The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-27
WOULD APPOINT
RY. COMMISSION
RACHIE OFFERS BILL TO GUST
ELECTIVE STATE BOARD.
Compliments for Senator Clapp from
the Man Who Bolted Him and Re-
monstrances from Democrat Who
Supported Him-New Bills in the
House Today.

Something Of sensation was caused
! in the house today by the introduce
! tion of a bill by Elias Racine of Lac
r. qui Parle, providing for the appoint
] ment, instead of the election, of the
smembers of the railroad and warehouse
] commission, The bill provides that the
4 members shall be appointed by the
\ governor for terms Of one, two and
I three years respectively. The bill is
4 made effective upon its passage, and
4 if passed, will have the effect Of legis-
lating the present railroad commission
4 out of office. In explanation, the au-
thor said to he Journal l:
/ "Altho it may not be wise to give
1 the governor a great deal of patron
1 age, do believe that the members of
4 the railroad and warehouse commits
sion ought to be appointed by him. [
know of no special good reasons why
I officers like the boiler inspector and
the oil inspector should be appointed
4 by the governor; but, no matter how
\ selected, they ought to be under civil
service. On the other hand, the nature
of the work to be done by the railroad
no matter how good governor we
may have, his administration will be
4 q failure if the commission does not do
7 its duties.
|, ,,"Let the governor be in part respon-
Gtble for the record made by the rail
road and warehouse commission and
there will be q commission in fact as
well as in name. We have at the pres
i. ent time pretty good commission, but
it is rather result of chance than
foresight"
Compliments for Clapp.
IL A. K. Wares resolution, compliment
\ ing Senator M. E. Clapp on his alleged
I position on the ,Townsend-E bill, was
"A passed by the house this morning. It's
" discussion brought protests from M. j..
AZ 0 'Loughlin and John Deegan, demo-
: ] Gratis, who pointed out that the news
lpaper article on which the resolution
u was based showed that larger per-
u centage of the democrats on the sena-
torial committee had voted right than
! the republicans. J. II. Mannix made a
- speech, in which he pointed out that
a Q 'Loughlin, a democrat who had voted
~ for Clapp, and Ware, republican, who
II had bOlted his party's nominee, were
~ getting back in the party harness.
Woman's Building at the "U.'
j at the university made its appearance.
!. NJ. j. OLoug him Of Wabasha is
l. sponsor for the bill, which carries an
!, appropriation Of $4,000 for a building
1, to be devoted exclusively to the uses
Of the young women of the university.
: Inspector of Hotels.
J, A state hotel Inspector is provided
for by bill introduced by j. G. Len
n non Of Minneapolis by request in the
" house. Appliances for the escape of
1 guests are provided for in the bill, and
!! the Inspector, to be named by the gov
J. ernor, is to be supported by fees Of So
! for each inspection.
+, To Make Crossings Safe.
II Neils Jacobson, the patriarch of Hills,
Rock county, presented bill to com
pei railroads to maintain clear ap-
Il proaches to railroad crossings. They
!, are authorized to remove fences, en-
I bankments and trees, that clear view
for 100 feet distant from the track may
be had, and that 800 feet Of the rail
road may be clear to the vision of one
on the road. Railroads may exercise
-, the right of eminent domain in com
plying with the act.
| Militia Bill Recommended.
The house recommended N. T. Hugo Is
naval militia bill. 1t has a companion
$500 for the maintenance of the Du
t, luth naval reserves. L. O. Teigen
of Jackson, tried to have the bill indef
nlJely pOSIpOneu, Out received only
scattering affirmative votes. w. D
> Washburn, Jr.,. chairman of the house
military affairs committee, spoke
strongly in favor Of the Hugo bill.
A. j. Rockne held up the E. E. Smith
bill for day. It is the bill providing
for payment Of taxes under protest
Mr.. Rockne made the point that the bill
related to raising of revenue. ant
I should originate in the house.
J. Kills His Own Bill
Elias Rachie sprung surprise whe1
he moved the Indefinite postponemen
Of his corrupt practices repeal bill. Til,
house concurred. He explained tina
the new code and the Perley bill, nov
in committee on elections, were ex
pected so to amend the present corrup
practices act that his bill would not b.
required.