The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-14
The Minnesota Legislature.
For dtionalle enews,s pageE Eleven.
In A NEW DISTRICT
chisago, Pine and Kanabec coun'
ties May Have Their Own
Judges in Future.
Senator Cowan's Bill Recommended
to Pass-Anti-V Vaccination
Bill Is Exhumed.

Senator Cowan of Sandstone made an
eloquent plea in the senate this morning
for the creation of a. new judiciary dis
trict-the nineteenth, to consist of Chi
cago, Pine and Kanabec counties. These
counties are now in the first district,
which Is "shoestring.'' 1t is about 165
miles long, but is@looked after by two
judges.
Senators Wilson, Thompson. Collier and
Alley strongly opposed the bill on the
ground that there was not a sufficient
population in the counties named to war
rant the creation Of a new district. It
was shown thatsthe proposed district had
last year the court sat only thirty-s six
days by actual figures The average pop
ulation of a district was from $4,000 to
100, 900 Inhabitants, while there were dis
tricts asespopulous as the first which had
only one judge. AS a matter Of fact, the
judges Of the first district had time hang
ing heavily upon them and could take on
two additional counties and still not be
overworked. S.. -....- .e
Nevertheless, the bill was recommended
for passage, the Ramsey delegation voting
solidly for it. The intimation was plainly
made that this was done in return for sup
port on the $1,500,o 900 capitol appropriation.
~.~.. Antl-vacclnatIon Up Again..
On motion Of Senator w. w. Dunn the
senate reconsidered the vote on the Greg
DRY characterization bill, H. F. 1874. This
bill was killed Saturday after short and
sharp debate by a close vote. ~
It is now before the senate again no
doubt owing to the persistent efforts Of
the characterization lobby. The clause
prohibiting compulsory vaccination has
been eliminated and the bill simply pro-
vides that boards Of education cannot re.
duire pupils to be vaccinated. The Dill
Senator Dunn
this morning so as to authorize boards OF
health and boards of education to re-
quire vaccination Of pupils In the event
Of an epidemic, the vaccination to be done
by a licensed physician selected by the
person. Children may be exempted when,
| in the opinion Of a physician, their ply
steal condition would make vaccination
| dangerous.
Telegraph Operator Gets $780,
A gratuity of $3.50 was voted to Miss
Mollie e. Vaughan who has had charge OF
the telegraph office in the anteroom OF the
legislative halls.
| Budget Is Made Special Order.
| On motion of Senator r. P. Brewer,
chairman Of the finance committee, the
| financial budget was made a special order
| for next Thursday afternoon. The budget
! was introduced in the form of an omnibus
| bill.
| Warm Fight on Morley BILL
"A fight Unexpectedly developed over the
report of the committee on public health
on the Morley bill, dividing the authority
of tn estate board OF health SO as to re-
lieve it Of looking after epidemics among
animals.
| The bill seeks to- establish state
live stock sanitary board to have supervi-
sion of all work for the suppression and
control of dangerous contagious and In
fictitious diseases among domestic AMI
! mails. It provides, further that the pro-
posed new board shall consist OF tlve
members, three well known live stock men
and two veterinarians, to be appointed
by the. governor. $3.50 -
One of the radical features is the clause
requiring the state to reimburse the own
ers Of animals killed by order of the
board, for the full V alue Of the animal.
The measure was recommended for in
definite postponement by the committee
but a minority moved that the bill be
approved. A three cornered fight ensuec
among the friends Of the state board o1
health, the friends of the Morley bill and
another independent faction which favors
g. bill creating a board consisting only
of veterinarians. 1t was urged that two
boards Of health would prove expensive
and unnecessary, since it had been shown
that one board was able to look after thu
work. AS a substitute for pending mo
ton Senator Brewer moved that thu
bill be advanced to general orders. Thi!
motion prevailed by a vote OF As to IL.
Senator Schaller, who is strongly OPP
posed to the bill, voted for the Browel
motion, rernarking facetiously that whe1
t the bill was on general orders he woult
{ have an opportunity to talk on the BILL al
, often as he desired, while to-day he wal
: limited by the rules Of the senate.
'I'll put a stop to that by calling 70,
to the chair at that time" announced
: Lieutenant Governor Jones, thereby ere
ating ripple of merriment.
: NEW SENATE BILLS.