Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 23, 1907, Page 3

THE STATE LEGISLATURE Transactions in the Senate and House of Representatives. > REISER SSE SER aha ae St. Paul, Feb. 14.—The senate yes- terday concurred in the house resolu- tion relating to the exposition to be held in Seattle in 1909. The resolu- tion, after setting forth the benefits, requests congress to make the neces- sary appropriations. A concurrent resolution from the North Dakota legislature was re- ceived, asking the State of Minnesota to take charge of the grain inspection at Superior, with a view to creating a market at that point and modifying the state law so that such Minnesota Inspection may become possible. Senator Wilson introduced the “uni- form divorce bill,” so-called, adopted by the national congress on uniform divorce law. Senator Foessen presented a bill ap- propriating $150,000 for the construc- tion and equipment of a college of ed- ucation at the state university. A bill was introduced limiting some- what the rule of eligibility to the state sanitarium for consumptives. Only persons who have resided in the state throughout the year preceding appll- sation, and who are afflicted with in- cipient tuberculosis shall be received. When the calendar was taken up several bills of importance were dis- posed of. In committee of the whole the bill to prevent the spread of rabies by dogs was recommended to pass. In the House. By a vote of 65 to 46 the house agreed to submit the question of woman suffrage to the people in the shape of a constitutional amendment. This action is not final and many may change their votes when the bill comes up for final passage. A bill by Representative Cummings provides against unfair discrimination in prohibiting a less rate for an article in one section than is charged in an- other. It is directed against the Stand- ard Oil and similar combfhations. Representative Tighe offered a bill enacting the New York stamp tax law. On all board of trade or stock ex- change sale agreements a tax of 1 cent on every $100 is imposed, and this is paid by the cancellation of a stamp covering the amount. Representative Timberlake would require mothers, if physically able, to aurse their children. It is made a mis- demeanor for any person to induce a mother not to nurse her child. The manufacture of barb wire and wire nails at the Stillwater prison is provided for in a bill by Representa- tive Morse. y Representative Brady presented a bill providing a salary of $7,500 for the governor, $6,000 for the attorney general and $5,000 each for the state auditor, secretary of state and treas- urer, The Ramsey county delegation of- fered a bill authorizing bids for the state capitol approaches. Ww Nolan’s reciprocal demurrage bill had the right of way in the after- noon, coming up as a special order. After some discussion the bill was referred to a special committee and made a special order for Tuesday. St. Paul, Feb. 15. — The session of the senate yesterday was short and productive of little of material inter- est. Senator Fosseen presented a peti- tion in favor of the new education col- lege at the state university. Nine bills were introduced, more than passing interest. The sum of $200,000 is appropriated in a bill by Senator Canfield, to be paid out of the revenue fund, for the repairing of bridges and highways in the state. The money shall be expend- ed in such places as_ the legislature may by law designate, under the super- vision of the state highway commis- sion. A bill to appropriate money for the state park at the Dalles of the St. Croix was presented by Senator John- son. Senator Alderman is the author of a bill which limits the rate of interest on bonds issued by a city. Senator Nelson introduced a bill re- quiring telephone companies to con- nect with other lines and furnish serv- ice for patrons of such connecting line. A bill to encourage education’in ag- rieultural and domestic science by pro- viding for the establishment and main- tenance of county schools of this kind was introduced. In the House, Representative Peterson introduced a resolution ealling for an investiga- tion into the Minnesota Shippers and Receivers’ association. The preamble sets forth that the so-called shippers’ association has assumed to criticise public officials and members of the legislature, and Mr. Peterson would like to know something about the asso- ciation. The house turned down the bill call- ing for the employment of an attorney to aid in the drafting of bills. The Stokes bill, designed to take the control of the new capitol out of the hands of the governor, died an igno- minious death. The house was consid- none ot TRIES TO KILL SELF IN CELL. Frank Hottman, Aggie Myers’ Accom- plice May Die of Wounds. Kansas City, Feb. 20—Frank Hott- man, under death sentence with Mrs. Aggie Myers for killing Clarence My- ers, the woman’s husband, attempted to commit suicide in his cell in the county jail here yesterday by stabbing himself in the breast. He may die. During the night Hottman had soaked matches in water and drunk the liquid but without effiect. ering general 3 ; reached. With the repeated statement from all parts of the floor that the Re- publican party was too broad to in- dulge in such a thing, the bill was re- ported for indefinite postponement. The only negative vote was cast by the author. Bills introduced: Prohibiting boys under eighteen years of age from fre- quenting houses of ill fame; regulating collection of personal taxes; creating a state board of accounting; locating a Pasteur institute at the state univer- sity relating to pensioning of citizen soldiers; regulating hours of service of railroad employes. St. Paul, Feb. 16.