Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-19
STATE LI,<.; ISL. J. LID
Monday. Jan, II.

resolution PROVIDES IOr the appointment
OF joint commission to investigate and
report to the legislature on the advisable.
1ty OF Offering bounty for the product of
sugar from beets.
OF the bills introduced the one to at
tract most attention Is probably that of
Representative Mcdonald, relating to
banks, which if it becomes a law. will
work radical change in the banking
laws of the state The bill makes
the liability of stockholders definite.
with the avowed object of 'sencouraging
honest money to invest in the stock of
banks" He prohibits, under severe pen
atty, the loaning of money by the bank to
directors or officers. His bill further pro-
vldes that the amount that can be loaned
by banks to any one person shall be one
third less than is now allowed by the law
Tuesday, Jan. IL.
The session of the senate was short. an
adjournment being taken soon after noon.
Six bills were introduced and several
resolutions, besides which President Gibbs
announced the standing committees. The
resolutions introduced during the OPEN
ing days of the session were called ND and
acted upon, and several new ones offered.
One of the new resolutions of more than
ordinary interest was introduced by Sena-
tor Miller of Rock county. It passed the
senate by unanimous vote. The resolu-
ton hints at an evasion of the laws rela-
tive to the taxation of common carriers on
their gross earnings, and provides for an
investigation by the state railroad and
warehouse commission.
The senate also passed resolution per-
hitting the judiciary committee to select
0yUV n N 11~YrN hn,,~ g -
against it but it prevailed-27 to 20.
Senator Theden's resolution relating to
the Investigation of department. stores was
adopted unanimously.
1gnatius Donnelly submitted resolu-
ton to the house at the morning session
for joint committee to report what steps
might be taken to preserve to the state
what is known as the Mountain Iron
property, estimated to be worth $4,000
600. The property was selected as indem-
nifty school lands in 1854 but afterwards
relinquished by the state auditor and at
once taken possession of by certain CAPT
talists and is now known as the Mountain
Iron mine.
Wednesday, Jan. Is.
Speaker Jones was able to take the
chair and he had his committees with
him, the announcement of the assign
ments being the first business in the house
Mr.. Littleton introduced bill proyid-
ing for the introduction of civil service
methods into the grain inspection, weigh
ing and registration department.
Mr.. Shells bill relating to taxation pro-
vides in brief for the payment of real es-
! tate taxes in two installments with a
cumulative penalty of l per cent a month
for six months, and then s per cent instead
OF the 10 per cent penalty now provided
for delinquents.
There was also a bill by Mr.. Douglas es-
tablishinga board of pardons and defin-
ing it's duties
The session of the senate was very brief
lasting but half an hour. Seven bills
! were introduced, the most important be
ing Potter's measure providing for a tax
law revision commission to report by
March l. The bill names Clayton r
Cooley of Minneapolis, J. j. McCardy OF
st. Paul, J. E. Cooley of Duluth, F. w
Frink of Faribault and Richard Calvin OF
Marshall county as the members of the
| Thursday. Jan. IA.
| The question of reapportionmcnt caused
| considerable debate in the senate. A res
olution was finally passed providing for {
joint committee of II members from
house and senate.
Although the appointment of Labor
Commissioner Powers went through
without being held up, it is likely hi
office will be investigated A resolution
introduced by Senator Ringdahl allege
that the bureau has not been conductet
in accordance with the statutes prescrib
ing it's functions and duties and that tn,
funds of the bureau and the services of tn
commissioner have been devoted to Dur
poses foreign to the nature and intent O
the bureau. The resolution provides tina
commission of five senators shall be an
pointed to thoroughly investigate TIL
charges against MIR. Powers, and to repor
the results obtained with all evidence t,
the senate.
The Donnelly resolution, requiring tn
appointment of a Joint committee of 1
representatives and 8 senators to inuuir
into the pretended REIMBURSEMENT of tn
valuable Mountain Iron property by Stat
Auditor w. w. Braden was called up
the afternoon session of the house. MI
Donnelly, in speaking for his resolution
said he had placed the value of the proI
erty at $l2,OO0,00O, but he had recent
been informed that Leonidas Merritt q
St. Louis county had said that it wa
worth nearer $2o, OO0, 900. On it at presen
there was s., 900, 900 worth of ore actuall
in sight He thought that every right tn
sovereign state of Minnesota had shout
be protected, even if the contest had to b
carried up to the United States suprem
court. The resolution unanimousl
passed.
Friday, Jan. 10.
By a vote of So to H. the senate has OF
dered an investigation of the labor burea
as managed by Commissioner Power.
The Ringdahl resolution, which was til
one passed, caused very hot debate.
Nineteen new bills made their appear
ance. Senator Spencers measure provide
that lit shall be unlawful for any stat
or county treasurer to deposit publ
funds in any bank, or trust company, {
with any individual firm or corporation
or to keep the same in any other plae
than in the vaults of the treasurer
Office
The house reported the passage of tt
Donnelly Mountain Iron investigated
resolution, but action was deferred. Aftt
short executive session the house a,
journed until 10 p. m. Tuesday.
The session of the house was withoy
any special incident further than the r
fusal to concur in the action of the sena,
on reapportionment of the legislative di
tricts of the state. Judge Littleton le
the opposition.
In it's early proceedings the house WI