The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
sessments to mutual companies shall

sessments to mutual companies shall
operate to cancel the policy.
Two bills introduced by Senator Brewer
We're passed. ~ One defines the
force of ~ final DEGREES issued by
probate courts; and the other Is cura-
ing the law relating to vaca ton Of streets,
alleys, highways, ETC.. was passed: as
was alsothe Schultz bill, lregalizing the in
corporation of certain cities having a
populat ton OF not less than 10000 Or over
$4,000 inhabitants
In committee of the whole, the senate
reported for passage Senator Wilson'S
bill to make the care of persons suffering
from infectious diseases a charge against
the county instead OF the city or town;
Senator Grindeland's bill to authorize
villages in certain cases to assume and
pay the Indebtedness of towns and to is
sue bonds for that purpose. and Senator
Sheehan's bill including telephone and
telegraph companies within the prOvi-
sions of the law permitting the issuance
Of mortgage bonds to raise money for the
betterment of equipment or extension of
lines.
Senator Baldwins bill to provide for
amending the articles of incorporation or
association of CO. operative life and casu-
atty insurance associations organized UNI
der the Minnesota laws. was passed.
The following house files were passed:
Mr. Potter's bill legalizing certain float
inf indebtedness of villages and authorizing
the issue of bonds to fund the same.
A bill to legallze and make valid mortgage
foreclosure sales Of real estate by advertise
| ment, made by assignees for the benefit OF
creditors in certain cases.
A bill to validate village plats in certain
cases. s.t-
A bill to amend IAN act to appropriate
money If he I'M jmnrOypmPnt fUQO
| to aid In building bridges and constructing
roads in certain counties of the stat e.
| The senate voted to postpone indef-
| initely the bill creating state agent OF
the humane society. This bill proposed
| to entrust to the official named the duty
OF enforcing the laws against cruelty. II
also provided that fines paid on account
| OF violation of the law should go to this
| society.
A Hearing on Jacobson's Bill.
| The senate tax committee held a public
| hearing this afternoon on the Jacobson
tax bill. A delegation appeared from st.
| Louis county made up Of County Commits
sioner R. F. Berdie of Patterson; County
Commissioner E. NJ. Patterson, Captain
| T. E. Stephen, Alfred Merritt, D. E.
| Woodbridge, George H. Crosby Of Duluth.
An addition to this delegation is expected
| to arrive later. The people in the range,
| villages and cities have, 1t is said, been
| ignorant of the situation until now, but
! they are thoroughly opposed to the ton
mage tax on ore. and another delegation is
| on it's way here to talk against that fea-
| ture Of the bill. They will probably make
| special plea as to the bad effect the
! tonnage tax Will have upon their munich
| pality.
! State Auditor Dunn was the first to adj
dress the committee. He said he had al
| ways been opposed to the tonnage tax,
| and had secured better results by taxing
! the mines as real estate. He did not care
whether the law would be constitutional
or not, but thought it bad policy and un-
| equal. He made no reference to Mr..
| jacobson and confined himself to a
| straightout argument against the tonnage
| tax.
Mr.. Dunn spoke against the tax COM
mission feature of the Jacobson bill. He
! said there was no need Of a tax commits
| sion now that the tax code had been de-
| feated. If the legislature would appro-
pirate 81 900 for his use in securing data
for the state board Of equalization, he
could accomplish as god results as a tax
commission with $4,000 appropriation.
With regard to public service corpora
lions he said that if the law were passed
the board Of equalization would treat
franchises the same as other property.
Banks are only assessed at so per cent
and franchises would be treated in the
same way. He did not speak for or
against this feature of the bill.