The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10
SCHOOL BOND
BILL ADVANCED
SENATE ACTS ON MEASURE WALL
DATING BONDS. a..-. .
Members Also Vote to Abolish Position
of Fireman, Relic Of the Past
Chiropractic Bill Gets a Lift-Bill
Presented to Create a New Judicial
District.

The senate, In committee Of the
whole, today voted to abolish the posi-
ton Of fireman of the senate, whose
duties are mostly theoretical. Senator
Wood 8 bill for this purpose was rec
commended to pass without opposition.
The Gjertsen bill, creating a state
board of chiropratic examiners, was
recommended to pass in spite of sar-
castle speech against it by Senator !
Witherstine. '''''''
Other bills recommended to pass in
clude the two Calhoun measures to
legalize the issue of Minneapolis
bonds for the erection Of graded and
high school buildings.
Defends Automobile Bill.
Senator Thompson s. bill to regulate
the speed of ,aut omobiles on highways
was considered in committee of the
whole. In explanation, Senator Thomp-
son said:
"In some sections the automobiles
have actually converted our highways
to railways because of the high-pow-
mobile first originated, it was propelled
by four or five horsepower only. But
now heavy engines drive them along
highways at thirty to forty miles an
hour without regard to pedestrians and
horsemen.
cat present, If you are in narrow
road with barbwire fence on one
side and a hundred-foot precipice on
the other, you have no way of stopping
an automobile coming at you. My bill
provides that when you raise your hand,
the automobile must stop to permit you
to get out Of it's way. [ want every
body to read my bill and ask that it be
continued till Tuesday, at which time
objections to it may be heard.'
Eight Hours for Women Clerks.
Senator Morgan proved himself the
friend of the business woman by intro
ducing s: F. 325, bill regulating the
hours of labor for females. 1t provides
that in all mercantile establishments
Of labor shall not exceed eight hours
day, 'nor shall lsuch person be per-
mitted to work before 7 am. nor after
pm. except six days each year imme-
diately preceding Christmas, when such
females may work until 10 o'clock in
the evening" The bill went to the
labor committee.
Raise Associate Justices.
The judiciary committee introduced
a substitute bill for the one increasing
salaries OF supreme court justices. The
new bill leaves the salary of the chief
Justice at $4,000 and increases those Of
tuo doaoS1dGo JuSC1CcS IIOm SO,UUU TO
$1,000. The finance committee will next
consider the bill
New Judicial District.
The creation of the nineteenth Judi
cial district is provided for in meas
ure by Senator Peterson. 1t proposes
to detach Douglas, Wadena, Otter Tail,
seventh judicial district and make them
the nineteenth. The bill further pro-
vides that l.. L. Baxter, one of the
seventh district judges, shall be Judge
of the new district until his successor
is elected.
Business colleges are placed under
state regulation by s. F. $50, of which
Senator Jepson is the author. It pro-
vldes the superintendent of public in,
struction shall appoint a board of five
members, each to serve two years. Any
shorthand, typewriting or business col
lege desiring to come under charge of
the board must have at least 81 ,OOC
equipment and three or more teachers
and pay fee of $40. Every person
examined shall pay a fee Of 81.
Publish All Contracts.
The letting Of all contracts for state
buildings thru the board of contro
must be by duly advertised for competi
i've pluS, anu puD11Cly opened, accord
ing to s. F. 1872, bill by Senator
Gjertsen.
The game and fish commission i
authorized to sell game, fish and flu
which comes into it's possession, accord
ing to measure Of which Senator Hor
ton is author.
Senator Cole introduced S. F. 1926,
bill prescribing conditions for the sal
Of land granted the state by congress
Not over 800 acres shall be sold to on
person. All purchasers must, With
three years from sale, agree: First, t
clear off per cent Of the tract TO
meadow and cut the hay the first sea
son; second, fence Is per cent for pas
ture; third, clear away brush and tree
of per cent; fourth, cultivate p
per cent Of tract, or, fifth, build hous
and reside upon the land.
The special order on the Schalle
bills relative to grand juries and pre-
cedure in criminal cases was continue
until tomorrow.