The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-07

proposition to oil the wheels OF prog
ress was made in the house this morning
The suggestion came in the shape OF TWO
new bills, one requiring kerosene 10 De
colored red, when it Is to be sold Wltilln
the limits of the state, and the other
providing for the state inspection Of gaso-
lene A third bill requires all cans con-
tanning kerosene, gasolene or benzlne TO
be colored red. and to have printed upon
them the name of their contents.
The gasoene bill, introduced by Mr..
Brown of st. Paul, requires retailers to
secure a state license for which they must
DAY a 81 fee to the state oil inspector.
1t also authorzes the Inspector to make
a semi annual inspection of all gasolene
offered for sale and to collect 81 Zee IN
each instance. Heretofore gaSolene mas
been inspected only upon it's importation
into the state The new law is expected
to do away with subsequent adulteratlon.
Representativ tive Mork is the father OF the
kerosene bill. His object in having the
oil colored red is to avoid all possibility
of consumers confusing it with gasolene
or other Illuminate. However. the bill
will probably be fought by Independent oil
companies which have been fighting the
Standard Oil trust and which have made
a point of turning out pure white OILS
A States Bug Hunt.
Representa- tive Morley introduced a bill
which will be regarded with interest by
horticultursts. The bill authorizes the
entomoiogist of the state experimental
station to inspect all fruit farms, nurseries
and so forth and. if he finds them Tree
from plant disease and from raVage by In
sects to issue a certificate to that erect
for which he is empowered to collect a zee
of SIS. Should he find disease, however, ne
may establish a quarantine or even ollrr
the infected plants.S trees or shrubs IN
fected He is also obligated to inspect al
r1a vines cuttings and buds I'm
ported into the state, the Importation tt
be forbidden except upon the granting O.
a certificate Refusal, on the part OF any
citizen. to obey the restrictions imposed
is made a misdemeanor and punishable a.
such.
To Screen Modest Prisoners.
Representative Randall sent up a bill
requiring the use of covered patro
WAGONS in cities throughout the state
the object being to shield offenders from
the morbid curiosity of street lolters
Representative Stevenson introduced
bill making incurable insanity groun'
for divorce.
A Columbia County Protest.
protest was received from the resi-
dents of Columbia county against the pas
sage of Representative Benefits Dill
prohibiting towns and counties from is
, suing evidences Of indebtedness, the val
iditv of which has been questioned, unit
all doubt has been dispelled, and legallz
ing the filing of certain records In newt
organized counties, pending proceeding
begun to test the validity of their OF
eanization Both measures have been re
ported to pass by the judiciary commit
tee
Speaker BabcoCk was called home las
night by the illness of his wife and
C. Deming presided over this morning
session. The attendance was small, on
heine present. For Tn
reason action upon the calendar was a.
ferred until Monday.
Thirty third lewiston Approved
On general orders with Mr.. Clague
the chair, the Dunn bill dividing tt
thirty-third religsative district in tv
representative districts was recommend
to pass.