The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-09

the st. Louis Park beet sugar company of
$4,000 bounty money came up again in
the house this morning on general orders.
The first bill to receive consideration was
Dr.Dorsey's measure permitting the COM
pany to sue the state for the money
claimed The bill was fought by the
Hennepin delegation and it's author finally
consented to have progress reported. 1t
is not, a. appears on it's surface, favorable
to the company, which probably has no le-
gal claim against the state, although a
moral obligation to pay is admitted to
exist.
A second bill, now before the house, pro-
vides for the appropriation of the money
outright. This measure is now being
printed and will appear on general orders
tomorrow. = J.
To Bar Fake Mining Stock.
Fake mining investment companies will
be barred from Minnesota if a bill by Mr.. |
Bardwell becomes law. 1t requires min
ing corporations. before selling stock, to
file with the secretary of state statement
showing the condition and location of it's
properties, plans, the amount Of work
done and the condition of the plant. An
annual statement Of the condition and
work done must be made thereafter. Any
corporation or person Offering stock for
sale without complying with the law is
punishable by a fine of s10O for each Of
fense, and false statement is punishable
by $500 fine. Wilful neglect to make a
statement incurs fine of 5000. Any one
making oath to false statement is guilty
of perjury. -:
A New Law on "Stops.'
Mr.. Nyquist sent in a bill of interest to
publishers, providing that no publisher
can collect for any periodical sent an in
dividual who has not subscribed for it or
whose term of subscription has expired.
At present periodicals may be continued
and collected for until all arrears have
been paid and until they are ordered dis
continued.
| Representative Park Boards.
Mr.. Clague introduced a bill providing
that where members of park boards, in
cities of 10000 or less are appointed by
the city council one member shall come
from each ward In the city.
: r., Another Hennepin Delegate. =. Al
Mr.. Johnson introduced a. bill allowing
an additional representative to the forty
third district, composed of the eighth and
thirteenth wards of Minneapolis, and a
number of the country towns A similar
bill, presented two years ago, was defeat
ed, although the district is entitled to an
other representative because of it's popu-
Ilation.
An invitation from Duluth.
An invitation from the Commercial club
of Duluth asked members to visit Mime
sota's 'only seaport" and suggested
March 20 as the date. On motion of George
w. Armstrong the invitation was accepted
and special train will convey the jun
keters to the zenith city. The club will
give banquet in honor of the legislators
5 and the entertainment will include a visit
to the iron range. Members who expect
2 to go are to hand their names to Repre-
Y sentative J. D. Budd. The junket will
| ho no hoS att 0f Ia
sion. .: ~. 49,. ,s
Corrupt Practices Repeal Delayed
The house is not in a hurry to repeal
O the corrupt practices act. When the sen.
ate bill wiping out the act was reached
p on the calendar Mr.. BardWell moved thai
K it be sent back to general orders. He
explained that a good many members fel
| that there were features Of the law
= that should be retained. He wanted the
Il bill set back so that it could be amended
S Mr.. Shearer supported the motion, ant
E, it was carried. - #3a.@%
= Money for Statute Revision.
Chairman Tighe of the appropriation
r. committee called for the bill giving th
p statute revision commission $50,OOo, AM
:. it was sent to the committee, holding
it's place on general orders. Mr.. John
son wanted to know why the committe
, ~ had permitted the sugar bounty bill t.
W Tighe said he did not consent to tina
r, action, and did not know Of it when
~ N was taken. D. -; g. -~a .---
~ ~ The board of control controversy di
n not come up to-day. The general legis
'r lation committee did not report on tn
n \ Peachey bill, and the expected test O
f. strength was not taken. The commit
IN tee presented one report, recommendin
10 for passage the Carlson bill to prohibit
: destructive competition. ~
a H. f. 81, Committee Public Parks-Direc
re- n. publish @ the annual report Of the commissions
Or Of the state park of the Dalles of st. Croi1
: II. +. 572. Clague-Appropriatin $500 Il
MT construction Of a bridge in Redwood count!
~ 40 H. r. 57s, Judiciary Committee-Legalizin
H e al eoanss
ate sim e fun fund for a the fdg Pos Of psy
5 nSauis%G ,5seoyery
;. have not been subscribed for, after the e.
piratim21 Of # the 4 period Of IT. subscription;
e toT city = eonns sgnS
q the tSe numb
lid of representatives from the forty district
m ,n- MI. II. F. SIS, Notwithstanding restrictio
ife for the sale Of mining stock within the stat
he he 81. F. 57s, Bardwell- Empowering individus
all and certain corporations to accept in trust
to otherwise any g1rt. grant, Dequest or deylse
Ich property, real, personal or mived, to hold a
al manage, invest and reinvest the proceeds there
err IN perpetulty 1of ceftaAH ceuletely PurPos'
to Judiciary.
ian II. F. $50, Burns-Placing town supervise
nb- in charge of roads and bridges and doing aw
the WIN roau oYeiseeis' ioaue anu pliuses.
nst a,IIe rha+ wen+ rhrounh
on Co., So = 49,
The following bills were passed:
- n f. 44S. Hawley-To appropriate $1O.C
I annually for carrying ont the provisions Of ch,
~, ter 353 of the general laws OF 1S99 relating
CG a the state library commission. s-l
.: H. F.. 421. Lemon--To provide for cour
VII road and bridge fund and regulate the expen
NJ, | ture thereof in counties having population.
uc- so 900 inhabitants and not more than 200 600