The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
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A Bill In the House Proposes an Yncre... Z,
the Capacity OF the binding Tv,n. - -
Plant In tho Penitentiarv.
OF. Faul. Mimi, Jan. 1l-Tho attemnt
OF the House to be industrious hns not
amounted to much just because the SEN
ave adjourned from Saturday till Tuesday.
Neitner Saturday nor yesterday was any,
''h'ns especial accomplished.
Only two bills were offered ve.tardav
and one Of them proposed to increase the
Capacity OF the binding Irvine plant In the
pehltentlary. The committee has not be-
sun It's investigation yet as to the man
asement OF the present binding Irvine
pant, so that this bill will probably rest
III the nands OF the committee until some
th1ng Official is known as to what ham
pened last year. -
Inc greater portion Of the session was
occupied in discussing the bill for the
election OF the>railroad commissioners by
the people. There did not seem to be 80
mucn controversy as to whether the COM
mlssioners should be elected instead of
appointed by the governor, as there was
20 determine the term of office and the
oeoate was almost entirely as to whether
the commissioners should hold two four
or SIX years. After a four years term
amendment was lost the House CON-
Guided to suspend business and renort
progress. Four bills were passed but
none OF them affecting anything more
than local interests.
st. Paul, Jan. 25.-Both houses Of the
legislature were in session yesterday. but
the senate session was very brief. Sem
ator Wilson introduced his second divorce
Dill for this session, this later bill pro-
wang that the court cannot allow the
wife more than one-third of the hus-
bands real estate. but is permitted to 20
to that extent unless the wife has COM
mitted adulteryA
Wheelmen will. perhaps, be interested
In hearing that the senate passed the bill
exemptlng bicycles from execution for
debt. Another bill of some Importance
was one offered by Senator McGill which
Allows banks having one million or more
capital to establish branches. The
strength of the English and Canadian
banking system lies in the fact that the
great banks. with large capital, establish
branches giving the smaller places bank
ing advantages they could not hope to
secure If dependent upon the local field.
The old school of physicians seem in
clined to recognize Osteopathy as pro-
fession and have announced that they do
not propose to fight the pending bill
recognizing Osteopathy but will seek, in
stead. to secure some amendments.
1t has been generally supposed that the
private secretary of the governor received
about $1,000 per year salary, including
fees. the salary itself Is but $1,000, but
the secretary receives IS for every notary
commission issued as his personal per-
quisite. When Gen. Jennison was Gov.
Hubbard's secretary. he and his friends
engineered the bill which extended the
term of notaries and increased the fee
from two to five dollars and at that time
1t brought the secretaryship up to an in
come of seven or eight thousand dollars.
Mr.. Rosing. Gov. Lind's secretary, how
ever, sent a report to the senate to-day
showing that his predecessor i'm 1898 only
secured $4,000 salary and all.
If the action of the house to-day can
be taken as a criterion the bill making
stead of appointive, will pass, as it was
unanimously recommended by the COM
mittee of the whole. There was more
contention upon the length Of the term
than upon the bill itself and it was finally
decided to make 1t two years office.
The bill reimbursing citizens who adj
vanced $24, 500 for Minnesota's exhibit at
Omaha was passed by a large majority.
One of the bills introduced to-day pro-
vides that the state shall pay the surety
company for the four hundred thousand
dollar bond of the state treasurer Here
tofOre the state treasurer has been in the
habit of getting bankers to go on his
bond thus placing himself under obliga-
ton to divide the deposits among his
sureties. This was liable to place the
state money in weak banks, but where
a surety company is used it becomes q
pure matter of commission and the
treasurer is-under obligation to no one.
An important resolution was offered by
Mr.. Donohue in favor of Northwestern
International Exposition in 1902. If such
an exposition should be held it would
doubtless be located between the Twin
Cities. The resolution went over under
notice Of debate.
Fifteen new bills were introduced in the
house, bringing the total up to date to 14S.
st. Paul. Minn.-Jan. 26-The session of
the Senate yesterday was chiefly after
that body adjourned. The official meet
ing was very brief, after which the Oste-
opaths were given hearing in the Sem
ate chamber. While it was nominally for
the benefit of the judiciary committee,
a large portion of the Senators remained
and the ladies and gentlemen spectators
completely filled the chamber. There ap-
pear to be two branches of Osteopathy
and they were both represented While
both desire recognition, they were more
hostile to each other than to the old
school Of physicians: No decision was
reached after all the talk.
Senator Horton offered an amendment
to the new capitol bill of much i'm
portance. The original bill allowed tax
Of two-.enths of a mill to be levied for
ten years for the new capitol. the entire
sum expected to be raised being 1000, 600.
Since the bill was passed valuations have
been so reduced that that tax will not
raise the necessary sum and the pend
ing bill proposes to allow the levy to con-
tinue more than ten years, in order to
raise two millions. but expressly forbids
allowing the building to cost more than
that sum, which was the original figure
named.
The death of Senator Young's father
was announced. - :. - p. .
Yesterday was the liveliest the House