for the imposition and collection of a
proportionate earnings tax upon the
gross earnings of all property within the
state of Minnesota or of all telegraph
companies or owners whose lines are in
or extend into or through said state, in
lieu of all other taxes. Taxes and tax
laws.
H. F. 351, Peterson, S. D.— repeal
chapter 236, General Laws for 1889, enti
tled "An act relating to building, loan
and saving associations doing a general
business," as amended by chapter 131,
General Laws of 189U-. Judiciary.
H. P. 352, Wallace—Legalizing and mak
ing valid foreclosures of mortgages by
advertisement heretofore made wherein
the notice of sale is defective. Judiciary.
H. F. 353, Pennington— an amend
ment to the constitution of the state of
Minnesota establishing the road and
bridge ftind, ami authorizing the legisla
ture to levy an annual tax for the pur
pose of constructing and improving roads
and bridges within the state. Roads,
bridges and navigable streams.
H. P. 354. Roberts— prohibit county
officials, deputies or clerks from becom
ing interested in t contracts or purchases
made by them in all counties having a
population of 200,000 or more. Hennepin
delegation. 5 *;.' ■' :
H. F. 355, Roberts (by request—To pro
hibit county officials, deputies or clerks
from the employment of relatives, in all
counties having a population of 200,000
Hennepin delegation.
H. F. 356, Relating to the addi
tion of territory for public park and cem
etery purposes to all villages incorpor
ated under the General Laws of the
state. Municipal legislation. ,
H. F. 357, Sweet—To amend section 1,
chapter 122, General Laws of Minnesota
for 1887, being an act entitled "An act
defining school holidays." Education.
H. F. 353, Miller—To amend section 2,
chapter 116, of the General Laws of Min
nesota for 1897, being an act to prohibit
the use of tobacco by persons under
eighteen years of age, and by all minor
pupils in public schools. Public health,
dairy and food products.
H. F. 359, Miller—To amend section 5,
chapter 226, General Laws of Minnesota
for the year ISS9, requiring the education
of children and providing for truant of
ficers in ungraded schools in school dis
tricts and cities. Education.
H. F. 360, Anderson—To provide for the
commitment of prisoners to the Minne
sota state prison and the state reforma
tory, to regulate their release or parole
and to repeal section 6296 of the General
Statutes of 1594, being section 12 of the
penal code, and section 7507 of the Gen
eral Statutes of 1894, being section 1, of
chapter 9, of the General Laws of 1593.
State prison and reformatory.
H. F. 361, Smith—To regulate proceed
ings for the incorporation of certain so
cieties under title 3, of chapter 34, of the
general statutes of 1878. Judiciary.
H. F. 362, Wilcox—To amend section
(138 of the General Statutes of 1594,, laws
of 1689, chapter 200, section 10, as amend
ed by laws of 1895, chapter 101, section 2,
prescribing judgments, how obtained and
enforced, of mechanics', material men's
and laborers' liens. Judiciary.
H. F. 363, Wells—To amend section 3(57 »,
General Statutes of 1894, relating to pub
lic schools. Education.
H. F. 364, Dobbin—Relating to the care
custody and disposition of property of
deceased soldiers, sailors and marines
dying as inmates of the Soldiers' home.
Home. "*::--.,-
H. P., 365, Dobbin—To amend section
3628 of the General Statutes of Minnesota
of the year 1594. relating to the disbura*
meiit of the soldiers' relief fund. Sol
diers' Home.
H. F. 36G, Cummings—To authorize and
empower cities in the state having a
population of more than 5,000 and less
than 15,000 to construct, erect or pur
chase waterworks and electric light
plants. Municipal legislation.
H. F. 367, Morris—To amend chapter 221
of the general laws of 1897, entitled, "An
act for the preservation, propagation,
protection, taking, use and transporta
tion of game and fish." Game and fish
laws.
H. F. Sf>B, Morris—To amend section 24
of the general laws of 18S9 for the pres
ervation ol game and fish. Game and
fish laws.
H. F. 369. Scherf—To appropriate money
for the Minnesota stato training school
for boys and girls. State training
school.
H. F. 370, Scheif—Tc appropriate mon
ey for the support of the Minnesota state
training tthool for Jooys and girls. State
trailing school.
