Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-19
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Tho Special Session Of Legislature Comes
to q Close. 1t Failed to Pass q Tax
Bill for Which it Convened.


to Close. 1t Failed to Pass q Tax
Bill for Which it Convened.
St. Paul. March 1.-THE work Of the
legislature is over Both houses adj
journed at noon today. The report of the
conference committee, was adopted with
son ca; amendments. The principal one is
There may be levied and collected an
annual annual tax upon franchises granted by
on the real property and other personal
property Of the person or corporation
h tsH s such franchise or in lieu Of
OF a tax on such franchise and the per-
sonal property used in connection with
the exercise Of the same, there may be
ings Of the person or corporation holding
such franchise as the legislature may de-
tianaa and SAID ID tax shall be appor,
municipalities where such franchise is ex-
creased IN the same manner as real es-
tate taxes are apportioned.
tum upon the estates of decedents above
a fixed and specified sum. which tax may
:, The last bill passed by the senate was
Senator Brewers probate court act,
which icl3 went through under supervision
The next preceding bill considered was
the Otter Tail county wolf bounty bill,
which called for 5000 for what Senator
enlargement of wolf farming. It was
killed by one vote.
Senator J. D. Jones, ten minutes be-
the house bill compelling telephone com
panies to exchange messages; but it got
only eight votes.
Among other bills passed by senator
public highway act, ana Senator Hor-
tons primary election amendment.
eneG tba c1neIm count county senators emily
ate in widely diverse fashion.
senator Stockwell called up the follow
ing resolution, based on a published in
speeches, urged its adoption:
the IT o fh cas-
commander-in-chief Of the army and
navy. to end this cruel war, assuring the
Filipino patriots that it is our purpose
The resolution was voted down by %
TO IL, almost on party lines
+G Senator Snyder offered the following
tOaStS. which were greeted with cheers
and placed on the records:
Here's to William Tax Code, who was
To death and indecently buried.
His death this strange antithesis imparts,
Though dead as a whole, he lives in
parts.
Here's to Billy Substitute. Be quiet!
And as they do it, they chew it on the
And when they swallow, they wink the
other eye.
Here's to the public service corporations
Here's ststd to the jobbers of this sovereign
Here's to the railroads and the mines
Here's to business men in all other lines!
Here's to the bank deposit. the widows
And all tax bug-a-boos abroad at night.
Assign to these and not to us the cause
OF failure to enact complete taxation
laws.
"Mr. Speaker, Governor Van SAINT
sends his best greetings to the members
of the house and hopes that each and
every member will have happy journey
hOmeWard."
Thus spoke Mr.. Roberts, of Minneapo,
lis, to the house. as a member of the
speaker to advise the governor that the
house was ready to adjourn. The other
members Of the committee were Messrs.
Pugh and HutZ
After the announcement Speaker Dowl-
ing said that the house members had
been conscientious in the performance Of
their duties and they had accomplished
much that would benefit the state. For
that reason he wanted to congratulate
them and give them his heartiest we'll
wishes.
Mr.. Anderson then introduced a reso-
luton thanking the speaker and officers
of the house for courtesies shown in the
performance of their duties. This was
The only Important announcement
made during. the last session was to the
effect that the governor had vetoed the
pose of building court houses and jails.
The governor says in his message to the
house that the new law would repeal
Ia tho St1f1ta hooks and work
injury to several counties in the state.
For this reason he was compelled to veto
There was one unpleasant incident dur
ing the session. Mr.. Riley said that his
desk had been rifed during the night.
1t so developed that the other members
the chaDlains desk had been broken
open and the contents taken out.
The very moment Of adjournment pa
and a hundred and one other things COM
menced to fly around the hall in true adj
journment style. At 1920 all of the mem
for home.
The work of the Legislature may be
summarized as follows:
The extra session Of the legislature of
Minnesota, which was convened by the
governor on February 4th and which will
come to an end at noon today. after sit
posed of the following legislation Of gen
eral Importance.
GENERAL LAWS PASSED.
Constitutional amendment providing for
a franchise tax, a gross earnings tax, an
income tax, an inheritance tax, and a
real estate mortgage tax.
To better enforce the collection Of real
estate taxes.
To authorize an inheritance tax
An appropriation of $25,600 for presecu-
ton of the merger suits.
An appropriation of $4,000 for state
exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition.
To extend the powers Of the Public Ex-
aminer over the railroads with respect to
their gross earnings.
An appropriation of $11, 500 for the Pub
lie Examiners office.
An appropriation of $5450O for the ex-
penses of the session, including printing
Of the laws.
To repeal the dog tax law
LOCAL LAWS PASSED..
waterworks bonds.
Validating the issue of $150,000 Of i'm
provement bonds and $4,000 of park
bonds.
Placing the Office of sheriff Of Hennep1n
county on salary basis.
BILLS WHICH FAILED.
Origina! tax code submitted by the Tax
Commission.
jacobson bill to tax franchises.
Constitutional convention BILL
To take State University from Board of
Control.
10 make railroad commissioners ap-
pointive.
TO decrease freight rates on the iron
ore roads.
By a vote Of "a to AZ the house killed
the Smith bin. increasing the amount Of
from $500 to $500. The house had gone on
record several times in favor of the DrOD.