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Till'. -WEEKLY TRIBUNE
M. QUAD’S STORY.
THE PRETTY MISS TAYLOR.
[Copyright, 189*3, by Charles B. Lewis.]
The town of Monroeville was the
county seat of Ralph county and a place
of about 4,000 inhabitants when I was
elected sheriff of the county. I had
charge of the jail, of course, and though
an old bachelor I occupied the apart- |
ments set aside for the jailer's family in
a wing of the building. My turnkey was
also a single man. Floss by name, and
■while we slept at the jail we took our
meals outside. Ours was a peaceful com- ,
o
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1 FOUND MR. TAYLOR A VERY QUIET AND
RESERVED MAN.
munity, and it was seldom we had a
prisoner who had been sentenced for any
thing beyond theft or vagrancy. In a
town of that size everybody knows ev
erybody else, and the arrival of a new
family is a matter of public talk.
One day about six months after I had
become sheriff a new family arrived in
Monroeville. It wasn’t much of a family,
so far as numbers went, consisting only
of father ami daughter, but there was a
big ripple of excitement nevertheless.
There were several reasons for this. The
name of the family was Taylor, and it
was reported that Miss Bessie Taylor,
the daughter, was going to apply for a
position as schoolteacher. She was a
young woman of 20, stylish and hand
some. It was also said that the father
was old and blind, but well off in purse,
and that he had lost his sight by acci
dent while testing an invention. Again,
the gossips had it that Miss Bessie could
have been married half a dozen times if
she had consented to leave her father,
but that her love for him was so great
that she had determined not to fall in
love till after his death. The story, as
a whole, as it passed around the town,
was quite romantic, and when the young
woman appeared on the streets and was
declared to be the handsomest girl in
the county, and when it became a settled
fact that the gray haired old father
couldn’t distinguish day from night,
there was more talk about the Taylors
than about any 10 other families in town.
After three or four weeks it was learned
that Miss Bessie was not going to teach i
school. The doctor had prescribed coun
try air and perfect rest for her father, |
who had money enough and to spare. It
was further learned that the father was ,
a great chemist, and that he bad lost his
eyesight while seeking the antidote of a
subtle poison. They rented a pretty 1
house, put in very stylish furniture, and ;
in a few weeks the young woman w.:s ;
at the top of the social ladder. This ■
story is a sort of confession, and 1 may <
tell you at the outset that 1 fell in love :
with Miss Bessie at first sight. As 1 ■
was twice her age and not at all her
style of man, it was silly in me of course,
but the man who makes a fool of him- '
self seldom realizes it until too late to i
save his reputation. Through some rel
atives of mine who called on the family
as soon as etiquette permitted, I was in
troduced and paid my respects, and 1
rpade no great effort to conceal my feel !
ings. 1 found Mr. Taylor a Very quiet
and reserved man. Indeed, as lie him
self gave me to understand, ha had a
horror of strangers and avoided them
whenever possible. He had not only lost
his sight, but was so lame he could only
hobble about. After my first call I did
not meet him again, though I sometimes
heard him moving about in the bouse.
The Taylors had not teen with us over*
two mont.is when one of the society la
dies gave a party to which all the best
people in town were invited. Miss Tay
lor was there of course. I had the dis
tinguished honor of escorting the fair
young lady to and fro, and it is needless
to add that the flame of love burning in
my bosom increased by several candle
pewer. I got homo soon after midnight,
to be upset by the news of a burglary in
town. Within an hour it was known
that the postoffice and a store had been
entered and robbed, and two dwellings
had been visited and plundered. As
sheriff 1 assisted the town marshal to in
vestigate. In the postoffice the safe had
been blown open and about S6OO secured.
In the dry goods store the safe, which
was an old fashioned one, had been
opened with a false key and plundered
of about S9OO. In the other cases the
dwellings had been left alone, and the
robber had gone in by the window. The
money and jewelry secured amounted
to nearly $2,000.
The two families robbed were at the
party, as was also the owner of the
store, who was a single man ami slept in
a room off his office. None of us could
lay any claim to detective ability, but
the investigation satisfied us that one
man had done the four jobs. The sea
son was the last of November, and a
lit ht snow had fallen early in the. even
ing. In the alley back of tho postbfiici
found certain. fool-urints. We found
tne same unaer tne auey window or tne
dry goods store, and the very same
around the two private houses. The fel
low’s rapid and thorough work proved
him a professional, and the town was in
a high state of excitement for a week.