H. F. 371, Bush—To appropriate money
to aid in the introduction of agricultural
studies into rural schools. Agriculture.
H. F. 372—Foc-ny—To amend section 1512
of the General Statutes of 1894, relating
to exemption from taxation. Judiciary
H. F. 373, Ferris (by request)—To pro
tect banks in receiving deposits from
ir-inors. Banks and banking.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1001,
d 111 II IK
BURNS-THOMPSON BILL PLACES
CITIES AT MERCY OF COR
PORATIONS
BALDWIN'S AMENDMENT LOST
Telegraph ami Telephone Companies
Can Place Wires in Any Old
Place If Bill Becomes a
Law.
Consideration of the Burns-Thompson
bill under general orders in the senate
yesterday developed the liveliest kind of
a fuss. Senator Thompson moved a fav
orable report upon the measure and Sen
ator Baldwin offered an amendment
making it applicable to cities with a pop
ulation of 50,000 or more and providing
that individuals or corporations may not
erect poles or string wires in any city
for the purposes described without con
sent of the common council or governing
power of the city. In support of his
amendment Senator Baldwin referred to
recent decisions by Judges Lochren and
Canty, In which it was held that the
v/crds "roads and highways" included in
their meaning streets, avenues and alleys
of a city, and said that if the bill were
passed in its present form any company
or individual would have the right to
come into a city and erect its poles and
wires on any street without the consent
iof the governing body. This bill as it
stands, he said, would do away with
municipal ownership, permit individuals
and companies to usurp the streets of a
city, leaving only to the city government
the right to see that trie poles are reas
onably placed. Companies cannot be
kept out and the city will have no power
to say upon what streets poles shall be
placed. ' •
Senator Schaller moved to amend the
amendment by making its provisions ap
ply to all cities. ■ The amendment was
lost. The original amendment was put
on motion of Senator Baldwin,, and it
was also lost. Senator Schaller offered
an amendment providing that trees upon
private premises should not be muti
lated or destroyed without consent of the
owner. ■■■ The amendment was carried.
Senator Schellbach offered an amend
ment providing for reimbursing persons
whose property might be damaged by
the companies, and this, too, was voted
down, but was carried in effect in the
adoption of a later amendment by Sen
ator Ives. The bill was finally recom
mended for passage. The turning down
of Senator Baldwin's amendment is con
strued as a deliberate blow at municipal
ownership. X -:)-i'-
NO NEED OF LOBBYISTS.
(
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Jacontion Opposes the Sending of a
Delegation to Washington.
A heated discussion arose yesterday
afternoon in the house over the Allen
bill, providing for special representa
tives to be sent by the state to Washing
ton to prosecute war claims against the
federal government, and allowing such
agents 15 per cent of claims secured.
Mr. Jacobson, who; was against the
measure, declared that the state did not
need any special lobbyists at Washington.
And the expense which such a bill would
entail should be saved, he said.
"We have seven congressmen at Wash
ington to do just such work as this," de
clared Mr. Jacobson, "and there should
be no need of sending special men to
perform their work. If our seven repre
sentatives can't, or for any reason won't,'
attend to these matters for us, then we
should make a change in our delegation
and elect men who will look after our
interests."
Mr. Roberts said that other large
states pursue the course outlined in the
bill, and he thought Minnesota should do
the same.
The measure was recommended for pas
sage by the committee of the whole.
SENATORIAL. GOSSIP.
Tht senate committee on illuminating
oils will nit.et tomorrow to consider the
Hurd bill.
The senate committee on public health
will meet today immediately after ad
journment.
The senate committee on retrenchment
and reform n-et yesterday and will re
port without amendment the Stockivell
bill providing for a uniform system o*
accounts in state institutions.
The senate grain and warehouse com
mittee will recommend for passage the
Coller bill providing for o terminal and
grain inspection and ■weighing force, at
Now Prague.
New Senate Billa.
S. F. 236, Johnson—To provide suitable
place of burial for indigent insane sol
diers and sailors of Civil and Spanish
wars and of the wives and widows of
such soldiers who may die in insane hos
pitals. Finance.
S. F. 237, Baldwin—Giving the right of
trial by jury in certain cases to a per
son accused of the violation of any ordi
nance or by-law of any city or village
in this state. Judiciary.
