The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-05

panles have ceased to do business, all of
them paying only a small portion of the
claims. There are now nineteen COM
panies doing business. The companies
which it is proposed to legislate- out of
existence. or which will be affected by
Senator Stephens. bill are as follows:
Alliance Hail and Cyclone, Austin; Farmers
Home; Madelia; Farmers Indemnity, Pine
ers' United Township Pipestone; Farmers CO.
operative, Brooklyn Center; Fidelity Mutual,
Winnebago City; German-American Mutual Hail,
Wadena; German Mutual, Norwood; Mankato
Mutual Winnebago; Minnesota Farmers Hail,
Minneapolis, Mimi; Mutual Hail and Cyclone,
Blue Earth; Northwestern Mutual Hail and Cy
wood; Rocksbury Mutual, Thief. River Falls;
State Mutual, Winnebago; State Farmers Mu-
tual, st. Paul. Western Mutual Hail and Cy-
clone, Luverne- 80 S5ea ssis.@ 7.5
-. McNamee as an Educator.
Senator McNamee Of Ramsey believes
that a legal publication known the
Index Digest would be a good thing to
have around and so has. introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of state to
purchase 500 copies at IS each. These
are to be disposed of as follows:
A sufficient number is to be reserved
for the use of the legislature, a sufficient
number in the state library for it's use
and exchange with other states, one copy
to each state institution, one copy to
each district judge and clerk of a dis
trict court. " .,..
Water and Light Law Fixed.
On general orders the only bill acted
upon was one by Senator Putnam, amend
ing the law relating to the municipal
waterworks and lighting plants.
To Help Railroad Commission.
In order to expedite the work of the
railway commission, G. F. Staples, one of
Its members, las prepared a measure au-
thorizing the commission to. certify it's
proceedings directly into the courts This
bill was introduced by Senator Ward.
Thorpe's Plan for Nominating M. c.'s.
Il want the people to make the platform
| for their congressman and to invite the
candidates to stand On the platform in
stead of permitting the candidates to
I make their own platforms and invite the
| people to come with them, said Senator
IL. O. Thorpe in explaining the provisions
Of his bill providing for congressional
conventions. This bill does not do away
with the present system Of nominating
congressman at primary elections, but
authorizes the delegates to the state con
ventions to form themselves into con-
| gressiona1 conventions for the purpose OF
adopting themselves into, congressional
conventions for the purpose of adopting
| platforms. Under the present system
| there is no provision for congressional
platforms.
! More Board of Control Abridgment
+ Senator Peachey of Owatonna added
| fuel to the board of control controversy
this morning by presenting a bill provid :
,ing that the state public: school at Owa-
tonna shall be Withdrawn from the juris-
diction of the board The sentiment in
! the senate is favorable to exempting the
state university and the state normal
schools from the authority of the board
of control, but Senator Buck insists that
the schools for deaf, dumb and blind at
Faribault be included among the educa-
tional institutions of the state and now
Senator Peachey has followed his lead by
contending that the state public school at
Owatonna is legally an educational insti-
tuition and entitled to the same treatment
as the others.
For Rural School Children.
Senator Witherstine introduced a. bill
! which authorizes the directors of one
! school district to send the children with
in their district to school in another ad-
joining district, and provides system
whereby the directors can pay the ex-
! penses of such transfer.