The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-23
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
his election Both shall be citizens OF
the United States. -

his election. Both shall be citizens OF |
the United States i
A raise in salaries of state officers
is provided for in S. +. Alt, by Senator
McGill. It increases the state auditors
treasurer s and state secretary's, -, sala-
ries from $4,000 to $4,000. The bill was
referred to the judiciary committee.
Duluth is to be authorized to issue
100000 in bonds thru provisions OF
St. Louis delegation bill, S. F. 4l6: The
bonds are for installing a municipal
electric light and power plant.
The senate committee on education
introduced S. r. 40, a copy Of the house
bill which provides for election of
county school boards. s. F. Alb, by
Senator Thompson, provides that when
any village, city or ward, divided into
two or more election districts, is found
ing district. A bill by Senator Ste
| phens, Ala, takes away all jurisdiction
| from Justice courts in places where
municipal courts exist.
Horton Bill Agreed TO.
The Horton bill, S. F. 4, now only
to become law. The senate concurred
in the house amendments, 80 to, 3.
AS amended, the Horton bill appro-
PIRATES but 100000 instead of $4,000
as originally, places the new capitol
in charge Of the capitol commission,
and dispenses with the first proposed
position Of superintendent at SIS, 900 a
year. Supplies are to be bought thru
the board of control. .-..-
Plea for Girls School Bill.
Senator Morgan of Freeborn made
an eloquent plea for the life of his bill,
S. F. i25, to appoint commission to
select a site for girls training school,
cut lost.
the bill referred on motion of Senator
school committee, of which that senator
is chairman. The bill had been re.
ported out by the public buildings com:
mittee, and Senator Morgan said it
should take it's regular course, go on
general orders, and be considered IN
"The only reason for getting the bill
referred to the training school commit
tee,'' said Senator Morgan, .'was II
order to kill the measure. If it shoulc
60 to any committee a second time, the
finance committee should have 1t fo1
approval Of 100000 appropriation
Senator Naeseth replied. He thought
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give the bill consideration and report il
out; and if the senate did not like thu
report the committee could be turned
down. $50
A motion by Senator Morgan to re
call the bill and place it on general or
ders was voted down, % to 49,:
training iG school committee was ordere,
to report the bill out by next Monday
Changes in Torrens Law.
Senator Wilson introduced a length
bill, S. F. 400, proposing numerou
minor changes in the optional Torren
\ land title registration law: Thes
3 changes are the. ones proposed by tn
q rens law in Hennepin, Ramsey and s.
s. Louis counties. The fees are somewhs
q reduced. The bill was referred to tn
4 judiciary committee.
Bills Aimed at Frank Day.
] The Cole bills, S. F: IS and 90, cam
in for battle when considered on til
, calendar. The first fixes the salary al
the governors secretary at $1,000; TT
- other turns his present notarial fet
into the state treasury. -. ,..i
Senator johnson offered an amen
ment to extend the time Of taking e
feet to: Jan. !, 1907. Objection WI
made to considering the amendment
being out of order. After considerab
discussion, vote to suspend the rul,
and consider the amendment was los
only fl voting for it,. and 42-tw
thirds of the senate-being necessary
The bills then were laid over till t
morrow on motion of Senator Lord.
Score of Bills Passed.
On the calendar the senate pass
twenty bills, including several hou
measures, such as the W. 4. N9l'
mortgage debenture bill, the Kle
drainage bill, the house forestry bi
and the Julian BILL, providing that
the country the polls for the prima
election shall not open till 9 Q ,cloe
Among the senate measures passed we
the Wilson bill, prohibiting the use
giant frecrackers, the Cowan : bill
quiring horseshoers in the country
take out licenses, and the Horton b
exempting Y: M. C. A. property fro
taxation.
Senators on Salary Bill.
The senate delegation from Hem
pin county has as yet taken no acti
on the house bill to raise clerks salar:
in various county Offices. A meeting
the senate delegation will be h
Saturday at IL hoon to give pub