The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-15
FARMER MANNIX
TO THE FRONT
INTRODUCES BILL TO AID RURAL
SCHOOLS.
War on Adulterated Food Products
Delay in Code Calls Forth Argument
improvements in Sight for Camp
Iakeview-Hotel Men Want Permits
to Sell Baggage.

Farmer Joe Mannix of South Mime
apolis, in his zeal for the encourage
ment of agriculture offered a bill this
morning appropriating money for rural
schools that teach farming and home
making. The first ten schools that
comply with the conditions are to re-
ceive $4,000 each bounty. The state
superintendent Of public instruction
commends the plan. Such school dis
tricts must contain at least sixteen
square miles, own ten acres, have a
substantial building of at least three
rooms, at least two teachers, make pro-
visions for conveying pupils to and
from school, maintain garden plots for
the pupils and other features for in
structing pupils in farming and home
making.
War on Adulteration.
The house adopted memorial to
congress favoring Legislation to pro-
hibit interstate commerce in adulter-
ated, misbranded and deleterious foods,
drugs and medicines. The memorial
was presented by James R. Hickey at
the request of Governor Johnson. The
efforts of the dairy and food depart
ment to force adulterated foods and
drugs off the market are largely evaded
by taking advantage of interstate
shipment and delivery of goods by
foreign concerns in ''original pack
ages and national legislation is
necessary to correct the evil.
Code Called Up.
w. D. Washburn, Jr., called up his
resolution of yesterday demanding re-
port from the judiciary committee on
the progress on the revised code. W.
B. Anderson chairman of the commit
tee, explained that the subcommittee
were working diligently and much work
had been done as shown by the daily
reports in the house journal.
The whole committee would consider
the code in its entirety in a few days
and he believed it would be reported
not later than next week.
w. p. Roberts objected to the men,
hers worrying the judiciary committee.
+ the members took their interleaved
copies of the code and inserted the
amendments as reported daily they
would understand what was being done
Mr.. Washburn tartly replied that he
could understand the code as we'll as
any other member, but all he wanted
was more progress in certain directions
Money for Lakeview.
The committee on military affairs
made favorable reports on the Wash
burn bill appropriating $4,000 for &
storehouse and other improvements at
: Camp Lakeview, and the Hugo bill re
organizing the naval reserves Of Min
! neSOta.
Hotel Men Want Protection.
J. G. Lennon Of Minneapolis came
to the aid of innkeepers by proposing 6
bill authorizing them to sell the bag
gage or effects of guests who had failec
to settle.
O. B. Ekman offered a constitutional
amendment increasing the terms o:
representatives to four years like thu
. senators.
Against Grade Crossings.
A measure of vital Importance to rail
ways was offered by L. 0. Teigen o
Jackson. 1t gives authority to tow
supervisors to direct railroad com
panies to carry highways over railwa
tracks and to maintain such elevate
crossings for all time. The railroad an
warehouse commission is authorized t
o enforce the orders Of town supervisors