The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-12
/ WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE /
STATE CENSUS BILL
FAVORED BY SENATE
Measure Goes Through With.
out Any Debate by the
Members

The senate yesterday recommended
Senator r. b. Brewers bill providing
for state census to pass. The bill
carries an appropriation of $4,000 for
the purpose of defraying the cost of
enumeration and tabulation.
The bill was recommended. without
debate. 1t had been referred on its in
PRODUCTION to the finance committee, of
which Senator Brewer is chairman, and
had come back with a favorable re-
port. 1t will cover the taking of the
fifth decennial census.
The bill establishes a census bureau.
with Secretary of State P. z. Hanson
as its chief. He is given $500 for his
supervision, but is allowed an assist
ant superintendent by law whose COM
pensation is fixed at 81 800. He Is au-
thoriZed to name enumerators, and is
to give preference to discharged SOL
diers and sailors. The enumeration is
to begin June 1. shall be completed on
or before July /, and returns are to be
in the hands of the superintendent not
later than July 10, 1905. A graduated
remuneration is provided. In cities OF
5000 and over, 50 for each 100 in
habitants is to paid; in cities, villages
and towns of less than 5000 persons,
enumeratorS are to receive $2.25 for
each 100 persons, and in all other dis
tricts, excepting certain sparsely set
tied districts, a fee of ~ cents per-
son is provided.
No Travelling Expenses
In districts where the population is
widely scattered the superintendent IS
authorized on his judgment to allow
from 81 to So a day for the work of
enumeration. No claim for travelling
expenses is to be recognized. The CEN
sus is to specifically include the names
of soldiers or sailors of the civil and
Spanish wars residing in the state.
Data is to include the sex, age, color,
nativity, occupation, parentage and
period of residence of the people, emu
merated. Authority is given the SUI
perintendent to occupy rooms in either
the old or the new capitol for the GEN.
sus bureau. 1t is expected that quar-
tiers will be provided in the old state
capitol for the compilation of the
work.
The house is expected to pass the
census bill without delay, as its general
provisions are covered by statute.
The senate, in committee of the
whole, yesterday agreed to the Lemon
house bill making 1t the duty of the
register of deeds of Ramsey county to
make out a list of real estate mort
Gjertsen bill, raising the exemption of
personal property for taxation from
500 to 5000; the Lauritsen house bill,
giving banks authority to pay taxes on
the stocks of their stockholders; the
McGill bill, making an appropriation
for memorial tablets for Minnesota SOL
diers at the Vicksburg National park;
the Putnam bill, relating to annuity,
safe deposit and trust companies, and
the Witherstine bill, relating to a
doubling of the state appropriation for
county fairs.
New Senate Bills
s. F. No. 1874: BY Thompson-Appropria
ting. $500 to aid in constructing a bridge
in the town of Preston, Fillmore county.
Roads and bridges
S. F. No. 1886: BY Schaller-To author
iZe county commissioners to allow county
superintendent $500 for expenses where
the salary is less than 81, 200. Education.
S. +. No. 337: BY Schaller-Amending
chapter 271, General Laws of 1902, re-
lating to burial of INDECENT or insane SOL
diers: Judiciary.