The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
HITS THE CHAMBER
Senator Torson Introduces a Bill to
Make It's Quotations Public
Property.
He Insists That He's Working for
the Farmer, Not the Buck
et-Shop.

ing a law which would seriously cripple
the Minneapolis and Duluth Chambers Of
Commerce, as it provides that all stock
and grain quotations shall be public prop
erty. At first many thought the
measure a retaliatory act on the part of the
bucket shops, but Senator Torson denies
this emphatically and Says that it is pri-
| marily intended to benefit the farmers,
as they do not now receive the grain quo
tations as rapidly as formerly.
The measure is almost a duplicate of
| one proposed by Senator Gjertsen, except
in the provision relating to publicity of
quotations.
Senator Torsons bill prohibits bucket
shopping. It prohibits any corporation,
| association of copartnership within the
state for making offering to make con-
tracts for any bonds, stocks, grains. etc.,
unless intending actual delivery at the
specified time.
It also provides that all stock and grain
quotations coming into this state and
also those quotations originating in. this
state both foreign and home quotations
shall be public and not private property.
Crack at "Gift Enterprises
Almost as radical and quite as start
ling is a bill by Senator Lowell E. Jep-
son prohibiting all so-called "gift en-
terprisse." For violations of his pro-
posed law a penalty of $1,000 as fine or
imprisonment for as much as six months
may be imposed.
The definition of gift enterprise in the
bill is as follows:
Every. person who shall sell or offer for sale
any real estate or article of merchandise of any
description whatever any ticket of admission
to any exhibition or performance other place
of amusement with the PROMISE express or i'm.
piled, to give Or bestow or in any manner hold
out the promise OF gift or bestowal of any arti-
Gle or thing for and in consideration of the pur.
chase by any person of any other article or
thing, whe Their the object shall be for personal
gain or for the benefit of any institution OF
prise.
The u. of M. Appropriation.
Over half-mllion dollars is wanted for
the new buildings and improvements at
the state university. A bill covering the
various items was presented in the SEN
ate this morning by Senator E. r. Com
stock of Minneapolis. The various items
are as follows: r. -
Completion of mines building ........ 500, 900
improvement of campus 1.-TWO years).. 10, 900
ordinary repairs 1.-TWO Sears) ........ 10000
Tunnel for pipes ................. 20, 500
Library Tor books 1.-TWO years. Il, 900
Enarging and grading campus ....:.s 1L0Oo
botany building :...,...:. 100000
Dentistry building PARLIAMENTARY: 10000
Equipment chemical building, 1908 ~. 5000
! equipment chemical building, 1904. .... % 900
! Enlargement law building ............. t25OOO
| Library catalogue 1.-TWO years. 5000
| current expenses 1.-TWO years. =. ...... 100000
+ Total .............. 1851, 500
More Money for Schools. "- *
! Senator Laugen> appeared this morn
| ing as the champion of #the common
schools, sending UP a bill Increasing the
appropriat ionSs for graded schools from
$500 to $500 for each school complying
!, with the requirements of thes department
/ of education.
| Desertion Made Felony.
The senate passed the Wilson bill, MAX
ing it felony for a husband to abandon
and desert his family. An amendment
was offered by the author providing that
after conviction, the prisoner may secure
a stay of execution by. filing bond for
the support of his family. There was nc
discussion and the bill passed-52 to 0.
/ A bill by Senator Putnam provides for
the filing and recording in the office OF
register of deeds of copies of attested
wills when these assert title to land.
| S. F. 40 and Al, relating to municipal
courts in the smaller cities, which were
recommended for indefinite postponement
by the Judiciary committee were sent
back to Senator Durant at his own re-
quest.
High School Appropriations.
The senate committee education to-
day discussed Senator Thompson's bill
increasing the state appropriation for high
schools from $1,000 to $1,000. The bill was
recommended to pass. The committee
also decided to recommend the passage OF
Senator Bankers measure, increasing the
term for common schools entitled to state
aid from five to six months.
To Straighten Out TangIes.
In the meeting of the senate Judiciary
committee to-day the approval of the
committe was given to the Swedback bill
; S. F. 121, providing for recording Of in
struments of conveyance in new counties
during the tendency of proceedings tc
test the validity of the county organiza-
tons. The committee also recommended
the passage of S. F.. 1872, relating to pen
alties for the malicious destruction OF
the property of electric and telephone
companies, and S. F. 49, relating to mu-
nicipal courts in cities of less than 5000
inha bitants. ....
= ACTION ON SENATE BILLS.
s. Il: Al, Sundberg-To authorize the issuing