—The senate put in a busy day yesterday. Bills, reports, calendars and orders were attacked with a rush. terated ice cream. Senator Beiford offered a bill to pre- vent the manufacture and sale of adul- The Ramsey county delegation offer- ed the bill for the improvement of the capitol grounds which was presented in the house Thursday. The better. protection of guests in hotels is sought in a bill introduced by Senator Fosseen. The bill also pro- vides for the appointment of a hotel inspector. Senator Pauly offered a bill which requires corporations and copartner- ships to pay their employes at least twice a month. A bill by Senator White amends the present law relative to licensing vete- rinarians. Those who have practiced in this state three years prior to April 18, 1893, shall be eligible to registra- tion and receive a license. Senator Peterson, a member of the railroad committee, as a result of the conferences of that committee, pre- sented a 2-cent a mile railroad bill couched in the simplest language. Senator Hackney offered a bill ap- propriating $43,000 for building and equipping a dairy barn and dairy stock pavilion at the agricultural experiment station at St. Anthony Park. Senator Pauly introduced a bill for the establishment in the basement of the old capitol of a state printing plant and appropriating money for its equip- ment. A bill by Senator Griggs introduces civil service into the state dairy and food department. Seven bills of minor importance were passed. The senate spent the afternoon dis- cussing the special order of bills for a legislative reference library. In the House. The question of the reference of the bill for the manufacture of farm ma- chinery at the state prison caused a spirited clash between the city and country members. The country mem- bers won out by securing the reference of the bill to the committee on appro- priations. The resolution calling for an investi- gation of the shippers’ association was passed. Representative White offered a bill prohibiting the publication of fraudu- lent or indelicate advertisements. Bills introduced: To prevent cor- rupt practices at primary, general, Vu- Jage and city elections; to prevent fraud in the sale of ice cream; to es- tablish an industrial school for girls at Royalton, and appropriating $100, 000 therefor; to compel railroad com- panies to provide for the public safety at places where the public highway crosses their tracks; to provide for the election of inspectors of mines; to provide for the separate assessment and taxation of mineral, gas, coal, oil and other similar real estate interests; to establish an industrial school at New UIm, and appropriating $100,000 therefor. Bills passed: To regulate the sale and manufacture of firecrackers and other toy firearms; establishing mu- nicipal courts in cities having a popu- lation of more than 2,000 and less than 3,000; providing fees for serving notice of expiration of redemption from tax sales. The house adjourned until 10 o’clock Monday morning. St. Paul, Feb. 18—The senate held a short session Saturday. Beyond the introduction of several bills nothing of imporiance occurred. A bill providing for the establish- ment of a commission to survey the battlefield of Wood Lake, in Yellow Medicine county, and authorizing the commission to purchase all or part of the battlefield for the purpose of con- verting it into a state park, was in- troduced by Senator Seward. Senator Naeseth introduced a Dill providing for the establishment of the proposed girls’ training school at Red Wing. It is similar to the bill intro- duced in the house a few days ago. Senator Bedford presented a bill to prevent the hiding of children whose custody is sought to be transferred to a society for the care of orphans and neglected or abandoned children by an action in court while such action is pending. The house was not in session. j No one was injured. St. Paul, Feb. 19. — Representative Miller introduced a bill yesterday pro- viding for the punishment of husbands who do not support their families. It makes non-support a felony and fixes the penalty at three years in prison. The delinquent husband’s only re- IS RAMMED BY VESUVIUS. Torpedo Boat Hopkins Is Badly Dam- aged by the Destroyer. Key West, Fla., Feb. 19.