The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-04-24

The bill providing for an appropria-
lion Of $4,000 for a state exhibit at
the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition at
Seattle in 1909 met defeat In the sen
ate, tie minority report of the finance
committee being adopted. The bill
for million-dollar appropriation for
i MiInesota's semi-ceEtennial celebra-
tom also appears to be killed definite
i ly. although efforts are still being
made to secure state aid for the move
ment
/ The bill raising the salary of gu
preme and district court judges has
passed both houses. The measure
provides for a salary Of $1,000 a year
for the judges of the supreme court. a
raise of $4,000. and $4,000 for the
judges of the district court, raise Of
$500 The district judges of Ramsey,
Hennepin and ST. Louis counties will
receive also $f 800 additional from the
counties.
Both houses have passed the hotse
BILL authorizing school boards to pro-
hfbit the organization of fraternities
ard secret societies in public schools
The measure is especially aimed at
the ~frats" in the nigh schools of the
Twin Cities, which have been opposed
by teachers and many parents. Con-
siderable opposition developed, but
the Legislators finally agreed to- the
wishes of the teachers in the matter.
Rsgstsw Tax on Mortgages
Both houses have passed bills pTac-
ing a. registry tax on mortgages. The
twD bills are. very simffaE In their pro-
visions In tfae' main, although there
are SONS differeHces i'm some CT the
sections. The prEHcipa1 difference be-
tween the bills is that theeISDuse meas
ure provides that the money received
from this tax shall go to- the state,
while the senate BILL gives ft to the
county. TIE tax Is so cents per $Tn0
of the amount OF the mortgage, whAcl
is to TIE paid when the instrument is
registered. Mortgages upofk which,
the tax is nrst paai Will not he consifl
cred valid!
Capital punishment VIII be- retained
on the statute books pntfl another
session Cf ths Legislature at Esast, ass
the house has kilEsd the bill making
life Imprisonment the maximum pen
atty for murder The BEfI prevailing
that hereafter all executions take
place at the, Saltwater prison met
similar fate.
The senate has Killed the ants!
Cigarette bill. Tt prohibited the man
ufacte';'e,- sale GU giving awayTo of cigar
etfrs and cigarette papers within the
sssTe, and exempted Jobbers doing an
Interstate, BUSINESS from the provisions
of the act
Roosevelt for Third Term.
The house Eaid aside legislation
long enough to pass resolutions en-
dorsing President Roosevelt for thirds
term and approving bis administration
The first resolution, declaring in favor
Of third term, WIS introduced Dy
Representative Nelson OF Minneapolis
arsd was adopted BY rising vote:
TIE Democratic members took mo- part
'inthis movement, but remained seated
while the vote was taken. The sec
oudl resolution was offered by Repre-.
sentative. Swendsen of St James and
was adopted by a rising but not unan.
iEnous vote, some OF the Republican
members not voting for it. This res
olution cemmeuds the efforts of Rfes-
iihnt Roosevelt to regulate the rail-
road traffic and requests the senators
and representatives I'm congress- 70, as
sist the president i'm fnsuring a. square
deal to ALL Et also takes sides with
the president in his controversy with
e. TT. Hartman and resents any I'M
situations rejecting ON our" chief eM-
ecutive's veraeity.
9ohnson Presidential Bonm..
The senate, bill for the Oregon plan
of nominating United States senators;
by the people and pledging legislative
candidates to vote for the, choice of
the people was buried beyond reslr-
reefion I'm the upper house. On the
first occasion ii was lost hS tie vote
and on reconsideration it was turned
down by IS to 80 The measure re-
eeived the undivided support of the
Democrats, few Republicans voting for
it's passage. In his speech advocating
the bill Senator McCodf, it's author,
challenged the truth. Of the charge
that it is designed, to, put John A.
Johnson in the United States senate
and expressed the, belief that before
it became a law Mihnesota's present
governor would be called upon to
serve his country i'm still higher
capacity This launching of the john
son presidential boom officially was
greeted with general applause and
some laughter. Current gossip credit
ed the present United States senators
as opposing the bill.
Woman Suffrage Defeated.
| The woman's suffrage constitutional
amendment will not be submitted to
the voters of the state at the next gem
eral election. The bill providing for
4 the submission of this question was