The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-25
FOR CROSS 'PHONING
The House Receives Bills Intended
to Make Telephone Companies
Exchange Business.
Conditions in Minneapolis Would
Be Revolutionized Should the
Plan Be Adopted.
Two telephone bills wer introduced in

compel one company 10 accept business
from another upon receipt or the usual
fee. The bills obligate one company to
connect it's wires with those of another
upon request and if either bill becomes
law. it's effect will be to revcutioniZe local
telephone conditions. Under it's opera
ton q subscriber to one company would
be able to talk to any subscriber of an
other company over his own phone. The
Klein bill imposes a penalty of from SIS
to 500 per day for each day a company
refuses to comply with its. provisions. The
Schroeder bill goes even farther 1t makes
a. refusal equivalent to the forfeiture of
the offending companys franchise. In all
other respects the two bills are identical.
Funds for State Exhibit.
w. A. Nolan introduced a bill appro-
priating $500 900 for a Minnesota exhibit
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
This is an increase of $4,000 over the
former amount
Mr., Morley sent up a bill including all
articles sold for food within the provisions
of the pure food law. This is a duplicate
Of the bill introduced in the senate yes
terdaN, GE
A Check on Marine Engineers.
Mr.. Mclean OF Anoka presented bill
making it a nisdemeanor for marine en-
gineers to operate engines of higher horse
power than the maximum stipulated In
their licenses.
State Library Funds.
Mr. Hawley introduced a, bill carrying
with it j $4,000 annual apl,ropriat ton for
the uses of the state library commission.
To Abolish Shoveling Out Taxes:
Mr.. Wohhuter introduced. bill to do
away with the custom Of working out road
taxes. It provides for the collection OF
road taxes in cash and for the appoint
ment of road overseers by town boards
Of supervisors instead of their election
by the people. The bill will extend to
the entire state the provisions or the
Johnson law, which has been operative in
Hennepin county for two years. 1t is
favored by the various good roads asso-
Citations Of the state, but may meet with
opposition from country members, whose
constituents often-times work out their
road taxes. Co.,. d.
The Beet Bounty Bill.
The judiciary committee reported Tor
indefinite postponement DIR. Dorsey Dill
permitting the st. Louis Park Beet Sugar
company to bring suit against the state
for the recovery of the money claimed to
be due it under the bounty law. DR..
Dorsey announced that he had not been
notified of the committees action, nor
t given an opportunity to explain the Dill:
He said the measure had the support of
the attorney general and asked that 1t pe
put on general orders. This motion was
carried and the bill will come up for con
sideration tomorrow. a.
Saloon Men Want Protection.
An attempt may be made to revive the
Fust bill making it misdemeanor for a
minor TO misrepresent his age for the pur-
pose of procuring Intoxicating liquor. Ii
was indefinitely postponed when 1t came
up last Saturday. at that time Mr. Fust
explained that the bill was designed to
protect saloon men from blackmail but
the argument was urged against 1t that
it would operate to prevent minors from
sales and would thus nullify the law. re
overcome this objection M. j.. O'Laughli1
of Wabasha secured the adoption OF al
amendment providing that where saloor
men have been served with written no
tice not to sell drink to certain minors
the law is not to apply to such minor
whether he may misrepresent his age o.
not This was offered as a compromise
but the bill was beaten on roll call
Messrs. Fust and -O'Lauehli finding them
selves in a hopeless minority. However
they believe that the house acted unde
a mistaken impression and will probabl!
introduce another bill later
Trusts e and Cemeteries.
House file $685. a bill for an act to pro
tect trade and commerce against unlaWfu
restra ints and nlOnopolies and to prohlDl
the giving receiving of rebates on tn
transportation of property, which was o.
general orders. was made a special orde
for. March 5, on motion of W. A. Nolan
Mr. Deming secured a reconsideration
the vote by which his bill granting t
cemetery corporations the; right OF emf
nent domain was indefinitely postpone
and had the bill put on general orders
frhe house passed Mr.. Mark bl
amending the law relating to the dutle
of certain village officers. Only par
auorom was present and Tor THIS reaso
consideration of other bills on the ca
endar was omitted, the mousse SolilS LII
committee Of the whole
TO Stop PromIscuous Junkets.
W. A. Nolan; presented a resolution +
curing committees going on a Junket
set consent Of the speaker. He explaint
that the light attendance to-day WE
caused by junket and that often tV
committees are absent on the same da
A facetious member gave notice OF q
bate, and the resolution was laid over.
Members in the extreme wings ha
trouble in being recognized by the speal
err and Mr.. Minnette put In resolutit
which would allow certain named men
bers to air their oratorical powers fro
any part of the house.
When general orders were reached \
l. Nolan of Hennepin, "Minnesota's for
most humorist," was called to the che
and presided with his accustomed dignit
NEW HOUSE BILLS
n. F. AIS, Committee on Municipal Legis
tton-Authorizing deputy county auditors to 8
General Orders.
Fl. f. 4s9, Judiciary Committee-To pre1e
the abandonment Of wife or children by h,
band father or person charged with their ST
port. Substitute for H. F. eos. General {
ders
II, F. 40. Misunderstanding one telepho
company to accept business from another a
to connect Its wires with those Of anott
company upon receipt of the usual fee. CT
eral Legislation.
FL r. AL. Schroeder. J. D.--A bill of
same tenor as H. +. 440, but with heav
penalties for violation. General Legislation
H. F. 442. Misunderstanding for the c
lection and expenditure Of road and bridge ia!
the town supervisors. Roads, bridges and n