Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
Our Special Correspondent Tells Of
the Solons' Doings.

Our Special Correspondent Tells Of
the Solons' Doings.
Bills are Being Rapidly Introduced and
Sent on Their Way by the Commit
tee of the Whole. But Few
Have Become Laws.
st. Paul. March 1.-THE senate
passed over the calender yesterday, as
it only contained only four bills. which
are still in the hands of committees,
and devote both forenoon and after
noon sessions to general orders. Fiji
teen bills were recommended for pas
sage by the committee of the whole,
only two Of which provoked any de-
bate.
These were the bills to establish q
state drainage commission and to APP
propriate $4,000 from the general
fund for drainage purposes. The bill
was recommend to pass.
The other was the bill to make the
village of Reeds Landing liable for
$40, 900 worth of bonds sold to Russell
Sage several years ago.
Senator Stockwell introduced reso-
lutions on the death of Gen. Harrison,
which were passed unanimously.
The senate committee on state prison
considered the Deming parole bill, in
which the future liberty of the
Younger brothers is involved, and
recommended it for passage.
A bill was introduced BY Senator
Smith requiring game wardens to pro-
cure warrants before making arrests
for violations of the game laws. This
is radical departure and it is claimed
ii the same becomes law the game
wardens might as we'll quit work.
After two days debate the house
passed the board of control bill bv a
vote of % to 80. The bill now goes to
the senate, where there is evidently
more sentiment against it than in the
house.
Another twist was taken in the re-
apportionment contest. The confer
ence committees having failed to
agree, new ones were appointed, who
will try to come to an understanding.
The house committee decided to rec
ommend for indefinite postponement
the Deming bill providing for the
abolition of the free lunch counter in
saloons.
A bill to restore the civil rights to
ex-convicts was introduced by Repre-
sentative Afford.
Representative Bury wants the state
to reimburse Lake county for main
tanning a smallpox quarantine.
Mr.. Sageny introduced a bill provid-
ing for direct legislation by the peo-
pie. Upon petition for repeal or
amendment, the matter shall be voted
upon at the next general election
st. Paul. March 16.-The house yes
terday passed the board of control
bill. Nearly all the amendments pro-
posed to the bill were lost, and the
bill stands in substantially it's original
form, all the radical changes and pro-
posed eliminations having been de-
feated. The bill now goes to the SEN
ate. to be taken up as substitute for
Senator Snyder's bill, now before that
body.
The house postponed action on the
senate bill to adjourn on April until
Wednesday next at 2 D. m. The house
at present is in no mood to consent to
adjourn before the regular time, un-
less there be an understanding that
business be done. The house has had
before it so far 52S bills. OF these, lOl
have passed the house, and AZ have be-
come laws. In the senate 395 bills
have been introduced, and only lO2 of
them have been voted on in any way,
including those passed and those in
postponed. The mood of
the house is to find out if the needed
work will be done before it will even
talk about an early adjournment.
yesterday. the first time in several
days. Among the bills passed was
that to raise the gross earnings tax
OF express companies from 3 to per
cent. Forty-one bills were on the
house general orders when it was
reached, "a house bills and from the
senate.
The senate passed a few bills, most
OF them of minor Importance. The
bill to prohibit adulteration of liquor
passed under suspension of the rules.
The measure was urgent because Of
the vile stuff sold in the northern part
of the state.
The senate passed the electric light
bill after ''live wire" debate.
The senate adjourned at the end of
the day to p. m. Monday.
The conference committee on the oil
bill may not agree. The
chief bone of contention is the date
set two years hence for the law to be-
come operative.
The conference committee on reap
portionment has settled the opposi-
ton to placing Redwood in the ne W
Seventh district. Now it has the Wa
SEGA county controversy to dispose of.
Prospects are thought to be fair that
an agreement will be reached.
St. Paul, March 1e-Cpon the roll
call of the senate at o'clock last night
only thirty senators responded. but
five minutes later Senators Snyder
and E. j. Jones put in an appearance,
thereby making just a quorum. and
business was proceeded with.
There were no committee reports
and only one bill was introduced, and
after the first reading of batch of
house bills and the second reading of
senate measures, the senate went into
Appreciation.
ShrThe Browns called on US last week,
you know.
He-Yes.
Don't you think it is about time we