The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-09
KILLED BY COUNTRY
Outside Members Of House Defeat
Bill to Create State Highway
Commission.
Game Warden Fullerton Says lis
Too Much Work to Prepare
Itemized Accounts.

The house this morning killed the Pc
terson bill providing for a state highway
commission, by the decisive vote Of "a to J.
60. The bill aimed to give Minnesota
commission similar to those in several
other states and was backed by the vari-&
Gus good roads associations. The plan
has worked successfully wherever tried
and the adoption of such a law was urged
by the governor in his message. The
bill was opposed; however, by a number
or country members and as its provisions
did not extend to either Hennepin, Ram
sey or st. Louis counties, they succeeded
In beating 1t. The state constitution pro-
V1des that such commission may be
created, but no Legislature has yet been.
able to agree upon a bill to carry out it's
provisions. &&r,, S$7 Il! Il
Too Much Work, Says Fullerton.
Samuel F. Fullerton. executive agent
of the state game and fish commission,
whose accounts are to be investigated by
house committee, sent in the following
communication:
= am ready and willing at all times
to furnish the commit/o appointed by
the house with all the informa ton in my
power. To furnish report with an
ltemlzed statement, Of every item would
compel us to copy every voucher. and
every report furnished by the wardens
for the last, two years and they are all
here at the disposal of the special com
mittee appointed by the house 1 hope
they. will inspect the same and not com
pei us to make this report asked for by
the game and fish committee"
The communication was addressed per-
sonally to the clerk Of the house, and
was read this morning, no action being
taken upon it. - -
Fosseen Gets Two Bills Passed.
Manley L.. Fosseen's bill, .norizina
boards of education to operate night
schools and classifying students attend,
ing such schools. was passed. So was his
OIL prohibiting the Dissertation Of Me-
mortal Day. and requiring saloons to be
closed on that day between the hours of
10 and 4 O'clock. :,& ;--s :
- Blow at the Blacklist. Z.
The house also passed the Gregory bill,
making it unlawful to procure or attempt
to procure the discharge of any employe
because he has engaged in a strike, or to
require any written statement as to any
employees personal record. s.; s
,e- Schroeder BIZ Taken Up. ~
J. D. Schroeder secured a reconsidera
ton OF the vote by which his bill, permit
ting the transfer Of county money from
one fund to another, was Indefinitely post
poned and had the bill put on general
orders It applies to all counties in the
state except rHennepin, Ramsey and ST.
Louis. - ..-.... 49,. K. :. -.0 : =
Street Railway Bill Postponed. 4
On motion of George W. Armstrong,
consideration of the Yoerg street railway
bill was postponed and the bill, which was
on the calendar, was sent back to general
| orders. 1t permits interurban railway
companies to use the tracks of street rail-
way companies, in order to get entrance
to any city upon payment of fair rental.
Some Educational Measures. q
/
! ported for indefinite postponement the bill
hx1ng a minimum age for public school
| teachers in the several grades. The bills
| providing for state library board and al
| lowing county superintendents Of schools
whose salaries are $1,000 or less, 5000 an
nually for travelling expenses, were re-
| ported for passage. s. - b. -s
The Klein bill requiring telephone COM
| panles to connect with other lines was
reported without recommendation by the
| committee on general legislation, which
also made recommendation Of indefinite
postponement regarding the Yoerg bill.
taking away the fees now paid to the gov
! ernor's private secretary. IS
| Dog Bill is Endorsed.
In committee Of the whole the Ruliffson
| dog bill again came up for considera ton
Mr.. Opdahl facetiously offered an amend
! ment substituting the word coyote for
| dog wherever the latter word occurs in
the bill. This was tabled. A subsequent
| amendment, making the provisions of the
bill operative only after it has been re-
| ferred to town or village electors and ac-
| cepted by them, was adopted and the bill
| was then reported to pass. al .s-
The Hinton bill, providing a gravity
test for illuminating oils and gasolin,
amended SO that it becomes operative
next June, was likewise recommended
| for passage. r' H..a., = q, r.
! Prevent Sweeping of Grain Cars.
Another bill, recommended to pass, is
| of particular interest to Minneapolis. 1t
is the Peterson bill, to prevent Sweep
| ing Of wheat or grain cars, and was
| urged by Mr.. Perley, who declared the
evil to be a growing, one in all terminal
| points. 49, .- .e.@a .s.#". E3 -:
-, Perley Bill Not Recommended.
The house committee on education voted
yesterday to report the Perley bill, re-
moving the university and normal schools
| from f1o Of oor,fr o1yt~ ,:4I,. I