Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-02-01
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Law-Makers Assemble in the
Marble Palace in st. Paul for
tho Winters Work.

st. Paul. Jan. 26.-The senate met yes.
terday after a few days recess. On mo-
tton OF Senator Fitzpatrick, House File
No. So was advanced under q suspension
OF the rule and put on the days calendar.
The bin Is an act to allow the incorpora.,
ton OF grand and subordinate lodges Of
the Degree OF Honor. which is the ladies'
auxiliary OF the A. o. U. w.
The bill previously passed In the house
and passed in tho senate yesterday morn
ing.
Three important railroad bills were in
PRODUCED In the house at it's session yes.
terday. The bill which will create the
most discussion relates to the rates
which shall be charged for passenge,
service and also provides for the abolish.
mens Of the. pass evil. This bill was in
trodured by Representative A. X. Ware
Of Mortified. who last week publicly an.
nOunced that he had returned all the
railroad passes that had been given him
this year.
A bill introduced by Representative w
A: Nolan Is designed to prevent willfu
discrimination against shippers in the
matter matter q hhni5nd4nS carload lots Of
quest for ear BY the shipper the car
must be furnished him within 48 hours al
terminal points and within 72 hours else
ed must be followed by its removal with
in "a hours.
The third railroad bill, introduced by
the lines Of former efforts to secure more
efficient train service. 1t provides that
no engineer or conductor. or person in
charge Of ira in on railroads, which have
charge Of a train on railroads which have
messenger traffic shall be on DUTY for
longer than twelve consecutive hours
st. Paul, Jan. 2e.-The senate held a
| short session, The statutes revision com
mission reported that it would be i1npos-
sible for the commission to make any de-
tailed report on expenses. inasmuch as
all payments had been made through the
state STATE; auditor and the state treasurer.
manned out of the $S5 900 approp rited TO,
the work. but that $1,000 of this amount
is, due the West ne Publishing Company 70,
Senator somcrville. chairman Of the
senate. committee on judiciary, announced
his subcommittee, which are the same
The naming of an expert accountant tC
! conduct the legislative investigation OF
state officers was left to Representative
! the. house committee on public accounts
| and expenditures, by the committee after
tWo-hours' session yesterday.
estry board for the care of the Pillsbury
reserve of 10000 acres in northern Min.
nesota were approved yesterday by the
house committee on forestry. and it was
decided to recommend for passage the bill
by Representative A. l.. Cole Of Walker,
! making the appropriate
which reonres peders and bSWKaI
operating outside an Incorporated city o,
town to secure county license. was in
1roduced yesterday by Representative O.
The employment Of tax ferrets by coun-
ty commissioners to disclose property
| concealed from taxation is authorized by
sentative Burdette Thayer Of Spring Val
The bill by Representative A. X. Ware
cial rates, and makes the sale Of trans
rates prescribed by the bill felony.
St: Paul: Jan; 27:-The salary Of the
imsurance commissioner mn is increased from
lie tns are
| required to be turned into the state treas
ury. and several changes are made in the
Senator X B. Cole Of Fergus i ''f FAILS: 0s
Constitutio ITO limitations on the expen;
@ be Of the state Toad ana bridge td
tial increase will be made in the fund by
| a constitutional amendment which will be
INTRODUCED by the house and the senate
committee on roads and bridges. Tlnc
committees will also agree on one state
| highway commission bill and will endeav-
or to secure it's enactment at this session
| Of the legislature, according to the plan
adopted at a joint meeting.
A state board of immigration is estab-
| lished by bill introduced by Representa-
tive A. I: Cole Of Walker. which appro-
| PIRATES $3.50 annually to be spent unde,
| its supervision in exploiting the states
| resources.
The house passed, under suspension Of
| the rules. the memorial by Representative
| w. P. Roberts of Minneapolis. urging
interstate commerce commission power to
regulate and fix railraod rates, which shall
| prevail until declared unreasonable by
| the judicial authority.
A state industrial school for girls to
| replace the girls department of the state
training school at Red Wing is provided
J. A. Anderegg of LIE Sueur.
The bill constitutes Frank NJ. Eddy,
| John Furlong, DR.. Cyrus K Bartlett, T.
L. Washburn and Gideon S. Ives a COM
mission to purchase site and superin-
tend the erection of a new state training
school for girls.