The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-01
CANNOT TRACE 1T.
Party Who Tempered Express
Tax Bill Cannot be Discovered.
Memorial for National Park =--Bill. for
Five Sixths Verdict..=-Gelay=
laying Oil Inspector Sal.
airy Bill.

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on express companies, failed, but the
agitation will doubtless lead the legis-
lature to make provision to prevent
such alterations in the future. The
legislature agreed on a gross earnings
tax of 4 per cent. When the bill
reached Governor Lind, however, the
figures ~" per cent had been replaced
by the figure 49," and the purpose
of the legislature was defeated. That
the substitution was intentional was
evident, and Senator Miller was
placed at the head of a joint COM
mittee to investigate. The committee
submitted a report to both houses yes
terday.
The report states that original en-
crossed bill on file in the Office of the
secretary of state had attached to it
the amendment adopted by the SEN
ate and the first conference committee S
report to the house, but that all other
amendments and reports corresponding
to the Endorsements on the bill are
missing. The various proceedings of
both houses, it is said are Endorsed on
the bill. 1t is apparent, therefore, the
report says, that the error in the en-
rollment was due to the loss of the re-
port of the last conference committee
and the failure of the enrolling clerk
to notice its absence. In view of the
number of hands through which the
bill passed, the committee cannot say
how such report was removed or lost.
1t is cited that the enrolling clerk had
twice as much work in the closing
hours of the senate as he could attend
to, and no blame is attached to him,
The committee, in view of all the
facts discovered, recommends that
hereafter all reports and amendments
be made in duplicate SO one copy may
be given to the journal clerk for re-
cord and one attached to the bill. 1t
also recommends more help for the ell
rolling clerk in the closing days of the
session. 1t also 'calls attention to the
necessity of keeping all bills under
safe guardianship. and the Importance
of having no one in the employ of
either house or allowed the privilege
of the floor who is not of good moral
character and known integrity
Senator Sivright introduced bill
amending four chapters relating to
the duties and fees of surveyor general.
Mr.. Sivright says it reduces the fees
somewhat, but he does not like the
Rich bill in the house, placing the sur
veyors on a salary basis.
A bill introduced by Senator Grinde-
land provides for the issuance of a first
grade teachers certificate to any one
who has completed a three-years'
course in any state normal school
A movement to have the Leech
Lake, Winnibigoshish, Mississippi,
Chippewa and Cass Lake Indian reser
vations set aside for national park,
sanatorium and forest reserve purposes
was started by Senator Johnson. He
offers a memorial to congress request |
ing the appointment of joint con-
gressional commission to investigate |
The lands are to be withheld from |
sale or numbering operations until the |
commission reports. Minnesota rep
resentatives in congress are urged to |
use their best efforts to further the |
movement.
Lieutenant Governor Smith an
nounced the appointment of Senator
Daugherty to act with Representatives
Laybourn and Mallory on a commits
sion to confer with a similar body
from the Wisconsin legislature with
regard to. the uniform taxation of YES
sells.
In committee of the whole the senate
had some lively passages. Rukard
Hurd's bill placing..the oil inspection
department on salary basis was up.
Senator Everett, chairman of the COM
mittee on Illuminating oils, expressed
himself as insulted when it was pro-
posed to- acton the bill without refer
ring it.
Senator Wilson called attention to
. the fact that two years ago similar
bill had been jockeyed from one COM
mittee to another until it was too late
to pass it. But Senator Everett was
obdurate. So the bill was finally re-
ferred to his committee with instruc-
tions to report within one week.
When it gets back Senator Sheehan
will insist that it be referred to the
finance committee because it carries
with titan appropriation for salaries.
Then some one will demand that it go
to the.judiciary committee. All pos
sible filibustering tactics will be en-
ployed by the friends of Inspector
Schiffman and the st. Paul gang.
Senator Wilson's measure making
the.salaries and wages of all public
officers and salaries subject to gar
nishment, execution and attachment,
was recommended from passage by
an overwhelming vote.
No garnishment proceedings ag INST
the wages of those who draw their
stipends weekly will be permitted by
the senate Senator Wilson's bill MAX
ing weekly salaries and wages in ex-
cess of 50, subject to garnishment was
killed by the failure of several sena-
tors to vote. Twenty seven votes were