The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-06
accepted and law passed.

accepted and law passed.
Specific reforms in management of in
sane hospitals, shown to be amplc-re
spouse creation OF additional hospitals
at Anoka and Hastings The veto saved
extension OF present system, and create.
needed asylums instead OF hospitals.
Encouragement OF agricultural col
leges and experimental station-no &C
ton.
Liberal treatment OF the dairy anc
food department-not cent appropri
atcd for enforcement OF the laws, ane
the department specially snubbed.
Forestry protection and extension
defeated.
Abolition OF Zee system-deieated.
Telephone companies to be placed un
der state supervision-deieatcd.
To legallze records of railway com.
missions hearings, as to the record OF
appeals-,lo action.
Protection OF timber and mincra
ipAi'lo-,Ho SllCSllNc ultlOll.
Action touching state swamp land in,
terests--nothing effective.
Abolition OF passes Tor public officials
-derisively defeated
Suppression OF the lobby-thc lobby
ruled supreme
Direct legislation--otfcnsivcly and de-
risively defeated. ;.
Expeditions completion of the state
capitol-adopted
In the several hundred bills that
passed, the search is vain to discover a
single offset for this sllortcoming. The
reduction OF the rate OF interest; the
constitutional amendment to authorize
looming OF the state funds on county and
municipal bonds; a board OF grain ap-
peas; travelling libraries; to prevent
railroads from raising rates without
consent OF the railway commission, and
for the election OF the commissioners:
restoring the Soldiers Home relief fund
appropriation OF $4,000; providing for
bird or arbor day, and for the payment
OF volunteer arrearages. comprise the
chief OF the new laws made that are
OF more than ordinary or local interest.
The antitrust law is absolutely all
that the legislature relies on ior re-
dcmption from its shortcomings But
it will not be even sufficient to throw
dust in the peoples eyes. but will go to
join the previous anti-combine laws
which have been passed, either not to
be enforced, or knowing that they could
not be. No one will be fooled.
Having ignored GovernorLnds rec
concentrations for retrenchment and for
increase OF revenue, the appropriations
could not be cut down any more than
the tax levy.
Thanks to the courage of Chairman
Jacobson OF the grain and binder Irvine
Investigation. the seal OF condemnation
was set on the Republican administra-
ton OF the grain inspection department.
The finding of the committee justified
every charge that was made against the
department by the reform forces and by
Governor Lind on the stump. mas
much as the charges, originally from
Clay county have brought this condem-
nation OF the regime OF Inspector Clau-
sen it will be we'll to recall what the
Clay county committee declared OF the
department and system as it has been
conducted. 10, these many years, under
Republican administration. Said that
committee:
'First-lt gives to one man autocratc
power to say how much we shall re-
celve Tor our property.
"Sccond-lt degrades and humliates
us by placing It's i'll the position Of wards
Of an INSCRIPTIONS ring.
"Third-It makes milionaires at the
terminal points at the expense OF the
producers.
"Fourtll-It dcpreciatcs the value of
our real estate.
"Fifth-It brushes the poor man who
is laboring to make home for himself
and family.
"Sixth-lt legalizes robbery"
The unanimous voice which then de-
clared for the abolition OF the system,
will at least rejoice when Governor
Lind. upon the finding OF this Repub-
lean committee, proceeds to rcorganize
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