The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-28
HOUSE KNOCKS
TAXPAYERS Bill
COUNTRY MEMBERS COME DOWN
HARD ON RELIEF MEASURE.
Declare It Would Favor Larger In
terests and Involve Counties in Much
Litigation-Bill introduced Reducing
the Limit on Garnishments-Biu to
Prohibit Slot Machines. ..

The house, in committee of the whole,
today killed the E. E.SSmith senate bill
permitting payment Of personal prop
suit within sixty days to determine the
validity of the tax.
The senate bill had been substituted
for the Wallace house bill that it might
When It met its death t n country o mems
bers jumped on the bill as being in the
interest. only Of the heavier property
and Marcus ;-Lauritsen& each spoke
against the bill, declaring it would tie
up the state revenues and favor the
larger interests. Mr. Wallace and w.
D. Washburn, Jr., defended the bill,
but were powerless before the prejudice
vive voce vote the bill was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement.
Weekly Garnishment.
A bill, said to be the product of tho
st. Paul Retail Grocers' association, ap-
parently permits the garnishment Of
the wages Of minor children. The BILL
introduced by M. D. Flower of St. Paul,
authorizes the exemption of wages of
an employee or minor at $25 in any
one month, but makes the amount pro-
fportional for each week. Its effect will
be, if passed, to permit the garnish:
ment of any amount over $6.25 of
weekly wages of any employee.
| The bill got severe jolt in the COM
mittee on labor, to which it was re-
ferred, being recommended for indefi-
mite postponement.
Wallace After Slot Machines.
Carl L. Wallace of Hennepin is after
the slot machines with a bill putting
them outside the pale of the law. On
first conviction a fine of $50 to 800
or ninety days. Imprisonment may be
imposed, and on a second conviction a
fine of $3.50, or imprisonment in the
county jail for one year is permitted
as penalty. 1t is made the duty Of
county attorneys, police officers, sher-
ifs and constables to seize the machines
and arrest their owners. Any county
attorney, sheriff or police officer who
fails to make complaint when knowing
of the existence and operation of slot
machines is subject to removal from Of
flee by the governor.
Will Open Capitol Sundays.
William Wichman of Renville sug-
gested that there are plenty of churches
in st. Paul for people to attend Sunday
| afternoon, in answer to J. T. Mannix IS
resolution calling on the capitol com
mission to open the new building Sun
day afternoon. But the Renville mem
ber's motion to indefinitely postpone,
was lost and the Mannix resolution pre-,
vailed. In his argument, the Henne-
pin member said 5000 persons had vain
1y applied for admission to. the capitol
last Sunday. +'"'' II Pc. ,.. ,,..~-.. -
Regulate Buying Supplies.
The scandal over the purchases Of
legislative supplies has resulted in a
bill by P. A. Gandrud, giving the pur;;
of control. The secretary of state is
required to certify to the board sixty
days before the session, list of sup
plies needed, and the board is to adver:
tise for bids.
W. G. Fraser Of Olmsted, places tele
graph and. telephone companies under
the. supervision of the state railway
bill, identical with Senator Cooke Is
Want Eight-Hour Bill.
A petition presented by B. s. Bennett
contained signatures Of 1000 Minneap
olitans, asking for the enactment Of the
Bennett bill, limiting the hours of la
Dor of women in stores from 8 am: tc
9 pm. Goodhue county citizens asked
Tor local option measure, ana seVera
members presented remonstrancei
against the Perley free textbook bill.
MIR. Thundale Very Ill.
O. N. Thundale, Of Fillmore is dan
gerously sick in a hospital at La Crosse
Wis. A telegram Of sympathy wa:
sent his wife on motion Of DR.. j. H
Dorsey. It is feared he will not sur
vive the session. He is suffering from
a tubercular trouble.