Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE

St. Paul, April 16-After a siren
.1ous day, the house passed the anti
pass bill, The bill bears the name of
II. G. Hicks of Minneapolis, but after
the enacting clause, the bill is in en-
tirety an amendment by the COM
mittee on railroads, and is to go into
effect Dec. 81, 1908. An amendment
offered by A. J. Rockne was talked
on which prohibits use of passes by
any one who is connected with any
political organization, or candidate
for office, or who holds an office I'M
der the constitution or statute. This
is to prevent such persons securing
passes under the allegation that they
are employees in any way of d rail
road. There were 1O3 votes in favor
of the bill, and but against it. The
three were representatives Saugstad,
Opsahl and Void. The bill was de-
bated at length. John G.. Lennon of
Minneapolis opposed the measure.
Judge Hicks Endorsed it, but admitted
he believed the bill had faults. The
bill is remarkable for it's long list OF
exemptions. 1t permits passes to be
given to physicians, attorneys and
bona f1de employees of any road, and
dependent members of their families
representatives of railroad labor or.
CARNATIONS, children under seven.
ministers of the gospel, secretaries of
the Y. M. G. A. and persons engaged
in charitable work. INDECENT, destitute
and homeless persons, inmates of
soldiers homes, custom inspectors,
immigration inspectors, witnesses,
and caretakers of shipments. 1t fur.
Their provides a one trip pass may be
issued for discharged employees good
for thirty days following such dis
charge.
A number of important bills in adj
dition to the anti-pass measures in
the house were passed today. In the
senate these included the V. B. Sew
ard bill to establish an additional sub
experiment station and agricultural
school in Lyon, Lincoln or Yellow
Medicine county, to be definitely To-
Gated by the state university regents.
The house bill for the establishment
of a state farm for inebriates under
control of the state board of control.
The Frank Clague bill, restricting
the maximum number of senate mem.
bers to 60, and house members 121.
The Pauly Bills establishing a state
printing plant in the basement of the
old capitol and appropriating 0,0O(
therefore; and an appropriation OF
$150,0o0 for printing expenses the
next two years.
In the house, bills passed included
the Saugstad bill providing primary
election for nomination of state
officers. The Senator Thorpe bill
creating state immigration bureau
The H. w. Libbey bill Transforming
the state labor bureau into a depart
ment of labor, industries, and com
merce. A number of "joke" bills
were also acted on amid much humo1
and bantering. The first of these was
the Alvin Rowe bill giving reward
of $50 for arrest and conviction O.
chicken thieves. A. j. Rockne calico
attention to the bill affording fine
means for a man to get big price
for his chickens, but the house laugh.
ingly passed the measure. Another
was j. R. Randalls bill to compe
muzzling of dogs from May to Sept
in the three large cities of the state
John Lennon suggested the name
Legislative delegations''. be inserted
for the word "dogs'' in the bill, bu1
the suggestion was not adopted.