The robberies took place on a Thurs
day evening. On the following Sunday
evening 1 called on Miss Taylor, and she
almost immediately asked for all infor
mation i uiiu secured up to ante u..u
then made a confidential communica
tion. On that Thursday evening an at
tempt had been made to enter her fa
ther’s house by a bedroom window, but
hearing the prowler at work the father
had raised an alarm. Miss Taylor felt,
it her duty to tell me this, but she re
quested me not to give it publicity, as
her father was extremely sensitive, and
people might say she was selfish to leave
a helpless old man alone in the house as
she had. There were marks of a chisel
on the window sash, and when I was
told that the robber might have secured
$3,000 in cash if he had got in I extend
ed my heartfelt congratulations. I also
offered to speak to one of the town
watchmen and have him keep a special
watch of the house, but this Miss Tay
lor strongly objected to and made me
promise not to do. I told you I was in
love with the girl, but I wasn’t the only
one. Seven or eight young men were
badly gone on her and enjoyed the same
privilege of calling, but I flattered my
self I had the inside track. About three
weeks after the robberies Miss Tayloi
and other young ladies organized a so
cial club. The meeting to perfect the
organization was held at her house.
Among those present was a young man
named Carleton, who was cashier in a
private bank in town. He carried a key
to the door of the bank, and it being a
large key he carried it in his overcoat
pocket.
Next morning after the meeting at
Taylor’s it was discovered that an at
tempt had been made to rob the bank.
Some one had entered by the front door,
using the key, blown out the lock on tho
door of the vault, and had begun opera
tions on the safe inside when frightened
away. He, however, secured a tin box
belonging to a depositor, which held
stocks and bonds to the value of SIO,OOO.
On this occasion a detective was sent for,
but he had no better lock than we did in
the other case. His conclusions differed
from ours, howeviW. He was satisfied
that the criminal was no stranger to the
town, and that he had entered the bank
with one of tho three keys in daily use. I
thought he hinted pretty strongly that
Carleton’s key was the one used by the
robber, but I couldn’t figure out how
that could be. The detective had not
yet dropped the case when one of the
town watchmen came to me with a curi
ous story. On three or four occasions,
late at night, he had seen a man leave or
enter the Taylor premises with great
caution and had not been able to over
haul him and get sight of his features.
He was positive that at 11 o'clock at
night on the night the bank was entered
he saw a man enter the Taylor house by
way of the alley and back yard. Thu
watchman knew that Taylor was old and
blind and the only man about the house,
but nevertheless he was positive as to
what he had seen. Under the circum
stances I was just as positive that he was
mistaken and advised him to say nothing
about it. Two special watchmen were
put on, and the people were yet highly
excited, when the social club of which I
have spoken had its first regular meeting
in a public hall. Most of tho members
were single, but there was one newly
married couple named Gleason, who left
their house unguarded when they came.
When they returned home, they found
it ransacked and robbed. When I re
turned to my apartments at the jail, 1
met with a surprise. There were no
prisoners in jail at that time, and Floss
had gone to bed at 10 o’clock. At 11 he
had been awakened by some one moving
about in his room, and being a man cf
great courage he had bounded out of bed
and attacked tho intruder. As he clinched
the man they fell, and in tho fall the
stranger’s head struck a piece of furni-
(Joss
/
AS HE CLINCHED THE MAN THEY FELL,
ture, and he was rendered unconscious.
When he camo to. Floss had the irons on
him and had tab ■■ ■ ~ i'. re volver
auu Knife,
1 found in the stranger a man about 25
years of age, well built and evidently a
powerful fellow. Ho had a crafty look,
and there was a wicked snap to his eyes;
but, on tho whole, he was what you would
call a gentleman. He had come in by
way of a window, and to get tho window
open he had cut out a pane of glass. Ho
had a chisel and a bunch of false keys
with,, him. and being caught dead to
KOMKJ A, 16. lawa.
ngnts, as tne ponce term it. ne naa no
excuses or explanations. He was a per
fect stranger to us, and he refused to
give his name or any other information.
We locked him up in the strongest cell,
and next morning I had half the town in
to see him. It was generally believed
that he was' the man who robbed Glea
son’s house, but we could get no trace of
the plunder. Neither could we ascer
tain when or how the stranger had come
to town. He was charged with burglary
and held for trial, but nothing could be
learned about him. On the day of his
examination the courtroom was packed,
and among the ladies present I saw Miss
Taylor. The detective who had worked
on the bank case came down to get a
look at the prisoner and warn us to look
out for him. as he was evidentlv a
siirewu, cool nano wnovvouictuo ms nest
to escape the law. We had carefully
measured the tracks in the snow, and
when we came to measure the burglar's
boots we were satisfied that he was tho
one who had committed all the robberies.
