The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-19
MANNIX is AFTER
THE ''LOAN SHARKS
Hennepin Member Would Wipe
Out Salary Loan
System

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ment that relieves a person. firm or
corporation from obligation to pay the
employe the full amount due under his
agreement invalid. There is nothing ia
prevent the employer from advancing
money to his employees.
Ihe bill is designed to prevent al
legged extortionate rates of interest be-
ing imposed by men who make BUSH
ness OF loans on salaries of employees,
often, 1T is claimed, drawing as high
as 100 to 200 per cent interest.
Representative Mannix introduced
the bill at the suggestion of "a number
OF Minneapolis employers of labor, in
Guiding railroad officials, who are an
noyed by the practice of their employees
contracting liabilities upon their sala-
RES as security, and who are said to
suffer grave injustice in the excessive
interest charges imposed by the loan
agents. The author of the bill said
yesterday he expected to encounter
strong opposition to the measure, but
he believed that it would pass
Extend Fellow Servant Law
Representative John F. Selb, of
Ramsey, presented by request of the
State Federation of Labor a bill in the
house yesterday extending the fellow
servant principle of law in personal in
jury suits to a variety of fields of en-
ployment not covered by the Minneso-
ia statutes. The Selb bill is aimed to
extend the fellow servant law, which
is now limited to railroad employees, to
street car traffic, to excavations for
sewer and water works, to public con-
struct1on work, to the operation of
locomotive, pile driver, engine, derrick
or steam, shovel to employment in
erecting or demolishing buildings when
the injuries are sustained through de-
fective condition of scaffold, hoist, der
rick or tool; to mines or quarries, and
to the. use of explosives
The burden of proof of the defective
ness of an appliance furnished the en-
ploye is moved from the employee to
the employer, and it must. be shown
that the employe had affirmative
knowledge Of the faulty condition of
the instrument supplied him and that
he assumed the risk knowingly. Isl
Mr.. Selb also introduced by request
a bill embodying the recommendations
OF the state bureau of labor, providing
for free employment bureaus. The bill
provides an appropriation of $4,000 for
maintaining free bureaus in cities Of
over $4,000 in the state. The Twin
Cities and Duluth are the only cities to
which the law will apply.
Increase Efficiency
An effort to raise the standard of
ability in the office of county superin-
tendent of schools is the purpose of
bill introduced in the house yesterday
by III. p. Bjorge, of Becker. The bill
provides that as tests of eligibility for
county superintendent, they shall
have taught at least eight months
school, shall be graduates of a state
normal school or hold first grade teach
ers' certificates. Proof of ability to fill
the required conditions must be made
to the county auditor before he is au-
thorized to accept the filing of a can
dfdate- for county superintendent The
bill is the result of agitation begun in
this state by State Superintendent J.
w. Olsen for a higher grade of county
superintendent
The flags over the new state capitol
Will be raised by the capitol employees.
Resolutions variously asking for the
appointment of Joseph Berger, M. j.
Wells and Charles Truax, were yes
terday reported by the rules committee
for indefinite postponement
A. Hannaford, of Wright, presented a
resolution asking for an investigation
OF the grain and warehouse depart
ment. w. A. Nolan gave notice of de-
bate and the resolution went over
On resolution presented by B. S.
Bennett, Speaker Clague appointed Mr..
Bennett, H. B. Chamberlain, M. J.
O'Laughlin and G. E. Perley, members Of
a joint committee to investigate COM
plants that quarters in the new cap
1tol assigned to the state department
of education are inadequate. The
committee will not meet until early
next week, when members of the CAPT.
tol commission will be cited to appear
before the committee
The abuses which have grown up in
the looseness with which applications
for pardon are supported before the
state board of pardons have resulted in
the introduction Of a bill in the house
by j. III. Morley, of Steele, which for
bids prisoners to apply for pardon ex-
cept In writing, with the reasons in
support Of the application. Judges,
Juries and officers are forbidden to pc
t1tlon the board unless it can be shown
that evidence not produced at the trial
has been found, and the nature of the
new found evidence must be presented
In writing. The board of pardons is
cisions. with the reasons that infiu-
enced the board in granting pardons.
House Bills
III. F. No. Sc: By Stone-Authorizing
county commissioners to loan county sink
ing. fund on first mortgage security. Towns
and counties.
H.. F. No. 81: BY Peterson-Fixing
salaries of justices of supreme court and
judges of district courts. Judiciary
H. F. No. 38: BY Bjorge-Providing
that county superintendent of schools
shall be elected for four years, and candi-
dates must have taught eight months
prior to election or hold first grade certifi-
Gates. Education.
II. F. No. SO: BY Roberts-Appropri-
ating $1,000 for printing 1000 copies of re-
vised statutes. Passed under suspension
of rules.
H F. No. 40: By Morley-Pr Prohibiting
officers of penal institutions. judicial Of
ficers and jurors from making representa-
lions in applications for pardon except in
writing State prison and reformatory.
H. F. No. Al: BY Observation-Disclosures
assignment of future Or unearned wages
Labor and labor legislation.
H F. No AZ: BY F1ower--Making it a
felony to offer bride to- member ELECT
of the legislature. Crimes and punish
ment.
New Manager Appointed
: Mr.. c.. j. Lee formerly of the Minnea-
polls Office of the Lamb Lumber company,
has succeeded Mr. ". Heinrichs as man
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