The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-03-27

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eminent take his railroad off his
hands at IFS cost, but that the man
who bought would find that he had Sc
cured white elephant and would soon
/ be looking for some one to take it off
/ his hands.
TWo-cent Rate Bill in the Air.
The so called 2-cent rate bill is still
IL the air. Each branch of the legis-
lature passed bill requiring the rail-
roads tc reduce their passenger rates
TO 2 cents per mile The house 2-cent
Dill reached the senate few days ago
and the senate rather stole march
on the other body by substituting its
own bill for the house bill and passing
tnat and sending 1t back to the house.
The house as now asked committee
OF conference to determine what bill
snail become law, as the same meas
ure has not passed both houses. There
are rumors flying about that there
stlli may be a compromise on 21s
cents. but | very much doubt this.
Wisconsin will perhaps prove to have
accomplished more than Minnesota by
taking time to investigate, and making
a accent rate, to which the railroads
agree. In Minnesota tie railroads
nave not agreed to a 2-cent rate and
may contest it in the courts. as the
debate in the senate plainly stated
was likely to be done Whereas il our
legislature had stopped at 21a cents
as Wisconsin did, with an agreement
that the rate would be accepted, more
might have been gained than will now
be secured. 1t is always entirely safe
to keep on the safe side.
Girls Industrial School.
The suestion of a girls Industrial
school has occupied the center of the
stage a large portion of the session
1t is really an odd situation Members
of the legislature and their constit-
uents generally believe that we should
have two industrial schools in the
state, one for boys and one for girls,
instead of one institution combining
both sexes. And still Red Wing, where
the Industrial school is now located,
has put up SO good fight that it is
made by the women OF the state will
win. There was public hearing given
last week before the state training
school committee, which was very
largely attended by women, and some
very excellent speeches were made It
there developed that Red Wing would
withdraw her objections if the girls
ind oil
in three miles of the present boys
school. The women took the ground
that this Ct itself was an admission
that pubic morals really required that
the two schools should be more widely
separ"ted l recall that two weeks
ago = similar public hearing was given
tn women in behalf of the county OPP
ton law and the second day after the
hearing the senate killed the bill.
The bill appropriating 100000 for
improving the highways secured the
approval of the senate after prolonged
debate, but with an amendment which
takes the expenditure of the fund out
of the hands of the state highway
commission and gives it to the county
commissioners.
Radical Anti-Treatino Bill.
An anti-treating bill has been intro
duced in the house by Representative
Horton. The bill makes it unlawful
for any person to treat or give any in
toxicating liquor to any other person
in a place where drinks are sold and
also makes it unlawful for any one to
accept any drink as a gift in such
place Violation of this provision is
punishable by a fine of S. to $40 for
the first offensc and SO to $40 for the
second offense. The bill also makes
it unlawful for any dealer to give or
accept drinks or permit treating in
his saloon. Violation of this section
is punishable by heavy fines
The Christensen bill allowing petit
juries in civil cases to render YER
dict by five-sixths vote has been killed
in the house. There was lengthy ar
gument on the virtues and faults of /
the present jury system, but the |
weight of the argument was in favor
of continuing the present system.
The senate committee on general |
legislation has decided to report for
indefinite postponement the bill pro- |
viding for the creation of women's
department of the state government. |
The purpose of the department was to
collect information on subjects of in
terest to women and a salary of 81 200 t
for the superintendent was provided I
for in the bill.
Annual Sessions of Legislature.
A proposition to have the legisla- I
ture meet annually was made in the |
house by Representative Carl The