Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-02-15
LEGISLATIVE D.O|INCS.
SOME OF THEMEMBERs ARE BE.
:. COMING FESTIVE UNDER
INACTIVITY.
HAS BEEN TOO MUCH PLAY
During the Past Few Days There
Have Been q Large Number
of Important Bills In
troduced.

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of Important Bills In
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st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. :.
Some members Of the legislature are
becoming FESTIVE 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 en-
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 Impotence In the house by intro
ducing resolution which provides for
the appointment OF a special committee
OF five. to whom shall be referred all bills
introduced. This committee IS to silt 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 &C
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 sadopted 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
be found necessary.
During the past few days large num-
Der Of very important bills and resolu-
tons 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
liners. 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 -four
A bill by Representative Thayer pro-
vfding 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 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 2k cents
mile. These books TO be used by any
member Of a family or by any officer or
employe Of a firm or corporation.
A bill by the senate committee on edu-
cation providing for the removal Of the
normal schools and the state university
from the jurisdiction of the board Of con-
total and providing for the appointment OF
a purchasing agent. This bill went on
general orders and will receive prompt
action.
Senator Dale is the author Of meas
ure which proposes that delegates to
state conventions shall be elected under
the primary system. It does away with
precinct caucusses and county conven-
tons and provides that the delegates
shall be elected at the regular September
primaries. The bill differs from that Of
Representative Rider In that primaries
are held In September. instead of June,
and allows the state central committees
to apportion delegates. instead Of having
it fixed by law.
Senator Shell introduced a bill giving
township supervisors authority to assess
drainage benefits against lands affected.
. Representative Bowling will again in
troduce his bill of two years ago provid-
Ing that the names Of all candidates for
judicial Office shall be placed upon all bal
lots. without political distinction. y
The house, under suspension OF the
rules, passed II. F.. No. 2, Roberts, which
urges congress to give the interstate COM
merce commission power to fix railway
rates.
The committee appointed under the res
olution offered by Senator Eberhardt for
the purpose Of investigating all charges
relating to railway rate discrimination
has held several interesting sessions and
numerous complaints have been aired G.
S. LOTUS, of the Minnesota Shippers AS
ISOLATION, called attention to an advance
Of rates made by the Chicago Great West
ern Railway, contrary to the provisions
Of the law Of 1899. and also to the fact
that the Milwaukee road. which operates
under contract with the Northern Pa
cific, charges a greater rate for business
between St. Paul and Duluth than it does
for Duluth, in violation, as Mr. Lotus
claimed, OF the clause Of the law which
provides that no higher rate can be
charged for short haul than for a long
haul, the shorter being included in the
long haul. The committee also received
a delegation Of citizens from Litchfleld.
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