S. F. 238, Wilson—To appropriate money
for the payment of the accounts of
agents appointed by the governor to de
mand and procure the return of fugi
tives from justice. Judiciary.
S. F. 239, Jones, J. D.—To amend sec
tion 1, chapter 359 of General Laws of
18S9, relating to the prevention of the or
ganization of trusts. Judiciary.
S. F. 240, Baldwin—To restore to full
civil rights and citizenship a'l! persons
who have been, or who may be, con
victed of a felony and sentenced to jail
or to pay a fine, and who may have
served, or who shall serve, said sentence,
or have paid or may pay fine. Judiciary.
S. F. 241, Sivright—To prevent decep
tion In the manufacture and sale of imi
tation butter. Public health, dairy aad
food.
S. F. 242, Dart—To provide for free edu
cation in the university of any graduate
resident in the state, from the school
for the blind, connected with the Min
nesota institute for defectives. Univer
sity and university lards.
S. F. 243, Hospes—Providing for enforc
ing lien for labor performed in cutting,
hauling, banking, driving, rafting, crib
bing or towing logs, railroad or cross
ties, cedar poles or timber, repealing
chapter S9, Laws of 1878, chapter S6, Laws
of 1885, and chapter 342, Laws of IS9J.
Logs and lumber.
S. F. 244, Buckman—Relating to the
powers of certain corporations in the
matter of transmission of electric ener
gy or current for light, heat and power
purposes over public highways and oth
erwise. Judiciary.
S. F. 245, Thompson—To provide for
additional compensation for county
treasurers in certain cases. Towns and
cities.
S. F. 246, Library Committee—To amend
sections 1,426. 1.427, 1,428 and 1.429, as
amended of chapter 10. title 5, of General
Statutes of-1894. relating to public libra
ries and reading rooms. To pass.
H. F. 320—Joint memorial and resolu
tion to congress relating to the construc
tion of federal buildings In the second
class postofflce cities of Minnesota.
11. "F. 271—Prescribing the time for hold
ing general teims of the district court
in the counties composing the Fifteenth
Judicial district.
S. F. 209, Grue—Providing for the re
oMstrietlrig of wards in villages having
ward divisions and repealing all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent therewith.
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■ II IN II
REPRESENTATIVE KELLY, NORTH
FIELD, ATTACKS THE PEK
ING BILL
AGAINST FHEEING YOUNGEBS
Motion to Postpone . Jndefiuitely Is
Lost and the . Measure Will
Come I P Again Next
Thursday.
"It occurs to me, Mr. Speaker, that as
a law-making body, sworn to enact
measures for the protection of life and
property of our constituents that we are
assuming very dangerous ground to
descend from this high and dignified
position to become consorts with mur
derous criminals. "When we enforce such
a law as this, that is precisely our atti
tude."
Mr. Kelly, of Northfleld, made the
above remarks in a speech on the floor
of the house yesterd-ay in reference to
the Deming bill, the effect of which
would be to pardon the Younger broth
ers. Continuing, Mr. Kelly said:
"I live in the city Where these men
committed their depredations. They mur
dered some of our very best citizens.
Their crime was coldblooded and das
tardly. They were given a fair trial ana
deliberately committed to prison for life.
Now we propose to give these dangerous
criminals their freedom and thus reverse
the decision of the court before ..v-.V-h
their guilt was proven. I think it would
be an outrage to pass any such bill."
Mr. Kelly moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill, notwithstanding its recom
mendation for passage by the majority of
the committee on crimes and punish
ments.
The motion aroused a lively debate.
Messrs. Deming and Sweet attempted to
prove that the bill was not. a direct move
toward the release of the Youngers. Mr.
Deming thought the measure was not
fully understood by the house." Messrs.
Jacobson and Laybourn insisted that it
was thoroughly understood and the
house needed no further enlightenment.
"The bill has for its object something
that is positively infamous—the pardon
of the Younger brothers, and I don't
want it to pass," declared Mr. l^ay
bourn, with much vehemence.
Mr. Kelly's motion to indefinitely post
pone the bill was lost %y a vote of 61 to
89. The same gentleman then moved
that the bill be taken up next Thursday
at 2 p. m. as the specml order, and the
motion carried.
