Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-20
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road, over which the voyagers START
was willing to be "good."
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 13-By vote
OF IS to 48 the house today decided in
favor Of putting it up to the people at
the polls, whether or not women shall
be allowed the unlimited right to
vote. A majority of the committee
on elections recommended the Hig-
gins bill for constitutional amend
ment to permit women to vote, for
indefinite postponment. A minority
report recommended the bill for pas
sage. After considerable debate the
house voted with the minority of the
committee.
The house considered as a special
order this afternoon the w. A. Nolan
bill for reciprocal demurrage. Its
author asked for immediate action on
the bill. A number of addresses fol-
lowed showing many favored the
principle expressed in the bill but
thought some of it's provisions too
drastic. A motion by Ambrose Tighe
OF St. Paul finally prevailed, calling
for appointment by the speaker of a
special committee of five to redraft
the measure and report it back to the
house in four legislative days.
J. P. Cummings today introduced
a bill aimed at the Standard Oil COM
pany. It prohibits any discrimina-
ton in prices in different sections Of
the state. w. H. Putnam presented
a bill to establish state training
school for girls within three miles of
the boys school at Red Wing. AS
there is already bill pending which
says such an institution shall be es-
tablished at a town not having an
institution of the state, the Putnam
bill will reopen an old fight which
waged in the session of two years ago.
The session of the senate today was
unusually uneventful. A bill was in
troduced by Manly Fasseen establish
ing a college of education at the state
university, appropriating $4,000 for
a building, and 5000 for mainten-
ance for two years.
On motion of J. F. Calhoun, the
senate passed a resolution memorable
ing congress to appropriate sufficient
money for the proposed Alaska Yukon
exposition at Seattle in 1909.
The Sundberg committee u the
senate is holding same interesting
sessions investigating railroads. The
committee had A. B. Stickney pres
ident of the Great Western road, for
a witness. He told them no road
could ever be constructed with out
watering stock.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 1.-The Stokes
bill, creating special commission of
state officers to have charge of the
old and new capitols, was indefinitely
postponed by the house today. When
the measure came up for considera-
ton John G.. Lennon of Minneapolis
strongly opposed taking from the
governor his old-time prerogative OF
custody of the state house, and de-
clared "any man who votes for such
bill is too small to be republican
or a member of this house.'' Rackne
and Wells spoke along the same lines,
with an ultimate result the bill was
indefinitely postponed by rousing
majority.
s. D. Peterson thinks it will be well
to investigate the Minnesota Ship
pers' association which is at the bot
tom of so many legislative investiga.
tions of railroad matters. He intro.
duced a resolution to this effect in
the house today but it went over on
notice of debate given by w. A No.
Ian. Incidentally it is said the asso.
citation opposed Mr.. Peterson's cleo.
ton.
Representative F. G. Carlton intro.
duced an "anti-cupid' bill in the
house today. 1t prohibits entry Of
judgement in divorce proceedings one
year, which is aimed at preventing
any remarriage of either party until
year after a divorce is virtually
granted. H. o. Bjorge introduced q
bill today to establish a Paseur insti
tute in Minnesota, the board of con
troll to expend $4,000 in so doing.
w. L. Case presented a measure tt
prevent railway employees in Mime
sofa from working over sixteen con
secutive hours.
Lieut.. Gov. A. o. Eberhart ''roast
ed'' employees of the senate today fol-
being 'late to business" He said re-
ports of committees were much de-
layed thereby; that hereafter all EN-
ployes must report daily for duty al
9 a. m.
Senator Garfield of Luverne toda,
introduced general appropriation
bill for roads and bridges throughout
the state, carrying an appropriation
of $780, 900. It will be apportionet
among counties late in the session
The senate passed but few bills today
the only one of Importance being {
measure by E. E. Smith of MINI
eapolis providing pensions of not tx
exceed $40 month for disabled o.
retired firemen.
The senate committee on the state
fair, recommended for passage, thu
senate bill of J. M. Hackney for =.
semi-centennial exposition at the fail
grounds and appropriating $1,000, 90,
therefor.
J.J. Hill appeared before the Knut
son house committee today and ex
planned his iron ore deal in northern
Minnesota. He said he secured tn,
lands personally and then gave then
to the stockholders of the Great North
ern road, dollar for dollar of stool
held.