The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-02-10
LEGISLATIVE D0|NGS.
SOME OF THE MEMBERS ARE BE-
COMING FESTIVE UNDER
INACTIVITY.
HAS BEEN TOO MUCH PLAY
During the Past Few Days There
Have Been q L: rye Number
of Important Bills In
trOduced.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. z.

Some members Of the legislature are
becoming restivc under their enforced in
activity, which is the result OF delay In
securing action upon the report submitted
by the commission appointed to revise
and codify state laws. That report is in
the hands OF committees and although
everything possible is being done to ex-
pediate consideration, the work is ex-
tremely slow, owing to the fact that many
changes in existing laws were made by
the commission, contrary to expectations.
and. as many contend. In excess OF the
authority conferred upon the commission.
Representative Mannix voiced the gen.
eral impatience in the house by intro
ducing a resolution which provides for
the appointment of a special committee
of five. to whom shall be referred all bills
introduced. This committee is to sift out
all measures introduced which propose
new legislation, and which are therefore
not in conflict with any provisions Of the
new code. Such bills to be reported to the
house without delay for immediate DC
ton. In the senate the new code has
finally been referred to committees made
up Of the entire membership, and in con-
, sequence the members feel less FESTIVE.
The general impression is that the code
will be amended to suit and adopted at
this session. There Is much hard work
to do to whip it into shape. but the lead
ers of both houses assert confidently that
no extra session or postponement will
be found necessary.
During the past few days a large num-
Der of very important bills and resolu-
tions have been introduced. Prominent
among them are:
A memorial to congress urging the re-
peal of the Nelson bankruptcy law, In
troduced by Senator Collier.
A bill by Representative Gandrud re-
quiring railways to report all accidents
on their lines to the railway and ware
house commission.
Bills by Representatives DeLaittre and
Morley providing for civil service in the
state dairy and food department. The
Morley bill was drawn by dairy interests
and gives the state dairymen a certain
advantage in the naming Of the exam
iners The DeLaittre bill is designed to
prevent possible discrimination Of that
character.
A bill by Representative Zelch and a
memorial by Senator Thorpe protesting
against the proposed drawback" on du-
ties on wheat and flour.
A bill by Representative Thayer pro-
viding that dealers in oleomargarine and
butterine must obtain state licenses
Representative Gates introduced a bill
in accordance with the recommendation
Of the board Of control, providing that
when Judges have sentenced people to
any state institution. the officers Of the
institution shall be notified and shall fur
nish a man to take charge Of the party
sentenced. thus relieving counties Of large
expense in fees now paid to sheriffs and
deputies.
Senator Stone is the author of a bill
providing that railway companies shall
issue coupon books for 500 and 1000 miles
for which they shall charge 21z cents q
mile These books to be used by any
member of a family or by any officer or
employe of firm or corporation.
A bill by the senate committee on edu-
ca ton providing for the removal Of the
normal schools and the state university
from the jurisdiction Of the board Of con-