The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-25
What McCleary Has Done.

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What McCleary Has Done.
Mr.. McCleary also represents dis |
trict that doesn't require much special |
legislation. The second district mem
Der has looked after the interests of the |
Pipestone Indian school in his usually |
efficient way. AS chairman of the. COM
Of bills relating to the erection Of me-
MORALS for various distinguished per
sons, among them being statues for
Christopher Columbus, Abraham hin
| coin, John Ericsson and General Philip
Sheridan. AS member of the commit
hash t had much to do this session. The
committee has acted only on routine
matters. aside from the Philippine tar
! tiff reduction BILL which went thru the
house early in the session.
.s- Davis Work on Meat.
Mr.. Davis recent fight for the pres
ident s meat inspection bill-which was
emin3ently sqcce sl ;p SO re-
Journal readers, SO that no extended
reference is needed here. Local bills
introduced by Mr.. Davis included one
authorizing the transfer of a tract of
land in Dakota county to the state Of
Minnesota for the use of the Hastings
| QOSplCa1 LOT Inc luSdue. 1u1S p1ll Uc-
same ne q law. An appropriation Of
| diseases of horses and cattle was in
Guided in the agricultural appropriation
bill. The, investigation is to be made
at the Minnesota experiment station:
In the public building bill an item of
100000 is included for building at
Red Wing.
Two bills introduced by Mr.. Davis
were not acted on in the committees
to which they were referred, but they
attracted much favorable consideration.
One required insurance companies to
make annual reports to the department
of commerce and labor, such companies
as failed to make such reports to be
denied the use of the mails. In this
way government supervision of insur-
ance companies could be insured. The
second bill provided an annual appro-
priation of $500 for each state agri-
cultural college for instruction in for
estry. Mr.. Davis will push both bills
at the next session. IL. 81
Stevens Rate Rectifer.
| Mr.. Stevens of the fourth district
participated in the framing of some of
the most important legislation that has
been enacted this session. AS mem
Der of the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce he helped get the
railroad rate bill in shape, and has been
one Of the men on the committee closest
to Chairman Hepburn and Mr.. Sherman,
the republican conferees on that bill.
His advice has been sought by them
and the resulting law contains several
features put in at his suggestion. Mr..
Stevens ideas have also been incorpor-.
ated into the pure food bill. Bills of
other Minnesota members providing for
1 bri6 oeaa ond 6ama have a}so haan
ferred to the committee on interstate
Il and foreign commerce, and Mr.. Stew
ems has seen that they were reported
l-prompetly. 100. =. a..
i Locally the St. Paul member has been
friend of Fort Smelling His bill for
the Fort Smelling bridge was passed
and is now law. Thru his good work,
general appropriations for new build
ings at the fort, including new rid
: ing hall, new storehouses, improvements
at the hospital, a new rifle range, etc.
Mr.. Stevens also introduced and passed
= the bill providing for an investigation
= of the water power possibilities at the
: locks and dams at Meeker Island. In
= the public building bill an appropria1.
= | tion of $15O,O0O is made for more work
. on the St. Paul public building. < 49,:
e Fletcher Did Local Work. 4,>
!: Mr. Fletcher has devoted his entire
=, time this session to securing an ap
: | preparation for a site for new post
Il office building at Minneapolis. Z.
>; What Buchanan Accomplished.
n Representative Buchanan is mem
Der Of the committee on Indian affairs
f and in that capacity he was able to pu
f the item of $4,000 for drainage inves
l. tigation in Red Lake reservation int
d the Indian appropriation bill. Buck
man also stood ready to have the com
n mlittee act on the Minnesota forest re
f serve boundary question, but the PEG
k pie of Cass Lake delayed SO long in ex
= pressing their will that nothing coult
be done. He will push this matter mex
session, and hopes to secure legisla
ton which will settle the controvers.
vt which has been on for several years
/ Local legislation, other than India
h matters,\ in which Buchanan was inter
e ested included dam and bridge !legisla
lie ton. Bills were passed authorizing tn
J. construction of dams near st. CLOUD
lie at Brainerd, at Pike Rapids, at Clear
IS water, extension of time for construc
le ton Of Elk River dam, and at Mont
IS cello. In the public building bill, MI
L. Bnckman secured an appropriation o