I did not see Miss Taylor to speak to
her until the day after the prisoner had
been remanded. Then I found that she
was considerably interested in the case,
and she particularly mentioned the great
relief her blind father felt that the bad
man had been safely caged. She had seen
the burglar in the courtroom and had al
most concluded that in him she recog
nized a man who was formerly a respect
able citizen of Milwaukee. She had no
great curiosity about it, but if not
against the rules would call at the jail
and get a closer view of him. The jail
was open to all during certain hours, but
I arranged with Miss Taylor to call after
hours, when she would meet with no one
to ask questions. The prison part of the
jail contained eight cells fronting on a
corridor. There were two barred win
dows in this corridor, and prisoners were
seldom locked in the cells. In the case of
the burglar we gave him the range of
the corridor by day, but locked him in a
cell at night. When Miss Taylor called,
I went with her to the wicket myself.
Floss was just lighting up, and the bur
glar stood at the wicket. Miss Taylor
exhibited considerable reluctance to ap
proach, but I began explaining about the
cells, as if we had no particular interest
in the man, and she finally drew close up
to the door. I remembered afterward of
her calling my attention to the lamp a
few feet away, and of my going over to it
and turning the wick down a bit. When
I returned, she was ready to go, saying
that she was undecided as to whether it
was the man or not. When she was
ready to go, she permitted me to hold her
hand for a moment, and from the tender
look in her eyes I realized that I had
awakened tho flame of love in her heart.
Before going to bed that night I poured
out my soul to her to the extent of six
pages of note paper, and when I fell
asleep it was to dream that she had con
sented to be my darling forevermore.
On the next day at noon Miss Taylor
took the train for Chicago, saying to seme
of her friends that she had to run down
on business for her father and would re
turn next day. She took a large and
heavy trunk with her, but no significance
was attached to that circumstance until
later on. On the morning of the suc
ceeding day Floss called to our burglar
to come to the wicket for his breakfast,
and he did not respond. Five minutes
later we found we had no prisoner. By
the use of fine saws he had cut his way
out of his cell and out of the corridor as
easily as a man saws wood. You see
through the case, of course, and so did I;
but, dolt that I was, it took me four or
five days to get my eyes open. Miss Tay
lor was that burglar’s wife. He was also
her “father.” When we came to search
tho house, we found his gray hair -and
other disguises. He was her blind father
I >y day and her burglar husband by night.
As no one had ever seen him except when
disguised as her father, he could not be
identified when Floss captured him in the
jail. The woman visited the jail in his
interest, of course, and she no doubt
passed tho saws through the wicket while
my back was turned. Outside of the
parlor there was scarcely any furniture
in tho house, and it was found that what
there was had been hired by the month
in Chicago. We found none of the plun
der, but we did find my love letter. She
had called at the postoffice before she
went. She had read that letter and writ
ten across the envelope:
“Owing to previous engagements your
offer is respectfully declined.”
IT MAY BE MURDER.
A Rather Queer Story that Comes from El
berton,
Special to The Tribune.
Elberton, Ga., Nov. 11.—John Koh
nalge, an employee of the Elberton cot
ton seed oil mills was shot ard killed
here last night. William Mayfield, the
bookkeeper said that he did it. The cor
oner held an inquest and acquitted May
field.
After the jury disbanded a witnets
turned up who stated that he saw May
field and his brother shoot Kohnalge.
The jury was summoned and held an
other inquest. At a late hour tonight
the jury had not agreed. The evidence
seems to make it a murder.
AN ELEPHANT.
The Stale s S One ia the N. E.
E. B—Atkinson Will Stick.
Special to tho Tribune.
Atlanta, Nov. 11.—The news of the
default of the Richmond and Danville on
the Northeastern bonds, has created
quite a sensation at thecapitoL
Telegrams from Athens 1 st. night told
of the default and explained tha status of
tho state in the matter. Tbe state, it will
be nmember d, is indorser on these
bonds to the extent of $260 000.
Today an Athens delegation cameover
to see the governor, and suggests that in
ease the road was taken by the state, as
will prnbibly be necessary, that. Mr.
