Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
Minnesota legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
Past Week.

Week.
Observation-Disclosures
out license to fish with hook and line
when they come here in the summer
The measure has already passed the
house. It requires payment Of a 81
fee for license.
The senate, sitting as committee
OF the whole, recommended for pas
sage, the measure giving negroes the
right to be served in ice cream and
soda water parlors and prescribing
penalties for proprietors who discrim-
mate against them.
st. Paul, April 3:-The Minneapolis
union depot bill was passed under a
suspension Of the rules by unanimous
| vote. It passed the senate and is now
| up to the governor.
The measure authorizes the forma-
ton Of private company to build
depot within any city and to compel
the railroads to run their trains into
the depot. The company is placed
under the regulation of the state rail-
road and warehouse commission.
The committee killed the Palmer
bill, requiring railroads to pay for
local improvements along their city
property. y.
The finance committee decided not
to allow the appropriation of $3.50, 900
for an agricultural building at the
state fair. The state fair people said
they would rather not have the build.
ing than to share it with the farm
school as was proposed. On this state
ment the committee disallowed the re-
quest.
AUTHORIZATION members of the
house will join in Offering resolution
setting forth specific charges that the
house committees are packed, and ask
Ing thorough investigation, according
to w. T. Stone of Park Rapids. He
declared the resolutions will be signed
by at least Is members and will pre-
sent arguments designed to show how
the organization was formed, how the
committees were packed and what
members packed them. DR.. Stone will
Introduce separate resolution max
ing his own charges.
F. l.. Klemer, the gentleman from
Rice who threw a bombshell in the
house a week ago by charging that
the committees were packed many in
troduce resolution calling for re-
organization of the house machinery.
He would cut the number of commit
tees in two. He declares that the
Minnesota house with 120 members
has 62 standing committees besides q
half dozen special committees and
points out that the Wisconsin house
with 100 members has only rs stand
ing committees and IL joint commit
tees; the Vermont house with 247
members, "a standing committees, and
the Illinois house with 1873 members.
g. committees.
st. Paul, April ~
A resolution of protest against the
vote of censure given F. L. Klemer
probably will also be introduced into
the house. It is said the resolution
will be signed by about 40 members.
This resolution will be introduced in
accordance with the provisions of Ar
ticle ~, Section 16 Of the state consti-
tuition, which reads: 1.-TWO or more
members Of either house shall have
liberty to dissent and protest against
any act or resolution which they may
think injurious to the public or any
individual and have the reason of their
dissent onforo1 ~, tho io,,rnoI
Two important railroad bills were
passed by the house under a suspen-
sion of the rules. One gives to the
railroad and warehouse commission
the right to make the railroads party
to the action to be brought against the
express companies to force them to re-
duce their rates. The other allows the
railroad and warehouse commission to
initiate an investigation of rates with.
out complaint from any shipper.
George A. Ralph's efficiency as a
drainage engineer was testified to by
John T. Stewart, chief of the division
Of agricultural engineering at the state
university, and John A. Johnson, Jr,
a st. Paul civil engineer at the drain.
age hearing. They testified that they
had come in contact with his drainage
work and found it entirely satisfactory
Senator G. A. Johnson of st. Paul said
st. Peter said that Mr.. Ralph's work
in the vicinity of St. Peter was very
good. .--.s
The COMMITTEES on appropriations
killed dozen bills carrying appro-
priations for monuments for several
Minnesota statesmen and for the G.. A.
r. The principal bills turned down
were for monument for the late
Alexander Ramsey and for portrait
Of the late Edwin A. Jaggard.
Representative Rue introduced a bill
providing for single custodian of
both the new and old capitol buildings.
Representative Lydiard introduced a
bill to some extent recognizing the
fee system in the state insurance de-
partment. It provides that all fees for
examinations of insurance companies
books must be paid to the state treas
urer and then issued to the department
for expenses on warrants.
WOMEN TEACHERS WIN FIGHT.
Will Receive Same Pay as Men In New