Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-22

fair and Just rate. compared with the
price 1t charges for the same kind OF
freight transportation to or from any 9TH
The bill provides that: charges for
freight and passenger traffic shall be
warehouse commission shall take into
consideration what charges railways
in any state in the union The roads arc
permitted to charge Il lower rate on car
load lots than on less than carload
il fixed for the first Violation OF the act.
Subsequent offcnses are punishable BY il
tine Ut from $1,000 to $4,000.
Senate Takes Code.
St. Paul, March 1G.-Srnator somcr-
vile. chairman OF 10: scuate Judiciary
c1 COMMITTEES to which the new code as
ferred: announces that the committee will
have its report upon the bill ready in IL
very few days: Monday next at the out
amenmc", made by p' the lower "po'i house us"
is comparatively simple, owing to the
fact that the senators have closely fol
in it's consideration OF tho measure is
consulting freely with the house sub
committccs. 1t is likely that the code
vii be adopted by the senate with very
little delay, although the amendments to
DC offered may require a great deal OF
time at the hands OF conference commit
tees.
Commissioner Staples Of the state rail-
way commission. was the principal ad
vocate before the senate railroad com
nittec OF the Thorpe bill: which prohibits
sent OF the commission. He said that
one Of the best points. about the bill, was
that it would bring about closer relations
ways. Attorney Root. OF the Milwaukee
railway: was present to oppose the meas
urs on behalf OF the railways: The com:
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consideration OF the Peterson bill to abol-:
ish passes and establishing :-cent per
J mile passenger rate. but no definite ac'
mttee did approve Senator Stones bin
making railway mileage books transfer
ae Tbe senate has r, ssco x;tnont onnos;.
ton: tho bill permitting admission to the
soldiers home OF the wives, widows and
mothers OF old soldiers. 1t also has
makre re baoka BY stone
Senator Eberhart. amending the military
code: by Senator Thorpe, making it a
nrea 4c for to be
selling liquor without a license
IhS senate tie. has approved bill to ap-
purpose of erecting a statute Of Former
Governor Alexander Ramsey in statuary
hall at Washington.
tive Smith calls for the appointment Of a
committee OF five to Investigate the adj
visa blity of purchasing or erecting a
fS thf o%sr calls a the by
pointment OF committee Of five, three
from the house and two from the senate
to represent the legislature at the launch
at Newport News.
Election Officials.
Rep, Rsprcsentatiye e., W: P: Roberts is the
election officials shall maintain primary
registers. which shall be complete
list of voters and record showing which
to be retained for public inspection for
two years and four months. Each voter
is prohibited from participating in the
rect Of PARTY or at se In
he affiliated with that party at the last
general election. The Bill is intended to
Of the parepGn in Of
Representative J. r. Morley has intro
duced in the house 4 copy Of a law en-
| is to be conducted by municipal authori-
funds. The bill leaves it optional With a
municipality whether or not it shall!
maintain a dispcnsary, and provides that
only liquor III unbroken packages shall
A bill by Representative Hickey en-
larges the membership Of the state fair
association by permitting the governor to
| appoint three delegates from counties
which have no agricultural societies.
Text Book Bill Lost
The Perley free text book bill was lost
came, up for consideration in the house
Tuesday. The bill was one in which great
interest n3 was manifested by the public
and against 1t We're received. The OPP
position came principally from the friends
Of the parochi2l schools of the state. and
S01,
ticeable in the debate
Another educational bill lost in the
house the same day was that by Repre-
e9'i rS PcSSS1ns f2f S
came within five votes to having enough
to pass and as the attendance was light
the author gave notice of reconsidera
=, Speaker .Clague has named the follow
ing co. Gommi5tee to look into the matter
farm ma chinery at the State prison.
Messrs. Teigen. Rockne Vollmer, Kros-
tue, W. I. Nolan. Kinds and Jefferson.
has on roads and
creasing the tax levy for road and bridge
| purposes to one fourth Of u mill upon
ose a% pc NO If t6 IS to
| in any one year. or less than one-half
J OF one per cent.
ate passed the Schaller bill which pro
Vides that persons under indictment may
plead. guilty at any time upon request to
3 bd 10 aWsf f6e such
! jury. Other bills passed by the senate
include: BY Senator Brewer, apprrpriat-
ing. $4,000 for the purpose Of taking a
state. census: this year: by Senator Gjert-
son. increasing personal property excmp-
| ton from 500 to 5000; by Senator CAL
houn. abolishing, days of grace on sight
| gotiablc instruments falling due on Sun
y, days or holidays payable the following
| day WAC
/ District Judges.
The biz increasing the salaries Of dis
truct judges has been .ameaded by the
counties OF less than 1900 Salaries res are re.
raised from $4,000 to $4,000 Larger
G rn;, fso are to pay an additional $500.
Inns leaves the "a!arics in the large
The senate Judiciary committee recon-
mends the passage Of Senator Wilson'S
bill bill aoolshing the sale q the giant fire
a bill authorizing the appointment Of :,
commission to supervise the erection Of
to commcmoratc the services of the
Third. Fourth and Fifth Minnesota rcgi-
ments and the First Minnesota battery
no funds for the CARRYING out Of the
work. This session Senator McGill in
troduced bill approprating 100000 to
| Hs .ne eNpchse. ana the senate has
| ALREADY passed upon it favorably in COM
Quite little humorous discussion arose
IN the senate over the I-augcn bill. pro-
vlding a bounty Of 81 for each rattle
snake killed in the state. but the author
| commended that in his section at least
1t was no laughing matter, and the meas
ure was recommended for passage.
Business men of Blakeiy want a
bridge across the Minnesota river.
The state dairy commissioner is
continuing his crusader pure milk.
| G. f. Lennon offers 90 ;0n 4oxrord