New Ulm review., 1901-03-13

Consequently the legislative business
was substantially nothing. The house
passed one bill and discussed quite
number of others of minor import
ance.
The committee on appropriations in
J troduced a substitute for the Pan
American bill, appropriating $4,000
instead of $4,000 for the exposition.
ltiprovides for five commissioners in
stead of seven, who are to serve with
out compensation, but they are given
$500 for railroad fare and hotel bills.
The officers Of the various public in
stitutions are making a combined at
tack on the committees to defeat the
proposed board of control BILL If that
should pass there would be new deal
in every public institution in the state.
The senate having passed the reso-
luton to adjourn on April 5, the house
is talking of holding it up until the
senate passes some of the pending
house bills, which might be lost for
lack of time if the session should be
shortened.
st. Paul, March s.-A bill was of
fered in the senate for the relief of di-
vorced wives. If alimony has been
awarded the wife which is insufficient
to support herself and children, the
court may allow her additional ali
mony, not exceeding one-third of the
personal property and real estate of
her husband. This does not apply if
the woman has been found guilty of
adultery.
Another bill offered in the senate
permits towns to accept gifts from
Carnegie for public libraries. If that
bill passes, Carnegie can distribute
his millions in Minnesota without op-
position.
There is great deal of trouble over
the drainage bills, there being two or
three pending in each house and
new one was offered in the senate
yesterday. The trouble is that there
is not money enough to drain all the
lands that require it and each member
wants to secure his share of the funds
for his district. AS some districts will
have to be left out entirely it makes
the contest over the bills hot one.
The senate unanimosly passed the
bill granting $1,000, 900 extra for COM
pleting the state capital.
There is to be big fight over the
re-apportionment of the congression-
al districts. Hennepin county is the
storm center. It wants Hennipin
county divided on the river, placing
East Minneapolis in a separate dis
trict with Chisago, Kanabec, Isanti,
Anoka, Mile Lacs, Benton, Sherburne,
Wright and Stearns counties to make
district. The west side of Hennepin
county is to be another district so
that Minneapolis could have two mem
bers of congress if the outside coun-
ties would permit her to take the can
didate on the East Side.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
the Pan-American exposition display
from Minnesota passed the house un-
der suspension of the rules. Another
drainage bill was offered in the house.
Each senator and representative from
northern Minnesota needs to intro.
duce drainage bill, or else his con.
stituents will get left.
st. Paul March 9.-The oil inspec-
tion bill has passed the senate, with
an amendment delaying its taking ef-
feet until after the term of the pres.
ent incumbent (Fred Schiffman) ex.
pires. The author of the bill, Repre-.
sentative Hurd, was after Schiffmann's
scalp, and consequently, while he gets
the bill the other fellow gets the
game. The Hastings and Anoka in
sane asylums cropped up in the shape
of bill appropriating 5000, 900 for new
buildings.
The bill allowing life prisoners tc
be paroled from the penitentiary has
passed the house. The friends Of the
bill made no concealment of the fact
that it was designed to release the
Younger brothers. AS the senate two
years ago refused to pass somewhat
similar bill, there is no certainty that
the proposed act will become a law.
Hennepin county received back
set in the house. The new reappor.
tionment bill proposed by Hennepin
county, putting the east and west por.
tions of Hennepin county in separate
congressional districts, was voted
down, and the original bill, as report
ed by the committee, was passed by 81
to 81.
At the session of the senate the COM
mittee bill was also passed. with one
or two inconsequential amendments
by vote of 40 to 8.
It is ominous that the house refuses
to pass the senate resolution for an
| adjournment on April 5. Action has
| been postponed for a week in order to
] force the senate to pass house bills,
and when the week is up some other
excuse will probably be found for fur
ther postponement.
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