The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-02-24
LEGISLATIVE DOlNCS.
THE HORTON BILL FOR MAIN
TANNING THE CAPITOL Is
FINALLY PASSED.
RAILWAY MEN INTERESTED.

Public Examiner Makes Report on
Timber Trespass. Board Of
Control Considered.
st. Paul. Feb. 17.-.what is. probably
ure ever introduced in the Minnesota
legislature is that offered by Messrs. Ofs-
th1n and Rockne as collaborators. The
trusts and monopolies and compel them
TO- conform to the laws Of the state pro-
htbiting discrimination and rebates and
elIed upon the law now in force in Texas
the kind. The nea sure is admitted by
its t., authors to be aimed at such corpo;;
Harvester and American Tobacco COM
panies and the big; packing combine. In
the p!ainest possible language it declares
form Of trust. or any combination in
company. who shall monopolize or COM,
to monepoiizs any et trade IN the state Is
BY one years Imprisonment: or a 5000
may BE- os Seized and and conf,seated BY the
courts Corporations whose stockholders
are not personally liable for its debts are
barred +, from the state until the officers
general which shall indicate the capital
stock, market value, amount paid IN,
names Of officers and agents, amounts
Of stock owned in other companies and
panies and amount Of stock held in trust
a combination to drive any person out Of
business, or to sell with an agreement not
to be sold again by the purchaser: Al
inspection BY the attorney general. and
officers and agents are made subject to
the provisions binding corporations. Re-
bates and discriminatonS in transp9rta
ished as felony. It also provides the
procedure to be employed by the attorney
general and the rule Of discriminating evil
ter Of papers and books Of q corporation
under investigation. The bill has been
sent to the committee on general legisla-
tRat e viii be- reported faVor
Chairman Jacobson: Of the ,nd board Of Of
sauit upon the Block measure to compel
the state to furnish binding Irvine at
cost Mr.. jacobson says that the policy
Of the Block bin is sh or eng that
tenn, not only WIN the state be able to
construct q new state prison from the
profits Of the binding twine industry. but
furnish enough Irvine to supply all the
farmers Of the state at greatly reduced
rate It is now generally. conceded that
MIR. Jacobson's stand will be approved by
the legislature.
Insurance Report.
Chairman Bowling, of the house COM
mittee on public accounts and expendi-
lures. brought in a report covering the
investigation Of the insurance department
and it Included censure for former gov
II $vHap VRy1NF ytoH
failed to calf attention to the enormous
fees being paid by insurance companies
for examinations demanded by the Min
the ' censure . on the ground that It was
not in the province Of the committee to
do more than make g. recommendation
Of os f Eli inereas d the pay Of the insur:
turning all fees into the state treasury.
IN g Snort e eere. Gd the the
vis ssi code ID Mr.. washburn lea the tight.
pr5 The sss ns se sc
report would probably be ready for the
house some time next ntSs week. sa,. ,ovs .r.
asked by the state commission. It is
proposed to reduce about one-half the
amount Of game which can be killed le-
hatcheries Is asked at a salary Of $500.
It is asked that contraband fish and game
be sold to the highest bidder. and fishing
sissippi and st. Croix rivers.
Drainage.
The joint drainage committee has
while it retains many features Of the ex-
listing statute, will make numerous addi-
tons. The new bill will extend the: right
drainage; it will permit the drainage OF
DOGGY. meandered lakes unfit for fishing.
and allows for lowering the levels of lakes
Of drainage bitches: leading Into them.
The house committee is holding inter-
esting sessions to consider the various
ures provide in one way or another for
the extension of the primary election sys-
TEN, but such difference Of opinion ex-
report any plan which will receive gen.
has been appointed to draft such a meas
The house acceded to the resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Ware. and Messrs: Ware;
Bardwell, Rockne Carl and Rosentha! Will
act as special committee to investlgate
are charging exorbitant rates in Mime
The following new appointments have
Fred e; Hunt. Faribault. member state
board Of health; Frank Murray, st. Paul,
reappointed member state forestry board;
o. il. Linger Minneapolis. member state
medical examining board.
The house has passed the bill intro
duced by Representative Flower, in which
the bribery law ts extended to cover
members ELECT of the legislature.
The Horton Bill.
St. Paul, Feb. 2o..,;After weeks Of con- on:
test in the house, that body has finally
passed what Is known as the Horton bill:
which provides for the maintenance OF
the new state capitol building. AS the
measure came in from the senate the
appropriation was fixed at $500 annual
". and provision was made for the APP
noiritmer1t Of one Of the members OF the
capitol commission as resident director
at a salary Of 5000 yearly: It save
capitol commission and said nothing
about the length Of time which that BODY
should have In which to complete the
building. The result Of the fight In the
house was to materially change the meas. !
down to $50, 900 annually. no salaried resi-
dent director is provided for and 1t Is d..
Tected that the capitol commission shah
20 out of existence August LIST, 1906. At
bottom Of this contract %as the feel
posed to the Horton bill that 1t was