Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-19
LEGISLATIVE DOINCS,
THE SENATE PASSES THE BILL
TAKING UNIVERSITY FROM
BOARD OF CONTROL.
The Anti-Pass Bill stirs up Rumpus
in the House and il Lost ON
: Vote that was Tie.

ate, BY a vote OF A to 8 passed House File
%. generally known as the revised code.
ana aha by this action the final adoption OF
t;~aily assured: 1t has already passed
the house and It now remains for the APP
pointment Of committees OH conference.
things IN such shape that a general agree
ment will be reached In q few days and
the bill finally passed. 1t is necessary
before the close of the session in order
that the enrolling clerks may have time
In T %h'e e to reduce it to writing:
day evening and agreed to stand by the
report OF the majority Of the committee
on public accounts and expenditures re-
Of state auditor under the regime Of
Mcssrs. Dunn and Iverson. AS q result
the report was adopted Friday without
ron ron ea.i nea Rspr ,n Jefferson max
the minority severely criticised both Dunn
and ;lvcsson; and recoIumendedx that much,
OF the matter contained In the charges
son be referred to the attorney general
for action.
Increased Salaries.
Omcials looking for increased salaries
can secure very little comfort from the
report m by the special house com
ter were referred. One increase is rec
commended: that OF the fire warden, from
$1,000 to $500 annually. Two reductions
the a! :ssdS snaus ad
that Of the public examiner to $500 an
nually: Both these officials are now in
receipt OF large fees, which are now rec
commended to be turned into the state
treasury.
Railway Rates.
The long looked for report of the Eber-
hart special committee to investigate rail-
way rates was presented In both houses
signed by Representatives Washburn, No
Ian Gandrud, the balance of the MEM
f the %e T repor dS
ference being in the fact that the minor
lty recommend giving the state railway
tx rates and have them enforced at once.
Both documents are Of great length and
discuss at great length the subject under
recommend:
Memorial to congress for law increas-
ing the powers Of the interstate COM
That congress be memorialized to. pass
a law aboiishing private car lines
changed without consent Of State H'r railway IL
commission.
/. Penalties against railroads granting re-
made liable for acceptance Of rebates.
That the railway commission be in
str r; to readjust tariffs on classified
pore than S per cent between distance
4nd distributing tariffs
A general investigation. of express
charges and that. the railway commits
sion should compel express companies to
give benefit Of long and short haul clause.
Ihat the state railway commission be
Instructed to make investigation of dis
pare same with tariffs in Minnesota and
make complete report thereon.
.,t haf the state railway commission be
state commerce commission in behalf of
private complaints.
Both reports indorse the idea Of re-
tications should be placed in the hands of
the state railway and warehouse COM
mission. 1t having been ascertained that
the past few years have resulted in rails
ing rates: A strictly distance tariff is
considered inadvisable: it being contend
against the larger centers Of population
and the latter, It is urged, furnish mar
ket for producers which cannot be dupli-
f 6atH4 IN any statf in which Oh distaSee
rebates compla ined Of are largely inter-
state, that private car lines injure ship
higher in minnesota f that in iowa low " and
1i ,la,, that midnight" tariffs should be
1HC EcpOItS Will 1lOC De aCIeO ON OV the
legislature for some time ~O
oh The he; Ware bill prohibiting RAILWAYS from
R Pas fhag c tari surprised many by pass
sary votes. The bill had a hard time. 1t
was originally drawn to include provisions
for mileage books to be sold for 2 cents a
changeable books. This was held to be
unconstitutional 1t was then amended to
suit the requirements Of the judiciary
With few members present in the house,
It's enemies succeeded in taking it from
the calendar and sent it back to the rail-
cued and finally went through with hying
colors.
The investig cation of the house commit
tee on Illuminating oils into the history
OF the Minnesota inspection. department.
other day, when Former Inspector F. G.
Schiffman testified that the net income OF
ne office was about $4,000 annually. Mr.:
see ee9 ali tSS bit tSa W nst d
among the members Of the "oil board''
and used for campaign purposes. He
w vsrtta,I not give the names of others who
Inspector by Gov. Van SAINT was because
i It. Was believed he would divide the
now trying to decide whether or not to
declare Mr.. schirman in contempt for
his refusal to answer its questions fully:
Friends Of the state board of control
defeated the attempt In the house to pass
the bill compelling the board to make
public all bids.
The Jacobson county option bill is dead.
The attempt Of Representative Adams
to abolish the state printing commission
and place contracts through the board OF
control was a; failure.
The bill to appoint a commission to re-
port upon the advisability OF a state hos
pital for crippled children has been
passed by both houses.
The Gjertsen bill establishing a state
board Of Chiropractic examiners is up to
the governor.
The Ofsthun bill creating a new officer
to be known as state bank examiner, has
been killed.
The bill extending the Torrens system
Of land transfers to all counties in the
state has been killed In the senate.
Making Farm Machinery.
The special committee appointed to in
vesttgate the advisability Of establishing
at the state prison a plant for the man
ufacture Of farm machinery cOmmends
q MINNESOTA BRIEFS.