Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-22
Minnesota LEGISLATURE
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week,
Past Week.

st. Paul. Feb. o.-The senate win
adjourn April /. 20 days prior to the
constitutional date set for adjourn
ment. unless a resolution which
passed IS to 8 is rescinded later. Sen
ator Moonan, Of Waseca, introduced
tho resolution.
Representative G. A. Congdon of
Duluth introduced bill in the house
repeating the anti-cigaret law passed
by the legislature two years ago.
Representative Congdon is opposed to
dead letter laws on principle and for
this reason favors the repeal
Representative A. B. Anderson's
statewide prohibition bill, introduced
in the house, is tho first Of prob.
able avalanche of liquor regulatory
measures.
Representative Robinson introduced
bill to investigate the state central
committees of both major parties.
Representative Spooner and Hard
ing presented bill providing for the
teaching Of agriculture and domestic
economy in the schools Of the state
and also providing for the consolida-
ton of rural schools.
The Mattson-Nelson bill amending
the compulsory education law was rec
commended for passage. The proposed
bill changes the ages of children COM
ing under this law from to II, to s
to Is years. It allows pupils to remain
out OF school because Of poverty or
because they are needed to work at
home. This section is to allow farm
er's children to remain out OF school
during the harvest season. The bill
also proposes to allow children to re-
main out of schools on church days.
st. Paul, Feb. 10.-A bill is to be
introduced into the state legislature
raising the salaries of several state
officers. The salary Of the governor
is not affected by the BILL The sal
aries that would be raised are those
of the state auditor, state treasurer
and secretary Of state. The move.
ment first started through an effort to
raise the salary of Treasurer Smith,
who now draws only $500 a year.
After consultation it was decided to
put in general bill which equalizes
the salaries of all the state officers.
For example, the state insurance com.
missioner draws $4,000 a year, while
the state auditor, one of the most
important state officers, draws q SIM
liar amount. The secretary Of state,
an elective officer, draws only So, 500.
Closing Hour Left to City.
A bill giving city councils absolute
control over saloons 10 to be intro
duced in the lower house. It is SUBJ
stttute for the proposed IL o'clock
closing bill. Representatives who IA
vor the extension of saloon hours be.
heve bill Of this kind will pass. 1t
proposes that city council shall FIJI the
hour OF closing, providing it is not
later than midnight. The argument is
that this bill will place the authority
over saloons where it belongs and
that the principle of county option
will be carried out. It is asserted that
If the saloons are not orderly they
can be closed at p. m.
Aims at Express Companies.
Senator Lende of Lyon county is
author of bill to put express com.
panies in Minnesota under the con-
troll of the railroad and warehouse
commission, exactly as railroads are
now. The bill probably will be made
a committee bill backed by the rail-
road committee. H' ,.
Marriage Of Cousins Attacked.
First cousins cannot marry In Min
nesota it bill by Senator Anderson
is passed. This bill has been intro.
duced at many previous legislative
sessions, but always has failed to
pass. Senator Anderson says he ex-
poets favorable action in this legis.
lature.
Sibley house will receive $500 for
repairs and improvements, and SOS q
month for repairs, il a bill introduced
by Senators Denegre and Schaller is
passed. The Sibley House association
and the Daughters of the American
Revolution shall have charge of the
money.
Seizure Of Autos Provided.
A new and novel way to discourage
reckless automobile driving on coun.
try roads was suggested in bill by
Senator Nelson. His plan is to have
the county confiscate any automobile
by which a person on the public high.
way is injured and to sell it at public
auction and put the proceeds in the
county treasury. Senator Van Hoven
introduced bill forbidding anyone
from driving an auto without a state
license, and> that no license should be
issued to anyone under 10 years OF
age.
| The long-expected tonnage tax bill
was introduced in the lower house OF
the Minnesota legislature by Repre-
sentatives Frankson. Moriarity and ],
N. Johnson. It provides for tax OF
2 cents ton on ore testing less than
40 per cent, cents on ore testing
from ~ to 81 per cent, cents on ore
testing from 81 to IS per cent and
cents ton on ore testing more than
50 per cent. ....
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