The Worthington advance., 1901-03-01
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st. Paul, Feb. 10. The senate passed
the anti-cisarette bill, with only ave
opposing votes. The only argument
made against it was that the Russians
who haye come to Minnesota are sad-
dicted 70 cigarettes and IL was an In
Justice 70 prevent their using them.
40 the Russian vote il not very large,
this argument did not cut much figure
and the bill went through. ...s
Senator Wilson's bill requiring dis.
trict judges to render decisions within.
four months after the cases are sub
mitted also passed. r.
A bill was introduced in the senate
making It : misdemeanor for . man to
accept transportation from his en-
ployer and then refuse TO work 7it ont.
II has become quite = custoua forsmen
seeking employmeutin+ tho lumber
camps in the awoods TO accept trans
portation and. when they arrive, 20 to
work in some 'adjacent camp and re-
fuse to workout the amount Of money
paid by the intended employer for
their railroad ticket. "''
The civil service bill for school
teachers was indefinitely postponed in
committee Of the whole.
A bill was introduced in the senate
making the salary of probate Judges
In counties of 1900 population or less
5000 per year, and for each additional
thousand an increase, up to $4,000,
total OF 81, 3Oo,T and $50 for each addi~
tional thousand until 1900 is reached,
which is to be the maximum.
All the road and bridge bills which
have been introduced in the house
were sent to q common grave yester-
day. This was On the ground that the
constitutional amendment of 1903 cre-
ated q state highway commission,
which alone has authority to disburse
the road and bridge fund.
The expected happened when Repre-
sentative Jacobson introduced again
the bill which was fought over so Wig
orously two years ago, increasing the
gross earnings tax on railroads from
8 per cent to per cent. The bill pro-
vides that it shall be voted upon at the
general election in 1902
The omnibus appropriation bill for
the normal schools at Winona, Man
kato, st. Cloud, Moorhead and Duluth
was introduced. The amount appro-
priated is $214,000, of which $40, 600 is
for q new building at Winona, $S7, 200
for building at st. Cloud, and $50, 900
for new building at Moorhead.
Another bill of Importance offered
in the house transfers $75, 900 from the
general revenue fund every two years
to the road and bridge fund.
A joint session of the senate and
house was held to pay q tribute to the
late Senator G. K. Davis. Eloquent
eulogies were pronounced by Lieut..
Gov. Smith, Senators Snyder, McGov-
ern and Mccarthy, and Representatives
Roberts, Hurd, Riley and Pennington.
st. Paul, Feb. 2O.-The bill offered
1T the instance of the State Grocers'
association was the leading feature in
the 1session Of the senate yesterday.
The bill allows a mans wages above
50 per week to be garnisheed. This
does not really reduce the amount
which was before exempt, but allows
the garnishee to be made weekly.
There was good deal Of opposition
to it, on the ground that the working
men should be protected, but the bill
was finally recommended to pass by
80 to 26.
The other bone of contention was
the bill cutting down the fees of coun-
ty clerks. The bill has been having
pretty plain sailing, but the clerks
have seemingly rallied to protect their
interests, and the bill went over with
out any vote indicating its strength.
The house spent its entire time in
committee of the whole and almost all
of that time was devoted to discussing
Speaker Dowling's bill raising the pay
of county commissioners from So to 81
per day. The bill itself was not d.
rectly acted upon, but a motion to in
definitely postpone was defeated by SO
nays to "a yeas, which indicates its
probable passage.
A bill was introduced putting all the
employees of the grain department un-
der civil service rules. A civil service
board is created by the bill, which is
to examine applicants for positions,
having fee of $40 day while on duty
and charging each applicant 81 for
being examined.
The greater portion of the 1egisla-
ture went to Red Wing in the after
noon to visit the state training school.
st. Paul, Feb. 2l.-The senate passed
the bill creating tax commission by
. vote Of so TO 4. The negative votes
were cast by Senators Knatvold, Nc
Govern, Viesselman and Schaller. The
commission is to consist of three men,
bers with salary of $4,000 each and
appropriates' $4,000 to pay the sala-
ries and expenses. If the bill should
pass the house it would probably end
Representative Jacobson's bill increas-
Ing the gross earnings tax on railroads
from 8 to per cent II that bill
should pass the house, the senate,
which killed q similar bill two years
ago, would probably refuse to pass it
on the ground that they had already
passed the tax commission bill, which
10 to report law covering all kinds
OF taxation. A possible deadlock be-
tween the two houses may occur and
both bills be lost, but at present the
chances seem to favor the tax co,u-
mission bill.
Another commission was created by
the senate by the passage Of the JOINT
= resolution providing for the appoint