The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-03
MUST ISSUE PASSES
Railroads Compelled to Extend the
Favor to State Officials by
Marks Bill.
State Will Also Be Saved Expense
Of Transportation for the
Solons.

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s Representative Mark Of Princeton intro
duced a bill in the house this morning re-
quiring railroad corpora tions operating
lines within the state to provide free
transportation for all members Of the
legislature, and state officials appointees
and judges. New Jersey now has such q
law and Mr.. Mark believes it's adoption
here would do away with much. of the
trouble and unpleasant comment occa
stoned by the present system.
The bill requires all railroads to send to
the state auditor annual passes for the
executive and judicial officers of the state
and members OF the legislature on Or be-
fore Dec. Is Of each year. Thereafter an
nuals are. to be issued to state appointees
within ten days from the time the roads
are notified of the appointments by the
auditor.
The bill makes it misdemeanor for a
person other than the one to whom the
pass Is issued to use the same and for an
official holding such pass to make any
charge against the state for transportation
is made felony punishable by from three
to five years In states prison.
- New County Option Bill.
= County option made It's biennial ap-
pearance in a bill introduced by Mr. Mel
son Of Lanesboro. It is similar to the
county option bills heretofore fought over
1t does not apply to any county containing
city of more than 10000. which excludes
not only Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis,
but Winona, Stearns and Blue Earth
counties. ~-- s... -..~ ..
The bill provides that on a petition
signed by tenth of the voters Of the
county, an election must be held ON the
second Tuesday of March, to determine by
ballot whether license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors may be granted in and for such
county" If the county votes license,
then licenses may be granted by towns
under the state law, but the proposition
county goes ''dry.' the prohibition against
license runs for four years, when it Iapses
unless another vote is taken.
Ihe tlne for violation Of the law is
graduated. For the first offense it is 2
fine of $25 to $50, or Imprisonment. For
the second it is $50 to 500, and for any
subsequent offense it is seventy to ninety
Gays IN Jail. In case fine is collected,
nall is to go to the county and half to
the complaining witness or citizens COM
mlttee which furnished the information,
Location OF Business Houses.
Mr.. Deming of Hennepin sent in q, bill
enabling city councils to regulate the To-
cation and construction of certain .husi-
might prove Objectionable in residence or
retail districts. The list includes slaugh-
ter houses, rendering houses, tanneries.
dye houses glue factories. soap houses,
storehouses for oil or POWDER breweries,
d1stllleries, carriage houses, livery stables,
oasenal grounds, roller rinks. pawn
Droklng establishments, blacksmith
shops, Ifoundries and boiler shops,
Constitutional Amendments.
George W.. Armstrong of Hennepin in
troduced a, bill providing that a majority
OF me votes cast on any proposed consti-
tutfonal amendment shall suffice to carry
the same. At present a majority vote of
all voters voting is required, The hill
necessarily comes in the form of a. con-
stftuttonal amendment to be submitted to
the voters at the next election. A similar
measure has been reported by the senate
Judiciary committee. -, -. =
No Standing Appropriations.
ambrose T1ghe of Ramsey, by request
lntrodu ;ed three bills bearing upon the
management of state institutions. Two
have already been presented in the senate
The new bill does away with standing an
preparations and repeals the law under
which these are made. Additional appro-
priations are invariably granted and the
olll is designed merely to simplify mat
ters. ... 49,. =
T. .... FFe Escapes In Hotels.
Mr. Armstrong sent in a bill regarding
IRE escapes in hotels. The bill REQUIRES
an hosteirles to have at least two inside
sta1rWays and outer fire escapes on two
sides of the building. Bonifaces are also
required to equip each guest room with
henpen rope of sufficient length to
reach the ground and strong enoueh to
bear strain Of 500 pounds. 's7'Ea
Blow at Country PgddIer.
Mr.. Rosenwald of Lac qui Parle struck
blow at itinerant country peddlers bv
a Dill requiring them to secure licenses
IN each township in which they vend and
fixing the fee at s1O0 year. This would
put an end to peddling in the country
districts. ..| -.
I 3. Klein Gets His Apology. ~'s==
Mr.. Klein OF Chaska, a manufacturer of
brick, took the floor on a: question of
prN.lese' ana went after Mr. Clague for
remarks used in the debate on the Stone
rate bill last week. At that time Mr..
Clague said he had been informed that
a special rate on wood had been granted
Mr.. Klein by the railroads. Mr.. Klein
said this morning that the rate was a reg
uiar tariff made on charred wood, and
not a. cut made to him. He said Mr.
Clague had admitted he should not have
used the name in debate, and wanted to
know why the gentleman from Redwood
had not apologized. - :
MI Clague said that in his conyer-
sat1on with railroad attorney he gained
the impression that special rate was
made to Mr.. Klein Regardless of that,
he realized that it was not necessary to
have used Mr.. kein's name, and apol-
ogized to Mr.. Klein and to the house
However, 1t was still true that the special
tarin was on charred wood. and was for
the benefit OF the brickmakers. No other
users OF wood got the benefit.
We'll. why didn't you come to me about
1t and find out before you told IT to the
house? demanded Mr.. Klein, with rising
choler. -
nave already made all the apology
that is due, and I am not going to make
another was the sententious reply.
Two Bills Killed.
Mr.. Demings bill, granting to cemetery
corporations the right of eminent domain.
recommended for passage in committee of
the whole yesterday, was killed this morn
ing, Gs 95f5s.s 1ss Il s. y s5f iEEs