Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-05
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BILL FIXING PAY OF INsUR-
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SENATE - ''i1 s.! BUSY WITH I / I CODE.
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The Omnibus Bill j. Presented IN tho
House and Carries Smaller
+ Sum than Hoped.
SENATE - q i { BUSY. WITH CODE.

House and Carries Smaller
rs Sum than Hoped.
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ST. Paul. March e7-Saturaay was the
last day on which bills may be introduced
in the legislature, and it Is Well that it
is so. Never in the history OF the state
have more bills of Importance been in
troduced. even If considcra ton of the re-
rised code should be passed over. and
the latter in Itself is almost enough to
keep the@members busy for ninety days.
Owing to the fact that the house rid it
self of the code several weeks ago it has
been in better position to attend to other
business and today it has disposed Of
nearly half of the more important meas
ures. and prospects are fair that very
little will be left unconsidered when it
adjourns. The senate. on the contrary,
viii not be able. with the best Of inten-
tons. to begin to take care Of the bills
With which. 1t will be- food ed by the lower
house. The judiciary committee will not
complete its report upon the code in time
to have anything done with it before
tuesday next at the earliest. and 1t Is
likely that the date for its consideration
Will be set for an even later day, and
when that does come to the front the
indications now are that debate will be
almost unlimited and an attempt Is like
~. IN certain quarters. to prevent it's
maj passage by tactics Of delay. There
are divergent opinions expressed by we'll
posted senators about the chances Of
passing the code at this session. Many
and the lieutenant governor is one, are
quoted as saying that they doubt it's pas
sage. while floor leaders like Senator
Somerville. chairman OF the Judiciary
committee. and Senator Lord, chairman
OF the rules committee. seem to believe
that it will get through. Gossip has it
That IN case opponents Of the bill resort
to dilatorS methods and succeed. the
governor will call an extra session to be-
gin the day following adjournment. This
Is mere ruinor, however, for the governor
himself is not saying 4 word though it
Is Isl known now that he inclines to the belief
mar me code can be adopted at this ses-
sion just as Well as ever.
In committee of the whole the house
recommended for passage the Wells bin
Een SRS1 adnE and
stringent. Of all its kind considered BY
the Legislature and it is claimed that il
enacted into law it will drive the Mime
ness
Quite breeze was created in the SEN
ate over the report OF the finance COM
originally provided for salary OF $4,000
for the insurance commissioner. the en-
+ p!OEment of an actnary -and=thc turning
partment into the state treasury. The
majority report Of the committee made
the salary OF the commissioner $4,000 and
passed and Senator Iaybourn. Who pre-
scented the majority report, alleged that
Chairman Brewer. who handed in the
the committee The latter became ns ansry'
and after the report of the majority had
been sustained by the senate. Br. Brewer
gave notice that he would move for the
whom SHOULD be referred all bills for the
Divorce Problem.
Representative Joseph Mannix. of Hen
nepin. himself bachelor, has a solution
dueed bin in which his ideas are en-
tn three. one learned in the law: appointed
in the various states and report to the
governor In four months. The governor
IS then to confer with other chief ex-
sTess M meet eee aSa ~ san s.
consider uniformity of divorce laws. The
governor and his commission are to be
Of 5000 is called for by the bifi. ~. 80 e'
The house committee on general legis-
la S,. +h has finally decided to report favor
university and normal schools from the
jurisdiction Of the state board OF contro,.
As amended the bill leaves the matters
board of control and the latter is also
to let contracts for new buildings.
AFTER strenuous session of more than
Fsthe johnson bill. establishing county
schools OF agriculture and economics as
so special order : the bin won out. with II
votes more r.' than necessary for Its pas
oa* ;so.o des bill carries an appropriation
Antl-Pass Bill.
The senate railroad committee return
SO an the
railways from charging more than cents
9 mile for passenger traffic, but Senators
Cole n:.; Thompson and Jepson brought in a
considered by the senate. The bill had
e snt fha to f mas the rate cents
Of the senators went 50 far as to at
tempt to- justify the custom of giving
passes. while others explained their hos
were in favor Of the abolition OF: passes,
but that they thought it unjust to the
railways to ask them to reduce passenger
point that by wiptng out deadhead. busi-
ness the companies could afford to make
reduction: but the senate supported the
"a 70 26. and the bill was killed. -
The house committee on public accounts
and expenditures: which has just com
pleteu Hi investigation OF the CnarKeS
made by -ex-Public Examiner s. T. john
son against Former Auditor r. c. Dunn
and Auditor dyerson. has completed that
work and will find. so it is said. that
while a change In bookkeeping methods
Is desirable in the office OF the state
auditor. no wrong-dOing can be alleged
against either Dunn or Iverson and that
the state lost no money by any transact
ton Of those two officials.
The ,kE2aal committee appointed to in
vestigate the matter OF railway rates,
headed by Senator sEberhart, has ,con-
cluded the work Of investigation and is
said that an agreement is impossible and
that possibly three different reports will
be turned in. Little OF value was un-
earthel by the committee.
increased Pay.
House members are having merry
time with the Smith bill which increases
$ to $500, annually. It is generally felt
that members do not receive sufficient
recompense.. and although the bill pro-
vides that it is not. to take effect until
after the expiration Of the terms Of the
present members there are many who
fear, criticism il the bill should get
through. Thursday the bill came up for
passage and lacked three votes. Friday
It was up again on q motion to recon-
MINNESOTA HAPPENINGS.
A gun club has been organized at
Faribault.
The little son of E. r. Kent fell into