Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-27

~ W Tile 6nlpper VINO suffers. The
penalty is changed to comply with a
special schedule according to the
number of cars ordered by one party
and the length of time that party is
made to wait.
George w. Rodenburg of St. Paul
today introduced a bill providing for
a constitutional amendment to ex-
empt from taxation bonds of counties
school districts, towns and cities.
The house adopted resolution bv
W. L. Case of Cloquet calling for an
investigation by a special committee
OF the feasibility of adopting a plan
OF indeterminate sentences for pun
ishment of crime in Minnesota.
St. Paul, MIMI, Feb. 2O-The house
today passed the reciprocal demur-
rage bill, by w. A. Nolan of Grand
Meadow, by vote of 113 to 1. The
one lone man to vote against it was
Thomas Brady of St. Paul, who
comes from the district in which the
head offices of the various railroads
are located. There were one or two
minor amendments adopted. Though
large number of changes were sug-
gested by Ambrose Tighe of St. Paul,
the house was not in mood to make
them. Several lawyers among the
members doubted if the bill in it's
present form is constitutional, but
the house passed this question up to
the senate. The most important
change in the bill compared to it's
original form is that half the demur-
rage which the railroads have to pay
in default of supplying cars, goes into
the treasury of the town where the
cars are demanded, and but half to
would-be shipper who suffers. The
bill was considered as special order
today, and when it came to vote
everybody voted for it in view of the
general demand that has gone up
from the public for the measure.
Another important action today on
the subject of railroad legislation,
was the reporting into the senate by
its railroad committee of two bills by
Senator Peterson of Owatonna. One
calls for prohibition of all passes, and
the other makes two cents per mile
the maximum charge which may be
made for carrying passengers in Min
nesota. The committee recommended
both bills to pass. On the reading Of
the report, the senate burst into ap-
plause. Senator Peterson requested
that both bills be made a special Or
der for the following afternoon. Con-
siderable debate followed, the discus
sion showing that two senate COM
mittees are going on junketing trips
tomorrow. It was finally decided
for this reason, to hold the special Or
der over until next Tuesday after
noon. Both the Peterson bills seem
sure to pass.
The senate listened to an eloquent
address today by Senator J. M. Hack
ney of Hamline who took opportunity
to explain his bill for a semi-cen-
tennial exposition in 1908, the states
anniversary of admission into the
Union. The bill was reported in for
passage by the state fair committee.
Senator Hackney explained that tho
the bill asks for $1,000 for the
exposition, not one cent is really to
be appropriated. The plan is to raise
the entire sum by selling certificates
of indebtedness, which are to be paid
off by proceeds of the exposition, and
future state fairs. He further stated
that the bill calls for $850,OOO to be
invested in permanent improvements,
new main building, new grand-stand,
new sewer and lighting system, etc.,
which improvements will have to be
made very soon anyway for future
state fairs, whether or not the ex-
position is held.
Senator Moonan of Waseca intro
duced an important bill today. It
calls for nomination of state officers
candidates for the United States SEN
ate by each party at primary cleo
ton to be held seven weeks prior to
the general election. The candidates
thus nominated for the senate shall
be referred to the legislature which
must elect the United States senator
from this field offered. The bill also
demands that voter at the primary
election must announce his party
utilization for the next general cleo
ton as we'll as the last one, to the
primary election judges; otherwise,
the judges are simply to register his
name and refuse to permit him to
vote at the primary. The aim is to
contine the primary election to party
lines. The bill went tn the COM
mittee to elections.
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