The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-04-22

has been heretofore described at some
length, was introduced in duplicate
last week in the senate by Senator
Smith, in order tlsat both branches
might study it, thereby increasing its
chances for passage.
State Equalization Board.
A bill that was introduced, by re-
quest of the governor, by Judge Hicks
a day or two ago promises an enter
tanning contest before it is disposed OF
finally. It is proposition to change
the composition of the. state board OF
equalization to allow three members
from each congressional district in.
stead of one from each judicial district
as at present The Immediate result
would be to give Hennepin county two
instead of one member of the board and
to reduce the membership in
those congressional districts that
have several judicial districts.
The Sixth congressional district. with
five judicial districts, would lose
three members and other sections
Of the state would be affected SINH
larly. That some change is advisable
seems to be generally agreed, but there
is lack of agreement as to the best way
to accomplish the desired end. The
idea is to give the richer and more
populous centers greater representa-
ton on the board. and another plan
that has been suggested is to allow q
member of the state board of equaliza-
ton for each district judge.
Hennepin May Finish Her Court House.
And at last Hennepin county seems
likely to be able to complete it's magni-
fcent court house, that great pile OF
masonry whose cost has SO far exceeded
the first estimates, and in whose build
ing SO many years have already been
consumed. The senate has passed,
under suspension of the rules, bill
allowing an annual tax of one-half q
mill for this purpose for eight years,
aggregating half million dollars,
which is believed to be enough to com.
plete the gigantic structure.
Senator Theden's department store
crusade ran up against the country
store and the collision was disastrous
to the department store license bill, in
whose behalf this crusade was led. An
attempt was made by the country sen.
ators to limit the bills provisions tc
cities of over 5000, but the bill could
not go through without such exception
and was postponed by vote of 70 to
70. This vote shows clear majority
of the senate against the bill, so that il
will probably not again be heard from.
at least for this session.
Machine Politics.
"Machine politics. came in for al
| kinds of anathemas in the house Oh
Saturday, when Senator Wyman's bill
to provide for holding county conven
lions to choose delegates to any state
convention on the same day came VI
for final action. The bill also seeks tt
take away from the county COMMITTEES
the power to designate who is to pre-
side at primaries, and is generally in
tended to get the control Of nominal
ing conventions out OF the hands O.
any party machine and within reach O.
] the general voting public. Mr.. Gron
dahl, who classes himself as an ardent
reformer, was in the position of defend
ing the machine for he did not believ'
in this Wyman bill because differing
conditions in different parts of TIT
state would make it difficult to fix /:
day for primaries that would suit al
parts of the state The bill was sup
ported vigorously by Messrs. Jacobson
Feig and Donnelly, reformers all, ant
was finally passed by vote of, u to IA
Maximum Freight Rates.
The Douglas maximum freight rat
bill, over which there have been 81
many lively encounters, has been off
cially declared to be dead, by vote o
AZ to 81, the latter figure representing
the number Of members who fearet
that the legislature had not the powe
to take such action, or that railroad
employees would be subject to cut il
wages if the earnings of the railroad
were reduced. Mr.. Douglas worked
faithfully and eloquently in behalf o
his bill and had able assistance, bu
votes were more important than speak
ers, and sufficient votes were lacking
The Frank Hoskins Case.
The famous Frank Hoskins insanit,
case came up before the house thu
other day and may be taken up agar
almost any day, being now on tn
table. It came up on a bill to expurg'
from the records all reference to hi
commitment to the hospital, two re
ports being made on the bill. During
the discussion the rights and wrongs o
the matter were gone into extensively
The final votes scarcely indicated tn
real opinion of members on the justice
of Hoskin's commitment. By a tt,
vote, As to 45, the house refused tt
adopt the minority report in favor O
the bill, and then by vote of 45 to At
also refused to adopt the majority re
port killing it, SO the bill and reports
were laid on the table temporarily
Many members feared the expungins