Rufus ££. Reev. s, president of the North
eastern Railroad company, be appointed
as the state’s agent.
The ro-id is from Athena to Lula, and
has bee i leased to the Richmond and
Danville for a number of years.
The general opinion is that the default
is intentional on the part of the latter
company, i being the desire of the Rich
mond and D uivi-le to get ridof its lease.
If the state takes charge it will of
course sell the road, and secure itself for
the amount of itsendorsemen ,the state’s
lien being fiisr of all.
An interes'ing ques ion is what would
the road bring and who would buy it? 1
asked the governor this question today,
but he didn’t care to talk, saying that he
has not yet invesiigated the matter, and
the state’s position will be defined clearly
when the matter comes up in the courts.
The fact of the matter is, that the road,
never very valuable, has depreciated
unquestionably since the Georgia, Caro
lina and Northern tapped its territory,
and in view of the crippled condition of
the roads of Georgia, it will probably
be a pretty hard matter to effect a sale
at this time. All of which means that
the state may have an elephant on its
hands.
Will They Adjourn Early?
Mr. Grady’s resolution looking for
early adjournment, has created a good
deal of talk, and while the assembly will
not get thiough by December 3, it is
pob ible matters will be rushed. Both
President Clay and Speaker Atkinson
are anxious this should be done, Ihere
i.« no trouble at the senate end of the
shop—there never is; and Speaker Atkin
son is working to fix it at his end, so
there will be no responsibility or delay
there. You see an early adjournment
might perhaps cut some figure in the gu
bernatorial race.
Atkinson Will Stick.
Speaking of the go^onursbiprecalls the
fact that General Evans is a freq ient
caller at the capitol these days and that
ad the politicians who drop in have some
taing to say-on the subject—l hear that
Clay’s friends
of Atkinson retiring, though There -has
been a strenuous effort on their part to
induce him to do So. They have told
“Bill” thct “Steve” was the stronger in
all parts of the state—that Steve could be
elected while hecoukin’t. Billie credu
lous. He has a great deal of faith in his
own fighting powers and he believes this
campaign n quires vfi bter. He will be
in it to the death. Clay is yet doubtful
whether he will run, but the chances are
he will.
COOSA VALLEY EXPOSITION
It Opened at Gadsden Wednesday in Great
Shape
Gadsden, Ala., Nov. 10.—The third
annual fair of the Coosa Valley exposi
tion was opened Wednesday in a w hirl of
glory. A large crowd wt-s present and
ail et j iycd themselves. Tho racing was
good. Tho fair continues three days, |
but Friday, the 10th, Will be the biggest
day of all.
Her. W. H. Denson, member of con
gress, and Co). Chas. Rattray will deliver
speeches that day on the leading ques
tions of the dav. Co). Denson expects to
open up his campaign that day for re
election, and a big crowd will be out to
hear him.
A PROHIBITION MOVEMENT
Being Started in Gordon County—Petitions
Being Circulated.
Special to The Tribune.
Calhoun, Ga., N-v. 10. —A petition
signid by several persons to Hon. W. R.
Rankin yesterday; asking him to get a
bill through the legislature to submit the
question of liquor traffic to a vote.
vVbisky has not been legally sold here in
about two years, t '
Today another petition is being circu
lated opposing whiiky traffic. Many
citizen and all the ladies will sign it.
During the time of prohibition here,
tiotwithstanding the persistent violation
of the law to some extent by its enemies,
the morals of the town have taken a
much Stronger tone;
RAILROAD MAGNATES.
Two Prominent Officials Spent Yesterday
in the City.
General Manager C. H. Hudson, of the
E. T. V. & G. R. R., spent yesterday in
Rome, and dined at the Aimstrong with
Messrs. Land and Clark, of the advertis
ing car. He appreciates the opportunity
and his road will do all in its power to
help along the scheme.
Mr. Hudson was pleased with the ap
pearance Roma made, and left for Chat
tanooga believing more than ever in tho
city. He has always been a friend to this
section.
Giuiial Piipciiiilcndent Ti.todcie
Kline, cf the Centra), was also in the
city yesterday. Both be and Mr. Hud
son were returning from the railway
meeting in Atlanta. They say nothing
was done.
Mr. Kline went south on the Central,
and Mr. Hudson we nt to Chattanooga on
the same road, having never teen over
this route.
AT THE CAPITAL.
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED.
Special to the Tribune.