—The torpe- do destroyer Vesuvius, returning from range practice, collided with the tor- pede boat Hopkins at the government whart. The Vesuvius struck the Hop- kins on the port side, ripping a hole fifteen feet Jong. Quick action on the part of officers and crew saved the Hopkins from sinking at the whart. ‘course will be the giving of a bond to support his family. x A bill introduced by Representative: Gates provides that “pure food” must not only be freé from preservatives and adulterations, but must be made of pure and fresh ingredients. A gross earnings tax of 4 per cent on the entire receipts of express com- panies in Minnesota is provided in a bill presented by Representative Nel- son. ‘ A pure paint bill was offered by Rep- resentative Sawyer. Representative Glotfelter introduced a bill providing for more stringent regulations for the prevention of the importation’ of diseased stock into the state. Other bills introduced: Providing for the punishment of persons contrib- uting to the delinquency of children; authorizing tounties to issue ponds for county roads; to prevent fraud and de- ception in the sale and manufacture of feeding stuffs; compelling corpora- tions to pay employes semi-monthly; taxing sleeping car companies; estab- lishing a school for girls at Hinckley. ‘A resolution was introduced by Rep- resentative Mork calling for an inves- tigation of the finances of the state university. The house in committee of the whole took favorable action on twelve bills, the most important of which were: Providing for the establish- ment of a Pasteur institute in this state; providing for the study of phys- iology, hygiene and narcotics in the public schools; to prohibit the dese- cration of Memorial day and provide punishment thereof. In the Senate. Senator Elwell introduced a bill giv- ing the regents of the state university authority to acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation additional lands for the university and to issue certificates of indebtedness for this purpose. The establishment of a standard of measures and tests for milk and cream is provided in a bill introduced by Sen- ator Nelson. Senator Hackney introduced a bill authorizing any resident of any dis- trict in the state to bring suit to close up a blind pig. Senator Campbell presented a bill providing for a method for replenish- ing the depleted road and bridge fund in certain counties by a special tax. The senate pa~sed a number of bills, the most important of which were: Authorizing municipal corporations to prohibit the maintenance of bucket shops or agencies for the same; to pro- vide for the registration of nurses; authorizing the state board of contro! to cause surgical operations to be per- formed upon inmates of the state hos- pitals for the insane, the school for feeble minded and the colony of epi- leptics. St. Paul, Feb. 20.—The W. A. Nolan reciprocal demurrage bill, materially amended, was reported out yesterday by the special committee named to re- draft it. The bill in its amended form is now said to be acceptable to a ma- jority of the house members, aud it is expected that the measure will now pass. The special committee claims to have strengthened the reciprocal fea- tures materially and to have given the small shippers the best of the argu- ment wherever: possible. Under the new drafts all credits are stricken out, the idea advanced being that it will prevent rebating. The amendments were adopted and the bill ordered printed. It will be given an early ; hearing. After considerable debate the house ordered the railroad committee to re- port out a 2-cent passenger fare bill in five days. Bills introduced: To appropriate money to aid high schools and com- mon rural schools; to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigarette pa- pers or wrappers and providing a pen- alty; amendment to the constitution providing for tax exemption of bonds issued by any county, school district, town or village; relating to preventing of fraud in sale of spices; relating 10 the disposition of surplus state reve- nue . In the Senate. The bill to appropriate $10,000 to buy a silver service for the battleship Minnesota was the subject of a long debate in the senate. The subject of the reference of the bill offered an op- portunity for a discussion as to the functions of the finance committee. ‘The bill finally was referred to the finance committee by a vote of 33 to 22. There were thirty-six bills on the general orders and much of the time of the senate was consumed in their consideration. A separate asylum for the dangerous insane is provided for in a bill intro- duced by Senator Hall. The asylum is to be in connection with the state prison as one of the state hospitals for the insane. Bills introduced: To provide for the establishment and nraintenance of de- partments of agriculture, manual train- ing and domestic economy in state high schools, graded and consolidated schools and appropriating $10,000; re- lating to the sale of milk and cream: regulating the quarantine of animals affected with contagious diseases; re- Jating to the taxation of mortgages of real property. TRAITOR 1S DISCHARGED. Official in French Foreign Office Gives Secrets to Vatican. Paris, Feb. 19.