The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-16

the UNDERSTANDING that lt VIII then 60
to the committee S on taxes. Senator
Miller introduced another bill regulating
railroads. It provides that the railroad
commission shall investigate the railroad
rates on coal. potatoes and grain and IL
3excessive or discriminating rates are be-
ing charged within the state the COM
mission shall fix the maximum rate.
i Another bill offered, provides that that
ten members Of q jury can bring in q
verdict after having unsuccessfully la
bored with the other two for six hours.
{ Not satisfied with the bill increasing
I the taxes on the gross earnings OF rail-
roads. the House. passed, without "a dis
I senting vote, the bill increasing the gross
earnings tax on express companies. from
three to six per cent. One of the three
bills asked by the retail merchants. has
/ appeared in the House. 1t requires all
/ assignments Of wages to be filed in the
Office of the city, or town clerk. The as
signment must show that it was NOT
made TO defraud creditors.
ST. Paul. Feb. n-Eighteen bills passed
and sixteen introduced was the in
dustrious record of the senate yesterday.
While 1t is true none Of the bills were
Of startling Importance to the world at
large they help. fill up the statute books
and the members of the legislature are
paid salaries for making books OF laws
One Of the bills passed provides for the
reimbursement of counties when they
have been buncoed into paying for the
care Of insane people belonging to some
other county. @a-s u.s.. ~ l. T. ~.
Another makes the Jurors fees the
same in justice court as in district court
| IT time is what is paid for there never
was any reason for different fee as it
takes just as much time for juror to
serve day in justice as it does to serve
day in district court. "
One of the bills introduced is alleged
to be In the interest of the Younger ',ro-
theirs who are serving a life sentence at
saltwater for the Northfield bank rob-
berry and murder. It provides that lifer
who. has served over twenty years can be
paroled without being required to remain
In the state. This would enable the
Youngers to return to their old homes in
Missouri. The parole law which re-
quires released convict to remain in the
state after parole is an old affair any
way. 1t is equivalent to saying you are d
bad man but we want you with us. An
other bill offered .-forbids attempts to
change county seats oftener than once
in five years.
The house INDUCED. in scrap oyer the
attempt to increase the value of human
life from 5000 to $4,000, but the 5000
men won. 1t came UP in bill fixing the
liability of employees. AS the law stands
the heirs of a dead man. can only get
5000 for his remains. and the house
seemed to think that was the average
value. The much mooted question OF
| travelling libraries came to the front in
bill appropriating 5000 for such a pur-
| pose. In, Michigan and many other states
the peripatetic libraries are claimed 10
! be great success and d valuable educa-
| tional feature.
| Another bill offered is designed to pro-
tect farmers from Spectators at terminal
| markets. The bill appropriating $4,000
| for roads in 1taska park was killed.
Both houses adjourned until Tuesday.