During the morning session of the
house Representative S. D. Peterson In
troduced a bill imposing: a gross earning
tax on all telegrap^. :^jompanies vsl>*je
lines extend partialiy or entirely through
the state. The ta^tei^ed is 10 per cent
of the gross earnirigg.^jind this Is to b«
In lieu of all other taxes and assessments
on any part of the property.
In order to determine- the amount of
earnings the companies are required to
file their annual report not later than
December }5 each year. The payment of
taxes must be made on January 1 or be
fore. For a false deposition by the
company as to its total earnings the bill
provides the penalty of perjury and gives
the state a lien on the company's prop
erty if the taxes are not justly paid.
II IS! H ill
BOARD OF MANAGERS AT ST.
CLOUD LIKELY TO BE
ABOLISHED
OPPOSITION TAXES NEW LIFE
Action to Be Taken Depends En
tirely on Fate of the
Board of Control
Bill.
If the bill providing for the creation
of a central board of control falls to be
come a law, an effort will be made at
once to abolish the board of, .managers
of the reformatory at St. Cloud and thus
do away with at least one of the several
boards for state institutions. It is pro
posed to transfer the power of the
reformatory board to the governor. This
movement, the development of which
now depends entirely upon the fate of
the pending bill, was organized by cer
tain members of the legislature and their
friends even before the present session
began, but it was deemed wise to with
hold action anticipating the- effort to
wipe out of existence"all the separata
boards at one stroke and place their
authority in the hands of a single man
agement.
The plan of campaign will be, should
the board of control bill fail, to draft
a bill providing £6t the repeal of the
law by which the reformatory board was
created and is maintained. There was a
bitter opposition agiinst this law when
it was enacted in IMS and this ill feeling
seems to have taken new life within the
past few months. The bill, if intro
duced, will be a Republican measure,
notwithstanding the fact that the author
and designer of the bill under which the
reformatory board law was enacted were
of the same faith.
The old bill was framed by D. E. Mey
ers, formerly of St. Cloud, and Intro
duced in the house by former Repre
sentative Dan H. Freeman, of the same
city. It is held that the intent of the
bill was to make Mr. Meyer the first
superintendent of the reformatory. At
any rate, this was the effect it had, for
Mr. Meyer, under the measure which he
is said to have designed, was forthwith
appointed superintendent of the institu
tion. The law is said to confer arbitrary
powers on the superintendent and also
upon' the chairman of the board and its
repeal is urged upon these grounds.
Under the piesent statute the governor
has no power to even appoint the super
intendent of the reformatory. Such ap
pointment is made by. the board of direc
tors. This power is ; regarded, by the
promoters of the bill, as one which
should rightfully belong to the executive
of the state. While.: the governor may
name the members of the board, his
executive aJßliations with the institution
aside from this are said to be entirely
too meager. At least, the factors at
w<rk for the abolition of the board
think so so strongly that they will bend
their utmost energy to wipe the board
out of existence and give the governor
this authority. __!._
This bill, while it has been practically
drafted, has not yet been given a pa
rentage, as it was drawn by a party of
politicians, and is;not i!-the work "of any
one Individual. In Sheievent if the board
of control being defeated, it w^ be placed
in the hands of a'member from the part
of the state and by ; Him introduced in
the house. Its existence and the deter
mination to push this .matter through in
some sort of shape, quickens the interest
in the bill, which provides for the estab
lishment of the centra^: boar.d.
. Should the reformatory bill ever reach
the legislature, it would certainly divide
sentiment among the Republicans. Sen
ator Brower would; n®*doubt, be one of
its bitterest foes in.the upper house. The
senator's law partner, G. W. Stewart, of
St. Cloud, is chairman; of the board' lof
reformatory managers,-and would' there
fore be seriously afreeted "by the adop
tion of such a law. ' .. \:m::~-'\
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#15.00 Cat In California Rates. .
Every Tuesday";: beginning February
12th, - the Minneapolis r& . St. Louis R. R.
will sell colonist tickets to all: California
common points at 132.00. Elegant new 18
section tourist cars go l through .without,
change. Call at Minneapolis & St. Louis
City Ticket office. No. 39s Robert Street
North Dakota.
