The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-14
FIRST TAX MEASURE
The Amendment Introduced in the House
ii .. -Dreger's Bill.

The Amendment Introduced in the House
Ill.,. ..-- -Dreger's Bill.
The taxation amendment to the con-
stitution was started on its way in the
house this morning by Mr.. Stevenson OF
EIennepin, who introduced the same
amendment as was voted on in November
and already introduced in the senate by
General Wilson. 1t goes to the house
judiciary committee to be whipped into
shape.
f. Mr.. Smith of Hennepin introduced the
bill wanted by Sheriff Dreger. 1t raises
the salary of the chief deputy to 1900
and adds two outside deputies at $1,000.
one for conveying insane persons at 5000
and stenographer at $500. It creates an
expense fund Of $500 for the sherin's Of
fee It also provides that the county
shall reimburse the sheriff for all actual
expenses incurred In performance Of his
duties. The feature giving the COM
missioners instead of the judges the
power to decide when extra deputies are
needed has disappeared from the bill.
A bill by Mr.. Deegan Of Scott provides
= that towns shall pay expenses incurred
in case Of contagious diseases, but that
the counties shall eventually pay one
half. Towns may levy a tax of not more
than 1 mill to pay the charges. ~
Mr.. Bardwell introduced a bill which
enables landlords to bring actions in
ejectment without first resorting to actual
physical force.
A Good Roads Invitation.
The house was invited by, George W.
Cooley. president of the Good Roads as
ISOLATION to send a committee to attend
the sessions Of that body, and on motion
of Mr.. Bardwel a committee Of nine was
appointed, one from each district The
speaker named Messrs. Girling Fulton,
Bouck. Da.sn. Q. Peterson, Rullifson, Han
son, Mck and Hugo. 49,. - IT,
Committee Changes.
Several changes in committee assign
n1ents were announced this morning. by
mutual consent of the members inter-
ested. Mark leaves the education COM
mittee to make place for Nelson. Benson
leaves public accounts and expenditures
4 Erickson public lands and Stone from
public health, Nelson taking the place Of
each. w. A. Nolan is relieved from state
prison and Hinton fills the Vacancy Shove
leaves the state training school commit
4 tee and RocSne takes his place. r r
Lewis goes on the committee on COM
merce and Hickey goes on the Judiciary
committee being the only democrat on
Il the committee. -. ~.
Speaker Babcock announced the follow
ing appointments:
Pages Frank !, Rroes. pelbert Case. Claude wal
Ton. Ihomas W Koch. Anthony Monschand
S. stenogr g. for judiciary committee, Mrs.
CLERK CLERK. Of judiciary committee. ". E. Hewitt.
= General clerks, A. F. Frombach, George La
Bobby Burns sounded a warning
against passing bills under suspension Of
the rules. opposing the motion of Mr..
Simons. who sought to have bill rushed
through changing the time of holding
4 court in Red Lake county He sa id that
members would get their bills out of the
way under suspension of the rules. and
would then get in the way Of the meas
nres wanted by other members. L. H
johnson supported his plea for caution.
4 Messrs. Haugland. Armstrong and Dorsey
pleaded for consideration Of the bill as
a purely local measure. Only sixty eight
{ votes were mustered, SO the Suspension
1. failed FL 5is4$ s
The house concurred in the senate reso-