The Worthington advance., 1901-04-05
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81. Paul March 2a-:rhe legislature
will adjourn at noon, Friday. April IL.
The report Of the conferences made TO
the senate and house on Monday was
agreed to by both branches Of the leg
islature. Now the legislators know
where they are at. April will be the
last day for introducing new bills.
After that date any bill proposed. must
~ accompanied by q message from
the governor. April II is tho last day
"a which bills may be passed. There
re about 1000 new measures In the
hands of tho two houses, so there 10
work in plenty on hand. III T.. =.
The house passed the resolution CIV
iag the bribery investigating commit
tse power to send for persons and pa
pers and compel the attendance of Wit
nssses, also requiring the committee
" report mono but legal evidence.
When this committee will meet is un-
certain.
The house cleared up the calendar
yesterday. passing several bills. none
Of them Of importance.
The senate did but little work.
played horse with general orders and
did not touch the calendar. Senator
Du Toit introduced a bill to make half
Of the senators elective every two
ysars and provide for constitutional
amendment to give 1t effect.
The board of control bill was in the
hands of the conference committee
yesterday. The general expectation
is,that, when reported back by this
committee. it will be in shape to pass.
The Dunn primary election bill,
which has passed the house, is in the
keeping of the senate committee on
elections. The machine politicians
arp trying to load it up with amend
EnSnts according to their desires, and
how the bill will look when it comes
out is q problem, that makes the prob
ability of the passage of an accept
x6le bill look doubtful at this time.
4 st. Paul, March a7.-Several bills
were passed by the house yesterday
and some were not. One bill that was
lost was measure to pay Lawyer
Donnelly $1,000 for defending a game
warden who shot to death an old fish
erman near st. Paul.
The bill to make Willmar q terminal
point for the inspection of grain was
passed. Also the bill fixing the deposit
tories for state funds and relieving the
state treasurer from liability in the
event of the failure of the banks desig-
nsted as such depositaries.
The bill requiring baking powder to
be labeled with the names of their in
gradients in the English language, in
stead of in Latin or foreign words,
passed.
The lazy lawyers" bill nassed, as it
had passed the senate, and allows ex-
captions after a decision, though such
were not noted during trial. It is q
mischievous measure, as under it liti-
CATION may be drawn out interminabl
"A resolution was proposed to pay
house employees IS day. the same as
the senate. instead of 81. 1t went to
the committee on expenses
The uniform school text book bill
introduced in the house and senate. is
on the house general orders without
any recommends In the senate
it is in the hands Of the committee on
education. A couple of st. Paul print
ing houses are championing tho bill,
and lasge delegation of educators
are opposed 1t is probable the bill
will be indefinitely postponed.
In the senate the anti-cigaret bill
was killed, after some debate. by q
vote Of ~ to kill the bill to IS for it.
Senator Schaller has introduced two
bills to do away with Jail sentences for
drunks and tramps who break into
prison TO pass the winter months. The
bills leave towns and villages to deal
with tramps as they deem best.
Mr.. Sogcng proposes by bill q
general public telephone system.
Township telephone systems may be
operated, 10 per cent of the electors
giving notice Ave days before any
town meeting of intention to propose
such q system, the question to be de-
cided by ballot, majority being re-
quired to carry it. One telephone
shall be placed in every residence,
business place, town hall, school house
and church in the township. and shall
be maintained at public expense.
The senate committee of the whole
has recommended to pass the house
bill proposing to the people of the
state that convention he called for
the purpose of revising the state con-
stitution. II the bill becomes a law,
the question of calling such conven-
tion will be submitted to the people at
the next general election.
st. Paul, March 2s.-The railroad
gross earnings bill will not down.
There was big contest in the house
yesterday over taking it from the table
and after a call of the honse and a
sharp debate it was voted to take from
the table by a vote 1T 81 to St. 1t was
then made the special order for Friday
morning: During the de bate the ques-
tion of in 7estigating the alleged cor.
ruption in connection with the bill was
taken up, and Mr.. Mallory. the chair
man. said that the gentleman who
made the charges had not come for.
ward to substantive, them.
. The bill in the senate to make state
hospitals out Of the insane asylums at
Anolsa and Hastings met rather rough
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