The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
FEE Bill HELD BACK B
MI. Gillette Will Move to Recon
slider the County Clerks
Measure.
The Bill Left a Loophole for Accept
ance of Private
Fees.

A little too late to stop the passage of
the bill, but in time to hold it back from
going to the senate, Mr.! Gillette got in
the way OF the clerk of courts fee bill
this morning. This Is the bill increasing
the fees to be charged by Clerk D1ckey
for official services, so as to make the
office self supporting. 1t was passed on
yfayorably by the Hennepin delegation
and when ut was reported back to the,
house this morning Mr. Demings moved
it's passage. under suspension of the rules.
It went through like clock work. but a
few minutes later Mr.. Gillette received;
a letter calling his attention to a serious
defect In the bill, and he gave notice
that tomorrow he would move for a re-
consideration.
|. The bill as drawn provides that fees
received in his Official capacity shall
be turned in to the county treasurer.
This omits the large fees received for
copying records, etc. for private indi
in the courtsssssIt is. agreed bNs embers
| of the delegation since their attention was
called to the bill, that it should be
amended to include all fees whatsoever.
Must Meet In Minnesota.
Mr.. Perley sent in bill prohibiting cor
porations organized under Minnesota laws
| from holding stockholders MEETINGS to
elect directors outside of the state; bill
| requiring foreign corporations doing bust
ness in the state to maintain local offices
| and providing for the service of legal pro-
cesses on agents These. are identical
with the Wilson bills introducedin the
senate to-day. Il !: - d
To Multiply Street Car Tracks.
Mr.. Jacoby of Ramsey introduced bill
providing that city councils may by a
three quarters vote grant to street car
corporations the right to construct triple
or quadruple lines of track on any street
or avenue in a city of $4,000 or more
population. -ers
Would Stop State Fair Races.
| A bill introduced by Mr.. McGregor, if
| passed, will prevent horse racing at the
state fair. It declares the racing of horses
for money or other valuable consideration
a felony punishable by fine Of not less
than $500 or Imprisonment in county
! Jail or the states prison from two months
| to two years. This is probably retalia-
| tory measure, fathered by friends Of the
! Thoroughbred Breeders association and
designed as a club to compel state fair
officials to withdraw their opposition to
the pool-selling bill.
A Ban On Student Smokers.
| Mr. Ruliffson doesn't want university
| students to smoke. He sent up a bill this
| morning, making the sale of tobacco to
| minors under Is or to college or university
| students misdemeanor punishable by a
| fine of $50 or thirty days in Jail. Minors
under 1S, caught smoking, are punishable
by a fine of $40 or five days imprison-
| ment.
! A Sioux Massacre Monument.
A. M. Schroeder presented a bill pro-
viding for the erection of a monument to
victims of the Sioux massacres of 1857
and 1862, in Jackson county. The work is
to be supervised by a commission named
as follows. J. 3. Wakefield Blue Earth
City; Simon Olson, Belmont, and Paul H.
| Berge, Jackson. - ....
Plans for Roosevelt
Speaker Babcock to-day appointed
Messrs. w. A. Nolan, Nelson and Dorsey
as the house committee arrangements
for the reception of President Roosevelt.
A resolution by George r. Smith to au-
thorize the expenditure Of $1O0 for dec
orations was held up by Mr.. Tighe who
gave notice of debate and said he did not
believe the president wanted any decora-
tions.
l.' Last Bills Tomorrow. -, - .~
| A resolution was adopted fixing to-
morrow as the last day for introducing
bills carrying road and bridge appropria-
tions.
Dog Money for Sheep Losers.
The dog license bill is before the house
again, and Mr.. Nyquist has his work cut
out for him. 1t was introduced this morn
ing by Ruliffson of Lyon county, and
provides that the dog license shall go into
a fund to reimburse owners of sheer
killed by law.
To Regulate Saloons and Drinkers.
Mr.. Ruliffson introduced bill requir-
ing. saloons to be. ptf%eosed; from g. p
m. Saturday until*5 a. m. Monday; while
i IT,. Nolo inc
them to remain closed on Christmas anc
New Years days.
Another bill Of. Importance provides
for the commitment of dipsomaniacs anC
habitual users Of narcotics to one or more
of the state hospitals for the insane
Hearings are to be held before judges
Of the district court and patients are tt
be committed for at least year, although
they may be paroled by the governor al
the expiration of thirty days treatment
if sther condition warrants it. ParoleC
patients are required to report monthly
/ to 5the clerk of court.
The house passed Mr.. Stevenson's bill
! licensing practitioners Of osteopathy by
a vote of 64 to-436. AS so votes are re-
quired the osteopaths had narrow
squeak. : -, 80 80 ~<r,.~.. .
$ judicial Measure o. KID.
In committee Of the whole the house
voted to report for passage the bill grant
+ ing an additional judge to the seventh
judicial district The house delegation
from the district is reported to stand
; to z on the proposition.
2 MutuaIs Not Favored. ~.a
In a meeting of the senate committe
: on judiciary to-day the Campbell bill,
) F. 430, providing for the incorporation {
7 consolidation of mutual fire, hail and tor
nado insurance companies was considere
;, at some length and was finally recon
: mended for indefinite postponement. AS
~ substitute it was decided to introduce an
! other bill providing for reinsurance i
:, stock companies Of the business of tb