Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-03

the legislature today. In the house,
there was long hight % to whether
one more janitor shall be employed,
the momentous question finally being
answered In the affirmative. In the
senate. Albert Schaller Of Hastings
broke forth into one Of his humorous
speeches in which he took exception
to newspaper story to the effect that
he was unmarried. He said he had, no
ticed the young ladies making eyes at
him of late, and he did not want them
to do so under q Misrepresentation of
the facts.
A. X. Ware Of Mortified today in.
troduced in the house the most radical
iron ore tax bill that has yet appeared.
It calls for tax of 10 cents per ton
on all iron ore taken out of Mime.
sofa mines, no matter what it's grade,
and fixes penalty of 10 per cent for
nonpayment of the tax in thirty days,
and of 1 per cent each month there
after. Burdette Thayer and J. D.
Johnson introduced bills to place ex-
press and telephone companies under
the railroad commission. F. B. Wright
of Minneapolis presented bill to tax
on gross earnings basis all public
utility corporations, the rate to be
fixed later. John McGrath of Barnes.
vile introduced bill to give police
powers to street car and railway con-
ductors.
Kerry Conley of Rochester intro
duced resolution in the house, com.
mending the course pursued by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in Office, especially in
regard to his use of the secret service.
John D. O'Brien of St. Paul got the
resolution tabled until tomorrow by
giving notice of debate.
In the senate, Senator Works Of
Mankato today introduced resolution
asking for an Investigation of min.
eral right privileges, grants, and re-
serves. 1t recites that much land in
northern Minnesota is sold with the
mineral rights reserved, and that this
retards development by settlers. The
resolution asks the tax commission to
Investigate with a view to ascertain
ing how these reserved mineral rights
may be taxed. The resolution went
over for the day on notice of debate
by George R. Laybourn of Duluth.
St. Paul, MIMI, Jan. 27.-A leading
card in the game of politics was play
ed in the lower house of the legisla-
ture today when F. B. Wright of Min
neapolis introduced an employers liza
bility act. It provides that the en-
ployers Of the state may form an al.
sociation, which shall have the state
treasurer for it's treasurer. The as
sociation at it's inception must make
a state deposit Of 100000; and there
after, one dollar for each employee
of the members of the association.
The governor is authorized to appoint
a commission of three, two physicians
and a lawyer. This commission shall
receive all claims for damages of en-
ployes of the association, and allow
them such sums as the commission
deems right, without permitting the
question of contributory negligence
to be considered. The governor an.
nounced a few days ago he intended
to send special message to the legis-
lature suggesting new employers
liability bill, and the Wright measure
coming in ahead Wright is a repub-
lican) is without doubt aimed to Sc
cure the credit for the republicans
and cut out the democratic admins
tration.
L. c. Spooner of Morris made a
speech in the house today which
caused something of a sensation. 1t
insinuated that the two gross earn.
ings tax bills for railroads which had
been introduced following his orig.
inal bill on the subject, were aimed
at killing his bill in order to get an
act passed that would not be consti-
tutional. The Spooner bill is for 6
per cent gross earnings tax in lieu of
all other taxation. The other bills,
il addition to a gross earnings tax,
call for liability on the part of the
railroads for local improvement as
sessments. Mr.. Spooner charged that
this would mean double taxation, and
therefore make the bills invalid. Az
ter much debate, the Spooner bill was
taken from the railroad committee
and given to the tax committee. A
request by 'Spooner to have all the
railroad tax bills referred to the judi
ciary committee to report on their
constitutionality, was voted down.
The senate today passed the Works
(of Mankato) resolution, calling on
the state tax commission to investi.
gate the subject of mineral right res
ervations on northern Minnesota
lands, and see If some plan cannot be
found for taxation of these rights.
w. A. Nolan introduced a bill in the
house today to increase the gross
earnings tax Of express companies
from to 8 per cent. George Roden'
berg of St. Paul got after the sal
airy loan sharks" of the large cities
with a bill requiring $50 a year II.
cense fee, and placing them under
supervision Of the public examiner.
In the senate. w, A. Camnbell In.