The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-23
The Minnesota Legislature.
WORTHY THEIR HIRE.
Aldermen Interested i'm a Senate
Bill to Raise Their
e. .s Salaries. u
The Measure by Gjertsen Will
Apply to This City
K - Alone. .s2;

If all other officials in Minneapolis and
Hennepin county are to have their sala-
ries raised by legislative enactment, the
aldermen want a similar favor.
Senator Gjertsen presented the measure
to-day. 1t fixes the salaries of the mayor
and aldermen in cities Of over SC. 900 In
ha bitants. The act applies only to Min
neapolis, however, as there is a clause
providing that it shall not affect charters
adopted under the home rule act OF
1899. The salary Of mayor Is fixed at
$1,000 and OF aldermen at 81, 20o-an in
crease Of $1,000 for the mayor and $500
for aldermen. These changes are to take
effect Immediately after the passage of
the act. ..-r -
Soldiers Home Cottages.
In accordance with the wishes Of men,
bers Of the bodies auxiliary to the G. A.
r., a bill has been prepared to authorize
the erection Of cottages for old soldiers
where they can live with their wives, or
where widows or mothers of veterans can
be accommodated. The appropriation
named is only 5000, but this is only a
starter.
Paintings for the State.
It is proposed in bill by Senator
Hardy that the two large, full length spor-
traits of George Washington and Martha
Washington, which have been hung In
the house chamber for month past, be
| purchased by the state for the new capt.
tol for $1,000.
Slot SIugs a Crime.
To defraud a telephone company by using
a 'slug when the central says drop
nickel, please" constitutes petit larceny,
| under bill by the judiciary committee as
a substitute for the Hawkins BILL
To Safeguard Poisons..
A bill by Senator Ferris prohibits the
! sale Of poisons in bottles without lock
or a. preventive cork. The shoppers are to
cost not to exceed 10 cents each. While
the bill covers poisons generally, it
| specially names aconite, arsenic. bella
donna. carbolio acid, chloroform, creo-
sote, croton oil, digitalis, hydrocyanic
aoid, laudanum, nux vonica, oil Of bit
ter almonds, oil Of tansy.
Soberness for Soldiers.
Soldiers need protection from the liquor
| evil as we'll as university students and
school children. and Senator Eberhart
| has offered a bill prohibiting the sale Of
| liquor within a mile Of any military reser-
| walton.
In Committee OF the Whole.
! In committee Of the whole the following
bills were recommended for PASSAGE:
| The Eberhart bill, Furnishing deception in the
sale and manufacture of meal and ground grain:
state boiler Inspectors from S to So.
| Gandrud's bill prohibiting commitment of
harmless or in1rm people in hospitals for the
Clague's bill codifying and re-enacting the
laws relating to the management Of the state
sCiague's bill authorizing the appointment of
agents to apprehend fugitives from justice.
A Boiler Inspection Debate.
| There was lively debate on the boiler
| inspection bill and three four amend
| ments were introduced for the purpose of
reducing the number named in the bill
! which is So. It was argued that it would
be impossible to secure competent men in
| certain parts of the state for this work,
but the bill went through nevertheless.
Vaccination Bill Sent Back. ..
Senator Rieke attempted to have the
Gregory bill prohibiting compulsory vac
! cination advanced to general orders. But
the senate was unwilling to thresh over
this matter again and referred the bill to
the committee on public health, where it
is expected to uie peacefully. ...
Four Dead Ones.
Four measures were killed off by in
| definite postponement. The Peachey bill
| establishing limit Of five years within
which parties to a divorce might apply fol
alimony; the w. A. Smith bill, detachine
, Lincoln county from the ninth judicia.
district and adding it to the thirteenth
the W. A: Smith bill. providing drastic
punishment for habitual criminals; ane
the house bill requiring patrol wagons K
| be covered.
St Louis SherIf's Bill Passes.
| The only bill passed was n. F. 637, re-
| quiring st. Louis county to provide
residence for the sheriff and authorizing
him to collect from the county for the
board Of prisoners. >-.t..
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