Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13

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their the oppo sition to having the In
5stitution located at Red Wing where
the school for boys is. The Putnam
bill calls for the. new school to be |
within miles Of the Red Wing court |
house. 4S n
Young ladies Of the university were
given q hearing this afternoon by the
senate committee on the university.
They made a special plea for. a: girls
dormitory, that the out-of-town girls
attending the institution might have
home-ike place to live, where they
would have rest, care, and good plain
food, and be removed from the tempt
atoms and dangers to be found in
large city by young ladies without
homes in the city. r. 49,.
The Tighe bill in the house to re-
gister counsel and others who are
Lobbying, was killed, the vote being
~ for it, 81 againstl II The bill was
opposed as being unjust and a measure
which if enacted would be imperative.
j. F. Spencer of Rochester today
introduced bill getting after the
bachelors. It provides that wages of
family men shall be exempt from
attachments to the amount of $25
month, but that wages of single men
shall in no portion at all be exempt
from the ways and wiles of the trouble;
some bill collector.
The senate committee on taxes to-
day introduced a bill for taxation Of
mortgages. It follows the general
lines of the Clague bill, but differs in;
the provision as to distribution of the
tax. Where the mortgage is OH
property not assessed (such as railroad
property which pays a gross earnings
tax the, tax: on the mortgage shall go
! direct to the state. All other mort:
gage tax money is to be distributed
the same as general income from real
estate taxation.
Senator George P. Wilson introduced
bill in the senate which demands
that all organizations doing charitable
work, except churches, shall report
in detail each year of all income and
disbursements to the state board of
control. It is said the measure is
| especially aimed at airing methods of
| the Salvation Army in Minneapolis
and is inspired by the Minneapolis
| Corrections and Charities association
which has for some time been at
swords points with the gospel singers.
| St. Paul, March 6.-County option
| on the liquor license question received
| black-eye almost as soon as surren-
| dered by the house to the tender mer-
cies of the senate committee on tenn
perance. This committee met this
afternoon and by a vote of to 1 de-
cided to recommend the bill for indie
finite postponment. Senior Thorpe of
Willmar, author of the senator file, will
attempt to have the recommendation
| of the committee turned down.
The house committee on express,
telegraph, and electric railways, has
Etaken favorable action ON the Christ
ensen bill for supervisor of >electric
street car lines by the state. railroad
and warehouse commission. The bill
has been amended 50 as to provide
that such state supervision shall not
interfere with supervision also had by
| cities of city lines, but shall extend
| beyond the powers of city councils.
| The house committee on municipal
legislation has decided to let the un-
ruly gas meter remain unruly. The
bill creating a state inspector of me-
tiers has been referred to it's author
one way of killing it-because the
country members objected to their
constituents being taxed to support
Ian inspector who would solely benefit
the Cities. - --'- ~,
Red Wing has received it's first turn
down in a report of the committee on
training schools. This report recon-
mends for passage the Spooner bill to
establish a state training school for
girls at some place where a state in
stitution, is not at present located,
and through the state board of con-
troll. The bill by w. H. Putnam of
Red Wing, requiring that such a
school must be located not more than
4 miles from the Red Wing court
house, was recommended for indefi-
mite postpOnment,
j. w.. Wright of Litchfeld intro
duced a bill in the senate today cal
ling for the payment of pensions to
all citizens, soldiers, or their widows,
who participated in the Indian mas.
sacre of 1862, such pensions not to
exceed $12>a month, and to be paid
out of the general revenue fund.
J. F. Calhoun of Minneapolis intro
duced a>bill in the senate today call
ing for rebate of such portion of
liquor licenses as are not used by the
Iicensee because of death, insanity or
enforced change of location.
1t is said J. F. Calhoun is about to
introduce bill to create a Women's
Department. of state, which shall take
up all things of interest and general
benefit to women. Mrs. C. G. Whit
|ney of Marshall, is the originator of
the idea, and is named in the bill
which has been drafted, as superin-
tendent Of the departm emit for the
first two years at a salary of 81, 800 a
year, to include cost of stenographer.
r. Lake City-AIr. and Mrs o. C.. Berg
lund celebrated their golden wedding.
l They were married in Sweden. = A
golden cake bearing $50 In gold and
many other presents were given them
Fruit Trees Damaged =
Ninona- Fruit trees and shade trees
i have been badly damaged in this