The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-02
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Our Special Correspondent Tells 81
3 the Solons,f Beings.

Our Special Correspondent Tells 81
the Solons'n Doings.
The Work Of Introducing Bills, Both Hub
Lie and Private Goes Merrily On. As
Yet but Few Measures Have
Received Final Action.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 22.-The expected
happened in the Senate yesterday, and
! the bill appropriating $19,975 for the sugar
beet bounty was passed over the Govern
| or's veto by a vote of 46 to 16, AZ being
enough to override the Veto AS the
House had previously passed the bill owe,
the veto, 1t is now law, the Governors
objections notwithstanding. Every Sen.
ator was In his seat, save one, who was
detained by illness, and the vote was
strictly party one, with two exceptions
every Democrat voting to sustain the
veto and every Republican voting to pass
the bill. Senator Johnson Dem.) of St
Peter, voted with the Republicans, ex.
| planning that he was in favor Of the re-
peal of the bounty law, but that the sum
named in this bill had been earned un-
der the present law and it was just OBJ
legation of the, state. He hoped this
bounty and all other bounties would be
wiped out SO far as the future is con-
cerned. Senator McNamee Dem.) of st.
Paul, voted for the bill with a similar
explanation. A number of the Democrats
who voted to sustain the Governor for
party reasons, stated privately that they
would have voted for the bill if their
votes had been necessary to pass it. Sen
ator Wilson Rep.) of Minneapolis,
thought the Governor was wrong in that,
while he admitted this claim was just, he
demanded some other legislation as a
condition CT approving the appropriation
in the pending bill. The call of the Sen
ate to SECURE full attendance of Sem
ators and the explanation Of votes occu-
pied so much time that when the bill had
passed, the Senate Immediately adjourned
until Thursday, today being Washing
tons Birthday and legal holiday.
The point of agitation in the House
was the bill amending the probate code in
such manner that the wifes dover in
terest in the real estate of her deceased
husband can be sold to meet the indebt-
edness of the estate without her con-
amendment and so far succeeded that the
bill was referred back to the committee
of the whole for amendment.
The much agitated question of depart
ment stores was sprung by Representa-
tive Nelson, who introduced bill forbid
ding their existence. Another bill offered
regulates bicycle riding. Il
The House spent the afternoon in COM
mittee of the whole. and adjourned until
Thursday. 49,,
st. Paul, Feb. 24.-The labor question
had Its day in court in the senate yester-
day. One bill requiring the payment of
all employees every two weeks was, killed.
The second bill provided that eight hours
should constitute days work for NUM-
cipal employees and for parties engaged in
manufacturing materials for municipali-
ties. Several of the prominent lawyers
took the ground that it would be uncon-
stitutional unless it made an eight hour
day for every one, including the farmer,
but the lawyers could only muster sixteen
in support of the constitution, while
twenty-four favored the bill and the bill
| accordingly went on general orders. Its
final passage, however. is doubtful.
There was a good deal Of a controversy
relative to giving a clerkship on com
m1ttee to newspaper man. Nearly every
daily newspaper reporter in both houses
has secured a clerkship of some descrip-
ton. Never before has the reporter 8
lines fallen in such pleasant places. The
finance committee recommended that this
lone, last reporter be turned down: and
after a vigorous debate the committee
was sustained though the majority of the
senate favored the reporter. It takes
three-fourths, however, to override the
committee, but another effort is to be
made and in the end the reporter will
doubtless be taken care Of.
Among the bills introduced was one
offering bounty: of 81 per ton for sugar
beets. This is to be in lieu Of / cent per
pound bounty for the sugar produced.
There was but little more than a
quorum present in the house and a good
many measures were laid aside to await
the arrival of their friends. Nine bills
were introduced, one of them requiring
railroad trains to stop at county seats
Long enough to allow passengers to get
on and off with safety" Trains are al
ready required to stop at county seats
and this bill seems to be designed to bring
them to full pause.
Mr.. Jacobson succeeded in killing the
bill allowing DR.. Schoch $235 for services
on the state medical board. Two years
ago the Doctors associates were allowed
similar compensation and Mr.. jacobson
supported it but he said to-day that he
had since ascertained that the claims
were illegal and he carried the house with
him in that view - ~
Both houses held afternoon sessions,
but SO many members were absent visit
ing state institutions that there was a
bare quorum present in either body and
crfly unimportant routine business was
considered.
ST.. Paul. Feb. 25:-For several days the
senate Judiciary committee has. had on
It's hands the jacobson bill providing that
the evidence taken in hearing before
the railroad and warehouse commission
shall be sufficient and; sole grounds for a
decision in the case by the district court,
and that upon the Introduction of new
evidence before the court the case must
he referred back to the commission The
bill is designed to give commission hear
ings= a les ifarcical nature, and to compel
railroads to appear, at such hearings.
Senator Millers bill is exactly the same
thing and was passed yesterday after. a
vain attempt on the part Of the judiciary
committee to get hold Of it. before the
senate voted On attn sOhe 49, 8 -
Eight thousand acres of land and oyer
belonging to. private parties still ;Aeswith-
Inst the boundaries of the ,1tasca state park
at the source. Of the. Mississippi: That
this tract dona ted To The 40 .of Adinr,,nn