Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-17


crowd, casting slurs and insinu ltions
on the veracity of our president that
the house of Representatives t'heartily
commend the heroic efforts of the
president to regulate the railroad
traffic and express lawlessness.
The senate this afternoon devoted
itself to considering election bills in
special order. After considerable de-
bate, Senator w. w. Dunn's bill pro-
viding for election by all political
parties of delegates to county con-
Ventlons which are held for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to state
conventions, was passed by vote of
"a in it's favor to Is against. The
other primary election bill under con-
sideration, by Senator E. H. Garfield
OF Luverne, to authorize holding of
conventions of political parties to
recommend candidates for Office, and
providing for nomination of candi-
dates for state Offices by primary cleo
ton was debated. The committee Oh
elections presented a substitute bill in
the form of minority report. Final
action was not taken on the Garfield
bill. Senator McColl of St. Paul pre-
sented his measure, a copy of the Ore
gon law and providing for elections
OF United States senator's by popular
vote. A final vote OIL the bill was 26
in its favor, % against. This vote will
probably be reconsidered at "a later
date. In explaining the measure Sen
ator McCon said: ''This has been
referred to as bill aimed at raising
Gov. }. A. johnson to the senate of
the United States. This is a mistak-
en- impression. Long before this bill,
if passed, goes into effect, we expect
our esteemed executive will be called
to serve the people of this state and
nation in higher capacity than that
of United States SENATOR
The house today passed a resolution
asking the attorney general to report
on all suits pending with railroads,
and urging speed in consumating such
actions.
Both houses spent much time today
advancing bills along routine lines.
Among bills of some note disposed of
today, might be mentioned the anti
cigarette bill of Senator Sundberg,
which failed to get enough votes fer
passage in the upper house.
St. Paul, April 1.-The famous
Rockne bill for the regulation Of
railroad stock and bond issues, mea-
sure which had been introduced at
the request of the attorney general as
very necessary act in view of the
recent supreme court decision uphold
ing the $50, 100000 addition issue of
stock by the Great Northern, was
killed by the house today. 1t
was a special order of business
during the afternoon, and discussed
at great length, when put on passage,
the measure had but II votes in it's
favor, to 81 against. The question of
constitutionality cut some figure, the
railroad committee by a vote of 10 to
deciding it was not constitutional.
The arguments made on the floor of
the house were that the bill if passed
would hamper railroad extension in
Minnesota by limiting stock outputs,
and would be unfair in that the Great
Northern and the 500 are the only
Minnesota roads of size which are
Minnesota corporations and could be
made to comply with the provisions
of the bill.
A tilt in the house today between
George w. Rodenberg and G. L.
Sawyer of Minneapolis, caused little
excitement. Both men early in the
session had fathered bills regulating
the sale and manufacture of paints.
The Sawyer bill had finally passed,
but amended so as to conform with
the Rodenberg bill. The trouble
came when Sawyer today wanted to
further amend the bill. Rodenbere
secured the floor and desired to have
the galleries and floor cleared of non.
members and go into executive ses.
sion, insinuating that he had d
scandal to tell about. The house
refused to take Rodenberg very
seriously, especially after remark
by H. G.. Hicks of Minneapolis that
one paint bill was backed by one
interest, the other by another; and
that neither would consent to rea.
sonable amendments. The promised
scandal and the bill in question were
finally referred to "a special commit.
tee of nine, on motion Off. G. Lennon
of Minneapolis.
The house appropriations committee
today approved of the two pending
state fair bills; one for an appropria.
ton of $3.50, 900 and the other to per.
nit issuance of $26), 900 in certificates
of indebtedness for additional build.
ings.
An amusing in cident in the house
today resulted in the introduction of &
! resolution requesting the speaker tt
pound less vigorously with his gavel
During some of today's heated discus.
sions, Speaker johnson pounded toe
vigorously, the head of the gavel flew
off, and struck the reading clerk.
J. T. Jones, in the back of the head
Jones had a big lump on his head te
remember the incident. ,
The senate today also killed the
Calhoun bill to appropriate $25, 00l
! for Minnesota's representation at the
Alaska, Yukon-Pacific exposition al
| Seattle in 1909.