The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-11
ELECIROCUlI0N BILL
r. 7. Lewis of Duluth Introduces
Bill Like That of New York
State.
It Contains Very Rigid Anti-pub-
!. Lefty Provision-Fun Over
Wolf Bounties.

Minnesota and require all under death |
sentence to be turned over to the warden
of the state prison who would himself be |
required to be present at their electrocu
ton, unless prevented by sickness. The
prisoner, under the requirements of the
bill, would be electrocuted within the
walls of the prison and the number Of
persons allowed to be present would be
limited to eleven, the prison warden, a
clergyman or priest, three persons to be
named by the condemned, and six to be
named by the warden. The bill expressly
provides that no newspaper reporter be
admitted in any capacity, and facetiously
concludes: mo account of the details Of
such execution, beyond the statement Of
the fact that such convict was on the day
in question duly executed according to
law. shall be published in any news
paper
.tp s~r Wolf Bountles.
When general orders were reached the
house had fun over the wolf bounty BILL
One member asked permission of Mr.. Ny
| quist to include dogs within the provisions
Of the act Another suggested that wood
chucks-particularly legislative wood
| chucks-be included. An amendment re-
ducing the bounty from SO to SIS was de-
feated So was another. limiting the
| payment to citizens Of Minnesota only.
| This was fought by Mr.. OLaughlin of
| Lake City. who explained that he knew
several expert wolf hunters living just
across the Wisconsin line who ought to be
allowed the fruits Of their craftsmanship.
| The discussion continued for half an hour,
| and thena motion to send the bill back
! to the, committee was put. The house
| wanted to play, however, and the motion
was promptly voted down. A second mo-
| ton to refer the natter to the Hennepin
| delegation. was not put The Bill was
finally Recommended for passage. 1t fixes
| the bounty for females at SIS, and males
| at SO, PAYABLE by the state .-.-,
| Torrens Law Extension.
Mr.. Lohren Of Waseca by request in
troduced bill to extend the operation Of
the Torrens law to every county in the
state At present it is operative only in
lHennepn, Ramsey and st. Louis counties.
Summer School at Normas.
Mr. Sinclair sent up a bill providing for
summer school in the state normal
schools. The term proposed, lis seven
weeks.
To Refund Inheritance Tax.
Mr.. Sinclair also introduced a bill to
Inappropriate $4,000 to repay illegally col
} lected Inheritance taxes.
For judicial Candidates.
MIR. Bowling submitted a bill to permit
. candidates for judicial office the use of
! more than one party designation on the
ballot. This merely follows up a bill
Introduced by Mr.. Bowling earlier in the
tics.
r." Minneapolis Bond Bill. ,s->
When the Shearer bill to authorize the
issue Of $15O.000 permanent improvement
bonds by Minneapolis was reached Mr.
Girling explained that he%desred to offel
E one or two amendments = which, she
Thought. ought to be discussed in the
s Hennepin delegation rather than in Jthe
/ house. He consequently asked the autho
to consent to report of progress. Mr.
r Shearer al once retorted that if there wa:
S a man, woman or child In Hennepin coun
), ty who didn't understand the bill HI
r would willingly consent to the course pro
k posed. Progress was reported.
Y e>> To Make the State Pay
Mr. Hugo's bill to require the state t.
Y pay to municipalities amounts that woul'
g. be assessed against real estate for loca
s improvements but for the fact that own
e ers of such real estate pay to the state
n gross earnings tax, was made a special. or
der for Feb. Is. The bill was returne
l. from the committee on municipal legisla
y ton without recommendation. =
IL Boiler Inspectors.
70 The committee recommended for, pas
~ sage Mr.. Nyquists bill for the appoint
"a ment of boiler inspectors by the governc
in each of the sixty three senatorial dis
~, tricts. In the discussion. Mr.. Clague ere
~ ated some excitement by declaring tt
~ | L
~. said that the inspectors were often II
~: lccmpetent and added that competent me
- could not afford to take the position
30 they were usually compelled to turn ov
= half Of their pay to. their superiors. ..sO1
- Imam does all the work, said he, and al
- other sitting in his office gets the pa
y let's fix it so the man who. works will
pc pa i'd for his work" This view was share
ny ~ by others and; the bill was at once recon
~. mended to pass.
IL Speaker Babcocl announced the a:
J., pointment of Messrs Hugo, johnson al
ne Butler to act with the chief clerk al
ne himself in arranging committee sche
uo ule.
ay Passed by the House.
The following bills were passed: =.
ha H. F.: 8, FosseenmTo amend the first -
division Of section 1862 OF the general statutes
IS H F. 100, Putnam. To amend sections IA
res Rec commended to Pass.
n In committee Of the whole the followi
~ bills were recommended for passage:
1851 :auas on e
ese section 1872 of chapter 66 of the general st
re- utes of Minnesota for 1878, relating to garni
ie- II. F. 13s, Lewis. r. T.-Empowering boa
as of education in incorporated cities having o
&C. so, 900 inhabitants and constituting special
yes independent school districts to make rules {
~ regulations for the government and managem
aus of school and for the employment and examt
| ton of teachers. -
Il. F. 112 Hanson-To authorize the issu
of bonds by organized towns for the purp
of laying out and building roads:
II. f. 0199 Substitute for H.. F. 26), Lohre
ers To amend sections and Of chapter g Of
zen general laws of 1901. act relating to gra
Il | ing reward for killing wolves %aa
~, ~ II. F. 2o7, Bosworth-To amend section
our chapter 300, laws of 1901, relating to the
ers preparation for building a bridge in Hous
al III. f. 1, Johnson-To abolish highway la
a. assessment and requiring all road taxes to
paid in cash in counties containing 100000
= habitants more etc. E
II. F. 16S Erickson--To amend section
chapter $50, general laws of 1885, relating to
duties of surveyors regarding section and p1
ertyl lines zas Qts:- s.
NEW HOUSE BILLS.
10 H f.. 275, Clague- Al ending the law rela'
ing to the incorporation Of certain villages j
ciary. 11..- ~ >, ...s. ~, - %,
I'M bonds heretofore issued by townships for
,ol- and bridge purposes Or either. Judiciary;
acn operation Of the Torrens land registration