Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-06
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Our Special Correspondent Tells If
the SoIons' Doings.

Our Special Correspondent Tells If
the Solons' Doings.
Sezt on Their Way by the Commit
tee Of the Whole. But Few
Have Become Laws.
St. Paul, MIMI, Feb. 2a-The retail
grocers received a black eye in the
senate yesterday, as the bill reducing
the amount exempt from garnishee
proceedings lacked five votes of being
passed As a little saIve to the gro
GERS the bill allowing city and county
officials, other than school teachers,
to be garuisheed was recommended for
passage
The bill for the relief Of the Stand
ard Oil Company" was sent to the COM
mittee on illuminating oils. It has
been recommended to pass by the COM
m1ttee on Illuminating oils It has
been recommended to pass by the com-
mittee On retrenchment and from
there went to the committee of the
whole. After that it Will have to go
to the finance committee and 1t may
be some before vote on it's passage is
reached. This is the bill placing the
state oil Inspector on salary and
some OF the senator's are suspicious
that there is method in it's delay.
A bill was offered in the senate max
ing two publications all that is neces-
sary for articles Of Incorporation and
allowing them to be prin ted in paper
in the county where the corporation
is organized instead of at the capital
The senate passed ten bills. all Of mi
nor Importance
The bill abo1ishine court commits
sioners provoked the most discussion
in the house and was finally recommend
to pass. The most important bill in
troduced puts all live stock eoumis-
sion merchants under the supervision
and control of the railroad and ware
house commission
Represen tative Peterson wants every
second class postotfce in the state to
have building and memorial to con-
gress in favor Of a federal building s
for such Offices was passed
Speaker Bowling introduced a bill
taxing ehattel mortgages and seed
grain notes.
Another bill offered abolishes the
chief grain Inspector and gives the
duties to the railroad and ware
house commission
As today is legal holiday, owing
to Washinguon's Birthday, and Satur-
day is the NEXT day, a day on which
no Que likes to work when working
for the state), both branches Of the
legislature adjourned until Monday
evening. Monday evening nothing
will be done. SO that it is practically
an adjournment until Tuesday.
St. Paul, Feb. 26.-There was roth
ing in the senate proceedings last
evening to Indicate that the members
were seriously considering the sugges
tons to expedite business and adjourn
at the end Of the allotted time. So
but Is minutes were devoted to bust
ness. Stockton president pro tenn,
occupied the chair. Two bills were
introduced by Senator Mccarthy, le-
CALLING the Indebtedness OF certain
counties in his district, and the ap-
pointmeut Of Robert 81. Johnson as
boiler Inspector for the st. Paul dis
trIer was received, when a motion to
adjourn was carried.
The house members. on their return
from the long adjournment, met and
remained in session 80 minutes.
Among the bills introduced was that
by Representative Hickey permittin g
school trustees to set aside q sum each
year equivalent to 1 per cent of the
salaries paid the teachers, to be used
as a pension fund for the retirement
OF teachers incapacieated from duty
owing to old age or men tai disa biIity.
A similar measure was introduced il
the senate last week.
Representative Deming seeks to re-
duce the price paid for the official Legal
notices. making it so cents for the first
and so cents for the second insertion,
whereas. as the law now stands. the
sums of Is and IS cents respectively
are paid for such work
In the belief that the state should
own what is known as the Schroeder
Museum Of stuffed birds and animals
Representative finland introduced a
bill calling for an appropriation of S..
500 for such purpose. After passing
the bill introduced by Represen tative
Schultz, placing farmers mutual IN
suranee companies On the same basis
as those of other township companies
adjournment was taken.
st. Paul Feb. a1.-There never has
been session of the legislature sincs
movement was not sprung to shorter
the session and there never has been {
session shortened When we used te
have annual sessions, limited to sixty
days. there would always be a propo
sition to shorten it to forty-fve or fifty
days. and since we have niuetv-da1
sessions. rounded out by Sundays anc
holidays, until the per diem exceeds
$500, there is always talk of making
the session sixty or seventy-hve days
but so far the per diem has not beer
reduced Senator Young offered q
resolution yesterday to adjourn OF
April S, cutting off twenty days of The
session. with d view of having an ex
ira session of twenty days next win.
ter to consider the report of the ia,
commission. If this should be done /
would violate all precedent. and th'
chances are more likely in favor O
this session being continued to it's bit
ter end, and an extra session besides
The taxes IN ReItrami county ar,
not sufficient to punish the criminal.
and keep UP smallpox hospital with
thirty-two PATIENTS The limit of IN
dehtedness of the county is $a0, GOO