—-There are persistent rumors in circulation of the discovery of treasonable practices carried on by an important official of the foreigu office, who is alleged to have commu- nicated to the Vatican the contents of diplomatic documents emanating from French ambassadors to foreign coun- tries. This official is said to have been peremptorily discharged. “Senator, you didn’t vote for the in- crease in congressional salaries, I be- || lieve.” “No; I found, on counting noses be- fore hand, that there would be enough votes to carry the measure through without mine.” HOME-MADE CATARRH CURE. Sufferers Should Make This Up and Try It Anyway. Any one can mix right at home the best remedy of its kind known. The name “Cyclone” is given to the fol- lowing prescription, it is supposed, be- cause of its promptness in driving from the blood and system every ves- tige of catarrhal poison, relieving this foul and dread disease, no matter where located. To prepare the mix- ture: Get from any good pharmacy one half-ounce Fluid Extract Dande- lion, one ounce Compound Kargon and three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsa- parilla. Shake well and use in tea- spoonful doses after each meal and at bedtime. Thisis a harmless, inexpensive mix- ture, which has a peculiar action upon the eliminative tissues of the Kidneys, assisting them to filter and strain from the blood and system all ca- tarrhal poisons, which, if not eradi- cated, are absorbed by the mucous membrane,.and an open. sore or ca- tarrh is the result. Prepare some and try it, as it is the prescription of an eminent catarrh specialist of national reputation. Its Distinguishiny Feature. Sprockett—You'’ve talked a good deal about your new automobile. What is there so specially attractive about it? Sparker—When I come along with it this afternoon in front of your place of business just you take a good look at that girl on the front seat. 1847—1907. 60 years ago Allcock’s Plasters were first introduced to the public. They are to-day the world’s standard plasters. This invention has been one of the greatest blessings imaginable and af- fords the quickest, cheapest and best means ever discovered for healing and relief of certain ailments. Alleock’s are the original and gen- uine porous plasters and are sold by Druggists all over the world. How It Fares in South Chicago. Policeman—I left this ref-rendum petition wid ye a wake ago, an’ it’s got jist two names on it, your’s an’ yere bartender’s. Fwhat’s th’ matther?” Saloonkeeper—Why, we thought it ‘d be a durn shame if somebody didn’t sign it. BRITON A POOR IMMIGRANT. As a Settier in Canada He Has Done Little for Country. Canada naturally has strong English sentiments, but the actual leaders in affairs in the Canadian Northwest ad- mit that the English immigrant neith- er made a past nor assured a*future for their new empire. First came the typical English “remittance man,” who lived on money from home and sub- sisted chiefly on whisky. He was a cumberer of the earth and spelled no progress whatever. Then came the English colonists from the cities, poor folk for the most part and eager to better themselves; willing to work, but in fitness genera- tions behind the men who fought their course across the continent by way of the Appalachians and the Missouri and the Rockies. Later there arrived num- bers of the agricultural classes of Eng- land, peaceable, hard-working and fru- gal, admirable settlers, albeit some- what ignorant of the conditions of life in a new country. All these are welcomed in Canada, but, although the English immigration in numbers equals that of many other nations combined, it does not equal the American immigration alone in striking power, in foot-pound terms of potential civilization Outing. DREADED TO EAT. A Quaker Couple’s Experience. How many persons dread to eat their meals, although actually hungry near- ly all the time! Nature never intended this should be so, for we are given a thing called appetite that should guide us as to what the system needs at any time and can digest. But we get in a hurry, swallow our food very much as we shovel coal into the furnace, and our sense of appetite becomes unnatural and perverted. Then we eat the wrong kind of food or eat too much, and there you are— indigestion and its accompanying miseries. A Phila. lady said, the other day: “My husband and I have been sick and nervous for 15 or 20 years from drinking coffee—feverish, indigestion, totally unfit, a good part of the time, for work or pleasure. We actually dreaded to eat our meals. “We tried doctors and patent medi- cinfes that counted up into hundreds of dollars, with little if any benefit. “Accidentily, a small package of Postum came into my hands. I made some according to directions, with sur- prising results. We both liked it and have not used any coffee since. “The dull feeling after meals has left us and we feel better every way. We are so well satisfied with Postum that we recommend it to our friends who have been made sick and nervous and miserable by coffee.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There’s a Rea- sen.” F Washington, Feb. 14. — The senate yesterday passed the bill giving the government the right of appeal to the supreme court for a construction of the constitutionality of any law in- volved in a criminal suit. This mea.