Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-25
Minnesota legislature
Proceedings the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.
Past Week.

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Saugstad contest as soon as the othere
were out of the way, by the elections
committee of the senate last night.
Attorneys for DR.. Froshaug, incum.
bent, gave notice that they would com.
bat the harrington claims on the
ground that notice of contest was not
filed within 40 days Of the election, as
prescribed by law; that the Earring
ton adherents had failed to give regu.
lar statutory notice Of intention to con.
test; that the specifications of con.
test were too indefinite, and that the
contestants had not laid proper foun-
dation for the introduction of ballot
boxes from many small towns into the
testimony.
A. B. Jackson, attorney for Mr.. En-.
mel, the contestant against Senator
Ahmann, contended that, in the pre-.
liminary contest at the scene of the
election, Amman had no right to re.
fuse to answer questions put to hiN
concerning his age. .&
Ripley Brewer, attorney for Mr.: All.
| mann, commended that Amman was
justified in refusing to testify when
"a penalty or forfeiture" might be in.
CURED by testifying. The question in.
volved was whether or not Amman
became citizen of the United States
by his fathers naturalization. EmmeI
adherents claimed that Amman was
! over FL years when his father was
naturalized and so did not become
citizen through his fathers naturaliza.
ton. A meeting will be held by the
committee today, at which a decision
in the Emmel-Ahmann contest may be
given.
Representatives Mattson, Of Roseau
county, introduced a bill providing for
an annual appropriation of $4,000 to
carry on the expense advertising
the natural resources of the state. The
bill provides that the appropriation
shall be divided equally among the
counties applying for the money.
Thousands of pamphlets setting
forth the opportunity in each county
are to be circulated throughout the
United States. The bill is proposed to
stimulate immigration to Minnesota.
Two house bills increasing the gross
earnings tax of railroads from to 5
per cent were introduced in the house.
A bill presented by Representative c.
P. Warner of Aitkin, calls for an in
crease of per cent with the provision
that the additional 1 per cent tax be
placed in the road and bridge funds.
Representative Spooners bill pro-
| vides for straight increase.
A step forward in the campaign for
clean milk was taken when Senator
! Johnston introduced bill in the SEN
ate that would prohibit the shipping
| Of cream more than 30 miles over any
railroad line unless pasteurized or
shipped in refrigerator car properly
iced and in sanitary condition. ,
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced by Senator Collier directing the
Minnesota tax commission to draft
proposed laws that would reveal all
property subject to personal tax ex-
! cept gross earnings of railroads and
other corporations and inheritances,
requests, legacies and gifts. The tax
commissioner was further ordered to
draw up proposed acts for an equit-
able gross earning tax on all corpora
tons and an income tax.
! Senator Cheadle introduced a bill
that would enable railroad employees to
vote when away from home on the
presentation of proper certificates.
Senator Wilson of Minneapolis, in
troduced bill, by request, providing
that marriage license must be taken
out at least five days before the mar
riage ceremony is performed, but
| making it optional with the Judge of
! any court of record to shorten the
time between the granting of the IL
| cense and the performing of the mar
rage ceremony.
A resolution providing for an in
creased membership of the rules COM
| mittee was submitted to the house. It
provides for the appointment of an
additional member from each congress
sional district and names the follow
ing legislators: John Rustad, First dis.
trict; w. A. Just, Second district; A.
V. Anderson, Third district; G. N. Orr,
Fourth district; w. A. Campbell, Fifth
district; J. E. Lee, Sixth district; A.
J. Peterson, Seventh district; H. A.
Putnam, Eighth district and J. N.
Johnson of the Ninth district.
Representative Brown introduced a
bill withdrawing Morrison county from
the Seventh judicial district and add
ing it to the Fifteenth judicial district.
Speaker Dunn has announced the
appointment of Representative Matt
son, Ferguson and Spooner as COM
mittee to represent Minnesota at a
conference with Wisconsin and Michi-
gan officials to discuss proposed fores-
try laws.
Fire Destroys Rail Engines.
Marshalltown, I0wa.-Fire of an I'm.