The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23
Ll'E(il I 4 / n E G u i 4 4
! onr Special Correspondent Tells Of
4 the Solons' Doings.
1ne members are Rusily Engaged, as tho
session Draws Towards Close, In the
!. Discussion and Passage of va
fs8 rious Measures. -s.l

j. - ',,>iODA ana Fass1go of Va
! rtous Measures. ~~,%..
OF. Faul, March 1-Perhaps because
ene house mad 50 bills for consideration in
nlttee OF the whole. and perhaps be-
uso y wanted to set good example
!" ehe senate. 1t refused to take a holi-
from Friday to Tuesday, as the
senate did, and held two sessions on Sat-
orday and two yesterday.
Inc governor sent the house a COM
Enumeration from John Hay, secretary of
STATE az Washington, forwarding a pro-
.ese from the Swiss government against
Insurance legislation now pending in Min
nesota which, discriminates against for
Ugh insurance companies and practically
renders " impossible for them to do busi-
.ess IN TINS country. The BILL however,
nao already been killed, and consequent
the wishes Of the Swiss government
mad been compiled with before they were
made known
Inc plan Of contesting legislative seats
ana then coming in with bill for the
expense of making the contest received a
oackset by the committee on appropria-
tlons. reporting against allowing T.. M.
Hendricks $50 for contesting the seat of
Mr.. Medicraft. The entire afternoon was
spent In committee of the whole. but only
about a dozen bills were acted upon.
The bill allowing saloons to be within
800 feet of a school house. instead of 1900
as at present. was indefinitely postponed.
This bill was offered to help out some of
the summer visitors at Lake Minne-
tonka, but as comparatively few of the
legislators come under that class, it did
not meet much favor.
The bill fixing the expiration of the
term of all appointive offices on the date
or January LIST was recommended to pass.
Heretofore the superintendent of public
instruction claimed that his term. ex-
tended until April, and this bill was espe-
cially designed to settle that case. The
bill forbidding boycotting was recon-
mended to pass with some amendments
st. Paul, March 15.-The senate resumed
business yesterday after it's two days
vacation, and at the morning session
passed number of bills. Among them
was the bill requiring the manufacturers
of process butter to relabel their goods.
Another limits the time for commencing
action for personal injuries to two years
after the injuries are received. The state
boiler inspection was increased from five
to seven. Graduates Of law schools, by
bill passed yesterday, must serve a year
IN law Office before being allowed to
practice.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the bill regulating commission men, plac-
Ing them under the railroad and ware
house commission and requiring them to
give bonds. The debate was quite spirited,
but in the end the bill was recommended
to pass
large number of the senator's are 60
Ing to .Menominee, Wis, today to visit
one Of the county insane hospitals which
the state has inaugurated.
The leading feature in the house was
the passage Of an anti-boycotting BILL 1t
ELECTED a sharp debate but received 81
votes to Is. 1t forbids boycotting in all
forms; interdicts the posting of boycott
notices and the appeals to parties to re-
fuse to patronize establishments which
have been placed under the ban. The
penalty is fine OF from $50 to $500 or i'm
prtsonment in the county Jail not to ex-
coed six months. Many states already
have similar laws. The afternoon was
occupied with dull routine in committee
of the whole.
Among bills introduced today was one
appropriating $500 for the use of the
government in obtaining cables from
Manila concerning the Thirteenth Min
nesOta.
st. Paul, March 16.-There was a some
what light attendance in the senate
yesterday owing to the trip made to
Menominee to inspect one of the Wiscon-
,i~, ;to1~
manned to keep the business going right
along. The morning session was largely
occupied in discussing the bill requiring
license from peddlers. 1t was city
versus country. The peddlers go out
through the country from the cities and
the local store keepers complain of their
competition. The cities, on the contrary,
claim that their citizens have a right to
earn an honest livelihood The bill in
question made license fee of three dol
lars per day. $50 a month or 500 year
for each township where the peddlers
sold goods. It's intent is, of course, to
stop peddling entirely. 1t was finally
amended to make the license 81 per day,
SO per month and $50 per year. While
this was an improvement, senators from
the Twin Cities still endeavored to defeat
it but were unsuccessful and it was rec
commended to pass in its amended form.
A number of bills were introduced, but
none of general character. save one re-
quiring householders to give notice of
births and deaths.
The afternoon was devoted to the con-
sideration of bills In committee of the
whole. The two antitrust bills that bid
fair to provoke a good deal of contro-
referred to q SnpCiq1
mittee of five which is yet to be appointed
by the Acknowledgements. The next
most important measure was the bill
providing for an investigation of the rea-
sonableness of railroad rates on coal and
grain. There was a protracted vote, the
argument against the bill being that it
assumed the duties Of the railroad and
warehouse commission. After the debate
the bill was defeated by strong vote.
The house had two special orders today.
The first was the bill creating state
high school board and increasing the
state aid for schools from $4,000 to $780,
600. This increase goes chiefly to the
rural districts. and while it encountered
strong opposition, the bill was finally
passed by 81 to 80. The second special or
der was the bill creating insane asylums
at both AnOka and Hastings. OF course,
the debate on this measure was pro-
tracted, and as the O'clock hour APP
preached it was still in full swing. and
an adjournment was taken with the mat
ter incomplete.
st. Paul, March 1.-THE legislature yes
terday was little above the average in
interest. 1t was made interesting in the
eonota at the morning SeSsiOn nv tho
passage of the bill putting the commits