- ure has been under consideration for several days, and was passed only ait: er many amendments had been adopt- ed. A message from President Roosevelt urging legislation affecting the public lands was received and read in both houses. The house yesterday made headway with the naval appropriation bill and more than half the bill is perfected. Washington, Feb. 15. — The sudden development of a full-fledged filibuster resulted yesterday in the senate when an attempt was made to force the adoption of the conference agreement on the immigration bill. This report carries a provision intended to aid in the settlement of the California-Japa- nese problem, and speedy action was desired by administration senators. Expressing sympathy with this ob- ject, yet regarding the report with sus- picion on other points, Messrs. Bacon and Tillman first endeavored to have action delayed until to-day, so that they might study the report. Filibuster Begins. When this was refused the filibuster ter began. Mr. Bacon held the floor for two and a half hours. Mr. Tillman remarked that he was preparing to make a ten-day fight on the floor against the report because he objected to being run over as with an automo- bile. No Politics in It. A truce was declared until to-day at the suggestion of Senator Spooner, when the report will again come up for consideration. Administration senators interested in the adoption of the report were alarmed by apparent Democratic hos- tility. Ali of the Democratic leaders, when questioned as to,their attitude, disclaimed the adoption of a party policy in regard to the report, and the senators making the objections insist- ed that they were actuated wholly by resentment of what they thought was an attempt to force immediate action. Washington, Feb. 16.—An agreement to vote to-day on the conference report on the immigration bill, which in- cludes the provision intended to settle the California Japanese question, was reached in the senate yesterday as the result of an entire day of discussion on that measure. The principal speeches were deliver- ed by Senators Bacon and Tillman in opposition to what they regarded as an effort to prevent the South from get- ting a desirable class of immigrants. The naval appropriation bill, carry- ing in round numbers $96,000,000, pass. ed the house yesterday. Washington, Feb. 18.—The adminis- tration plan to settle ‘the California- Japanese situation was approved by the senate Saturday in the adoption of the conference report on the immigra- tion bill. This report contains a pro- vision which authorizes the president to exclude Japanese laborers from the United States at his discretion. ‘The report now. will go to the house for its approval, which, it has been stated, is assured. The entire day was devoted to the further debate of the questions involv- ed in the report. The opposition pre- sented an alternative plan contained in a resolution of instructions to the conferees requiring them to bring in a provision positively prohibiting the entrance of Japanese laborers into the United States. Senator Culberson presented this resolution. It was declared not in or- der on motion of Mr. Lodge, and an appeal from this ruling of the vice president was defeated by a vote of 45 to 24, being practically a party vote. The conference report was then adopt- ed without a roll call. The postoffice appropriation bill was taken up by the house, but genera! dehate was not concluded. Washington, Feb. 19. — Under sus- pension of the rules the house yester- day adopted the conference report on the immigration bill, although the Democrats generally made a party is- sue against the passport provision, as well as to that requiring increased air space in vessels. As the result of more than five hours’ consideration of the agricultu- ral appropriation bill, the senate in- creased from $3,500 to $5,000 the sal- ary of Gifford Pinchot, chief of the bureau of forestry. Practically no progress was made on the agricultural bill. Washington, Feb. 20.—Senator Reed Smoot’s address to the senate yester- day in defense of his position as sen- ator was the feature of the session. He was supported by Senator Dilling- ham of Vermont in a speech analytical of the evidence which had been sub- mitted in the case. 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Wanted All That Was Coming. “Senator, do you intend to deny the accusation that you are a grafter?” “Certainly not,” replied Senator Badger emphatically. “I propose to have all the titles that go with my of- fice.” The revelations regarding fraudu- lent paint materials which have been made by the Agricultural Experiment Station of Fargo, N. D., and published by Prof. E. F. Ladd, state commis- sioner, have occasioned almost as much of a sensation as the exposure of adulteration in food products did when the latter first began to appear. It has been shown that kegs marked “Pure White Lead” often contain other substances such as chalk, barytes, silica, ete., and that oil supposed to be linseed often contains petroleum adulterants, to say nothing of water in large proportions. Sometimes, so- called “White Leads” contain not an iota of genuine White Lead. The farmer is a large user of paint. 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