The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
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Our Special Correspondent Tells Of
the Solons' Do1ngs. h ]
- nc members Der are Bnsily Engaged, as the
s., session Draws Towards Close, In tho
discussion and Passage of Va
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OF. Paul, March 22.-Yesterdav morning
the senators were very busy. talking to
eacn other In odd corners on the hospital
question, consideration of which occupied
the entire afternoon; but they managed
20 near many new bills read and to do
much toward clearing up the calendar.
81 f1rteen new bills made their debut. A
primary election act APPLYING to Henne-
PIN. Ramsey and st. Louis counties only
was introduced by Senator E. E. Smith
Inc bill fixes the following primary days:
me state primary day, the third Tuesday
IN June; the county primary day on the
iase tuesday in August. and the city
primary day, the eighth Tuesday preced-
ing each city election. This measure
practlcally places around primaries the
same restrictions as are placed around
elections.
The house is now in a rather better
position than is the senate to catch up
with Its work. In the upper house the
introduction Of new bills goes merrily
on, while but very few have been intro
duced by the representatives during the
past week. According to the almanac
spring should be here, and a majority of
the statesmen in the house are farmers
VINO would like to go home and COM
mence with nature and rub the RUS. or
their broadcast seeders.
Governor Lind feels himself in a POSI-
ton where he may advise deficiency
appropriation for one of the important
items or the educational budget There
IS no money on hand for the summer
schools, and in communication ad-
dressed to the house the chief executive
takes the stand that some should be
provided, that work in this important
department may suffer no detriment.
he sent message to the house making
the suggestion.
st. Paul, March 23.-There was quite a
surprise In the senate yesterday when the
OIL paroling prisoners serving life sem
tence after 20 years imprisonment came
up for passage. This is the so-called
Younger Bros bill. It had been recon-
mended to pass by SO votes, or one more
than necessary to pass it. Still it was
known that two of the 80 were opposed
to its passage. There were u absentees,
from whom 1t was necessary to secure
one vote to carry it. Even the opponents
OF the bill considered it's passage assured
when 1t was reached, and both friends
and foes were surprised when it only
mustered % votes or four less than the
required number to pass. An attempt
will be made to reconsider it,
The bill which passed the house in
creasing the tax on railroads from 8 to
per cent of their gross earnings and CIV
ing the railroads the alternative of ac-
}no tha
property assessed like other taxable prop
erty. was reported by the senate judiciary
committee with the recommendation that
1t be indefinitely postponed. A lengthy
argument was made in the report show
Ing the reason for the position, the chief
point being that the legislature did not
have the power to make this charge and
give the railroads the alternative choice
of methods of taxation, and if it had, the
best interests of the state would not be
served by such legislation The commit
tee asked to have the report printed be-
fore action is taken on it's adoption. The
senate resumed consideration, in the
afternoon. of the bill esta blishing insane
asylums at Anoka and Hastings. The
principal speakers were Senator johnson
of st. Peter against the bill, and Senator
Schaller, of Hastings, in favor. Senator
Schaller had not completed his argument
when the senate adjourned.
The temperance people failed to score
in the house. A bill was introduced some
time ago to allow county option. This
was designed to reach towns in a county
where it would be impossible to carry
local option, but where the majority in
the whole county would favor It, The
temperance committee reported in favor
of indefinite postponement. A determined
effort, led by Mr.. Jacobson, was made
to have the bill sent to committee of the
whole for discussion, in spite of this re-
port, but the effort failed by GO to IS, so
the bill is dead. For the first time this
week the house took up the calendar for
the passage of bills. The bill allowing
five-sixths of a jury to return a verdict
in civil cases, after IL hours spent in an
attempt to secure unanimity, was passed,
One of the bills passed was an exemption
BILL. It exempts one watch and a safe
not above SIS in value. This enables a
man, after the law is through with him.
to have a place to put what money he
has left. The bill providing for travelling
Libraries was passed, and the one provid-
ing to have the state print school books
was lost.
st. Paul, March 24.-The Younger BROTH
ers parole bill was reconsidered, amended
and passed the senate yesterday by 48 to
s. The amendment was one offered by
Senator Stockton early in the fight, and
refused by Senator Wilson, the author of
the bill. It provides that after the board
Of managers of the state prison shall
have voted to parole a life prisoner, the
parole cannot be effective until the board
Of pardons have given their consent in
writing.
Senator Stockton was opposed to his
amendment, because he preferred to kill
the bill absolutely. In it's present shape
it is quite likely to pass the house as
well.
An effort was made to adopt the report
of the judiciary committee for the indef-
mite postponement of the railroad gross
earnings bill, but the temper of the SEN
ate was in favor of doing a little talking
on the subject. The bill itself was made
the special order for Tuesday next, while
the indefinite postponement report lies on
the table. A bill was offered in the senate
to provide for sort of board Of control
to look after the board of corrections and
charities and the state institutions as
well. This board is to consist of two sem
ators and three representatives, to be ap-
pointed by the lieutenant governor and
speaker, respectively. They are to meet
and organize on the first Tuesday in
June and thereafter direct their own
meetings. The members are allowed a
per diem Of IS, while in session, and $1,000
is appropriated to pay the expenses The
afternoon was again occupied in debating
the Anoka Hastings asylum bill Senator