Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-22
legislative D0INCS.
BILL Is PASSED ADMITTING
WIVES AND WIDOWS TO
SOLDIERS HOME.
REVISED CODE IS ADOPTED.

The Matter of Legislative Expenda-
ture is Taken up and Given
Warm Discussion.
81. Paul; March 13.-Onc of the most
! the Minnesota legislature was that OF
Friday. when the house acting DELHI
erately aud with due knowledge. turned
| Ian reciprocal demurraee bill. This meas
! ure was prepared after careful consid-
cration by tn. Municipal League of the
| request 1t has been before the house
COMMITTEES on railroads for the past six
weeks ,< and public hearings galore have &c
the committee revealed the fact that 10
Of the 10 members favored it. Thursday
final consideration IN the committee
occurred and by :. vote Of IL to s it was
recommended to indefinite postponement.
, y SUBSTITUTE tit, placing demurrage matters
and warehouse commission was recon-
mendcd for passage instead. Friday this
report was submitted to the house and
report Of the minoTity y'e Of the co On tee
was substituted for that OF the majority.
the motion carrying with it the indefinite
poStponement Of the newly drafted sub
stltute. Representative ROckne tried to
secure reconsideration Of the vote OH
the ground that gag" rule had prevented
lair hearing tor the majority report.
nays 6S The failure of Mr.. Rockne's mo-
tlon, therefore, settled for all time the
fate OF the substitute bill or any bill
CARRYING the same subject matter. I'm
der the rules such a bill can receive no
consideration during the remainder of this
session session The original Nolan bill will be
upon as a special order and it's friends
confidently predict it's passage.
REVISED CODE.
The re-reviscd code has been passed by
the house in accordance with expecta-
lions Of speedy action and is now ready
Tor Tor the consideration Of the senate. Very
the house in the report which was sub
mltted by it's judiciary committee. Prob
aoly the most important action was the
to the OF the ef law it
sXerted by street and electric railways
The code revision conferred the right
upon, upon t these companies. but an amend
piicabie only III the country and small
| towns. As adopted by the house the
code Coz e. VIII take effect Immediately upon
While the house is doing a; great deal Of
work which, is commendable. the men,
ber:; have their on days, when it seems
entirely lost sight Of and all for the graft
tication Of all interests or petty spite.
tnursday was such 4 day. 1t is esti-
by the running expenses Of the body,
was wasted in contest over the APP
pointment OF a clerk to assist the COM
m ,,ra on pnbllc accounts and cxpendi;
resolution for the appointment OF such
a clerk 1t was understood that the APP
ponies pc: H,se was; was to have been a man selected
1t? regular order. was sent to the COM
mittee on rules. The latter body, avow-
ing its Intention to save the states mon
already upon the pay roll. Over this
question the entire membership became
involved IN woray warfare which. as
above stated. consumed time to the value
Of the full amount Of clerks salary for
the entire session at IS per day.
:, Inc mouse committee on taxes and tax
S b2 the
vid:ng for the taxation Of franchises and
the appointment in: Mt, OF a state tax commits
Haugland bill. The bill practically re-
drafts the present tax laws OF the state
serEice corporations shall be assessed aft
ter ascertaining their value by adding the
market value of the .company's stock and
funded debt and deducting therefrom the
valuation Of real and personal property
as returned for taxation. The tax com
missioner is to be appointed by the gov
airy Of $4,000 per annum. He is to have
general supervision of assessing officers
and has power to examine persons and
compel the production of books and pa :
pers in ascertalning the value Of prop
erty subject to taxation.
Ihe same committee has reported fay-
G ora upon the Tanning bill, increasing
the gross earnings tax paid by sleeping
| car companies from 3 per cent to 1 per
csnt. and imposing the tax upon the Min
nesota proportion of interstate business
Expenditures.
Inc house committee on public ac-
counts and expenditures is a very busy
b.My. 1t is now especially engaged il,
sitting charges made by a st. Paul coal
dealer against a certain member Of the
state board of control. 1t is alleged tia
the latter had his winters supply Of coal
Furnished gratis by the corporation which
the annHal t to supply the
to, subStantiate the charge. The com
mlttee is also investigating the volumin-
| GUS charges made by Former Public FIX
A%dto Dann rheSe ese State
much in evidence during the late no
| !itical campaign: Mr.. Dunn appeared be-
fore the committee Thursday last and
explained many points. He claimed that
many settlements for trespass were made
because they We're evidently best calcu-
lated lated to TO-, conserve the interest of the
all cases was the law followed to the let
! ter. State Auditor Ivcrson also testified
| A bill introduced by Senator Somcr-
! Vile provides for a constitutional amend
| ment specifically authorizing the legisa-
| ture to levy registry tax on mortgages
| which shall be in lieu Of all other taxes.
! The senate grain and warehouse com
mlttee has reported favOrably two bills
| introduced by Senator Thorpe. One pro
hiblts :,, warehouse managers from giving
due bills where the law demands a ware
| house receipt. The other empowers the
! railway commission to cancel the licenses
! Of commission merchants found guilty OF
| deirauding patrons.
! Senator Witherstine has introduced q
bin which is said to be a copy of the Iowa
distance tariff law. 1t is a bulky docu-
| mens and covers nearly every phase OF
railway rcglila ton. prohibiting a greater
| TOR longer distance. and declaring re-
bates and determinations of all kinds il
| legal: The meat Of the bill is included in
| the long and short haul clause, which
reads as follows:
| 1T shall be unlawful for any common
carrier subject to the provisions Of this
| chapter to charge or receive any create,
commentator in the aggregate for the
transportation Of passengers or like
! Kind of property for a shorter than for a
| longer distance over it's railroad, ALL OF
| any l!ortion Of the shorter haul being in
cludea within the longer. and shall charge
MINNESOTA HAPPENINGS.
The state will start a hatchery TO,
| phcaGants.
The state board of control resents
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