The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
The Minnesota Legislature.
. For i've news seepa Eleven.
TO FIX THE CHAMBER
The House nyestigating Committee
Wants to Prescribe Rules for
Grain Men.
A Hitch in the House Over the
Hennepin Salary
=, '.ss Bill.

The house committee appointed to in
vestfgate the Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce, made it's report this morning.
The report states that discrimination ex-
lists In the matter of handling grain, in
asmuch as members are charged only
one-half cent bushel, while non
members must pay a cent. Complaint is
made further that the record Of transac-
tions is incomplete and in order to remedy
these conditions the committee agreed
upon a bill which will be introduced
later. <& H.. **,a<
The bill makes it unlawful for any as
sociation or corporation organized under
the laws Of this state relating to chambers
of commerce or boards of trade, to enact
or enforce any bylaw or regulation
whereby any discrimination is made in
the price charged for handling, buying or
selling grain or other commodity. It
provides that complete records Of all floor
transactions must be kept, giving the
date Of the transaction, the names of in
terested parties, the kind, quantity and
quality Of the article purchased or sold
and the price therefor. This record is to
be open to public inspection. Violation of
the provisions of the act is made a mis-
demeanor, punishable by a fine of not to
| exceed 500 or imprisonment for not more
than ninety days.,
AS originally drawn, the bill made all
committee would not agree to this, how
ever, and the section was stricken out,
although, now that the governors per-
mission to introduce the bill must be OBJ
| tanned, Mr.. Peterson may put it back
again and send the bill, In as his own and
| not committee measure.
A Hitch over Salary Bill.
The house refused to concur in the SEN
ate amendments to the Hennepin county
salary bill and conference committee
| was appointed. AS but two days remain
on which bills may: be passed, the bill
may be lost for lack of time in which to
agree. This, of course. would mean that
the salaries of county officials will re-
main undisturbed for another two years.
(: Senate Not "knockine." -,
| A communication was read from Lieu
tenant Governor Ray w. Jones, in which
he said it had come to his ears that an
! impression existed in the house that the
| senate was discriminating against house
bills. This impression, he wrote, was un-
| founded. The reading drew a laugh from
| the house. ~. L.
yrE1 Revenue Bill Passed.
The revenue BILL prepared by the COM
| mittee on ways and means, was passed
under suspension of the rules. It is de-
signed to raise $775,0 for 1904 and $780,
| 600 for 1905 and limits the rate to 1 MILL
William H. Eustis visited the legislature
| and the house called on him for speech
on motion of Frank Clague. Mr.. Eustis
said he had never before been privileged
to address a law making body in this state
! although he had occasionally tried to- en-
13foree the Jaws they had made. The Hast
| law making assembly he had visited, he
said, was the Hawaiian Senate. He then
congratulated house members upon the
| ~ -.
! would long be remembered for its con-
! servatism.
E, 4. .-...z. Exemptions for CIergymen.
When the calendar was reached the
house passed J. D. Schroeder's bill, ex-
empting regularly ordained ministers from
| poll taxes and jury duty. The Smith
! bill, providing for the publication of pro-
! posed constitutional amendments in three
| newspapers in each county for two sue
cessive weeks Immediately preceding the
! lelection;n and in pamphlet form, in vari-
Gus languages, to be sent each voter of the
state six months before election, was
| beaten.
. Fish and Game Accounts O. X.
Messrs A. M. Schroeder, Craig and And
| erson, the special committee appointed to
| investigate the accounts of the state game
| and fish commission, reported that, al
! tho numerous charges had been made
| to the effect that personal property
| confscated by the commissions agent had
| disappeared, their investigation had
shown all these charges but one to be
| unfounded. In one instance "a boat, de-
| coys and other property stored with a
| former vice president Of the commission,
had been lost, and Mr.. Fullerton had
| promised to investigate and compel an
accounting. The committee declared the
| accounts of the department to be cor
fI1af ho hat toI o,-Ir
| be repaired, that all confiscated property
| be sold at public auction and that the law
| be amended so that no property should be
| confscated except game or fish taken out
| Of season. The report was accepted with
out comment.
Rosy's Freight Rates
Mr.. Rosenwald sought to revive his
| freight rate bill, side tracked yesterday,
| but was unsuccessful. He first moved
that the committees report declaring the
measure to be impracticabfe- be expunged
| from the records. This was ruled out and
he then offered motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Fryberger raised the point Of order
! that he could not make such motion as
| he had voted mo on the proposition to
| accept the report. Mr.. Nyquist then Sc
| cured the floor and advised the member
| from Lac qui Parle to withdraw his mo-
| tion, which he did, and the incident was
| closed.
Frank Minnette tried to have taken
| from the table his resolution providing for
an Investigation Of the houses stationary
| bills and was accommodated. The reso-
luton was taken up and then Indefinitely
| postponed. ..-E
Street Railway Reciprocity.
Late yesterday afternoon James r.
| Hickey of st. Paul introduced a bill max
! ing the jumping of a board bill'' mis-
demeanor. The house concurred in the
senate amendments to the Gregory anti
| nd ho hill