The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-03
Killed the cir.

furious fight made to divest 1t OF jurlsdic-
snysy fRe ne
after carefully amending the bill offered
BY the committee on education, known az
Senate File 1os gaye majority , as'n an
attempt would be made at q later date to
secure reconsideration, which inspired
motion by the enemies OF the bill for I'M
rejected almost unanimously and the bill
sion Of the Legislature: The bin was taken
az s aed IN 0sasF 81 Of excite
ing session an unusually large nttcndance
Of visitors was on hand. Senator Peter
son opened the ball by moving recon
ey amendment, which includes the Owa-
tonna and Faribault schools In the scope
OF the measure. was adopted. me at
however Other amendments were then
offered and after all had been adopted
the bill was put to vote ana Killed % O..
nays and p yeas: Quite ea, num inc1ine %
toward the original measure, IN the eno
voted against it. alleging as the reason
the Peachey amendment. rms ; aettod
legislation Of this kind for the present
and will leave the board Of control III
charge Of all institutions.
High Priced Supplies.
The house committee on legislative ex-
penses has been investigator the prices
charged by certain st. Paul firms FOR sup
plies furnished the legislature In the
shape of stationery and, as a result.
Chairman Gandrud announces that the
state has been enormously overcharged.
Figures have been obtained by the com.
Mr.. Gandrud states that it is conclusively
shown that on one bill which amounts to
about 81 500 the overcharge was fully 100
haon mid hlYt tho r1iffnn nr0n0SpS tn
carry the matter to the limit and recover
the excess charge for the state If posi-
The Carlson bill, which provides that
notes given for the purchase of stations
and lightning rods shall bear q red ink
line making them non-negotiable, which
house haS ea membe a'e has Been reported Tor
indefinite postponement by the legislative
expense committee. AS a substitute, the
committee will introduce measure along
lions alone, but providing that upon filing
an approval bond of 900 with the sec
rotary of state the notes given can be
the larger dealers in blooded horses.
Two election bills have been passed:
petitions for the nomination Of independ:;
ent candidates cannot be circulated until
after the primaries have been heidi The
other by Mr. Jular provides that +. IN IN
election districts the primaries shall open
at 9 O'Clock in the morning. :.
Representative Opdahl Is the author OF
the dangers Of operating corn shredding
and corn husking machines, by making It
compulsory upon all firms selling them to
pr9yide 81; safety eta. appliances Ia. Or tho
repeal Of the horse thief bounty law has
been smothered by the house committee
on legislative expenses.
Normal Schools.
An appropriation Of $320,1S5 is provided
five normal schools in a bill offered by
Senator Hawkins. The amount is un.
usually large in view of the increased
Of the srs BY init at st. g.
Cloud, and the need Of a dormitory at
Duluth. The bill provides an increase Of
$500 annually in the salaries of the presi-
for each school are as follows: Duluth.
slO4.7S5; st. Cloud. $S1. 700; Moorhead.
SIS, 200; Manl<ato. $4,000; Winona. $751;
One Of the recent surprises in the SEN
ate was the passage Of the Pngh bill pro- pro.
'viding for appropriating. $4,000 annually
for the establishment and maintenance Of
be Under the supervision Of the adjutant
general and q part Of the national guard
system Of the state. In this connection
Increasing the salary Of the adjutant gen.
eral to $500 annually. He is now receiv-
Ing $1,000. go,
Senator JohnsSn od has INTRODUCED Gill
nient of tuberculosis hospital at st.
Peter for patients committed to the asy-
lum there.
Novel Measure.
One Of the novel measures OF the ses-
Representative s. D. Peterson. 1t pro
yides that all common carriers shall file
within 4S hours after an accident with
the town yilage or city clerk; a. report pes
The report must include the names OF
those injured and of all witnesses. It
further provides that no person not named
testify in behalf Of the corporation on
whose property the accident occurred. An
other bill by the same author prohibits
telegraph companies from rs tSe IN ' ane
Tie Zeich- Durant bill. allowing. the
board OF control to devote one-hal1 the
a new prison met its death in the house
last Thursday. The farmer members OBJ
jectcd against having to pay for the cost
Of new prison claiming ing that f the m 4,,e
city, anyway. Another bill will be intro
duced providing straight appropriation
for the purpose Of enlarging the prison; -,
a vote Of 10 to 8. refused to kill W. A.
Nolan's bill providing for reciprocal de-
murrage. A special subcommittee has
been appointed to give the bill careful
reconsideration. >.
The first hearing Of the Ware commit
tee to investigate rates Of insurance mas
been held and has developed the fact
that Minnesota is paying more than 1t
should for insurance and more than other
states in the Union are paying: Figures
prepared for the committed showed that
in this state the insured had to pay $1.42
per $780,! as against an average OF $l.16
In other states. The discussion brought
out the fact that it is almost Impossible
to regulate insurance rates by law, though
Mr. Rockne declared that an anti.com
pact law, properly enforced. would 90
much in that direction. In Minnesota III
1908 there were 100000 paid In pre-
miums, with losses Of $1,534,445.
Representative Ole Peterson has intro
duced q bill which is said to have the
backing OF the joint committees on cleo
lions, which provides a novel combination
of direct primary and convention Ideas.
Under his proposed system county: legis.
lative. congressional and state conventions
shall be held just as in the old days, ~!
Mt each for each Office, three men sinai!
he named as candidates. The names OF
these men shall then be printed on the
Marty ballot and submitted to the voter at"
the general primary
The bills in the house introduced by
Messrs. Cole and Flower prov iding for the
a., - ~, i,,,ynivra fiOn hoard. have