The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-01-19

again. the week win prove an r.dustriou.
one.
st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. Al was ex-
-pected the Senate promptly and with
=unaninity passed the Joint resolution for
investigating the grain inspection depart.
ment. The officers at. whom 1t is aimed
express a desire, equal to that Of the
legislature. for an Investigation. They
say that there has been 80 much talk
in the. newspapers and on the stump
concerning something wrong In the de-
partment that they want an Opportunity
to vindicate themselves. It Is not often
that both sides are anxious for an in.
vestigation. but the officers really seem
to be in earnest in their statements.
:: It is only a little while ago that the
regular medical practitioners were trying
to drive the Osteopaths from the state
by legal process. but they have not only
remained, but Senator Grindeland pre-
scented bill yesterday. which gives them
legal recognition. His bill provides for a
state board of examiners before whom
anyone wishing to practice Osteopathy
must go for license. If such bill
becomes a law it will place the Osteo.
paths, in the field as regularly legal
class OF practitioners, much to the
chagrjn Of the old schools.
A considerable portion of the Senate
session yesterday was devoted to discuss
ing the propriety of attempting to offer
the Torrens Land System bill. The
matter was finally referred to the At
torney General to ascertain II he could
frame such bill. ".
The House was not as Industrious as
the Senate and really did almost nothing
of interest. The bills are coming in
rather slowly; but 50 having been intro
duced up to date as against 48 in the
Senate. The House usually gets in be-
tween one and two hundred bills the
week the committees are announced. One
bill. which is pending. provides for
general mixture of the candidates, when
printed on the Australian ballot If it
should pass the scramble as to which
party heads the ticket would be abol.
ished. as the various political parties
would be so jumbed up that it would
actually require intelligence to vote cor
rectly. How any one could expect that
a bill requiring intelligence in the voter
would be popular, passes understanding
st. Paul, MIMI, Jan. H.-Not withstand
ing the ST. Paul Jobbers' Union and
Chamber of Commerce, as. we'll as many
other commercial bodies throughout the
country. have decided that the bill of
Senator Cullom, giving the Interstate
Commerce Commission authority to fix
the maximum rate for railroads, is mex
pedient. Senator Miller offered joint
resolution yesterday urging its passage.
He also offers bill declaring sleeping
car companies common carriers and
amenable TO the railroad and, warehouse
commission. A similar bill has cropped
up in many previous legislatures without
becoming law. *-@n
The next most important matter con-
sidered was a resolution providing for a
commission to present bill which will
result in taxing securities and other per-
sonal property which is not found. at
present. by the assessors. There is no
doubt that a large amount of personal
property escapes taxation. but whether a
law can be passed that the owner of such
property cannot evade, is a good deal of
conundrum. g.. N'
Three more newspaper reporters were
given committee clerkships At no pre-
vious session have so many newspaper
men been provided in this manner
The cost of Minnesota's investment in
the Omaha exposition was definitely fixed
by a bill offered by Senator McGill. ap-
propriating $24,5oo.
Some members of the house appear to
be agitated; and perhaps insulted, by the
statement of a Minneapolis paper that
only three members. which it named,
amounted to anything, and a burlesque
resolution was offered that the rest Of
the legislature go home: Perhaps the
mover of the resolution did not want to
be taken literally. A motion to expel
the reporters Of the offending newspa-
per was indefinitely postponed. so that
probably both the paper and the legisla-
ture will survive the session.
No bill of especial Importance was Of
fered IN the house yesterday. unless it
may he u civil rights hill presented by
Mr.. Wheaton. the coored representative
from Minneapolis. giving colored citizens
the same rights accorded to white people
in public places. There is already such
law upon the statute book. but in its
enforcement 1t has not proved very prac-
teal, and Mr.. Wheaton evidently wishes
~ AAdnO ~ uOtC otluAuS.
Two years ago the state bought 5000
worth of sugar beet seed from Germany
and offered it for sale to the farmers at
cost. The farmers have only bought one
fourth of the amount, and now bill
comes in proposing to give the balance
to them without charge. Perhaps as an
additional inducement in the reverse d.
rectton, to interest the farmers in sugar
beets, Senator BATE presented bill re-
pealing the bounty which was offered in
1897 to those who would raise these beets.
This is the stage of the session when
the average legislator having been away
from home so long. desires to talk with
his constituents to ascertain. If possible.
what he is here for, and it is therefore
no surprise to announce that both
branches of the legislature adjourned
till next Tuesday.
Government Aid.
Minncsota's interests have been well
cared for in the river and harhor bill
before congress, which will probably
be ready in a few days. For the re-
construction of the Leech Lake and
Winnebagoshish reservoirs 100000 is
asked; for surveying lands that will be
OVERLOOKED, 10000. For a portion of
these lands the Indians have already
been paid. It is the intention of the
government to throw open portion of
the purchased lands which have be-
come valuable.
A strong-effort is being made to put
the work of locks and dams between
Minneapolis and st. Paul under con-
tinuous contract system.
Gets Verdict.
In the breach of promise case of Miss