The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-15
FOR A SANATORIUM
Argument for Establishment OF
One for Consumptives.
Abolis hment of Wine Rooms Recommend.
ed.--.Many Other Measures
Considered.

Senator Roverud Dart and Snyder be-
lieved there was already standing
APPROXIMATION of $500 for this Office,
and that the measure would simply
give Mr. Hanson 81, 400 a year Sena-
tor Greer explained that the bill sim
ply increased the customary apprOprla-
ton of this Office from 5000 to $500,
and with this understanding the SEN
ate passed the bill.
Later Senator Snyder was informed
by Albert Berg that there was a
strandipg appropriation for this pur
pose which had been in force for
twenty years. Senator Greer admitted
that he had been misinformed and
offered to move for reconsideration
at the first opportunity.
Later in the day Senator Greer
moved for reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill was passed ex
planning that there seemed to be some
mistake in the bill AT his request it
was referred to the committee on
finance.
Some interesting talks on the pre-
valence of tuberculosis and the great
need of a sanatorium for the treatment
of patients were gwen by Doctors H. l..
Taylor, c. L. Green and Arthur
Sweeny, of St Paul, and DR.. J W.
Bell of Minneapolis. The disease was
shown to be the greatest foe of the
human family, and the senate was
urged to take immediate steps to re-
strict its spread. A bill now before
the senate provides for the appropria-
ton of 800, 600 for a sanatorium, in
the pine woods near Cass Lake, and
for $780, 600 annually for maintenance.
The bill was referred to special
committee, Senators Grindeland,
Chiffon and Daugherty.
Senator McGill introduced a bill re-
curing foreign corporations of all
kinds to file their charters with the Sc
cretary of state. and fixing fine of
$500 for failure to do so.
A bill introduced by Senator Snyder
allows the courts to fix permanent ali
mony in divorce proceedings at one
third of the earnings or income of the
defendant. AS the law stands now
permanent alimony is limited to the
estate.
To pave the way for the acceptance
by Manakto and st. Cloud of gifts
from Mr.. Carnegie, Senator Brewer
presented bill making the requisite
legal provisions. 1t was passed under
suspension of the rules
Senator McCusick, at the request
of several county superintendent has
offered bill allowing school clerks 50
per day and 6 cents per mile for
travelling when in attendance on the
annual school meeting.
Willmar wants to be a terminal
point for the weighing and inspection
of grain. So Senator Grue has offered
the necessary bill.
Senator Hitler Horton smiled broadly
when the capitol bill went though by
unanimous vote. The bill increases
the limit Of cost for the new marble
capitol from 50, 000 900 to So, 900, 000
Senator Wilson'S bill requiring
judges to file decisions within a GER
tain time was repassed. The senate
limit of four months had been extend
ed to five by the house and the senate
concurred in the amendment.
A bill introduced by Senator Sheehan
provides that any graduate of any
college Of law incorporated under the
laws of this state who has taken
three years course in such college,
upon presenting his diploma to the
supreme or district court, may be entitl-
ed to certificate of admission to the bar
without examination or the payment
of a fee.
Two antitrust bills were recon-
mended for passage by the senate judi
ciary committee. One by Senator j.
D. Jones, makes the present law opera
tive against pools or trusts organized
previous to the passage Of the law the
other by Senator DAILY Furnishes pools
which refuse to buy or sell from indi
viduals or concerns not in the COM
bination. 1t is supposed to be aimed
nj hn 1r1r, on 20 of
The Snyder civil service bill has
been printed, and an attempt is being
made to stir up some interest in the
proposition outside of the Hennepin
delegation. 1t applies to all cities of
over 10, 900. 1t is in the hands of the
committee on municipal corporations,
and a public hearing will probably be
given in a few days. ST. Paul and
Duluth members have not investigated
the measure, ,supposing it did not ap-
ply to them, but the author of the bill
says that it will supersede the new
charters now in force in the two cities,
so far as its provisions go.
The Pan-American exposition bill,
with its appropriation of $40, 900,
proved fertile source of debate. Mr.
Plowman argued that the money could
be spent to better advantage at home
Mr.. Roberts explained that the Min
nesota exhibit would accomplish much
as an object lesson to the east, but Mr..
Plowman would not be convinced He
calculated: "If you have got money
to burn, 1 am ready to burn it but the
money must be supplied in the first
place. -
On the vote there were but eight in
the negative.
The constitutional convention idea
which was killed in the senate early in
the session, has been revived in the
house. The judiciary committee acted
favorably yesterday on j. A. Peter
sons BILL submitting to the people the
question of calling convention.
Governor Van SAINT yesterday signed
uuires seventeen acres for the state
fish hatchery which is permanently To-
Gated at st. Paul.
j. A Armstrong; bill to abolish
wine rooms won out by majority of
one vote in the house committee en-
temperance last evening
A substitute embodying the main
features of the original bill. with one
important change, was recommended |
for passage. The change is to strike |
out the clause in the original bill that
requires all the screens and curtains of
any saloon to be raised on Sundays and |
after midnight on other days, so as to |
allow clear and unobstructed view of !
the interior.
Judge Nethaway carried his point |
in securing this amendment by urg-
ing that it would be highly injurious |
to the morals of young boys to have
the inside of saloon exposed to their