Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-30
'LDGISLA TIVE LETTER.
LAST DAY FOR THE INTRODUCTION
OF BILLS

ures, but Not Up to the Limit of Last
Year-Underlaak's Antitrust Bill to Be
Pushed-state Board of Electricity.
The Younger Parole Bnl-County OPP
ton Killed-The jacobson Gross Earn
ines Isill-Osteopaths Have Hope.
= ST. PAUL, March 28.--United States
Attorney General Griggs having decided
that the states have it in their power to
suppress trusts, the Sherman federal
antitrust law not being entirely effect
i've, the Republicans of the legislature
have prepared a measure to cover the
matter. It has been introduced by SEN
ator Underleak and will be pushed as
energetically as possible. In brief it
provides for the forfeiture Of the charter
of corporations organized under the laws
of this state and prohibits other corpor-
ations doing business in the state, when
ever such corporations takes any action
looking to the limitation or destruction
of competition, or the monopoly of
any branch of trade or com
MERGE. While it is the special
duty Of the attorney general to institute
such suits any citizen may do so, al
though in the latter case the state is not
liable for costs of the suit. Foreign
corporations, before doing business in
the state, must file duly verified certif-
Gates stating that their business is in no
manner controlled by any trust. A
failure to comply with this require
ment forfeits charter rights and it shall
be denied the right to enforce in the
courts of the state any contract what
soever or to recover upon the same.
The bill follows the lines of the most
successful antitrust legislation hereto
fore enacted in other states.
Saturday was the last day for the in
PRODUCTION Of bills in regular order and
both houses saw great flood of pro-
posed new laws. In the house 70 new
bills were introduced, as aginst SO on
the last day for new bills two years ago.
The day closed with total of 664 on the
books, as compared with 1,01l two years
ago, a falling off of 347 In the senate
there was little change in the figures,
the total this year being $50 bills, as
against 656 two years ago. This years
last bill day gave total of 81, COM
pared with 80 on the. same day of the
last session. There are now II more
legislators than two years ago, but this
has not increased the total number of
bills. The absence of road and bridge
bills, owing to the absence of fund for
that purpose, is responsible for the re-
duced number Of bills.
A batch of bills were introduced in
both houses few days ago which will
arouse vigorous opposition from labor
They apply to employers
mutual life and liability companies, the
and regulation of which
are provided for in these measures
Such concerns are to be allowed to in
sure themselves and other employers
against damage suits for personal in
juries to employees, and also employers
may insure employees against accidents.
The meat of the whole matter is in the
bill which provides that when an en-
ploye carries life or accident insurance
with an employers liability company it
shall bar him from suing the employer
who has thus insured him against
accident. if the employer has for at
least a year required such insurance and
paid half the cost without any deduc-
ton from the wages of the employe.
The bill limits damages to $15, 200 where
death does not result, and negligent
employe shall receive but half the in
money. It permits the recov-
cry Of damages for injury through neg
ligence Of a fellow employee. Senator
Wilson introduced the four bills in the
senate and Representative Pope pre-
sented them on the same day for the
consideration of the house.
A state board Of electricity, of five
members to be appointed by the gov
ernor, who shall examine and license all
who may wish to install or repair cleo
trio wires, is the chief proposition in a
new bill by Representative Roberts.
Three years experience before securing
a license is required, and registration Of
all now engaged in such work is re-
quired.
The senate has passed the Wilson bill
that was intended to make possible the
release Of the Younger brothers, but
even if it passed, their freedom is very
doubtful, as the bill has been very ma
terially amended. It was at first de-
feated, being votes short Of enough
to pass, but the next morning Senator
Wilson managed to have it reconsidered
and, Notwithstanding objections to it's
amendment, parliamentary loophole
was found and an amendment added
which removed great deal Of the oppo-
sition, and the bill was then passed by a
vote of 4S to 5. Senator Wilson said
the amendment was very drastic, but
should be added in order to save the
bill. AS originally drawn the bill per-
mitted the board of prison managers to
parole life prisoners who had served for