SI Iff II! II
■STOCKMEN ASK FOR PROTECTION
: AGAINST THIEVES OPERATING
ON A BIG SCALE
STAND UP FOR WOLF BOUNTY
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Bill to Assist Needy Farmers to Pro
cure Seed Grain Is Popnla r —
Appropriation Question
- Disposed Of.
BISMARCK, Feb. 27.—(Special.)—Thefts
of horses by the carload have become so
common in the western part of the state
that stockmen want a stock inspection
law enacted whereby the sheriff of each
county shall be constituted stock inspec
tor with authority to examine brands of
animals shipped, to see that shippers
ship none but their own animals. It has
come to be no uncommon thing for
rustlers to gather a carload of horses off
the ranges, belonging to various stock
owners, load them at some small ship
ping station and get them out of the
country and to some other state before
the horses are missed. Once in another
state the disposal of the animals is easy
and no less than three cases where a
whole carload of horses has been stolen
have been reported to the authorities of
Stark and Blliings counties. Sheriff
Goodall, of Stark county, has secured re
quisition papers from Gov. White for a
rustler who went down into lowa with a
car of stolen horses and had them prac
tically disposed of when apprehended.
The fact that there is no inspection of
the brands of horses shipped from the
Western shipping stations has made the
work of these rustlers easy. 1 There are
two men now in jail in Billings county
charged with thefts of this sort and
Stockmen realize that some action is
necessary to prevent the wholesale theft
of horses or the ranges will be depleted
by rustlers.
•• ♦ •
, Some of the stockmen have also w»ked
up to the fact that the wolf bounty law
has a hard-fight ahead of it, and have
come down to help out. The stockmen
claim that as this is the only appropria
tion that is made by the state for the
benefit of the country west of the river
it ought not be -repealed. A big row has
been .kicked up in the eastern part of
the state over the proposed bounty and
it is stated that wolf farmers are deriv
ing all the benefits of the appropriation
The stockmen say the Easterners do not
realise the damage done by wolves
Many of the large cattle owners pay a
private bounty of JC for all wolves killed
on their range. The counties also pay a
bounty, but the abolition of. the state
bounty would be a bad thing for the
stockmen, as It would result in bounties
being paid in some counties and not in
others, and while wolves were being
thinned out in some counties they would
thrive in others. '
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Senator Sharpe's seed grain law, enab
ling counties to assist. needy farmers to
ShThm T* l ? rain ' ls provln* Popular,
-i he bill has been approved by the gov
ernor, and many inquiries are coming in
regarding the provisions of the bill
Meetings of farmers are also being called
in several of the counties to present pe
titions to the commissioners to take ac
tion. Extra copies. of the law as passed
'have been obtained by the secretary of
state for distribution In response to num
erous requests for the law. Many needy
settlers in counties of the state where
there was total or partial crop failure
will be benefited by the provisions of the
• • •
The apportionment bill was taken to
the governor by Senator Little, of Bur
leigh county, after it had been signed by
the officers of the two houses of the* leg
islative assembly. The pen with which it
was signed was presented to Senator
Sharpe, the author of the bill, and he
will also get the pen with which the
measure is approved by the executive.
• • • ...
The first matters disposed of by the
senate after the recess were the Institu
tion appropriation' bills. All of these
were passed and sent to the house at
once. The time until the end of the ses
sion is short, and it is urgent that the
appropriation bills be reported back at
the earliest possible moment in the
house. The following are in round figures
the amounts for the several institutions
that have been passed In the senate and
that will be passed practically without
change in the house:
Asylum as Jamestown $133 000
Penitentiary at Bismarck 80*000
Agricultural college, Farg0........ 18000
Deaf school, Devils Lake 17 300
Industrial school, Ellendale 14*000
Soldiers' Home, Lisbon 20 COO
Normal school, Mayville ... . 16'00>
Normal school, Valley City ! 16i006
In addition to this the one mill tax
bill has passed the senate, to provide for
the educational j institutions beginning
with January 1, 1902. This will raise
$125,000 annually, which will be divide!
among the state university at Grand
Forks, agricultural college at Fargo, deaf
school at Devils Lake and the two nor
mal schools. No appropriation is made
by this assembly for the university at
Grand Forks because it is supported by
a special tax levy of two-fifths of a mill,
which will hold until January 1 next,
when.it will be merged into the general
levy for educational institutions.
