The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17

Killed bill licensing surveyors.
Adjourned to Saturday, 10 a. m.
In order to expedite business for the re-
naming three days Of the legislative ses-
sion, Senator Wilson proposed this morn
ing that the venerable red-tape rule re-
quiring bills to lie over one day each on
general orders and on the calendar before
being acted upon, be suspended for the
remainder Of the session. A@% -
Lieutenant Governor Ray w. Jones
called attention to the fact that such a
proposition required one days notice.
Mr.. Wilson thereupon moved that the
rule requiring such notice be suspended
The senate was disposed to favor this,
but Senator Schultz, who has. been inclined
! to pose as an objector, gave notice Of de-
bate, which throws the question over until
| tomorrow. -. .: ..-.
Some relief was obtained however, by
the passage Of a motion by Senator Lord
! limiting all speeches to five mintes.
| Minneapolis Permanent improvements.
Senators Kilson and Calhoun Of the
Hennepln delegation introduced bills au-
thorizing the issuance Of. bonds by Min
neapoliS for the permanent improvements
of the CITY,. 1t has been found advisable
| to increase the time from ten to thirty
years and the interest from 31k per cent
| to per cent, and the bills are simply
to cover these changes in the original
bills passed earlier IN the. session. There
will be two series Of bonds, one Of $150,000
for the permanent improvement fund to
cover the city's portion of sewers, paving
and curb and gutter, and one Of $350,O0O
for the revolving fund to cover the prop
lerty owners proportion.
Both measures were passed under sus-
pension of the rules and were sent to the
house this morning. A. delegation of Min
1S%3 vim vIU& NNN< tn Y1ocrn fI1n
passage of the bills among them, being
Aldermen rsA,se FL, .MerTill A. IS. Adams,
Frank shcoonmakenH Dennis Bow, Harry
McLaskey, A. C. Vaughan, c. B. Holmes.
J. H. Van Nest. t. .,x- q, 4,,.
Noppartlzan DJIiuisd'estary, Not Wanted.
Senator Gjertsen< Of Minneapolis made
| another attempt to saw e the Dowling bill
| for a nonpartizan judiciary by moving
/, for a reconsideration of the vote by which
| failed to carry, the roll call showing 8
| ayes and 81 nays. The ayes were Sen
| ators Du Toit, Durant, Gjertsen, Nc
| Gowan,. Schaller, E, E. Smith, w. "A.
Smith and Wilson. ( %ess'tasr' = :
."old subserfbsf's" Troubles, ".
| The senate killed the Nyquist bill pre-
| venting publishers of newspapers and
other. periodicals from collecting for
| copies. Senator Somerville declared that
| the bill served no good purpose. Persons
| receiving papers for, which they had not
subscribed were protected as they did
| not have to take them from the postofice,
| while if the, bill passed subscribers would
| be compelled to renew their subscriptions
periodically, which would simply be a
| nuisance. There were only nine votes
| in favor of, the bill when the roll was
! called.
| No State Surveying Board
The Fraser bill to crate a state board
! Of surveyors and licensing surveyors was
killed by a vote Of 1s to 25, the general
| impression being that such board was
unnecessary.
Easy for Law Students. .-.
Senator Morgan's bill compelling grad
yates from the, law department of the
university to pass an examination before
| the state board Of law examiners before
being admitted to practice law was in
definitely postponed in spite of an argu-
| ment by the author in its favor.
Law graduates are now admitted on
their diplomas and Senator Lord urged
| that this was all sufficient, as the heads
of the law department could be trusted
to require as high a standard for admis-
| sion as any board that could be selected.
Representative G.. R. Smiths bill pro-
| tions of cancelled liqour licenses was
| passed by the senate, as was the Burns
| bill requiring the public examiner to turn
! the fees Of his office into the state treas:
| ury - .-
+ Bills That Were Favored. =
| The committees reported a large num-
| Der of bills this morning, most Of them
| of minor Importance. Among the bills
receiving favorable recommendation were
| the following: -
Hickey's biIl amending the divorce laws, so
that actions based on desertion may be brought
| in less than q year from the time OF an action
| prematurely brought. lz5 eses. 49,. .
| the sale of fish caught in lakes in counties Of
! over $4,000 Inhabitants, as to except ST.
| Louis county. 90 g8rs.. s-s-e -.--s.sr.= =-
/ The Shepard bill, providing for the prose-
! pigs"
| representing himself an attorney. without
/ having been admitted to practice shall be in
1 contempt of court. z.l.5t4s
The ShsassF ei pro4btng the publication Of
penalty for violations Of the same.
The Jaeoby. bill. making it a felony to .aban-
i The Hinton bill, presenting standard Of dens-
ity for Illuminating oils and requiring density
4 There was an interesting debate on the
Shepard bill, regulating the size Of boxes
and crates for all kinds OF berries and
fruit. A motion to indefinitely postpone
| was defeated by. narrow margin, the
I. vote standing "a to 25. The bill was after
wards recommended for passage.
!. NEW SENATE BILLS
4 s. F. 579, StephensLFixing the terms of the
district court in the fourth judicial district.
ss s. F. $50, Calhoun Authorizing Minneapolis to
Issue $4,000 in bonds Tor public improvements.
S. +: 5s1, Wilson Authorizing Minneapolis to
/ issue $3.50, 600 permanent improvement revolving
fund bonds Passed.