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for those participating to 60 on
record, the result was to be anticipated.
While there were many who believed
in the cities fixing the lid to suit them
selves, yet they had their own interests
to protect, and out in the country,
opinion is general against any tilting
of the "lid.''
The house has a new weapon de-
signed to keep the Minneapolis end of
the senate in line, and it is the Rowe
bill prohibiting the location of
slaughter houses within five miles of
the university. On Friday Senator
Wilson succeeded in killing house
bill drawn to give the members all of
their salary without waiting until next
year for the $500 balance, and Mon
day, on threat to pass the Rowe bill.
Senator Wilson promptly capitulated
and the vote was reconsidered. Now
the house declares that it will not con-
slider another senate bill until the
salary bill isgiven favorable consider
alton, and it looks as if the house
would win. 1t is simply another case
of the big stick.
One result of the work of the house
committee on taxation, as far as the
consideration of the tonnage tax bill
is concerned, is its findings to the
effect that the steel plant promised
Minnesota by the United States Steel
corporation is a reality instead of a
myth as some have been claiming.
According to the report made to the
house Wednesday by the sub-commit-
tee which visited the site the steel COM
pany has expended 81, 800, 900 to date
and is preparing over 1,5OO acres of
land for the various needed buildings.
The plans were examined and infor-
nation obtained showing that within
two years Duluth will have steel
plant employing nearly 10000 men.
The plant complete is to cost S25, ,OOO,-
900. The subcommittee was headed by
Lawrence Johnson of Minneapolis,
and he is most enthusiastic over the
progress of the work. -:
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Though the senate last week killed
the Garfield bill designed to give the
state relief from the farcical require
ments of the state primary law, there
is still hope. Tuesday the upper
body passed. Oar HALLS bill repeating
that part of the corrupt practices act
relating to the expenditures of candi-
dates, and Wednesday Senators Sui
livan and Garfield combined in the in
PRODUCTION of bill to provide a legal
lied convention for the selection Of
state officers and congressman. It is
a combination of the convention and
primary. If Senator Hall gets away
with his bill for the repeal of the cor
rupt practices act he deserves Z the
thanks of every good citizen, for "a
worse piece of legislation was never
enacted. It actually .eompels perjury.
ST.
Thessenate has put the lid on Frank
Clague's bill compelling railroads to
equip their trains with what is known
as full crew. No bill perhaps has
called forth a greater lobby to aid in
its defeat and in none has the diversity
of opinion been so marked. The Min
nesota Employees Protective League
an organization composed of railroad
employees, was used to give the bill
black eye and it was effective to the
extent that it convinced the senate that
the measure was not wanted. How
ever, all the railroad unions were not
against the bill. Many pleaded for
it, but the association put up the plea
that anything that increases the cost
of railroading affected their wages,
and they won.
4 !. I.
The oratorical powers of dozen or
more members were worked overtime
Tuesday when the house, answering a
passionate appeal made by Represent
ative Burnquist of st. Paul and Law
renee johnson OF Minneapolis, sent to
the judiciary committee the Nolan
bill, placing the street railways of the
state under the control of the railroad
and warehouse commission. The bill
was on the calendar and Mr.. Nolan
fought the reference with all the
powers at his command. It is only
the last two days that the Twin City
members woke up to the Importance of
the hill and ite o,,rto ;1,,,o,+ ~ o;4u