The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28

x Ambrose Tighe Of st. Paul introduced
another home rule bill in the house this
morning to take the place of the bill
presented earlier in the session. The new
dill limits the powers Of charter commits
sions regarding the bonded Indebtedness
permitted to cities.
+ The maximum bonded Indebtedness is
fixed at 10 per cent of the assessed val
uation of city property, but wherever the
issue exceeds 5 per cent all propositions
for additional bonds must be submitted
to the people either at a special or gen
erai election. However, certificates Of
indebtedness issu1l to create revolving
fund for general Improvements; refund
ment bonds. bonds to fund Indebtedness
existing at the time the charter was
adopted. and bonds issued for purchasing,
extending or maintaining water or light
plants or any income producing public
utility, do not come under these restrc
lions. This last exemption will enable
cities to control their own lighting ia
cilties. The bill provides for a three
fourths vote to adopt any charter sub
united.
= Mr.. Tighes second bill limits the powers
of county commissioners in the eXpendi-
ture of county funds and applies only to
Ramsey county, as Henncpin already has
a similar law.
i The Fuel Investigators
Is The speaker announced the committee
to investigate the local fuel famine, <as
provided under the Jacoby resolution
adopted last week. The committee is
made up of one member from each con-
gressonal district as follows: First, Peh-
Ter; second Hinton; third, Ole Peterson;
fourth Jacoby; fifth. Gillette; sixth.
Bouck;s seventh, Rullifson; eighth, Hugo;
ninth, Hawley.
.,lz..s For The Mother of Trlp'ets.'
"A bill introduced by Mr.. Bowling evoked
a roar Of laughter. The bill provides for
an appropriation of $4,000 for the relief
Of Mrs Annie Nelson, who gave birth
to triplets some TINA ago. a feat Which
so startled her husband that he at once
deserted her. An error in the wording
of the bill caused the merriment. Inc
passage reads: tor the feiiel
of Mrs. Annie Nelson, who has been de-
serted by her husband. the mother OF
triplets. now living. and whose ages are
l6 months The statement that Mrs.
Nelson's husband was the mother OF
trjplets" appeared to strike the house as
a huge joke.
Mr.. Lewis of Duluth introduced two
bills. one of which empowers boards OF
education to defray the cost OF trahspot-
tation Of pupils in non graded schools 10
graded schools in certain cases. the Dill
being designed to meet a sssuatloll a.
listing in St. Louis county, where the poalH
desires to close several non graded schoois
at which the dtlSnldHSC ID SiiA"-i
make il possible for the children to at
tend the nearest graded school. -
The committee on public accounts ana
exnenditures was authorized to employ an
expert accountant to go over the BOOKS OF
the state capitol commission. The com
mittee on military affairs reported ior
massage the Bouck bill appropriatlng
money for the National Guard and for the
maintenance of the camp grounds at Lake
City and the buildings thereon. The
committee on elections advised the pas
sage of MI Haugland's bill providing for
ehe printing Of proposed constitutional
amendments on separate ballots, when
they are to be submitted to the voters al
my general election. -
Lumber Memorial sidetracked. T.:
"a The joint memorial, calling upon con
gress to place lumber on the free list, was
side-tracked by Mr., Cole who suggested
= that logs should be included with lum-
Der Mr. Burns thought logs were already
on the free list. but in the absence OF
definite information on the point the mat
& ter was passed until Tomorrow