The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

end with Jan. 1, the old law terminating tha
office March having been restored. And finally
Mr.. Blues bill. making state patents eligible
to record without further proof than the seal
of the land office. is law. ,s:4...2 g.. -,
Eye and Ear Bill Passes. ~: :. ::
The house looked with great deal Of .n..
picion upon DR.. Smiths bill requiring teachers
to examine the eyes and ears Of pupils upon
lines to be prescribed by the state board Of
health. =, 1t was feared that ordinary teachers
could not do the work satisfactorily, but more
than that, it was feared that there WAS some
graft back Of the movement. The bill aroused
much discussion and brought out the fact that
the rules for such examination were very sim
pie indeed and could be applied by any person
of intelligence, and that the plan was heartily
Endorsed by Superintendent Nash in his annual
report It passed the house by safe majority.
! The bill OF the dairy and food committee Of
the house. prepared by Commissioner Sherwood.
completely revises the present law in the light
OF four years OF experience. There are no
radical changes but the manifest weaknesses
of the old law have been remedied. The bill
passed without question. ss,. = 80, .-
Objection was made to Dr.. Smiths bill fixing
the fee of the officers Of the board Of health
at 50 for necessary visits to cases of infectious
diseases, and it was recommitted. At present
the fee for such visits Is left to the boards Of
health. .Sr.. - !"
New Prospective Source Of Revenue.
Senator Dillon is making good progress upon
the inheritance tar bill and viii have 1t ready
Inheritance laws Of all Of the states: More than
half OF the states, including New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois, employ 1t with eminent sue
cess and gratifying results. It is, an important
| source Of revenue both in England and France,
While in young state like South Dakota proper
tionately large results cannot be hoped for still
surprising amount of property, in estates
eeed1ng $4,000 in value annually pass thru the
probate: courts. From data obtained by Governor
hlrod the amount cannot be less than 3d. Co.,
600 annually. 49,
Work Of Two Sessions Compared.
The relative volume Of business this year COM
pared with the last session Is Indicated by the
number Of bills under consideration. Last ses-
sion on the thirty-seventh day 1855 bills had
been introduced in THO snate and 1872 in the
house. This year on the same dayy140 in the
senate and 122 in the house. From all appear.
| ances the number to receive favorable cons1dera.
! ton will be as large this year as in the former
session. 81 Z ~. l. = Z.
The house has converted the following senate
bills into law: Robertson's bill providing for
the establishment Of cemeteries in Cities intend
ed to permit Sioux Falls to accept the gift Of
new cemetery from Senator Pettigrew;. Nell 8
bill for taxing transient merchants; Northrup's
bill for division Of cities into wards and the
bills appropriating S58.s1 and S278 for the per
diem and mileage of Lieutenant Governor Snow
! and the presidential electors respectively. The
| house also passed Blains bill exempting mag
netic healers and Christian scientists from the
operation Of the medical examiners law. 7!
Insurance Bill Wins Big Point.
Inc senate lie insurance bill came up on
committee report and again was attacked by
Rice on the ground that It hampered the insur-
ance commissioner In his control Of the com.
panies.
Lawson defended the BIN as one with greater
safeguards than the Wisconsin measure, which 1t
closely follows; that the senator from Moody
had attacked the bill on a different point at
every occasion and that he had In his possession
a letter written BY general agent Of one
OF the large eastern companies doing business
| in the state In which the bill was attacked on
identically the points which So far had been
| raised by the senator from Moody.
Northrup supported the BILL as a member OF
the committee which had considered it, and
moved the adoption Of the favorable report,
which roll call was carried-3s to 8.