The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-31
HOUSE KILLED
BJORGE MEASURE
REFUSES TO CREATE COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARDS.
Measure to Elevate Standard Of County
superintendent Defeated by Country
Members-The Chamberlain Juvenile
Court Bill Passed Under Suspension.

oationai Qualifications For county tyr super
intendents Of schools was killed today
by the house. Following an hour 3 con-
sideration, during which various at
tempts to amend it were defeated, the
house, Il to SO, indefinitely postponed
The Bjorge bill, which was in line
ernor Johnson and the result Of the
combined labors Of the state superin-
tendent and number Of leading coun-
ty superintendent, provided that coun-
ty board of education should elect the
superintendent. Educational qualifca-
tions were to be required, and it was
argued that the plan would result in a
higher type. Of sqRerinstendents and the
Henry o. Bjorge Of Becker made a
strong presentation Of the bill's merits.
j.. H. Morley |of Steele attacked it
districts. His motion to Indefinitely
postpone was lost by a close vote, and
then it's opponents began trying to
amend it. A: J. Rockne Of Goodhue
commissioners authority to elect the
superintendent in counties Of less than
$4,000. Bjorge showed that for eight
years following 1864 this plan had been
tried and then discarded as Ineffective.
He pointed out that this scheme would
disfranchise the women of the state,
who now vote for county superintend-
H. A. Rider tried to strike out the
classification Of the counties by an
amendment. This was voted down.
Rockne followed with an amendment,
also lost, by which he would put the
bill In operation only in counties Of
less than 10000. Friends Of the bill
were confident that their measure would
be recommended to pass when the va
rious hostile amendments had been
killed. Their chagrin was marked when
the vote showed them four short Of a
majority. s,@ .=
Juvenile Court Bill Passed.
The house passed, under suspension
Eof the rules, the Chamberlain Juvenile
court bill. It was favorably reported
| by the judiciary committee. It ap-
plies only to cities Of $4,000 and over.
It selects one district judge in each
| county to sit exclusively in juvenile
matters. The court is given extraor-
binary discretionary powers in treat
ling juvenile dependents and delin.
quents under II, and may appoint legal
guardians. Probation officers are pro.
vided for. Similar courts at Chicago
Denver and other points are said to
have proved most satisfactory.
Allowed Flower Bill to Pass.
| Hennepin was generous to Ramsey
this morning, and in spite of Congress
AGAINST stSXsnf bng %nsn 1S
right to extend car line into Fort
fSnelling, Ramsey was permitted to put
its Flower bill thru under suspension
authorizing the city council to issue
$15O,O00 in bonds for the construction
Of a new bridge across the Mississippi!
at Fort Smelling. It will carry The
Seventh street car line across the
river and into the reservation, even
tually to be a third interurban line
John F. Selb Of the fifth ward, st
Paul, asked to be recorded against thu
bill. He had been led out in the cor
ridor by General Flower to meet s
friend and in his absence unanimou!
consent was given to the passage Of
the bill. Selb returned in time to en-
ter protest.
4 Junketing Tomorrow.
After the excitement attendant upo1
the passage Of the Horton and Perle,
D1l1S yesterday, there was q compare
lively, light attendance. Tho bod,
am. The game and fish committe
will pilot a party of legislators tomol
row to Glenwood to inspect the secon
state fish hatchery there.
Duluth Bills Put Thru.
Two bills Of local interest to Du
luth were passed by the house unde
suspension Of the rules. One give
the city authority to issue 1926, 90
, bonds to refund bonds issued by tn
city when it bought the city water an
gas plants some years ago. The ne,
bond issue is to be a lien on the plants
The other bill gives the city jurisdit
tion over the slips at the Duluth dock
The discovery had been made that tn
), government authority extends only
the dock line, the city's authority t
\ the land line and the slips were on
) side the pale Of any authority. Whe
wholesale companies began dumpin
f refuse in the water in the slips the
: were not amenable to punishment. I'll
j bill is to correct the situation.
;. Mineral Lease Bill Amended to Dealt
N. F. Hugo, author Of bill to pc
i NIT the state to issue leases to LAX
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