The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-22
RESOLUTION GOES OVER
House Wishes to See What the
Senate is Going to Do.
Oil Inspector Salary COnferees Fail to
Agree. -=HOuse Objects to Senate
Changes in ReappOrtiOn-
ment Bill.

ment Bill.
| st. Paul, March Ex-senator
Young's final adjournment resolution
was postponed by the house till next
Wednesday-at 2 o'clock. In the mean
time the house will try. to find on t
whether the senate is disposed to rush
business and pass lot of house
bills, if the adjournment is taken
April 8, as the resolution provides.
The discussion over the resolution was
a very spirited one.
Reapportionment was practically
settled late in the triumph of the
Daugherty or committee plan, as it
originally passed the house
When the conferees reported that
they were unable to agree, Mr.. Larson
moved to concur in the senate amend
ments and this motion was lost, SO to
l37.
The Redwood representative then
gracefully acknowledged defeat,
thanked the house for the full consid-
Grafton that had been given his de-
mands, and bowed to the will of the
majority that leaves Redwood in the
new seventh district.
| A new conference committee was
appointed, consisting of Representa-
tives Anderson, Sites and Nyqusit.
All three of them have stood by the
house bill and opposed the senate
amendments.
| They will meet the sentae conferees
next Tuesday, but probably not before
as Senator Chiffon is out of the city.
The other senate conferees are Senators
Daugherty and E. j. Jones.
Though the jig is up with Red W God
county, there is faint hope that
Waseca may be put back in the first
district. This course has strong sup
port among the first district members,
who feel that they will get back
" aseca ten years hence in any event.
A bill by Senator DAILY provides that
in cities of between 5000 and so, 600
people the school board shall consist of
two members from each voting PIE
cinct
H. K Nelson introduced in the
house a bill to allow the railroad and
warehouse commission to establish
new terminal points at any place
where the commission may see fit. But
it is provided that the owner of the
elevator at the point selected must pay
the cost of the new service.
Hurd's oil inspection bill was taken
up by the joint conference committee
late today.
4 Prospects of an agreement in con-
ference look rather slim for the pres
ent Of the house conferees, Hurd
and Wells are known to be opposed tc
the senate amendments, while Bury
is disposed otherwise. Of three senate
conferees, only one, Senator Snyder,
lagrees with the house majority.
AS is we'll known, the chief differ
lence between the houses is as tc
whether the salary shall go into effect
with Fred Schiffmann, or two years
hence.
1 New bills presented in the senate
were by Senior Knatvold, to appropri-
ate $3.50 to pay Paris fair commits
sioners for medals won by ten Mime.
sotans in dairy exhibits, which the
commissioners refuse to deliver until
costs are paid; by Senator Sivright tc
appropriate $14, 900 for county fairs,
to be used in butter, cheese and dairy
departments by Senator Jepson, tC
permit Ramsey and .Hennepin county
commissioners to have exclusive con-
urol of the country road and bridge
funds.
Senator Myron presented memorial
to congress. asking for appointment of
a federal commission to examine into
the advisability of expanding mil
lion dollars in drainage, dam and
lock improvements in the Red River
valley. 100
| A measure was introduced to main
tain the salaries of all state prison
officials as at present, with the excep-
| tion of the physician, who is raised
| from 81, 900 to 81, 800