Atlanta, Nov. 13.—The most import
ant w.ii km the senate today was the pas
sage of Mr. Wuo'eu’s military bills.
Those were drafted by Lieutenant Satei
lee after conference with the military au
thorities of the state, and are designed
to pur the military on a more substantial
footing all around. One of these pro
vides for the re-organization of the gov
ernor’s staff, making no material changes
except in the separation of the offices of
a jutant-general a d the inspector-gen
eral, which are now held bv the
same man. It makes the number of
aides-de-campstoi.be governor four, or
as many as he m y deem necessary.
The other, providing for the re organi
zation of the military service of the
s ate is very lengthy. The bill pro
vines that the volunteer forces of the
state, in time of peace, shall consist of
not more than 72 white companies and
twenty colored; two batteries of white
artillery and one colored; not more than
six machine gun platoons, one to bea'-
tach d to each regiment of infantrj ; one
medical department and hospital amha
lance corps, a signal corps ano a baud of
music with each regiment. These shall
be not exceeding six regiments of white
infantry aud two regiments of white
cavalry. Eich regiment is to have
three battalions. One important point
in tbe bill is that the companies
composing the regiment, shall be
selected from the same general geograph
ical section of the state. The on.y
changes in the composition of the com
panies is the cutting < ff of the i x ra sec
ond lieutenant, and miking two fiist
lieutenants in each ’ battery of
artillery. Nothing in the act wi'l
defeat or impair the existing charters
of any regiment, company or battalion
now organized, except where inconsist
ent with tl e terms of this act. A special
feature is the medic*' department, which
is made a distinct department of the
force, and consists of one surgeon gen
eral, one assistant sui geon-genera), one
medical inspector—these < ffi sers with
-he rank of colonel, lieutenant-colonel
and major, respectively: also, a surgeon
with the rank of captain, and an assist
ant surgeon with the rank of first lieut
enant to each regiment. Each unas
signed or separate battalion shall have
one assistant surgeon.
Mr. Corput’s bill for the corporation
of Haynie, Floyd county, passed the Sen
ate.
A joint committee will be appointed
under resolution of Mr. Wright to inves
tigate aud see under what terms the state
cm secure the library of the late C. C.
Jones.
la the house a good deal of work was
transacted.
nmong tho bills passed were two
by Mr. < umming. Ono of these provides
tiiat shares in bank stock and stock in
other corporations rhall be regarded as
personalty. The other permits foreign
exeunt irs and administrators to transfer
bank stock and draw dividends
The bill of Mr. West, making the crime
of def ilcatioa by county treasurers a fi 1-
ouy instead of a misdemeanor, was
passed.
Quite a little discussion was elicited by
the bill of Mr. Lewis, of Milton, fixing
the time of residence in divorce cases.
Tbe bill provides for one year’s residence
in tbe state.
Thu committi e had recommended an
amendment making it six months, but
this was opposed on the grounds that it
would make Georgia a second South Da
kota. Finally the bill passed with the
one year requirement.
The house took up Mr. Fleming’s bill
providing that the defendants in misde
meanor cases in the city court of Rich
mond county, shall not have the right to
demand indictments by the grand jury.
The question of constitutionality was
raised, and after some discussion the
bill was tabled.
The house passed a bi'.l changing the
time of holding court in the Rome cir
cuit.
Among the new bills in tha house was
one by Mr. Bennett of Wayne, to sus
pend the the collection of taxes of
Wayne county on account of yellow
fever at Jesup.
Mr. Giddeon, the third party member
from Whitfield, introduced a bill to ex
tend the time of paying state taxes o
Febiuary 20, 1894.
Among the other bills was one by Mr.
Fleming to amend tbe appropriation act
of ’93 and ’94 so as to designate the fund
from which tbe interest on the public
debt shall he paid This is on the line
cf Ham’s bill.
j M . Moseley had three bills: One to
make life insurance policies subject to
' t?x i; another to aiiii u any to
ihe statutory laws for divorce, ihe third
makes it petal f< r a man h ving mar
ried a wile to slop prosi cution for se
duction, to desert his wife aud fixes tho
penalty to two years in prison.
Corput's Bill
Special to the Tribune.
Atlanta, Nov. 4.—Mel Branch furn
ished tli<i money in the Hoiiso t day, or
11 I'her Moi and S i e-q ’he r.rrro member
from Libewy. The special order of tha
day w is the state bank bill by Mr. Calvin.
Tbe mitre: oorass up under a substitute
for the urivihal bill.
