The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-08
Will Investigate Oil.

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The house committee on illuminating
oils will investigate the subject OF oils
and state oil inspection. The house
recommending the Oleson resolution, in
troduced weeks ago, to PASS. A section
rejecting on the administration OF the
office of state inspector by f. &. War
ner of st. Paul, had been eliminated by
the committee. The committee will
inquire into the value of state on IN
moval of gasolene from kerosene has not
reduced the explosive nature of ,kero.,
sene; will inquire into the quality OF
oil now sold in the state; will ascertain
if the present oil inspection law is not
obsolete; whether gravity test should
mo-, succeed the present Inspection on teass'
partment would not be Increased by
putting the inspection in charge Of the
dairy and food department. The COM
mittee will make a comparison of the
fee and salary system of oil inspection
in the state, to determine If the salary
plan has res ~ ha sate eGsS
Hickey will call a meeting Of his COM
mitee late in the week.
|. Secured Right to Examine.
A subcommittee of the committee on
public accounts and expenditures is hot
on the trail Of what it believes is in
teresting evidence in the affairs OF one
Of the state departments. The commit.
tee today actng on the adv'ee Gf 3fe
from the house to send for persons. and
papers. Members tried to draw from the
committeeman the scent on which they
J are working, but they refused to reveal
. the object Of the request:
; Edward Tanning Of Qi PIN s TO-DAY lay
committee and had it indefinitely post
poned. Later he introduced secont
bill applying the provisions Of the orig
inal bill to all cities in the state. Own
ers Of $50, 900 stocks of merchandise art
to file statements Of their insurance
which are to be considered in arriving
at the value Of the stocks for taxlns
, purposes.
Antidiscrimination Bill.
W. G, Fraser, who has introduced 6
number of antirailroad bills, put in al
antidiscrimination bill today. 1t pro
!, hibits producers, manufacturers or dis
} tributors Of any commodity Of genera
| use from Intentionally, for the purpose
/ of destroying competition, discriminat
: ing against any section, city or tow1
in selling or delivering products a
y higher rates than at other points, afte,
: equalizing the distance charges. Thu
y state railroad commission is to deter
n mine whether there have been discrimi
n nations, and may revoke charters O.
q offending companies. The attorney gen
: eral is authorized to GUST foreign com
> panies who offend from the state.
Locates Training School.
n Elmer E. Adams of Fergus Falls, b.
- a new bill, would settle the girls in
dustrial school fight by locating tn
school at Litchfeld. The bill puts tn
institution, when located and built b:
t charge of board of five women man
ayers, to be named by the governor, t
serve for two years. Provision is mad
: for the transfer of the girls at the Re
e Wing school when the new school
q completed. The bill appropriates $40
l. 900 for the site, but makes no provisio
for the buildings. ,.~ H.
Il A county license inspector is PR
vided in bill introduced by DR.. I
G. Fulton of White Bear. Count
" license inspectors are to be named b
:, the county commissioners to better er
- force the liquor laws. The maximum
~ salary provided for the inspector
q $75 a month.
=, A teachers college, to rank as a de
D., partment OF the university, is provide
d in a bill introduced by W. H. Putna1
of Red Wing. The bill carries no az
preparation.
Money for Farm School.
Ole Peterson introduced by request
bill continuing the special tax. Of one
fifth of mill for the benefit Of tn
state agricultural school, for the mex
two years. The money is to be used q
follows:
Construction and completion Of main
building, including an auditorium. -. $S5, OC
Purchase Of additional land. ........... 5000
Building and equipment Of girls dor
Building and equipment of drill hall and
gymnasium room ................... $500
New dairy barn and remodeling dairy
Changing present drill hall into me. 49,
chanical building .................... 5Ot
Steel water tower and tank. ......... 5,5(
Reel and hose for fire protection. LOT
Enlarging kitchen, etc. 10,Ot
Insectary for chronological division. .... 2,5t
Purchase Of livestock for instruction. ;. 1O,Ot
Work Of plant breeding and experiment
CaCOQ lU,U
Improvement Of campus, paving, etc..... SO
Hospital building and equipment. ........ 90
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $685. %