The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-26

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officers in the least. One of the commits
sioners is to attend public meetings for
the discussion of the road problem in
any county when summoned.
The bill provides that the state shall
pay one-third the cost OF all public
highways constructed by counties, pro-
Vlded that the amount to be expended
by the state shall not exceed $4,000 in
any one year, and the maximum
amount to be allowed any county in
a single year is $1,000. In, case the
counties let contracts for more than the
$4,000 per year specified, the amount
received from the state shall be APP
portioned among the counties pro rata.
Towns and villages of more than 1000
inhabitants are excluded altogether
from state aid; that is, portion of the
state funds is to be expended on
streets or roads within the limits of
Us.tss.t*,s .,ts~r
The bill introduced by the genial DR..
Cole. of Fergus Falls, the other day TO
make town meetings uniformly on the
second Tuesday in May Is aimed to
permit foreign born citizens to. get
then second papers in time to vote
then.
Representative Marin's bill amend
Ing the law governing terms Of court
seems to have stirred up some trouble.
1t is. Of course. aimed to apply to the
new county Of Red Lake, and it ap-
pears that Mr.. Marin forgot to con-
suit his Populistic confrere, Judge
Ives. of Crookston, in whose district
the new county lies, before drawing
up his bill
The Aitkin Age says the people OF
that place have reason to applaud the
governors action in turning down
d.. Hewitt 1t says:
During the terrible smallpox cpl
dcnic in the winter of 1923, it was
DR.. Hewitt who thwarted our efforts
at every turn to establish an efficient
quarantine service, and who insisted
t@at no smallpox existed even after
his arrival here on an inVeStigating
tour. 1t was while waiting at the sta :
ton fc1 the train to carry him home
that the truth was finally forced upon
him by the arrival Of a lumberman
from the infected district, afflicted with
fully developed case of small pOx,
and the doctors alarm and fright on
seeing it are still wildly recalled by
the older residents"
The Crookston Tribune says: Henry
Feig takes the lead in the number Of
bills introduced in the state legislature.
Every outsider who has n pet measure
he wants introduced gets Feig to Intro
duce it.
There will soon be introduced a bill
to divide the Twelfth judicial district,
Which now consists of Chippewa, Kan
diyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker. Swift
and Yellow Medicine counties, the rea-
son for such change being that one
judge is unable to attend to the large
and Increasing business Such a law
VIII mean the appointment of another
Judge by Gov. ClOugh, and Attorneys
Qvale, of Willmar, and Young, of Ap-
pleton, are being mentioned in con
nection with the appointment. S. A.
Ffaherty is also spoken of.
The executive council of the state
federation of labor last evening had
another round with Objectionable leg
ls1at1on. the struck jury law being this
time the particular object of their con-
demnation. The following resolution
was adopted and will be presented
III roth branches of the legislature:
Whereas, The struck jury law passed at
tne session OF the legislature in 1895 is re-
garded by the working people as we'll as
the best class of attorneys as detrimental 70
the pest interests of the common people; and
whereas, Said struck jury system is too
expensive to be utilized by poor men, and
the actual records prove that it is only used
by wealthy corporations, and is thus justly
termed the rich mans iury:'
Resolved, That the executive council of the
State Federation OF Labor, representing all
the trade unions of Minnesota, respectfully
urges that sad struck jury law be repealed at
the present session of the legislature.