The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-17


OF every senator and the officers and at
tendants of the senate this morning. The
RIBBONS came from Senator John T. Nc
GoWan Of the thirty-eighth district, and
he smiled broadly when he had completed
the distribution and found that no one
had refused the gift. 5.
There isn't an Orangeman in the whole
senate he declared in glee.
1t was probably the ribbons that stimu-
lated the senators to industry for after
the introduction fourteen bills. eleven on
the calendar were passed, and 1t was
voted to hold another afternoon meeting.
A Stockholders Bill
Among the bills introduced was one by
Senator George P. Wilson proposing a
constitutional amendment to relieve
stockholders in corporations from double
liability Under the present law, stock
holders In manufacturing corporations are
liable only for the amount Of the stock
held by them. Stockholders in other.
corporations including banks, are how
ever, liable for double the amount of their
holdings and in the opinion of many busi-
ness men this is an unfair discrimination.
The bill proposes byfa vote of the people
at the general election in 1904 to- expunge
from the state constitution section s, Of
article 10, relating ito the liabilities of
stock holders of corporations having no
pdIlkltlS privileges z {9zs sszst i.. g.
;ss4 Girls School BlIL3
led many to sbeHevsS that q Site for the the
girls adepartmsht, Of the state training
school had already 9beeng selected. The
measure would authorize the board OF
control to spend S. 900 in theSpurchase of
forty acres OF land within four miles of
the courthouse at Red Wing, as a site
Tor the girls building. The bill also car
ries with it an appropria ton Of s45, 900
1of the construction of a. building. s,
An AIinony Measure. ! 80
by the provisions Of q, bill offered by
Senator George w. Peachey parties to a
divorce action are to be barred from in
stitut1ng proceedings for alimony after
five years from the recording Of the i. de.
cree of divorce. Exception is made in
cases In which the five-year period has
elapsed at the time of the passage of the
act. In such cases a month is allowed,
49,. Drainage Bills.
Two bills relating to drainage were pro-
posed by Senator Stephens. One gives
| owners Of property through which drain
age bitches are dug. the right to recover
for damage done to land by erosion or by
overflow, and provides a method for
awarding and paying damages. The other
bill authorizes a one-mill tax to cover
benefits - .->-.
49, HennepIn Courthouse.
In accordance with the decision OF the
members Of the Hennepin delegation, that
the board Of courthouse and city hall COM
| missioners Of Minneapolis would need only
$4,000 until the next session Of the legis-
lature. a bill to that effect was presented
| in the senate this morning by the delega-
| tion.s ,
Sale Of Vegetables.
The Shove bill to compel dealers in
vegetables to sell by avoirdupois weight
| instead Of by bulk measure, which we
killed in the committee on agriculture,
came to the front again this morning with
! Senator Wilson as it's patron. It went to
the committee on agriculture, however,
and is likely to get the same harsh deal
that the house bill received.
| .., .a.. Reduce Incorporation Fee.
Senator Wilson also introduced a
| measure reducing the fees for incorpora-
tion. The present fee OF $50 for the first
! $50000 of capital stock is reduced to $50
and the IS charge for each additional $10,-
900 is reduced to 81. #at s.** "
A SanatorIum for ConsumptIves.
| Among the bills passed was the Ferris
bill S. F. &c. providing for the establish.
ment of a state sanatorium for consump.
tives. The bill provides an appropriation
Of $4,000 for the erection Of a sariato-
rum near Walker at Leech Lake. n
/ A Pension Protest Received.
A resolution adopted by the late G. A
r. encampment relating to s. F. 4 was
presented by Senator Wilson. The reso.
luton protests against the passage OF
| this bill, which is intended to prohibi,
the soldiers home management from
withholding any Of the pension money Of
the inmates.