The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-24
TO CONFER ON
DIVORCE LAWS
J. T. MANNIx PROPOSES AN IN
TERsTATE COMMISSION.

Big Variety of New Bills Presented
Today-some Attempt to straighten
Out Corporation Matters-North Side
Wants Bridge Bonds-Smith Salary
Bill Lacks One Vote.
The last day but one for the intro
duction of bills brought a griSt to the
hopper at the Speakers desk. The bills
which numbered more than twenty
five, covered a variety of subjects,
from the building of a bridge at Po-
dunk to the proposal for national con-
ference to remedy the divorce evil.
Representative J. T: Mannix of
Hennepin fathered the bill for the di-
vorce conference. He would have the
governor appoint a commission of three.
one to be learned in the law, who are
to examine the divorce laws and de-
cisions in the various states and within
four months report to the governor. The
governor is then to confer with the
governors of other states in calling a
slider uniformity of divorce laws. The
governor with his commission are to
be Minnesota s delegates. The bill car
ries an appropriation OF $500.
Mr.. MannlX also proposes law reat-
ing to the care and distribution Of pub
lie documents. The state printing com
mission and the secretary of state are
state documents. The main purpose is
to exchange state documents with other
states.
John Landeen Of Douglas is author of
4 bill, creating a Legislative reference
department in the university. The idea
I,,r Il H. o1N,, ,1,,t
where a department codifies bills passed
and pending in other legislatures for
the guidance of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture. a. E. Johnson, assistant chief
clerk Of the house, is said to be inter
ested in the passage of the bill. 1t re-
Q1lircs as its librarian lawyer and a
political economist. Mr.. Johnson fills
the requirements of the position.
Temperance Bills In.
The temperance committee drew three
bills. Ole Opdahl would prevent the
sale of liquor within one mile of any
organized. O. r. Ramsland fathers a
bin prohibiting the sale of liquor with
in two miles Of military reservation.
The bill is aimed specifically at Fort
Smelling. 0. 4. Hogue proposes dras-
tie measure; to prohibit the sale of j! i,
authorizes relative or friend of an
habitual drunkard to publish notice
of his responsibility for three weeks in
a county official paper. Any one, who
then provides the drunkard with drink
is guilty Of a misdemeanor and the per
son injured may in addition recover
damages.
Public service corporations shared If
the attention. Walter T: Lemon OF
Ramsey, in view Of the agitation in St
Paul because of the street railway com
promise, introduced bill which prohib
its any agreement between a public ser
vice corporation and the city council
Of any city. OF oyer $4,000 until fou1
weeks public notice has been given by
publication. Failure to publish thu
agreement will entail a forfeit of $40,
coo from the company: The aldermen
are to be punished as for misdemeanors
D. |. Hammergren, also of Ramsey
strikes at the l0-cent toll for telephone
companies between the twin cities. Hi
bill imposes fine Of 800 for any tel
ephone company that shall exact spe
cial toll between adjacent or adjoining
cities.
Tax Interstate Earnings.
W. c. Fraser Of Oln,sted presente'
a bill designed to clear up the recen
law relating to the 3 per cent gros
earnings tax on telephone gross earn
ings. The Fraser bill is intended t
give the state tax on the proportions
Interstate earnings of telephone CON
panies.
Two bills pertaining to the stat
soldicrs' home were included in the lis
H. A. Rider authorizes the trustees Q
the home to receive any veteran VIII
was expelled because of his refusal t
!, 40
to the trustees. and II. E. Craig ask
the state to levy one-fifth of a mill ia
for the soldiers relief fund. The ia
is double that now imposed, and til
increase is asked for by the fact thu
the veterans at the home are permitte
to retain their pension money,
Bridge Bond Bill.
J. G. Lund and George W. Arr
strong cola borate on a bill introduce
today to permit Minneapolis board
aldermen by a two-thirds vote to issl
$l5O,OOO bonds for bridge purpose
The proposed bridge is to be built
Forty third avenue n, crossing the Mi
sissippi The bonds are to run f
thirty years and are to bear per ce
interest.
Indications Of renewal of the fig
between the twin cities tor tue propos
state home for INDECENT crippled oh
dren We're evident today when J.
Lennon Of Hennepin introduced CO.
of the Dunn senate bill, appointing
commission to investigate the fea
bility of the home. The Lennon b
names the same commission, but diree
it to investigate Hennepin s eligibili
for the home instead of that of Ra
sey.
The Bennett bill, limiting the hot
for department-store women to ten
day will have another chance for
life. The labor committee recommen
ed the bill for indefinite postponeme
today, but Mr.. Bennett succeeded
getting it referred to the house jul
ciary committee. He said that t
labor committee had been actuated
belief that the bill is unconstit