Everybody knew that MSI was loaded
for an attack on the democratic party,
and he whs unn of tbe first speakers * n
the measure. His speech was in nisuu-i
i-cr'pc aud ctmaisteu principally of an
attack on rh« bill, which he said he cob-.
sidered i n vise, unjust aud worse than
useless.
The bill was taken up by irctions, and ’
in the secund si ctii.n Branch sprang bis
speech. Tbe poiut was raised that he 7
must confine htms"lf to the discussion:
of tbe sec ion under consideration, and
the chair sustained the point of older,,
but b> unanimous ci nsent be was allowed
to dedver his speeches as written out.
Now, Mel seems to have hard luck.’
Every time he speaks the first member to
call him down is the gentleman from’
Liberiy. That was the caa today. The
gentleman ■ from Co umbia dislikes tx
ceediugly to have the colored member to
argue w th him, and the boys, knowing
this, are c ireful to see that Stiles is
loaded for a reply. His speech today
was brief, but in comparing provisions of
tbe bill with some tenets of the ihird
party, he created Several hrarty laughs
and greatly disdomfiud the number
from Columbia.
Tbe house didn’t finish consideration
of the bill this moruiug, as it is a very
lengthy oils, aud is being taken up by
sections.
Ids very probable that the bill iii its
pieseut, shape will not pass.
In the senate this morning a joint res
olution providing for the appointment of
a committee of five from tbe senate,and
eight fiom the house to meet and prepare
aud present a proper bill for theofgaui
zrttonof a system of state banks was
passed. This was transmitted to t'>e
bouse, Lut on account of the opening
discussion was not acted upon until the
close, when it was adopted.
The friends of sta e bauks are taking
active interestiu this matter. They are
anxt us that Geoigia should go ahead
preparing a banking law, aud they be
lieve rbinrtkis will n fluence congress in
repealing the ten tax.
lu tbe bouss the bill" of MrrNeel,
Floyd, providing that nou
nesses shall b« pai 1 actual traveling ex- *
pense, not exceeding four cents a mile, 1
was discussed and finally tabled. Mr.
Gravess’ bill, regulating the sale of wine
in Catoosa county, was passed.
Mr. O’NtiH’s bill amending the in
surance bill so as to do away with the
July report passed.
Th ', house passed the bill of Mr. Allen
of Upson, to enforce the rules of the
railroad ci mmission and make its liea
superior to every other except liens for
taxes.
There was a discu sinu over tha bill of
Mr. Harrison, of Qn raati, providing for
t e return to the keepers of the peniten
tiary the money they hnvu paid in as
p mal y for tho esoap-- i f prisouurs when
these prisoners should have been recap
tured without cost to the state, eltcbed a
good deal of discussion. I. was finally
tabled to permit certain changes.
Among the new bills in the bouse was
one by Stiles, of Liberty, to rt quire so
licitor generals to prosecute all railroads
m all cases of failure to provide tqual
accommodations for all passengers.
Mr. Hall introduced a bill providing (
for a public school system in Warrenton. j
Among the new bills in the senate was '■ -J
one by Mr. Corput to amend the regis
tration law of Floyd county. The bill
is designed to prevens anybody register
ing who has not paid taxes as
now required bylaw. It takes the reg
istration out of the bards of the tax col
lectors and puts it in the hands of tho
registrars in each militia district.
In speaking of it today Senator Cor
put said : “I am not wedded to tbe bill,
but it seems to me to be a big improve
ment on the present s’ stem. I under
stand there is some opposition to it in
the county. The bill has been referred
to tbe special judiciary committee, and I
hope those who are opposed to it will
come before that committee and state
their reasons. If they are good reasons
why it should not be adopted I will
gladly support any measure which will
bring about the undesired.
Mr. Reese introduced a bill to amend
the general road law, so as to give grand
juries the right to regulate the rates of
taxation for working roads.
' A numbei' of house bills were parsed,
most of them being local bills. Among
them was a bill to incorporate the town
of Nellaville, introduced by Mr. Cum
ming. 1 ' 11
A bill by V !< mir -'r, Tyrrell, to
amend the act .o estab.isb a board of
pharmaceutical examiners so. as to per
mit applicants by paying sls to receive a
per manent licence was pat sed. ,
'I he governor has gone to Augusta'tO*
take part in tbe opening exercises of tho
exposition. .... ...
M' s.
i dra'l: in > • r ’ Laiehfield, Minn.