Wisconsin.
HAVING HARD SLEDDING
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW IS BEING
OPPOSED BY THE REPUBLIC
AN MACHINE.
MADISON, -Wis., Feb. 27.—(Special.)—
The Mosser bill, prohibiting {he insurance
of state property, was advanced to third
reading in the senate today without de
bate. The judiciary committee's bill to
make. admission to practice law more dif
i ficult.by requiring three years' study- in- ;
stead of two before examination, was
also advanced. The joint resolution for
a constitutional amendment permitting
state aid in the construction of good
roads came from the senate committee
without recommendation. The assembly
had a lively debate over the bill to take
the war relics away from the State His
torical society and place them in the cap
; itol, and it was finally re-referred.
' The primary electin law is having hard
; sledding at Madison. At least the anti
j La Follette people are raising a great
j hue and cry against it. They are attack
i ing the bill in detail and on general prin
i ciples. They are arguing that it is a
measure in the interests of the bosses; It
will be expensive; it will obliterate the
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independent voter; it is nonsense to fet
candidates frame the platform, and any
way this is an important matter and
everybody ought to think about it some
more before trying such a new scheme.
The latest argument might have been
excused during the summer silly season.
Some one has raised the questin whether
the platform adopted by the state con
vention "demanded" the law or only
recommended" it. The platform as
drawn up by the committee, said "de
mand," but a stenographer's notes show
that as read to the convention it was
"recommended." Now, it is argued, if
the platform simply recommended, the
party is under no pledge to pass the law,
although in the nomination of La Fol
lette the party adopted the fundamental
plank of the platform he has been fight
ing for these many years, and though it
was recognized as the main issue of the
state campaign.
This is on a par with the argument
of another politician, who asserts sol
emnly that the state convention never
really adopted the platform. Only about
20 per cent of the delegates voted aye,
and the chairman never called for the
nays. There are also funny things in
statemanship.
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South Dakota.
11l I 818
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THE
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY
GOV. LEE
FIGHT OVER THE SCHOOL BILL
Solans Accuse Each Other of Taking
the Coin of the Octopus—Both
ersome Question of Road
Work.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 27.—(Special.)—
The supreme court today handed down
its decision in what is known as the
board of charities case, and holds that
the appointees of Lee hold for their full
terms. The opinion was written 1-y
Hrmey, and holds practically that the
governor can appoint to fill vacancies on
the board without the consent of the sen
ate, and that vacancies existed at the
time of the appointment of members
Lion and Brown, in 1809, and that their
resignation in 1900 did not in any way
change the status, but that whichever
position was taken the A-acancy existed
to be filled, and was filled in a legal
manner.
This leaves the fusion heads of the
various charitable and penal Institutions
in charge of these institutions for at
least two years mGre, when the "term of
Kingsbury, Populist, expires, and a new
apnointment can be made to fill the term
which closes, which will give the Repub
licans a majority of the board, in case
that party secures the next governor.
Judge Puller concurred, especially in
the finding of the court.
* • •
The general educational bill caused
about as much hard feeling in its pas
sage as has any measure which has bctn
before the house. The senate had
amended it in many particulars, but it
was feared by the friends of the bill that
if any amendments were allowed the bill
would be practically killed. To prevent
this they allowed but one amendment
and then moved the previous question to
prevent any discussion or ettempt to
further change it. The amendment was
to make the Webster International dic
tionary tho one to be used in the schools,
and this called out denunciation, and
charges of members being in the pay of
the book trust, and this did not stop with
the adjournment which followed immedi
ately after forcing the bill through.
Those who favored it were surrounded
by its enemies and charged with any
thing but good faith in their actions,
and things looked warm for a time, but
quieted down without anything more se
vere than words.
* * •
The question of granting powers to the.
children's home to take possession of
children of vicious parents, or those who
have no homes, has been the subject of
legislation for several years In this state,
and now a bill has been introduced to
provide means for recovering such chil
dren who have been placed out by such
societies when it becomes apparent that
it would be for their best Interest to be
returned.
