Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-03
MINNESOTA S0LQNS
HOUSES NOW HAVE OVER FOUR
HUNDRED BILLS PENDING.
Prospects for Long Session-Sena.
tor Schaller Makes Strenuous
Kick on Young Ladies Who
Make Eyes at Him.

tor SchalIer Makes Strenuou.
Kick on Young Ladies Who
Make Eyes at Him.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 22.-Two bills
Of particular interest put in appear.
ance at today's legislative session;
one in the house by A. X. Ware call
ing for county option, and the second
In the senate by A. D. Stephens to
permit of remunerating inmates of the
state prison that their needy depen-
dent families may have some little
! money to help make ends meet.
The Ware bill, which is already
known as the Official bill of the pro-
hibitionists for county option, provides
that in any county, on petition of Is
per cent of the voters, the question Of
whether liquor licenses shall there.
after be granted within the county
must be submitted to the voters at the
next election. The Stephens bill in
the senate fixes remuneration of 25
cents a day for state prisoners. the
money to be sent to their needy fami-
lies by the board of control; or, If they
have no dependent relatives, the
money accumulates to give them a
new start in life when they are dis
charged. The board Of control is au.
thorized to establish rules whereby
part or all of the remuneration may
be forfeited for attempt to escape or
other breach of discipline.
Representative Austin of Duluth got
after wife deserters today with bill
declaring such desertion shall be pun.
ishable as felony. Representative
Doyle introduced a bill to establish an
additional branch agricultural school
at Foley.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 25.-H. O.
Bjorge this afternoon introduced in
the house a new bill for a tonnage tax
on iron ore which is to supersede his
former one. His first bill called for a
cent per ton tax on all ore over 40
per cent iron. The new bill fixes a
graded tax. All iron ore which is less
than 81 per cent iron is to pay a tax
of 2 cents per ton; ore grading from
81 to 81 per cent, 3 cents per ton; ore
grading from 81 to SO per cent, 4 cents
per ton; all ore of grade above SO per
cent, cents per ton. The new bill is
House File 227.
Representative Lee came to the
front with novel measure which pro-
hibits treating in saloons. The bill is
stringent in it's terms, inaicting a fine
ranging from IS to $40 for either Offer
ing or accepting treat" drink. 1t
fines the saloonkeeper who permits
treating in his place and demands that
each saloonkeeper have a sign dis.
played in four-inch letters reading,
Treating Prohibited by Law" Rep
resentative Thayer has a bill to
amend the severity of the present law
en- the large game hunter who acct
dentally shoots man for deer The
Thayer bill provides that the hunter
shall not be held for manslaughter IL
the man he shoots is dressed in head
gear or color of clothes to resemble q
| deer. Representative Robertson who
| secured fame two years ago as author
of the peddlers' license bill which Gov.
Johnson vetoed, today introduced an
other such measure. The bill of two
years ago provided for a county
license. The new bill calls for q state
license issued by the secretary of state
on graded schedule; an annual fec
from the man who carries his pack
on his back, of $40; for the man with
a push-cart, $25; for the fellow with a
one-horse wagon, SIS; for the more
| prosperous peddler with team, 500.
Representative John Silence has a new
bill to permit county commissioners
to levy a one mill tax to raise a fund
for special advertising of the attrac.
tons of each respective county. Rep.
resentative Carl Wallace introduced a
bill to prohibit all kinds of slot ma
chimes. Representative Andrews pre-
sented measure for legal recognition
of naturOpathy, school of nature
cures for ailments. J. N. Johnson in.
trOduced measure for woman SUI
frage, and Rosenwald one to prohibit
unfair competition, both these bills be-
ing the same as pending measures on
these subjects in the senate.
On motion of Frank T. White, the
"anti.oharivari" bill got a death blow
by being referred to its author, Mr..
Lobeck.
There was no session of the senate
today. Both branches of the legisla.
ture convene at II a. m. tomorrow.
st. Paul, Minn, Jan. 26.-In spite OF
over 400 bills now pending in the
legislature, both house and senate are
holding but short sessions daily, and
hardly half dozen bills have yet been
actually passed. The hard grind OF
the sessions has not yet started, and
it seems certain that the lawmakers,
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