The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-23
MEMBERS Shy
AT SALARY Bill
TWELVE NOT RECORDED IN VOTE
ON THE MEASURE.
Bill to Raise Salaries Of Members After
This Session Lacks Three Votes but Is
Reconsidered, and Will Have Another
chance-Bill for Agricultural School
at orookston Passed Without Appro-
priation.

priation. 8. "a.
Sherman S. Smith s bill, putting mem
bers of the legislature on an annual sal
ary of $500 instead Of compensation
Of SIS day was defeated by three votes
today. Later it was reconsidered and I
will remain on the calendar
Smith had difficulty, in spite of the
fact that call Of the house was on, to /
keep members in their chairs and have i
their votes recorded. NJ. u. Flower, A.
X. Ware and L. II. johnson spoke in
favor of the bill, and number of 9th: !
ers explained their affirmative votes.
Marcus Lauritson, George E. Perley and
Elias Rachie explained that there was
merit in the bill, but they voted against
it because Of the general demand for
increased salaries by state and county
officers, which they could not support.
Efforts were made to bring the mem
bers in from the corridors, but only 107
votes were cast and 81, three short Of
the 60 required, voted in the affirma-
his vote from aye to nay and secured
a reconsideration by a vote of 81 to 4s.
Unexpected opposition developed to
the Bennett bill, establishing, state
agricultural college at Crookston, but
! the bill went thru with 81 votes to it's
credit. The oposition was from those
who believed that the. st. Anthony
Park institution lis meeting the re-
quirements Of agricultural training in
the state. The Bennett bill carries no
appropriation, the original appropria-
tion of 100000 having been taken from
it in committee. The appropriations
committee will settle its real fate.
Other bills passed today were W. A.
Nolan's asbestos curtain bills;s Selb 3
bill, prohibiting the retention of minors
wages by their employers; Lennon 3
| bill, providing for fire inspection Of
hotels and lodging houses, and the De
Laittre bill, placing dairy and food in
spectors under civil service regulations.
Committee for Launching.
For the house delegation to the
launching of the 'battleship Minnesota
Speaker CIague named Captain r. r.
Lewis of Duluth, who he said was en-
titled to the honor because of his long
years as an ocean mariner; DR.. J. H.
Dorsey OF Glencoe, democratic mem
state.'' -
Speaker Clague, M. .. J. O'Laughlin
and w. B. Anderson were announced
as the house committee to attend the
funeral of the late Allen J. Greer at
Lake City. III - 49, - !,
Gallick May Examine Insane.
Henry Gallick Of st. Paul, court COM
missioner of Ramsey county, has tri-
umphed, and the house, which refused
TO concur in the senate bill, permitting
him to sit in insanity cases in the alb
epced Of f the 4eee1Re eoeat judge, has been
chairman of the house conference com
mittee, reported today that the house
must reoede. The bill will be brought
from the senate and passed in its orig
The house passed the Carl resolution,
eaareg Of an staf and
is to be madeowithlni ten days: g,t,oo
DR.. J.. II. Dorsey IS bill, prohibiting the
giving Of campaign contributions by
corporations OF their stockholders, was
sent to the house judiciary committee
on the motion of R. J. Wells of Brock
enridge. The author pleaded with the
the bill, which was on the calendar
ready for the final vote
, 49, is no question about its le-
gality or constitutionality," he said.
Kill it if you haven't got sand or
sense IS i enough 5 = to pass it, But don t boot
Chairman Anderson of the judiciary
committee promised to report the bill
out within few days. .~@~ <"
Want the Day Fixed.
On the resolution offered by L. c..
Simons of Red Lake, the attorney gen
eral is asked to tell the house tomor-
row, what is the last day for the intro
duction of bills, without. the consent
, ly supposed to be the last date, mas
much as the attorney general has held
| that, the legislature must adjourn
Series of New Bills
Mayors and councilmen Of cities Of
salary of 500 a year by a bill intro
duced by M. J. o 'Laughlin Of Wabasha.
The voters are to have opportunity
to vote on the proposition at the next
annual city election, A bill by John +.
I Of the Torrens land laws to DEGREES of
descent of probate. courts, while S.
Swanson of Carlton has bill. requir-
, ing accounts held against school dis
tricts to be fully itemized. Alvin Rowe
Of Ramsey would confer authority on
Ramsey and Hennepin county commits
sioners to. establish watering places in
introduces bill for the redistricting Of
the thirty-seventh. and thirty eighth
legislative districts. The. principal
| change is division of. the eighth ward
into two districts. Nv. w. Bardwell
of Hennepin introduced his copper gaso-
lene tank bill, and a bill by>O. E. Hogue
: of Swift will close saloons all day in
, places where Memorial Day exercises
are held.
: John Saari of Eveleth presented a
! bill for graduated scale Of inspectors
: fees where examinations Of municipal
:, accounts are made under authority of the
! state public examiner. The compensa.
!, tion ranges from $3.50 for cities Of less
l than 5000 to $500 for cities Of more
than $4,000 population. A fine of 81 200
a or one years imprisonment is provid.
: ed for an official who refuses to assist
q or puts obstacles in the way Of the ex
t aminer in conducting the examination
8 Want Electric Light for Duluth.
$ Agitation at Duluth for the purchase
of the electric light plant or the build:
;, ing of new plant by the city has led
l to the introduction Of bill by N. f,
4 Hugo of st. Louis for bond issue not
! to exceed 100000, and not to be con.
: sidered part of the bonded debt of the
: municipality.
: Students Want Woman's Building.