* • •
The deficiency which the state is facing
for the next two years, has called out a
bill which has passed tho senate, to
authorize the state board of assessment,
to levy a deficiency tax of one mill for
the coming year, to help reduce the de
ficiency which is certain to continue
under the present levy which is allowable
under the provisions of statute.
* • •
The question of road work on the part
of many residents of the state is always
a bothersome one, and a bill has been
introduced to submit the matter to the
electors of any town or township at any
annual election, and if a majority vote to
collect such road poll in cash instead of
by road work, than it shall be the duty
of the town board of township super
visors to provide for the road work by
contract, and pay for samo through the
road poll collections instead of warning
the individuals out to work out the tax
* * •
The appointments of Gov. Herried for
the places on the state fair board are
all based on grounds of fitness. John
Armstrong, of De Smet. has been a
member of the old board for a number
of years, and has been ijresident for the
last two years; Prof. Chilcott Is at the
head of the agricultural department of
the state agricultural college, and well
fitted for the work of the board; Thom
as Fullerton, of Mitchell, has been one
of the leaders in the corn palace ex
hibit which that city has given annually
for a number of years, while C. C. Moul
ton, of Faulkton, is one of the most ex
tensive farmers and stock raisers of
Faulk county, having made a success ot
farming in that section of the state.
The other selection, which will be made
3
within a short time, will alao be one who
is in some manner especially fitted for
the work of the board.
• • *
It is now claimed that the Watertown
boomers have formed an organization in
the legislature by which they intend to
attempt to force the passage of the bill
they desire in regard to the removal of
the reform school. They announce that
their organization is strong enough that
if they are headed off in their move they
can make it interesting for state institu
tions generally, and that it will go hard
with those who are not in line with
them. Just how strong their organization
is will be seen when it comes to securing
votes. They have their organization
composed of quite a number of members,
but it Is claimed that when it comes to
using it for the matter of revenge on
other institutions if they do not get what
they want, they cannot hold together.
Just how much there is to the story re
mains to be revealed by future legisla
tion, but as the time for work is short
only eleven working days being left—
they must soon develop their strength, If
it is developed at all.
• • •
Early in the session the house adopted
a resolution to compel the house appro
priation committee to report the general
bill not later than the 13th of February.
When that day came around all appeared
to have forgotten the date, and no men
tion was made of it. Nothing was said
until Saturday, when the chairman gave
out the statement that the bill was ready
to send In, but on that day several in
terests appeared and requested a hearing,
which was granted, and made such a
showing that their requests were com
plied with in part, which resulted In a
general remaking of the bill, and it will
be delayed for a few days on that ground.
• • •
The question of wolf bounty is prob
ably settled Tor the session, as the senate
has passed the amended house bill, which
throws greater restrictions around the
inspection of scalps, and reduces the
amount of bounty on any one scalp, as
well as limits appropriations for any one
year rigidly to $5,000. The bill, as it
stands, will allow payments up to that
amount and no more, ancV it cannot be
drawn upon to pay for wolves killed in
any other year than the one for which
the appropriation is made. While it was
not giving the stockmen all they hoped
for, it was better than nothing, and they
can only accept what Is given to them.
OASTOniA.
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Tickets on sale March sth, 12th, 19th and
26th; Apri! 2d, Uth, 23d, 30th. Ticket*
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Don't waste time. Go to Omaha ovei
the "St. Louis Road."
TO WEECK A TRAIN.
Attempt of Foor Boy* at Mar«hall,
Mo., Jti.st for Fan.
MARSHALL, Mo., Feb. 27.—Four boys,
inmates- of the poor farm, situated near
the Chicago & Alton railway, near here,
last night, conspired to wreck a pas
senger train. They put fish plates and
small railroad Iron on the track. The
train struck the obstructions, tearing
holes In the car floors and cutting the
air brakes. Three of the boys are now
in Jail. They say they did it "just for
fun."
To Mothers of
Large Families
In this workaday world few women
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is not constantly demanded of them in
their daily life.
We make a special appeal to mothers
of large families whose work is never
done, and many of whom suffer, and
Buffer for lack of intelligent aid.
To women, young or old, rich or
poor, we extend an invitation to accept
free advice. Oh, women ! do not let
Mas. Carrik Belleville.
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" I would recommend Lydia E. Pink
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