The Mankato free press., 1901-03-08
VARlOUSMEASURES
Gist of Some of the Measures
Before the Legislature.
Drainage Bill Cut to $4,000. Pro-
viding for Revision Of the Statutes.
--.No Legislative Re-
appointment.

introduced by Senator Snyder. A total
of 1907, 500 is appropriated for various
purposes as follows:
Fifty thousand dollars for physics
building, available in 1901 S47, 800 for
a school of mines building, available
in 1902 IS, 900 for deficiency in chem
istry building; Sc, 200 for heating
plant; So, 500 for artesian wei, water
supply; S., 900 annually for repairs; !;
IS, 900 for library, available in 1902 and
annually thereafter So, 900 for depart
ment physical education; $40, 600 for
a botanical building, available in 1903 ;
$50, 600 for completion of mechanics
arts and engineering building, avail
able in 1902 So, 250 for dental depart
ment; 81, 05O for barn $50, 600 for cur
rent expenses, available during year
ending July 1,19O3, and annually
thereafter.
A bill for the benefit of bicyclists
was introduced by Senator Horton at
the requests of the bicyclists
Paul. 1t creates in each county a side
path commission, consisting of hv e
members, who must be wheelmen.
This commission is empowered to issue
side-path license, said license to be
not less than 90 cents, nor more than
a dollar, and must be renewed annu-
ally. Any person carrying the licensed
tag on the wheel may use any side
path in the state The money derived
from the sale of licenses is to be used
in the construction and maintenance
of bicycle paths
Senator Dickey, guardian of the
state training school at Red Wing,
proposed the following appropriation
annually for two years 50, 900 for. man
ual training 81, 200 for the assistant
state agent; $500 for the boys
library $500 for girls library $2 500
for repairs In addition to this Sena-
tor Dickey wants a general appropria-
tion of $31, 800.
Immigrations to be encouraged by
a bill by Senator Gausewitz to create
a board of seven members which may
expend $15. 900 annually in compiling
statistics and doing such other work as
will tend to encourage immigration.
An important feature of yester-
days session was the adoption of a
committee report on taxes and tax
laws, recommending indefinite post
ponement of Senator Daly's bill pro-
viding for the taxation of grain in ele-
vators This section virtually kills
the bill, much to the regret of asses
sors, as they now have no way OF
reaching grain in elevators.
Four prominent boomers OF Red
River valley drainage are in st Paul
They are Ezra G.. Valentine of Breck-
enridge, NJ. r. Brown of Crookston,
T. b. Konven of Hallock and E. D.
Childs of Crookston. They met this
morning and elected Mr.. Valentine
1fdfRt n56r 81 Me Me G6ds5 GGbEas SasFetadES SyaesterdEay
afternoon and recommended as an
amendment to the drainage bill now
in the hands of the appropriations
committee, that clause requiring the
locality receiving benefits from the ap-
preparation TO appropriate an equal
amount to that furnished by the state.
The drainage committee asks the legis-
lature to memorable congress to pass
an appropriation in aid of the reser-
voir system in the Red River valley.
Similar memorials have been passed
by the legislatures of North and South
Dakota.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported the drainage commission bill
indorsing the plan of establishing a
commission, but cutting the amount
to $50, 900.
The state agricultural society asks
this year in the Rich bill for $50, 400,
divided as follows: For water supply,
81, 600; for an agricultural hall,
$474, 90; for machinery building
$40, 600; for livestock ampitheatre,
$21. 000
The Mccarthy lien law, against
which such bitter protests were regis
tered by the lumbermen last winter,
may be repealed by bill Mr.. Hillary
of Saltwater stands sponsor for.
There will be no legislative reappor-
tionment this winter The 1897 ap-
portonment will stand until after the
state census of 1905. The joint COM
mittee on -reapportionment, after
putting double copper rivets in the
congressional reapportionment, ad-
Journed sine die yesterday afternoon
There has been agitation for change
In legislative districts this session, al
though the 1900 census shows some
glaring inequalities in the northern
counties.
The judiciary committee of the SEN
ate and house held joint session yes
terday afternoon for hearing on the
bill for a revision of the statutes. The
bill has been introduced in the house
1t provides for the appointment of
three commissioners by the supreme
court, to make complete revision of
the statutes and report to the next
legislature. An apportionment of
$50, 600 is called for.
Ex-senator H. T. Setvens president
of the state bar association, and
Messrs. Gayle, Weber and hammers,
of the executive committee, were heard
on the bill. They urged that the ex-
pense would be saved many times over
to the taxpayers of the state. The
state could recoup itself for the ex-
pense by printing the revised statutes
and selling them to attorneys
The committee indorsed the bill
the members pledging themselves to
use their best efforts to secure it's
passage. Senators Young and Lord
and Representatives Whitford and AL
ford were appointed to confer with the
bar association committee and draft
some amendments to the bill
The senate finance committee has
amended the Thompson high school
bill by reducing the annual appropria-
tion from 81, 200 to 81, 900 for each
school. After discussing the bill to al
low the secretary of state an additional