The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-04-24
VICTORY FOR WOMEN
House in Favor Of Separate IrlHs-
trial School for Girls.
COMMODITY RATES LOWERED
otssr important Railroad Measures,
However, Fail to Secure APP
prevail Of Legislature.
COMMODITY RATES LOWERED

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prevail of Legislature.
st. Pau, April 15-The bitter and
hard fought contest for separate
training school for girls, the boys
school to remain at Red Wing, has
| resulted in a partial victory for the
supporters of the measure, the house
having passed the SpO0ner bill by a
vote of "a to Is. similar bill is
pending in the senate, where early ac-
ton is expected Before the passage
of this bill the house voted down the
! measure fntroducsd by Representa-
tive Putnam of Red Wing providing
for the establishment of new school
for girls in that city four miles DIS
| tant from the present school. Tire
/ vote ON this bill was % ayes to So
nays. The Spooner bill establishes
| the new school at some place to, be
selected by the state board of control
and was drawn to erIbody the IDEAS
of the committee of the State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, the state b5ards
of control and others who have made
study of the question:. The bill car
rles an appropriation OF $4,000 and
provides that after the site has been
acquired the board is to- construct a:
set of buildings on the cottage plan.
The board is to select the superin-
tendent and other officers all of whoIns
are to be women. The board is TO.
have control of the financial manage
ment, but the governor is to- appoint
board of five women visitors, who
must visit. the school at least twice a
year to inspect its management and
condition and make recommendations
to the proper authorities.
Commodity Freight Rates.
Much time during the past week
has been devoted to railroad Iegisla-
ton, but a majority Of the important
measures of that nature failed of
passage. The one exception was the
bill reducing commodity rates. which
has passed both houses. Though
there is nothing in writing TO substan-
tiate it the bill is believed to be ac
ceptaBIe to the roads of the state and
it is said 1T will be followed soon by
the withdrawal of the present suits
against the enforcement of the rates,
by the acceptance of the 2-e@n- FIRE
law and the immediate prom ion
of the new rates. The merw AS OF
the two houses in ON the deed3- it was
said, had agreed to smother SOME IF
the other drastic railroad EegfslatIon
awaiting attention and subsequent
events seem to confirm this EheorY-
The commodity bill as passed IS
fac smile of the rate schedule pre-
pared by the railway and warehouse
commission and now in litigation In
stead of IL per cent cut the bin pro-
vides for a cut of 10 per cent I'M pres
ent rates
the house, has been placed on general
orders i'm the senate, despite the rec
ommCndation of the railroad commit
tee that it be fndefinite&t postponed.
The bill prohibits railroads from Civ
ing rebates and prohibits amy wne from
accepting rebate.
May Continue to Water Stocks.
One of the important railroad meas
ures to meet defeat was Representa-
tive Rockne's much discussed bill to
regulate the issuance, of stocks and
bonds by railway corporations. tt
met defeat in the house, by vote of
| Al to 81 Many of those. who voted
against the bill declared that it was a.
| splendid measure and that it ought TO
be passed If it would affect all the.
] roads in the state in addition to the
Great Northern and the 500 roads,
which are the only ones incorporated
in Minnesota.
This bill provided that before any
! railroad compang issues any stocks or
bonds, either on original organization
| or increase, it must make application
! to the railroad and warehouse COM
mission and secure it's approval The
commission must give a hearing and
4 if it finds that the company has COM
piled with the laws of the state and
the issue is warranted it is to allow
the issue. IL it refuses the application
the railroad may appeal. but the court
may reverse the order only if the
order is confscatory or in some man
ner denial of the right of the cor
poration or denial of justice.
i Another measure of Importance re-
lating to common carriers sent to its
grave was the so-ealled Iowa distance
tariff bill. 1t was a senate bill and it
met defeat in that body.
immense Appropriations Asked.
Extraordinary appropriations asked
from the present legislature for the
next two years amount to nearly
$5,000,000 and if put through accord
ing to the wishes of the more liberal
element they would call for a direct
tax levy for state revenue of nearly
mills. The demands are the largest
ever entertained by a Minnesota leg