The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-29
TRUST BILL PASSES
Said TO Hit the Retail AssOcia-
lions of the State.
The Board of Control Bill Was Put Over
for Consideration Until
Today.


of the board of control BILL which
had been made special order for yes
terday afternoon, until II o'clock this
morning. The Hickey bill to reduce
the interest on state lands from to 4
per cent was substituted as a special
order for this afternoon.
The postponement of the board OF
control bill is to give the special COM
mittee to which the amendment was
referred further time in which to
reach an agreement.
Senator Snyder, who has heretofore
been bitterly opposed to adding the
University to the list of institutions
in the bill, said today that there was
a possibility of an agreement being
reached. and that he would do all he
could to secure its passage. This is
taken to mean that the educational in
situations will be added, but that the
duties of the board of control and the
educational boards will be differenti-
ated as to avoid likelihood of con-
fict.
The friends of the bill are confident
that it will pass
The senate passed the Daily andJones
trust bills.
Senator Wilson made fight on the
DAILY bill and an amendment exempt
ing labor organizations He thought
the bill was harmful in prevention
associations of retailers, who organize
to protect themselves from wholesalers
who, after soliciting their trade, try
to rob them of their customers by re-
failing at practically the same rate
they sell to the retail dealer. He
thought such associations necessary,
as the retail merchant was a neces
sity to the community in which he
lived. If the bill applied to labor or
CARNATIONS, it was Objectionable, and
if it did not it was class legislation
and unconstitutional. Either way he
did not think it fair bill.
Senator DAILY warmly defended the
bill.
The Senator Schellbach took up the
cudgel against retailers associations,
which prevented competition, and left
the purchaser at the mercy of the
dealer
Senator StockweII said that in order
to be consistent in his opposition to
trusts he would vote for the bill, but
he regarded it as peurile and sense
less, and struck at class of organic
ations which do no harm The trusts
which really restrain trade and worked
harm were those whose advantage
rested upon special privileges, like
the steel and the sugar trust. These
special privileges rested in the methods
of taxation, in transportation and mat
tiers of that kind, which the legislature
of this state could not regulate
Senator Daugherty cut off debate by
saying that these speeches were not in
explanation of votes and were out of
order.
The chair held the point of order
we'll taken.
The amendment was adopted and
the bill passed with but two negative
votes, McNamee and Wilson. Senator
Ryder said ne took no stock in the
amendment, but voted for it to be in
fashion.
The bill allows distri CT courts to re-
strain combinations from doing bust
ness, and provides that any one in
jured in his business by their operation
may recover three-fold damages by an
action at law.
The Jones bill was passed without
opposition. 1t forfeits the charter of
any corporation entering into COM
bination or pool.
The senate also passed the Horton
cycle path bill, authorizing county
commissioners to provide for the
licensing of bicycles and expend the
proceeds in the construction and
maintenance of side paths.
The demand for more state salaries
is one of continual growth. At the
request of somebody who wants state
job, Senator Sweningsen presented
a bill for the appointment of super
intendent of steam plants in state in
stitutions, at salary of 81, 500 per
year, with $500 additional for ex-
penses.
Senator Knatvold, also by request,
presented that old bill increasing the
salary of the state dairy and food
commissioner from 81, 500 to So, 500
per year, raising the assistant COM
missioner from 81, 500 to 81, 800, paying
the chemist 81, 500 year and giving
him an assistant when needed at 500
per month. As many inspectors as
may be needed are authorized at 500
per month. The bill appropriates $50,
600 per year for the enforcement of
dairy laws and $40, 900 per year for
the enforcement of pure food laws.
A bill by Senator Ryder voices the
sentiment of people who have grown
weary of executive sessions by state
boards. 1t provides that all meetings
of such boards shall be open to repre-
sentatives of both the daily and
weekly press.
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