Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-29

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sort g bill two of which as,
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defect was found which made n the pros.
posed law inoperat .fS 5ss5
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found tns the fact that bills CON be in-
trodllced after next Il 9a tnrdav,, the con !
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i After that day It will require q written
bills to any consid eratiO Hwha tever:* rs
best s. rna until ne jig ieiafys committee
shalt have conc lided colisld erat Ion Of the
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mpiditY ara as i result OF two sessions
e te score
! portant measures. 1t Ills no exaggeration
to s "a II, that the, present honsesof repre-
which has sat IN the capitol for Il Dozen
years past This. is not due to the su i
periority Of the individual members over
portant bills Come up FOR sfiaai action. -
T. An example OF this was furnished yes-
terlay when. by almost unanimous vote.
that body passed the Peterson bill, im-=
| posing 2 franchise tax and creating tho
\ once or state tax commissioner. Only
two wears ago the same measure took up
| many days Of time. Tt was then known
/ as the Haugland bill. 1t is an. important
! point tax. commissioner at an annual
salary of $1,000. who shall have entire
q tne leXying Of taxes in the
legislature the result Of his observations
and make such legislative recommended
lions os,, rs he he may deem necessary. The
service corporations and the amount to
be paid is to be arrived at by ascertaining
deductings therefr6m the Value Of real
estate and other property us listed for
taxation. This measure IS almost certain
ate, where it met death two years ago.
+ IL. = Road and Bridge Tax. s.,5,s
The passage BY the house Of the bill OF
| the road and bridge committee creating
a state highway commission and increas-
Ing the tax from 1-2oth to 18th of a mill
| qualities. =. - Z
| Still another important measure adopt
ed Vas that introduced by S. D, Peterson,
charging more than IS cents for each ten
words between points: in Minnesota. III !
the holding OF convention for the pur-
pose OF revising the constitution Of the
state Al these measures went through
with little or no opposition at yesterdays
session. = - - - u: -. ~ u,
The Lund bill. wiping out state banks,
bill related to banking. lit required a two
!: thirds vote, and. for. a time It looked as
though It might fan BY: the wayside.
Which, passed wth Se ot6es aT
that introduced by Representative w. l.
Nolan providing the whipping post cure
| made the claim that It was introduced
and urged as being in line with senti-
ments expressed BY President Roosevelt.
Railway Rates. Is - II. r. =
The Gandrud bill. prohibiting railway
| companies from raising rates without the
consent OF the railroad and warehouse
I commission was passed; and the now. IA
nous Horton bill. placing control OF the
new state capitol building In. the hands
next TWO years: came under the wire a
winner =, Last. but not least, the w. A.
M1an bill treauirMGg theaters and halls Of
fire proof curtain in front Of the stage,
| was given approval ~ =. =. ~
It will be understood by, anyone that:
comes very nearly breaking the iegisla. :
tive record in Minnesota ,.<7s:5:s. : -
front with a bill to regulate RAILWAYS vs.
This time he is joint author with Repre-
sentative Anderegg Of a bin which is. as
Of hs
as the I-aFollette- bill. The measure is
one OF the most sweeping character and
change in; the railway commission law.
| The bill gives the commission power to
investigate, and adjust freight and pas
/ senger ates. on all railroads and gives it
control over the charges 81 express COM
panies. It requires complete annual state
ments. and oftener If desired, from rail-.
! are issued and for what reason Power
| to investigate alleged DETERMINATIONS of
whatever nature are conferred on the
suppress the evils. The commission is
also given authority to regulate demur-
fnse cnarg Ss n and the
| l. 1905. While the Wisconsin bill ere.
ates an, appointive railroad commission,
Cd Of eiecting its commissioners '.i is n con-
templated by the Ware-Anderegg bill.
The senate passed the Ward anti buck
| etshop bill. ~ ! - - j.
| Governors Secretary. .E
In committee on the whole the senate
ing the governors private secretary upon
that all fees be covered into the state
bill providing for the appointment Of
county assessors in all counties having
more than 900 inha bitants: =
away with old time caucuses and pri
! maries, and provides that all delegates to.
county conventions shall be nominated at
J a primary election to be held the third
Tuesday in June. The county convention
is to be held the following Tuesday to
elected delegates to the state convention.
| The primary elections to choose dele-a
gates to the coltl1ty conventions to-
nominate, county officers shall be held
at the same time and place and con-
! Quoted by the same officers as already
| provided for the other primaries. Dele
| gates cannot give proxies. vacancies be-
ing filled by the other Delegates. il Ill
=
which would attempt to carry out rec
ommendations made by Gov johnson in
his inaugural message. It prohibits the
:. panies organized under the laws Of Min
nesota until after a commission consist;
,nE Ed ene g9vf fa the Insurance CON-
haze decided that the interests Of policy.
Il holders are fully looked after. -
which has been Investigating fire i insur..
.ance rates, has at last agreed upon the
form OF g, bill which when introduced,
| port. The committee reached the CON
! clusion. that an anti-compact law would
be valueless, and therefore provides in its
bill that the Office of state fire marshal
De created? That officer and his deputies
shall investigate suspicious or incendiary
fr,es, =, as s,o well as all complaints of dis
examinations In fire rates, making an ex-;
haust1ve report to: the insurance COM;
missioner. He is also to begin the ac-
Gnmuiation Of, q complete record of con-.
dittons prevailing in every community Of:
the state SO that in the end the state.
will have q set OF records for the benefit:
Of the general public which viii be Just
4 as complete as those possessed by the fire
additional tax Of " OF per cent on Are
! for the maintenance Of the ,department's '
John Sullivan, offs Duluth, lies IN. q
critical condition as q result of drink.
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