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treme1y interesting situation. After
the committee had considered the mat
ter at some length Senator Lambert
proposed that State Printer English
be called and sworn as to his contract.
Senator Kimmel moved that the bill
be reported for passage. Senator
Lambert had not counted on the SEN
ator from O'Brien county and waived
his suggestion as to Mr.. English. On
the ballot the bill was voted down,
and then motion was made to
recommend it for indefinite postpone
ment. Senator Kimmel voted for In
definite postponement, though making
the motion to pass the bill out to have
the matter disposed of.
Road Work Not To Be Rule.
A good many of the members of the
legislature have been receiving let
tiers from constituents asking for in
formation in regard to the probable
legislation in regard to highways and
taxes. 1t had been published some
what extensively in tie state that
there was danger of a return to the
old road working system by boy and
pony, and this caused most of the In
quiry. 1t Is stated that there Is not
the slightest danger of any bill being
passed that contemplates change
from the cash payment Of taxes.
1t is probable, howeer, that the
plan which has been presented in the
no CT ftyN 1npic lot nf 1ivi6jnp the
townships into road districts not more
than four in number, will be adopted
and that the taxes will be apportioned
to the townships in cash by the coun-
ty authorities. Some such plan is
much favored as an improvement over
the present system of making the
township the unit.
No More Water In Stocks.
Senator Peterson's bill to squeeze
the water out of corporation stocks
has been recommended for passage
by the senate corporation committee.
This measure requires corporations
to receive full cash value for all stock
issued. No stock may be disposed of
unless the corporation receives cash
for 1t, or the equivalent. 1t does not
Interfere with the issuance of stock
for property or other valuable thing,
but it does stop the issue of stock in
discriminatory and without regard to
value, via the printing presses. II
the Peterson bill passes, no railroad
incorporated in this state, overnight
can double it's stock issue. Vote in
the corporations committee was unani.
mously for the bill, and 1t is doubt
full If it will be opposed in the SEN
ate, or in the house, for that matter.
Lower Sleeping Car Rates.
Reduced sleeping car rates is the
subject Of bill introduced in the
house Of representatives by Holmes Of
Kossuth county. The bill declares
sleeping cars to be common carriers,
places them under state control in
regard to rates that may be charged,
and fixes the rate according to the
number of miles to be Travelled in
stead of by stations, as is now fixed
by the Pullman Car company. Mr..
Holmes bill goes further, and pro.
vides that when person pays for a
lower berth in sleeping car, he shall
nave the right to require the conduc-
tor or porter to keep the upper berth
closed until it is actually occupied.
Trained Nurses Bill Passed.
The graduate nurses BILL a senate
measure that had passed that body,
passed the house, by vote of n to
IL. Marston called the bill up early
Thursday morning. 1t provides for
the examination of nurses protesting
to be trained nurses by a commission
consisting of two nurses, two members
of the board Of health and the sec
rotary OF the board of health, the is
suance Of certificates and regulates
the practice Of nursing. IT'S chief
object was pointed out to be the pre-.
vention of persons who are not train
cd nurses, advertising themselves to
be.