Morris tribune., 1909-02-13
MINNESOTA SOL0NS
DEBATE OVER FIFTEENTH DIS
TRlCT JUDGESHiP.
Committee Appointed to Begin lnves-
tigation of the State Labor
Bureau.

SC. Fdui, MILL, ESO. y. oilolP = pea
ty lines set m to be drawn at the pres
ent Legislative session. This was
demonstrated in the senate today, the
incident starting with the democrats
stealing a march on the republican
majority. Senator eastman, demo
crat, innocently asked for a vote ap
proving the list of appointments SUBJ
mitted by the governor. The request
was granted without debate, and with
little attention given it. Hardly was
the approval given, however, before
Senator C. J. Swanson awoke to the
tact that in the list approved were
several reappointments on the state
livestock beard. This board but few
days ago had t1atly refused to co oper-
ate with or in any way aid SWanson,s
special committee appointed to 1nVes-
t:gate the reliability Of the tubercullne
tests for cattle and horses. Senator
Swanson on realizing that the offend
ing democrats had been reinstated for
another term, presented resolution
asking that the entire board be tenn
rorarily shorn of all it's powers pend
ing further investigation toward sub
stantiating the special committee
belief that the tuberculine tests are
not reliable, and result in the unnec-
essary slaughtering of many healthy
cattle. The resolution received no.
tice of debate by Senator Hardy, dem
ocrat, and necessarily lies over until
n
troduced a bill amending the live
stock board law, and authorizing local
boards of health to make health and
sanitary examinations OF cattle at
their discretion.
The fcu@a this morning passed the
senate re ,lution of Senator Sund'
berg oi ri. .tson, condemning the Nc
Cumber confessional bill for nation
al grain n>pection, on the ground that
it would njure the Minnesota inspec-
tion system, which has worldwide
reputation The resolution, which
will now be forwarded to Washington,
calls on the Minnesota representatives
in congress to oppose the measure of
the North Dakotan. The resolution
received "a aye votes to but 18 op-
posed.
This afternoon the special house
committee, E. E. Adams of Fergus
Falls, chairman, began it's sessions to
Investigate the alleged school book
trust. The opening session indicates
that the work of the committee may
disclose a sensation. 1t was demon
strated that book agents are now busy
at Winona, Mimi, trying to dictate
who shall be elected superintendent
of schools there to succeed Mr.. Fra
zier, who recently resigned to become
assistant superintendent of public in
struction. 1t was also intimated at
the meeting that a resolution intro
duced in the state high school board
calling for a reprimand to be admin
istered to High School Inspector G. B.
Alton was instigated by the so-called
ho1'I trust. Alton had recommended
certain algebras to town, on request.
The agent of one of these algebras
had happened along the next day and
sold the books. Alton denied to the
committee any knowledge OF the
agent being In the vicinity. 1t was in
timated that the school book trust was
much put out that 1t did not get
chance to sell the books, and hence
saw to it that Alton got reprimand.
A number of important bills were
introduced today, following which
both houses adjourned till Monday. In
the senate Calhoun introduced bill
to entirely repeal the primary election
law. Cooke introduced somewhat
similar measure, that repeals the same
law except so far as st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth are concerned.
Thorpe presented a bill to establish
separate state department of bank ex-
aminer, at $4,000 salary year, the
occupant to be banker of five years
experience.
In the house, Sawyer declared war
On common law" marriages with
bill declaring that they shall not be
recognized as legal from this date on.
Dorsey had a bill demanding that
merchants in reporting their taxation
assessments be also compelled to re-
rort the amount of insurance they car
ry on the assessed property. McKen-
zie offered bill for a new building
mt the Soldiers Home at Minnehaha
Falls, to cost 100000.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. S.-The house
had a warm debate in committee Of
the whole today On the bill to create
an additional Judge in the Fifteenth
judicial district, which comprises a
number of northern Minnesota coun-
ties. The committee finally voted to
recommend the bill for passage. This
was the test which doubtless means
that this much contested bill will be
passed by the house when reached in
its regular order on the calendar.
The house also spent considerable