Willmar tribune., 1909-03-24
steps represent an investment
81, 800. 900.

steps represent IN investment Of
81. .300.O00
In the house the bill providing that
all property be listed at it's full value
and assessed at . 40 per cent basis,
was the special measure and, after
much debate was killed.
The members voted to reconsider
their action in killing the bill, and
made it a special order for next
Wednesday afternoon.
The "full-crew" bill went down and
out in the senate today, without a
word of debate on the part of either
its enemies or friends.
Among the bills passed by the sen.
ate today, was the measure which
removes the lid" from election ex.
penses; that is, strikes out the clause
in the existing corrupt practice act
which places a limit on the amount
Of money a candidate for political
Office may expend. The repeal OF
this important section is on the
ground that its enforcement has been
found impracticable-in fact, impos.
sible.
On motion of Senator Alderman of
Crow Wing, the senate today with.
out any debate, adopted ,athe Dorsey
house resolution, memorializing con.
gress to investigate the advisability
of constructing a canal from Duluth,
the head of the lakes, to the Missis.
sippt, and thus opening a new route
by water for the iron ore and grain
traffic. The memorial will now be
forwarded to congress.
The senate spent its entire time
this afternoon till p. M, in con.
sideration Of the large number of
bills on the calendar. Among those
of importance passed. were the fol.
lowing: by Pugh, establishing rank of
officers, and service pay for the Du.
luth naval reserves; by Gum, &C.
cepting Cooper Island in Cass lake
as grant from the federal govern.
ment, and establishing state park
thereon; by Sundberg, restricting the
sale of mallein and tuberculin and
requiring reports of all such sales to
the state livestock board; by Phil
lips, providing department for in.
curables for the state school for
feeble minded; by the senate live
stock committee, prohibiting the sale
of pure-bred cattle unless accom-
panied by a certificate of health; by
Peterson, raising the fees of Jurors
from 81 to So, but amended just pre-.
vious to passage to exempt the Twin
Cities from the provisions of the act.
st. Paul, Minn., March 1.-THE
house late today passed the Bjorge
bill establishing graded tonnage tax
on iron ore mined in Minnesota. The
vote was 81 for passage of the bill,
and 81 opposed. Bjorge clinched his
success by reconsideration.
The "open lid" club bill, to permit
social clubs in the Twin Cities and
Duluth to dispense liquors without a
license, passed the house at noon.
The house today passed the Greene
bill to legalize six-round boxing con-
tests in. cities Of over $4,000 popula.
ton, no decisions to be permitted.
Sunday baseball is legalized in q
bill introduced in the house today
jointly by Messrs. Gartside, Virtue,
Grant and Wohlhuter. 1t provides
that 'the game of baseball when con-
Quoted in quiet and orderly manner,
may be played between the hours Of
1 p. IN. and 6 p. m. on the Sabbath
Day."
Doyle had bill creating a super
intendent at $4,000 a. year, to take
charge of state quarrying at st. Cloud
by reformatory inmates and prison
convicts, such stone to be distributed
for road work throughout the state.
The bill appropriates $15O,000 to
cover the cost of stone crushing ma
chinery, erection of a Minnesota quar-.
ry building, salaries of necessary
guards, and other expenses. 49,.
Congdon introduced a bill to per.
NIT cities to purchase property out.
side of their limits for park and boule-
ward purposes. Greene wants a law
enacted to create a state commits
sioner Of weights Ito be named by the
governor), with deputy in each con-
gressional district. Christianson
would make the Office of health COM
missioner elective in all cities of over
,O0O-having special reference to
St. Paul.
Opsahl wants all state land apprais.
ed separately from state timber, the
timber to be sold on a basis of value
minus the land appraisement from
the total of the timber and land valu-
alton.
A physical examination of public
school pupils in cities of over $4,000
population, is provided in bill in.
troduced in the senate today by Sen.
ator Elwell of Minneapolis.
s. A. Nelson introduced bill pro.
viding state aid for institutions treat
ing tuberculosis. patients. Where the
per capita cost is at least SO per
week for such patients, the bill al.
lows two-fifths of the cost to be paid
by the state, and levies special
state tax of one-tenth of mill to
raise the necessary money. c. A.
Johnson had a bill to grant state aid
Of $1,000 a mile to any parties or or
ganization which constructs public
bill to permit of appeals to be made
to the state tax commission from rul-
ings of county boards of equalization.