The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
Board of CONTROL soarrIno,

mittee on education to report out his
board Of control bill, but failed. His mo-
ton that the committee be Instructed to
report not later than tomorrow was
tabled. Mr.. Anderegg, chairman Of the
committee, announced he would call a
meeting for this afternoon and Mr.. Per-
ley was satisfied. The bill removes the
university and state normal schools from
the management of the board Of control.
Saved From smotherlng.
The Erickson bill increasing from IS, 900
to $4,000 the damages collectible for ac-
cidental death and the chinook BILL fix
ing the maximum amount at $4,000, were
recalled from the. judiciary committee,
despite the protests of Chairman Stew
enson and after. w. w. Bardwell, chair
man Of the subcommittee on probate law,
had virtually been accused of attempting
to smother the meas ures. When Mr..
Erickson urged. his motion Mr.. Rockne
of the subcommittee stated that the sub
committee had never had an opportunity
to pass upon the bill although he had him.
self urged the chairman to take it up.
Later Mr.. Clague, the third member Of the
sub committee, made a similar statement.
Both bills, he said, had been before the
subcommittee for two months or more
and the chairman had done nothing. The
bills were then recalled and placed on
general orders. .
Duluth, Wants Station. ~
A protest was received, signed by a
large number Of West Duluth business
men, against the abandonm ent. of the old
st. Paul s. Duluth passenger and freight
depot in West Duluth and calling upon
Of that road with the Northern Pacific
system. The matter was referred to the
committee on railroads. = -. - - -
A Postscript by Fryberger.
Mr.. Fryberger rising to a question OF
personal privilege said that, until he had
read the papers, he had not known Of the
expression used by DR.. Dorsey in the
bowling bill. The evening papers, he
added, whether correctly or not, had
quoted the doctor as ahving accused him
Of uttering a falsehood when he said the
He then referred to the house journal and
said that every democrat reported IS vot-
ing had voted for the bill. -, -. -
For Guards and Juveniles. :;
Among the bills passed were the Hin
ton measure fixing the terms of field and
general officers of the national guard a,
ten years, but making them eligible fodl
reelection, and W. I. Nolan's BILL pro-
viding for the isolation from adult offend
ers of juveniles accused of crime.
They'll Drink on Haugkland.
Mr.. Haugland introduced and secured
the passage of a bill amending the law
relating to the right of eminent domain
so as to permit village in his district tc
secure a site for a waterworks plant. The
bill was received upon request of the gov
ernor and passed under suspension OF the
rules. "
A Publicity Bill Postponed.
Yesterday afternoon the house in
definitely postponed the bill Of Mr.. Greg
DRY Of st. Paul requiring all bids sub
mitted to the board of control to be
opened in public and their contents, to be
made public property. The bill was first
amended by Mr.. Clague so as to make
publicity Of bids optional with the bid
ders and was then postponed indefinitely
on motion of it's author.
Cemetery Bill Buried.
d. Senator w. A. Smiths bill, extending
to cemetery corporations the right of emf
nent domain, was killed.
Girls Training School Defeated
On report Of the committee the three
bills providing for a<separate state train.
ing school for girls were indefinitely post
poned. >