Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-06


by Senator j. r. Ellwe ell of Minnea-
polls: It is a bill to appropriate
$4,000 the next fiscal year and $25, 1000
the following year for maintenance of
g new clinical hospital to be built and
established at the state univt rsity by
donation and free of expense to the
state. Walter J.. Trask of Los An
geles gives $114, 1000 for the building as
a memorial to DR.. Adolphus F. Elliott /
and Mary H. Elliott, his wife. The
institution will be known as the FL |
ilott Memorial hospital. In addition,
the alumni of the university have
raised fund of $50, 600 for the pur-f
chase of a site for the building. , ri
Senator Seward is author of bill
to appropriate $1,000 from Farmers
Institute funds, for experiments in
destroying weeds, breeding cattle,
raising poultry, etc., on the Coteau
farm IN Lyon county under direction
of o, c.. Gregg, who for SO many
years has been so prominent in Far.
mers' Institute work
The house committee on taxes this
afternoon decided to recommend for
passage important tax measures. One
IS the bill for registry tax ON mort
cages, which it is estimated will bring
$l4O,OOO into the state treasury an
nually from Hennepin county alone
The other is the Tighe bill for a stamp
tax on sale in grain produce exchang-
es. The house committee on judic-
larry has decided the Elmer E. Adams
bill to abolish private banks, is I'M
constitutional.
St. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2s-This was
a day of small things in the legisla-
ture. This was especially demon
strated in the senate by the spending
of nearly an hour on debate of the
merits and dement's of bill calling
for the muzzling of all dogs and the
killing of dogs running at large I'M
muzzled. Senator G. A.. Johnson
offered an amendment exempting
useful dogs" from provisions of the
bill. Senator harrington went so far
as to remark he could never look
his dog in the face when he went
home if he voted for that bill" Sen
ator Frank Clague pronounced the
bill "a measure to permit the CON-
hitting of murder.' Senator julius
Collier and others thought all wan
dering CANNES should be shot on
sight, but the pathetic stories had
their effect and the johnson amend
ment was first voted down and then
the bill killed, ii against, 20 for it.
The incident was amusing in view of
the fact that the senators were really
in earnest in their remarks.
The Standard Oil company came in
for shots in both senate and house to-
day. Senator Hinton introduced
bill prohibiting determinations in
trade or contracts between different
sections of the state by the same trade
interests. The bill, evidently an anti
oil combine bill, went to the commit
tee on Illuminating oils. Thomas
Brady introduced resolution in the
house which calls for special invest
igation to see whether the Standard
Oil company controls the oil market.
in Minnesota. o. F. Christensen of
St. Paul catered to a ''yellow'' story
in St. Paul paper alleging that cruel
ties are practiced at the St. Peter
hospital, by introducing resolution
calling for an investigation of the
institution. James S. Spencer of the
committee an hospitals, said he knew
about the alleged case and that in
truth the institution is all right. J.H
Dorsey characterized the story as "a
lurid article from the mind of fool
reporter The resolution went over
for the day on notice of debate. But
few bills of Importance we're intro
duced today. One by Senator E. S.
Durment permits cities, of over 80, GOO
inhabitants to levy taxes for auditor
iums and appoint auditorium boards.
Senator Witherstine presented
measure to impose a three per cent
gross earnings tax on telephone COM
panies. Senators Hall and Donaldson
father a measure jointly to appropriate
$50, 600 to enlarge Buffalo Creek for
drainage of swamp lands mostly in
Sibley and adjoining counties.
In the house a bill by Dalzell aims
at preventing purchasing of supplies
by the board of control outside the
state. The objection to this measure
is, it permits of combination of Min
nesota jobbers on prices.
This evening in the senate cham.
Der, a public hearing was given on
the needs of the university, special
stress being paid by university people
on the necessity for a special three
mills tax for the institution. Presi-
dent Cyrus Northrup made lengthy
speech in which he stated the teach
ers of the university are working for
almost starving wages; that students
are crowded. into very limited room;
and that a goodly appropriation is
essential if Minnesota students seek
ing higher education are to be pre-
vented from going to eastern col
leges.
st. Paula straw vote of the house
taken by Ambrose Tighe, of Ramsey,
on Republican candidate for presi-
dent of the United States next year,
slr wed majority of the members in
favor of Secretary William H. Taft.
The, vote follows: Taft, %; Root, IS:
Gov. Hughes, 4; Dolliver. 2; LaFol-
lette, Z; Fairbanks, 4; Spooner, /;
Beveridge, l. Seventy-two members
expressed a choice, while 10 refused
to- vote. The first choice Of all was
Roosevelt and many Republicans
named Bryan as second choice.
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