Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-19
Minnesota! Legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week
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Whittier in my estimate is a worthy
man and perfect gentleman. His
methods may not have been absolutely
correct, but he has been the victim Of
! circumstances.
the boys who go to Red Wing are
angels. They are bad and that is the
reason why they are sent there. Supt.
Whittier has been critized for admin
fsterfng corparal punishment. be-
l1eve in corporal punishment when it
come to dealing with boys Of the
class at Red Wing
W. +. kunze of Minneapolis In the
strongest speech of the evening de-
Tended the superintendent Of the Red
Wing school declaring him to be a
capable man. He upheld corporal pun
ishment and produced kilograms and
letters from other training schools
through the country to show that cor
poral punishment has been successful
ly used. He charged that there was
a political scheme behind the Red
Wing investigation.
Millions Appropriated by Senate.
Just to show how easy it was to do
business when they had their minds
made up, the Minnesota legislature
passer the omnibus appropriations
bill, disposing Of about $16,000,000 in
the senate in less than one hour.
Only one argument was precipitat-
ed in the senate and that was over an
item Of $1,000. It wasn't the money
involved that started that argument
but desire to deal a crushing blow:
to DR.. Bracken, secretary of the state
health department, that caused it.
Through the entire session, many
senators have expressed their disap-
prevail of DR.. Bracken's methods, and
this feeling eliminated in the adop-
ton of Senator Moonans amendment
to the appropriations bill cutting DR..
Bracken's salary from $4,000 a year
to $4,000. g.
Senator Hackney said that many
members had favored giving the state
fair an agricultural building and the
state university more buildings, but
that perfect harmony had prevailed in
committee and he commented on the
wonderful unanimity that was shown
by the senate in passing practically
without an amendment an approgria-
tions bill that necessarily failed to
give many senators what they thought
| they were entitled to and what their
| districts were interested in.
Few Salary Cuts Made.
After slight application Of the
pruning knift the house passed the
omnibus bill. The bill provinding for
state institutions under the board of
control was left practically intact. A
few cuts in salaries were made on the
! state department bill.
w. T. Stone of Park Rapids. posing
as the watchdog Of the state treas
ury, offered nearly 20 amendments,
striking out sections where salary in
creases were allowed for state officials.
He succeeded in only two instances.
The house refused a $3.50 increase for
the deputy state auditor and an in
crease of $1,000 for the actuary in the
state insurance department..
DR.. Stone offered several amend
ments which would have practically
cut off the appropriation for the state
board of health. In each case the
| amendment was defeated.
Andrew Anderson of Saltwater sue
ceeded in amending the section gov
erning the $325,000 appropriation for
the state university. The bill provided
for an annual appropriation Of this
| amount. The Anderson amendment
provided for the appropriation only for
the next two years. w. F. Kunze, w.
D. Washburn and L. c. Spooner ia
vored the standing appropriation on
the ground that the board of regents in
planning the future Of the state uni
| versity should know the amount of
money that it will receive from year
to year. Country members declared
that it would be just as we'll to allow
the legislature to make the appropriar
ton every two years. The amendment
was passed by a vote of 81 to 80.
! Senator Hanson's malt bill prohibit.
ing the sale of malt liquor except in
saloons passed the house by vote of
SO to 10 and now awaits the COVER
nor's signature to complete it's en-
actment into a law.
r. c. Dunn's bill prohibiting the Ii.
censing of saloons outside of an in.
corporated city. village or hamlet,
passed by vote of 81 to AZ.
The house passed the Lende bill
giving a right OF action for damages
to people injured as the result Of the
unlawful sale of liquor. and the Hoff-
man bill placing a license of $3.50 a
year on district and county agents of
breweries.
Equal Tax Rate Bill Passes.
| After a spirited debate the bill cali
ing for an equal tax rate in every part
Of the state was passed by a vote OF
80 to IL. AS finally amended the bill
called for the basis of taxation to be
80 1-3 per cent on the actual valua.
ton. Senator Wallace, of Minneapo.
] lis, was the author of the bill.