The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-17

/ If a bill had passed both houses, it would
require submission to the people and would
| have to receive a majority Of the votes
cast at the 1904 election. The 1905 legis-
iature would have to provide for electing
the delegates to the convention, and they
would be chosen at the 1906 election, so
| that the work could not be done before
this winter puts off constitutional revision
until 1909 at least. .
VIZ Killing More Bills.
i ''Kill more bills was the injunction laid
upon members by Former Representative
Jacobson. and kill more bills'': was this
mornings slogan. The second measure to
suffer decapitation was Mr.. Wells bill
prohibiting judges and clerks of probate
from acting as counselors or attorneys
at law in any proceeding pending before
them. Next came Senator Nichols bill
relating to the Incorporation of villages,
and when general orders was reached, the
ak still fell, the committee of the whole
reporting for indefinite postponenlent DR..
| Dorsey's sugar bounty BILL s.
| The Laugh on Burns
| Mr.. Shepard of Minneapolis turned the
| laugh on J. H. Burns Of Lanesboro, in
a, manner that caused the Fillmore
county man to blush to the roots of his
hair. Mr.. Burns rose to speak against
! DR.. Dorsey's bill which grants to the
ST.. Louis Beet Sugar company the right
to sue the state to recover $4,000,
claimed to be due under the bounty law.
freely from a law book to which he re-
ferred frequently. Members seized the
opportunity to look over the morning pa
pers and the reading continued until fin
ally Mr.. Shepard interrupted.
| "Mr Chairman he said; IT move thar
the further reading be dispensed with -
| The house roared, and Burns blushed
He finished his talk, however, and ulti-
mately laughed himself, for a motion to
| recommend the bill for passage was de
feated 80 to 3S. -.-&s
! When the committee rose final at
tempt was made to advance the Dorsey
| bill. and it was excepted from the report.
) After a heated debate in which Mr. Burns
+, was called down by the chair for his re
marks, characterized by Mr.. Fryberger as
mean and dirty insinuations, the motion
was adopted IS to AZ, and the bill goes
on the calendar.
Statistics on Agriculture.
Mr.. Shepard introduced a bill directing
township assessors to compile agricul-
| tural statistics. For this they are to be
paid by the state IS cents per folio and 81
| for, each summing up sheet. The sta
tistics are to disclose ''The number o1
bushels Of wheat, rye. oats. barley
| beans, buckwheat corn. potatoes
4 sorghum, cultivated and wild hay and al
i kinds Of vegetables and fruit Of divers
i kinds; and also number OF milch cows or
each farm. and all other cattle year ole
and over; all horses 1 year old and over
also all mules, sheep and hogs Of al
ages ST..
Park Board Contracts.
Renville Chinook Of ST. Paul introduced
a bill authorizing park boards In cities o
4 $4,000 or more to contract for property t,
be used for park purposes in cases wher,
the expense involved is not more thai
1 IS, 900.
i Logging Dams Affected.
1 In spite of the protest Of Mr. Randall
that the bill would work hardship in st
Il Louis county, the house passed the Aaner
Ison bill repeating the 1897 law regulatin,
the construction of dams in streams TO
the purpose of floating logs. This repea
will leave the law Of 1894 in force. whic
q requires persons constructing such dam
to get q license from the county commits
fsioners, and which puts the dams unde
the supervision Of that body. The 1897 la,
left them free from such influence.
Report on Public Accounts.
, No objection was raised to the repor
: OF the public accounts committee whe
S st was presented this morning. The re
u port, as already stated, indorses the wor
Fl Of the state capitol commission up to date
81 and recommends the additional appropri
= alton Of s1.50o.000. The report was or
dered printed for the benefit OF the mem
!. bers en- motion Of Mr.. Lohren.
I I An Invitation to Roosevelt.
! On motion Of Mr.. Hugo, Governor Va
: SAINT was requested to invite Presider
a Roosevelt to address a Joint convention
: the house and senate when he makes hi
looming visit to Minnesota April 4. TIL
speaker was authorized by another motto
\ to appoint special committee of thre
: to frame an invitation.
8 Transfers Of County Funds.
i ). D.. Schroeder presented bill pei
e Uniting county commissioners to transfs
o county moneys from one fund to anothe
providing the money II ono fund Ii mol