Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-03-28
n MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
FIGHT ON THE AGRICULTURAL
SCHOOL BILL - CONSTITUTE.
TloNAL CONVENTION.

st. Paul, March 23.-Friends of the
county agricultural school bill won a
victory in the first round of the fight
against the bill in the house. An effort
to have the bill sent to the agricultural
committee was defeated by vote OF
G5 to ~. Speaker johnson took the
floor and led the fight in favor of the
bill. The debate was long aud spirit.
ed.
The bill proposes the establishment
of eight schools in which agriculture
shall be taught, and appropriates $20,.
900 for the maintenance Of each.
Representative Case offered a bill
providing for a constitutional conven-
ton to formulate new state constitu-
ton or amendments to the present
constitution.
Two constitutional amendments at
fecting the apportionment Of repre-.
sentation in the legislature was pro-
posed by Representative White. One
amendment provides that in 1910 SELL
atocs in the even numbered districts
shall be elected for four years, and
those in the odd numbered districts for
six years, and after the expiration OF
those terms they shall be elected for
four-year terms. The other amend
ment provides that after each state
census the legislature may, and after
each federal census shall, reapportion
the congressional, judicial and legisla-
tive districts.
Representative Rodenberg intro
duced bill to regulate loaning compa-
MES that make speciality of loaning
to wage earners or upon security OF
personal property or upon personal
notes.
Representative Bicknell offered q
bill exempting mutual fire insurance
companies from the percentage tax on
net premiums imposed by the state.
The house passed memorial to con-
gress asking that loans of the federal
funds he made to states for aid in
building roads and bridges.
In the Senate.
The reciprocal demurrage bill, in
amended form, was reported for pas
sage to the senate yesterday by the
railroad committee. Wednesday MORN
ing at 10 o'clock was fixed as special
order for the consideration of the bill.
Senator McColl introduced bill
which prohibits discrimination by fire
insurance companies in giving rebates
| OH premiums to favored patrons.
There is a similar bill in respect to life
insurance companies.
The binding Irvine bill was up for
discussion, and after a short debate
further action was postponed until Sat
urday. According to the bill the deal
err may, if he gives credit, charge an
advance of IL cents in place OF
cent. and the board of control may.
in the event Of a failure of crop or
unfair competition on the part oethe
harvester trust. sell the Irvine outside
of Minnesota.
The bill which requires that chattel
mortgages be filed in the offices OF
register of deeds was passed.
Other bills passed: Relating to the
| employment OF prisoners in the state
prison and state reformatory; relating
| to the salaries of officers and agents
of life insurance companies; to create
county boards Of education for unor-
sanized territory; to authorize rail-
| road and warehouse commission to fix
time when local warehouse men shall
keep house open for business; to regu-
late the killing of tuberculous cattle
and glandered horses. and to provide
FOR compensation; to prevent fraud
and deception in the sale and manu-
facture of food: to establish a state
hospital for INDECENT crippled and de-
formed children III st. Paul; providing
a fruit breeding fan, FOR the state uni
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