Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-20
The MORRIS TRIBUNE
j. c. MORRISON Editor and Publisher.

u. G. MORRISON Editor and Publisher.
SATURDAY, APRIL TO- 1907.
The bill providing for a bonus for the first
consolidated rural school in each county was
passed by the House Thursday, and this proba-
bly represents all that will be done with agr1-
cultural education this session. The hayes
bill passed the senate and the Johnson Dill
passed the House, but the two houses could not
get together.
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ST. Paul is going after the Democratic nat
ional convention to be held next year This is
objected to by some because it may be IN the
interest of John A. Johnson for president. But
what's the diff? Johnson would make good
Democratic candidate, and we would all be
pleased to see him honored with the nomina-
ton anyway.
An anti-pass bill has been passed by the
House, but it is not one to be proud of. There
are 50 many exceptions that passes will still
be issued to and used by just the persons who
should not have them The prohibition does
not 90 into effect until Dec. 81 19o8-nearly two
years hence The whole is fzzle, and who
ever is to blame for it should suffer.
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The legislature has refused to grant the
appropriations asked by the state fair for badly
needed improvements, The only valid reason
for refusing the appropriation is that the legis-
of ia
ious revenue measures that have been proposed,
and even this objection amounts to very little
in the face of the fact that the state fair officials
did not ask for direct appropriation but for
authority to borrow the earnings.
When the railroad rate compromise tell
thru, it was stated that the Legislature would
enact into law the reduced schedules promul-
gated by the commission. But when the law
was really passed, it was found that it reduces
present rates less than 10 per cent. Now comes
a ruuor which is current among local railroad
men that under this law the freight rate on coal
and wood to Morris will actually be raised, We
doubt the truth of the rurnor but have been un-
able to obtain definite information. However,
small increase in these commodities would
Weld a very substantial return to the railroads
and corresp spending hardship to the people.
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Considering the fact that over 1000 bills
were introduced in the present legislature, and
that nearly thousand reported out of
committee aud that most of the work of consid-
erng these bills fell in the last few days of the
session, the Pioneer Press suggests that the
tin1e for introducing bills should be limited to
the first thirty days of the session. The sug-
eestion is good one, and such rule would be
IN och pref cradle to the present rule which per-
rnts bills to be introduced for seventy days and
only twenty days left to consider them 1t is
physical possibility for the Legislators to
consider carefully and vote intelligently on the
bills that are crowded on them the last few
days except those bills that come from their
own comm ittees. The evil should he remedied
and the suggestion is practical one
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The Rockne stock issue bill is another rail
road reform OH which the legislature fooled.
The issuance of watered stock is one of the fun
damental difficulties encountered in determ1n
inc. lust railway rates. The bill simply took
the place Of the similar law which was in
correctly worded that the supreme court de-
clared it void. The law was fair and reason
able and simply provided that the railroad
comm ssion should examine into the reason
hone