Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-02-22
Legislative D|.OlNCS,
The HOUSE PROPOSES SOME
VERY STRONG ANTI-COR.
ALTON MEASURES.
NEW APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Public Examiner Makes Report on
Timber Trespass. Board Iof
Control Considered,
NEW APPOINTMENTS WADE.
st. Faul. Feb. Ia.

Control Considered.
st. Paul, Feb IA.
BY overwhelming majorities both
hoe.ses OF the Minnesota legislature have
g Of e .S the eresf
in connection with the duty on Canadian
wheat, and z suitable memorial has beer
adopted and sent on to- Washington
Where 1t Will be presented to congress
and to the president and secretary Of the
treasury, In the course of the debate
which attended the passage OF this mem
claimed that it was essentially a part OF
the American system Of protection. while
those opposed declared Just as strongly
ton. 1t was evident from the start that
the rural members believed that at the
present time farmers We're receiving al
more than would be possible with the
Canadian product thrown upon the mar
ket and they argued that in years past
tney h a" ainGomplantnS PAID their
no more than right that when for the
first time the result was so plainly FOL
their, benefit the duty should be main
whose benefit it was supposed the ma
tional government had granted the draw
t PACK privilege: made no fight against
the members from that city voting with
the country legislators.
Public Examiner Reports.
In a message to the legislature, trans
nltted Feb. 10. Gov. Johnson turns over
to the lawmaking body the volunlinous
son relative to timber trespass and min
eral leases and makes q number Of rec
concentrations which he believes are cal
culated to prevent recurrence of the same
In thp% @1,n 1><>
made in the membership Of the state
timber board so that 1t will be composed
OF the governor: attorney general and
state treasurer: The auditor is to act as
clerk. The governor recommends also an
appropriation Of $4,000 as a contingent
fund to be placed at the disposal Of the
timber board to be used In making exam
vide for the appointment Of additional
cruisers to see that the states property
Is protected: Accompanying the message
governor to the attorney general asking
II suits should not be instituted against
State Auditor 1verson and his bondsmen
the eer oSf y Of sged
administration. and with it is a reply
from the attorney general in which he
says that with the limited office force at
question justice. The governor therefore
recommends a proper increase in the
force of the attorney generals Office, rath-
CT ~ASlH W clilplOH expensive special COun-
sci: The subject, was referred to the
committee on public accounts and ex-
penditures.
Board of Control.
The contest to secure the removal of
the state educational institutions from the
supervision of the state board Of control
mas mas been resumed ' with renewed yigor,
!atlon along this line will be adopted.
Various bills Of this character which had
been referred to the senate committee on
known as S. F. No. los. This bin came
before the senate as special order Feb
TO- Much to the surprise Of many the
BAT WAS to ADEPT
ey including the state public school at
Owatonna, and the schools for the deaf
and the blind at Faribault. under it's pro-
Schools s S5 tos p aea
cipltated a fiery debate by proposing an
amendment providing for the appoint
ment Of purchasing agent to be under
This was fought bitterly by the friends
Of the bill, who contended that it would
tnei a continm ss Of the board Of con-
tinued until Feb. Is, when motion win
be made to reconsider the vote whereby
the Peachey amendment was adopted.
counf, a and on %ubc
report a bill placing the insurance COM
missioner. absolutely upon salary basis.
It has also asked Of Attorney General
the state can recover at law the enormous
Commissioner Dearth.
ex BHh h9 aus nc IF the legislature stat
business and the consequence is that this
week, for the first time, the adjournment
was from Saturday to Monday only. 1t
II any progress is to be made upon any
thing save the new code, a great deal of
hard work will be necessary, and at the
present rate it seems that his session will
portant legislation to consider. In addi-
ton to this there are in progress a num-
Der Of Investigations In which a great
Senator Johnson has introduced a bill
which provides for two additional mem
bers OF the state board OF control, MAX
specially qualified in educational work
and the board thus composed is to have
charge of all the state institutions.
Indian Massacre.
A pension not to exceed $12 per month
is proposed in bin offered by Senator
Wh TO took SS a a9 to be nG SOL
ere Of Sept. Is, 1862. Pensions are to BE-
gin not prior to jan, l, 1905, and the
proofs are to be furnished at the office
Speaker Clague has been making him.
self unpopular with the employees Of the
house by insisting that they are paid by
the. state to perform certain duties, not
to loaf. A rule has now been put into
enect which compels employees to report
at certain time each morning and re-
main on duty until a certain time in the
afternoon. The same rule has been in
force in the senate this session and has
given good results.
At the request Of Chairman Hanaford
the special committee charged with the
work of Investigating state Inspection and
weighing Of grain has been given addi-
tional time in which to make its reDOrt
The committee refuse the offer of the
railway and warehouse commission to
send one Of its employees along as an as
sistant.
The binding Irvine committee of the
house Is opposed to the idea of building
a new state prison from the profits de-
rived from the sale of Irvine and has de-
cided to formulate a bill compelling the
sale OF the Irvine to the farmers at ac-
tual cost. It Is claimed that while prison
Irvine Is sold at from 8 to cents a bound
below trust prices. it still yields a net
profit Of 2 cents.
Anti-Corporation Bills.
St.. Paul, Feb. 17.-What is nrobah1v
the most drastic anti-corporation meas
ure ever introduced in the Minnesota
MINNESOTA NEWsLETs.