The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-18
The Minnesota Legislature
GOT OFF THIN ICE TO SET OUT JUDGES
Rep. Morley Would Have Supreme
Court Judges Nominated by
I Separate Conventions.
Public Accounts Committee Author
lied to Audit Books Of Several
State Departments.

Representative Morley introduced a bill
in the house this morning, providing for
separate nominating conventions for can
.didates for the supreme bench. The con-
ventions are to assemble in the state cap
itol on the first Monday in September of
election years beginning at 10 a. M The
delegates are to be- selected at the same
time as delegates to the regular state con-
venticns but the representa- icn is re-
duced by one half. The bill is designed to
secure non partizan candidates II possible,
the idea being that joint nominations will
be more likely under the proposed ar
fangement. ~
A General State Audit.
Mr.. Won Valid. chairman OF the commit
tee on public accounts and expenditures,
now engaged in a still hunt among the
books OF the capitol commission. intro
duced a resolution providing; that his COM
mittee be authorized to employ an expert
accountant to go oyer the books Of the
several state departments. He explained
that the committee had made no report
since 1897, and upon this showing the
resolution was adopted under a suspen-
sion Of the rules 1t is said that the com
mittee IS after Public Examiner Johnson,
who exhibits no signs of perturbation.
:, For Village Bonds.
Mr.. Haugen sent up a bill permitting
villages to issue bonds, provided, that no
such bonds shall be issued until the ques-
ton Of such issue shall have been sub
mitted to the electors of such village, and
such issue decided by 1ve-eighths ma
|jority Of all electors voting at any gem
eral or special election at. which such
| question is submitted to such electors
+ Pay for Infected Cattle.
Mr.. Krostue introduced bill appropri-
ating $4,000 annually for the repayment
to owners OF. the value Of horses or. cows
killed because infected with tuberculo-
| sis. Or CHAMBERS. The bill comes in the
shape of an amendment to the existing
| law. 1t adds CHAMBERS to tuberculosis
as an infectious disease and puts both on
| the same basis. 1t taxes the state with
| three-f1ths of the value Of animals killed,
the town with one-ffth and the owner
with the remaining fifth and it limits the
value Of a diseased horse to s75 and Of a
diseased cow to s25. ..E Ill.,. :
. State Aid for Schools.
Mr.. Nelson sent up bill increasing the
| state aid to high schools to 81. 500; and
Mr.. Johnson, a bill extending state aid
school districts.
| Committee Conflicts Avoided.
The special committee appointed by the
I speaker under the Hugo resolution to ad-
just difficulties arising through a conflict
OF committee meetings. advised commit
tee chatrmen to hand notices of meetings
| to the chief clerk, who is then to an
| nounce the time at his own discretion. the
| matter Of room being left to the sergeant
I alarms. In the holding Of: meetings the
Judiciary committee is to have preference
the appropriations committee coming next
| and the committee on roads and bridges
| third = 4. : ~. : - 80 :,
Ihe house passed Mr.. Sanders bill en-
i abing the state forestry board to DUR
] chase land for forestry purposes. u,