The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02

The legislative session will expire by
limitation April Is, lasting ninety days,
exclusive Of Sundays and legal holl-
days LII
to is the election OF United States
| senator to succeed Moses 3. Capp,
whose term expires March 4. The cleo
| An unusual amount OF proposed legls-
lation is already in sight to engage the
attention of the membe
The primary election law will be
amended in some. particulars. Many
schemes will be proposed, some OF them
for state officers. One, which finds
favor, is a bill providing for the cleo
ton Of delegates to the party conven1t|
lions at regular primary election, so
as to do away with contests. Senator
Dale Of Madison promises, to introduce
The taxation problem will be up
again. Another attempt will be made
to submit O. "wide-open" tax amend
ment to the state constitution, which
will give the legislature full swing in
| tax-reform laws. There will also be
mission, and for taxing public service
corporations on the basis Of their CAPT.
tai stock and bonded debt.
The effort for the creation of state
immigration bureau will be renewed,
the bureau to have an appropriation to
spend in advertising the state and at
tracing homeseekers.
Both candidates for governor in the
recent campaign declared in favor of
an antipass law for Minnesota, and
legislation of the sort is likely to be
introduced early in the session.
The year 1908 is the time for the
regular decennial state census, and the
legislature will be asked to provide for
Il the census and make sufficient appro-
priation.
The good-roads advocates will work
! for a state highway commission bill,
creating a COMMISSION and,glvlng 1t the
disbursement Of the road and bridge
fund.
, Another attempt will be made to
} draw and pass valid law for the taxa
, tion Of inheritances.
The effort to divorce the educational
institutions from the financial manage
> ment of the board of control will be
{ renewed.
The present law by which large fees
Z accrue to the state insurance commits
3 sioner will be amended to place the
office on a strict salary basis.
e The legislature will take over the new
! capitol from the hands of the building
Z commission, and may place it's manage.
!, ment in the hands of commission of
. state officers. r.. -. @.
2 The passage of the constitutional
, amendment on the grand jury. question
:, will be followed up with a bill abolish
. ing grand, juries in the state, except
! ing a presentment by the county attor-
= ney for the present form Of Indictment.
y At least four new state buildings will
= be asked for by different interested
I, cities. The state university will have
z to be allowed money for q new main
v building to replace. the one burned. The
. state sanatorium for consumptives has
. been located and ground purchased
o near Walker, and an appropriation will
,. be asked to provide suitable buildings.
8 The soldiers home trustees, backed by
t the Grand Army Of the Republic. will
|, ask an appropriation for a, building in
n for the use Of veterans widows and
wives The State Federation of
n Women's clubs will urge an appropria-
l. ton for a new training school for girls
|, in some other location than the present
5. combined school at Red Wing.
q nh Large appropriations; at least 800,
resentatives to continue the work Of
state drainage.
it Another appropriation will be asked
e for making a general survey of the
g swamp lands along the northern border
i. and, the determination Of a system Of
ID I'll
" Representative Cole is agitating 6
n measure to regulate the future sales OF
Il state lands, so that they can hereafter
t, be sold only to actual settlers.
n, Bills will be introduced to carry GU
Ell the recommendations of State Auditor
7; Iverson with regard to state stimbe
st sales and making the state timber
y board the responsible party in settle
y ments for trespass.
n, Another measure will be introduce,
n placing the state grain department OF
" a civil service basis.
y Railroad rate bills Of various kind
will make their appearance. includin,
distance tariff measures and bills in
r creasing the present powers Of the rail
Z. road and warehouse commission.
- The effort to call constitutions
convention will doubtless be renewed
The measure introduced last sessio
for the abolition Of bucketshops is like
ly to make it's appearance again. -.. .
The biennial agitation, for a count
option bill may be expected. wall -
Legislation dealing with voting me-
chimes and promoting their use will ais
| be proposed. -r.>> MI
! These subjects for consideration ar
already in sight. The further work 0
the legislature is only limited by tn
ingenuity of the 1872 members in devi.
ing new bills to be disposed Of.
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