Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-13
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Our Special Correspondent Tells of
81 the Solons' Doings.

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# the Solons' Doings.
Bills are Being Rapidly Introduced and
Sent oE Their Way by the Commit
s. tee of the Whole But Few
.ee5. Have Become Laws.
st. Paul, March 1.-The senate yes
terday passed nine bills, one of them
being house bill permanently locat-
ing the fish hatchery at st. Paul and
making an appropriation to buy sew
enteen acres of additional ground. A
senate bill passed makes the counter
feiting of union labels forgery in the
third degree.
The bill which is creating the most
talk was not considered in the open
session. 1t is known as the telephone
bill, and allows the construction of
telephone and telegraph lines along
public highways without the consent
of the towns or cities 1t passed the
house with the limitations that towns
and cities must give their consent, but
that has been stricken out in the sem
ate, and now there is trouble
The senate committee on judiciary
has probably killed the bill reorganiz-
ing the medical board by allowing
Christian scientists to be represented
on the board. 1t is presumed that
this addition was made for the pur-
pose of killing the bill.
1t is proposed to amend the oleomar-
garine law by making it read that the
product shall not be of the same color
as yellow" butter.
The bill to tax grain in elevatorshas
been killed by the senate tax commit
tee.
Representative jacobson wants to
investigate the purchase of the st.
Paul u Duluth railroad by the North
ern Pacific, and to that end offered a
joint resolution for the appointment
of joint committee of three senators
and four representatives to look into
the matter. and see whether anything
illegal has been done.
An amendment was offered to the
baking powder law which gives the
judge the option of imposing a cash
fine or sending the seller of adulter-
ated baking powder to Jail for from
80 to 80 days.
The judiciary committee introduced
bill making it contempt of court to
disregard garnishee notice.
good many members Of the house
were absent yesterday visiting the
normal schools and soldiers home, and
SO only five bills of minor Importance
were passed. One of the bills intro
dnced appropriates 500, 400 for new
buildings on the state fair grounds.
st. Paul, March 1.-The telephone
bill, which has created so much con-
tention, was referred in the senate to
the delegations from St. Paul, Minne-
apolis and Duluth, as those are the
cities which would be affected by the
bill if it should become law
A bill was introduced reorganizing
the entire national guard of the state
and making three regiments, instead
of four.
The senate killed all the pending
road and bridge bills. because the new
constitutional amendment provides
that no money shall be expended for
roads until a state highway commits
sion has been created to supervise the
expenditure. Another bill introduced
places oculists under the control of
the state medical board.
Mr.. Jacobson's resolution to invcsti-
gate the sale of the St. Paul & Duluth
road to the Northern Pacific was lost
by So ayes to 40 nays. 1t requires 90
votes, the same as the passage of bill.
The resolution brought out sharp
debate.
A bill in the house creating fourth
regiment for the national guard was
favorably recommended, but Repre-
sentative Hurd secured reconsider
alton, as he opposes the bill.
A bill was introduced raising the
salary of the railroad commissioners
from So, 900 to 81, 600 year.
The contested election expenses of
Blair, who failed to secure the seat
from LIE Sueur county, was cut down
The bill of Mayhood, who retained the
seat, was cut. from 1915 to $500. and
also recommended to pass.
The pharmacists are asking to have
a $4,000 building erected at the state
university.
st. raul. March 4.-Ihe comm ttee
of the whole unanimously recommend
ed the passage of the bill providing
$1,000, 900 more for the new capitol.
There seems no reasonable doubt Of
its passage by both houses. The orig
inal bill for the new capitol provided
for raising 5000, 900 year for ~ years.
The new bill extends this plan for five
years longer. which secures the addi-
tional million.
A new divorce bill was offered in the
senate. It provides that no one shall
be able to secure a divorce in Mime
sofa for reasons which would not Sc
cure divorce in the state where the
parties formerly lived. This applies
to acts occurring before the parties
came to the state 1t also requires
personal service upon the defendants.
Another bill offered forbids the sale
of liquor in "blind pigs" ''cold storage
plants" or CLUB rooms." and still an
other provides for counties voting ON
local option. as the towns already do.
The house killed the bill allowing
6vc-sixths of jury TO bring in yer"
dict against the other two men. The
friends of the bill said the corpora
tons were opposing it, and opponents
Too Much for Him.