The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-21

battles Of the year.
The contest has been brought about by
who has just been acquitted by the legis-
lature Of the charges lodged against him
by former Public Examiner $. L. John.
BY the house committee on public ac-
counts and expenditures. After that In
had been concluded the COM
eating Mr. Johnson's record As state pub
Tic examiner. The result. as embodied IN
the report, made to the house Friday, IS
sensational In the extreme. The invest.
Of the public accounts body. consisting OF
Chairman Bowling and Messrs. Timber
lake. Thaycr. Bouck and Mork.
Public Examiner.
The report is quite lengthy, covering q
great many, points in, detail: 1t alleges
that Mr.. johnson, while public examiner
was negligent in the discharge OF the du-
ties Of his office. 1t is found that hardly
an examination during his term In office.
A long, list of names of state banks are
submitted with the assertion that they
named. Vouchers examined in tire de-
partment have the appearance Of having
had the amounts raised. Excessive
MI. johnson and collected by him from
he is accused Of having approved illegal
charges made by his employees.
interest and ordered printed in the Jour-
nal. It is expected that the late public
eontest tba anu ms e9 The reporE
owing to the considerable increase
found necessary in the making Of appro-
this the far MT on
ing veal. an increase of X mill in the tax
levy will be necessary and, accordingly
the }@r tax levy bill 1
barred with / mill during the past two
Years. It is estimated that this viii bring
In s1,2ooOoo during the coming year. II
and the revenue is estimated at 81 DOC. 900.
The committee appointed to investigate
the advisability Of purchasing. or con
governor OF the state has reported in
favor of the purchase of the residence OF
the late Gen. Stone, at a price Of $751; 600;
ind time TO give any further considera-
ton to the subject, however.
Once more the senate has gone on rec
i Gra Is to abs 20 prS Sa %
sofa and by a vote Of "a to 70, eight less
than, necessary, for passage, Killed the
Lung housf bin An at TEN to a aaa
The Stone senate bill. making. inter
changeable mileage books good for thu,
up to the governor for his signature.
The senate has appointed q COMMITTEES
Of conference on the bill fixing the s sal
senate originally fixed the salary at 1000,
but the house amended to make 1t $500
after the expiration Of the term OF the
Gov. Johnson sent in his second veto
message, disappearing the Gjertsen biz
establishing state board of chlropractlc
examiners
Revised Code Law.
The revised code is at last the law OF
tho state rather it needs only the
signature Of the governor to make 1t SO;
That Gov. Johnson will approve the bill
NO bet
time for, delay. 1t was pointed out that
the enrolling Of such , an enormous pi legs S
acted into law In Minnesota. IN fact:'
would require the services Of as many
persons as could be employed and tn ,aa
need for speed was therefore self-evi-
dent, inasmuch as the session comes to
an end tomorrow. The passage IN the
to 2, but there were many who voted for
the bill after putting up strong hght
for delay of twenty-four hours in which a
senate there was no discussion and It
viii Will take effect March /. 1906.
post punishment for men who beat or as
house, came to grief In the senate, Where
tomttes was ad FaSefd ii
The Rachie. bill, abolishing fraternitieS
or sororities in high schools. was killed
in the house when 1t came to the final
Both houses have passed the Flower
bill permitting the city Of st. Pa az TO to
issue bonds to the amount OF $lS0 , v;d 1oe
across the Mississippi river at Fort Shell
The house has passed the Johnson bill
cent upon business done BY express com \.
panles in Minnesota. The bill provides
that. the tax shall be paid upon the pro- pro-
will add considerable to the revenues OF
me house has killed Senator Alleys
e e w'en IN the 20 fnfure
The passage Of the Frater bill. estab-
fishing q third state fish hatchery. in the
senate was one Of the surprises OF the
rage es bill Hf IS to come Up IN The . senate
aaS 70 as bay yeecth e or oeen mho b b in
by the lack Of 3 votes. is said to have
been made by. the friends Of the original a;l
strengtS. 10: The efroPt win be made
to strike out all after the enacting clause
Of the substitute bill and amend by sub
shutting q bill more satisfactory to the
friends Of the measure.
Road and Bridge Bill.
The regular omnibus road and bridge
appropriation bill was introduced IN the
house Friday. It carries about S65 .oOv
and will be the last measure Of the kind
to come before the legislature. owing to
the fact that at this session a new law
has been adopted establishing q state
highway commission: which IN future VII
present bill carries appropriations a11a.sa for
each county in the state as follows: AL ALL
kin. $1,100; Anoka, $500; Becker, N,0Oo;
Beltrami, 1880; Benton, 81 ,2O0; Big
Stone, $3.50; Blue Earth, 81, ObO; Brown
5000; Brown and Nicollet, 1900; Carlton;
$500; Carver, 5000: Cass. $500: Cags ana
Morrison. $1,700; Chippewa, $3.50; Chippe.
wa and Lac qui Parle. $3.50: Chisago' $60o:
Clay. $780, Clearwater, 5000; Cook, $6OO;
Cottonwood, 5000: Fillmore, 1926; Crow
Wing, 5000; Crow Wing. and Morrison.
las, 5000; Faribault, 5000; Freeborn, 5000;
Goodhue, 5000; Grant, $500: Hennep1n.
$1,000; Houston, $500; Hubbard, :00o;
isanti. 5000; Itasca, $1,000; Jackson: $500;
Kanabec, $500; Kandiyohi, 5000; kittson.
$3.50; Lac qui Parle; $500; Lake. $soo:; ie
Mcleod, 800; Marshall: $500: Martin
$500; Meeker, $1,000; Mile Laos. $1:40o;
Morrison, $3.50; Mower, $500. Murray. $500:
Nicollet $3.50; Mobiles. 5000. Norman. $500:
Olmsted; 1000; Otter Tail. :1,o 5000: Pine.
Ssn0. Ramsey $500. Red Lake. 81 200: