Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-03

is that, when reported back by this
committee, it will be in shape to pass.
The Dunn primary election bill,
keeping of the senate committee on
elections. The machine politicians
are trying to LOAD it ZIP with amend
ments according to their desires. and
how the bill win look when it comes
out is problem, that makes the prob.
ability of the passage of an accept
able bill look doubtful at this time.
st. Paul, March >s7.-several bills
were passed by the. house yesterday
and some were not. One bill that was
lost was u measure to pay Lawyer
Donnelly 81, 900 for defending a game
warden who shot to death an old fish,
erman near st. Paul.
The bill to make Willmar a terminal
point for the inspection of grain was
passed. Also the bill fixing the deposi-
tories for state funds and relieving the
state treasurer from liability in the
event of the failure of the banks desig-
mated as such depositaries.
The bill requiring baking powder to
be labeled with the names of their in
gradients in the English language, in
stead of in Latin or foreign words.
passed.
The "]azy lawyers bill passed, as it
had passed the senate, and allows ex-
ceptions after a decision, though such
were not noted during trial. It is a
mischievous measure, as under it liti-
cation may be drawn out unfortunately.
A resolution was proposed to paw
house employees SIS day, the same as
the senate. instead of IS. 1t went to
the committee on expenses.
The uniform school text book bill
introduced in the house and senate, is
on the house general orders without
any recommendation. In the senate
it is in the hands of the committee on
education. A couple of St. Paul print
ing houses are championiug the bill,
and lasge delegation of educators
are opposed. It is probable the bill
will be indefinitely postponed.
In the senate the anti-cigaret bill
was killed, after some debate, by a
vote of ~ to kill the bill to 25 for it.
Senator -Schaller has introduced two
bills to do away with Jail sentences for
DRINKS and tramps who break into
prison to pass the winter months. The
bills leave towns and villages to deal
with tramps as they deem best.
Mr. Sogcng proposes by bill a
general public telephone system.
Township telephone systems may be
operated, 10 per cent of the electors
giving notice five days before any
town meeting of intention to propose
such a system, the question to be de-
cided by ballot a majority being re-
quired to carry it. One telephone
shall be placed in every residence.
business place, town hall, school house
and church in the township, and shall
be maintained at public expense.
The senate committee of the whole
has recommended to pass the house
bill proposing to the people of the
state that a convention be called for
the purpose of revising the state con-
stitution. If the bill becomes law,
the question of calling such conven-
ton will be submitted to the people at
the next general election.
St. Paul, March 28.-The railroad
gross earnings bill will not down.
There was big contest in the house
yesterday over taking it from the table
and after a call of the house and a
sharp debate it was voted to take from
the table by vote of 81 to Sc. 1t was
then made the special order for Friday
morning: During the debate the ques.
ton of in vestigating the alleged cor.
ruption in connection with the bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Mallory, the chair
man, said that the gentleman who
made the charges had not come for
ward to substantiate them.
The bill in the senate to make state
hospitals out of the insane asylums at
Anoka and Hastings met rather rough
treatment. The appropriation of $780,
900 for new cottages was stricken out
and an amendment adopted placing
the institutions under the proposed
new board of control. If the bill
passes, it will be without an appropri-
alton.
A bill was offered in the senate in.
creasing the salary of the insurance
commissioner from 50, 500 to So, 900, and
the deputy commissioner from 81, 500
to S.. 600.
The Pan-American commissioners
appointed by the governor returned
yesterday and appeared in both
branches of the legislature and read a
report made to the governor, stating
that the appropriation of $50, 900 is en-.
tirely inadequate, and asking that it
be increased to $4,000. This would
permit of erecting a $4,000 building
The commission recommends the re-
peal of the $40. 900 appropriation unless
an increase can be made.
There were SAT strikes and lockouts
in New York state last year, as shown
by the report of the state board of
mediation and arbitra ton. The strik-
ers were successful in 335 cases. either
gaining all they wanted or compromis-
ing.
Twelve hours bright sunshine is the
average for December in London. In
1880. and again in 1890, no sunshine at
all was registered in December.
Spain is the greatest orange-export-
ing country in the world.
The first parachute descent from q
balloon was in 1899.