Willmar tribune., 1911-02-01

st. Paul, Jan. 20.-A comprehensive
educational bill abolishing the board
of regents Of the state university and
eliminating every educational board
was submitted u the house commit
tee on education by Representative
w. T. Stone Of Park Rapids. It calls
for the creation Of an entirely new
system of educational supervision in
Minnesota and is along the lines of
the recommendation made by Govern
or Eberhart to centralize responsible.
1ty in state government.
Mr.. Stone proposes the creation Of
a state educational commission to con.
sist Of five members to be appointed
by the governor. This board is to
act in supervisory capacity over
every state educational institution in
the state
w. I. Nolan's resolution providing
for record of the roll calls on the
final vote on all bills, considered by
the committee, passed the house by a
large majority.
Representative C.. E. Stone, of St.
Paul, introduced bill providing for
an appropriation of 100000 for the
construction of historical library mu-
scum and collection of historic relics
for the State Historical society. ~
Representation shall be based on
population, except in cities of 100000
or more, in which case the population
shall be double that of other sections
as basis of representation" The
above amendment to the constitution
of the state of Minnesota was intro
duced by Senator Works in the senate
and was referred to the committee on
reapportionment. ,.--. .=r g
Senator Wilson introduced bill
regulating liquor licenses and brewery
control. Senator Wilson's bill pro-
vides that it shall be unlawful for any
brewery or wholesale liquor house or
their agents to assist in procuring a
saloon license or own or rent any
building in which the liquor is re-
tailed.
New liquor option rules for cities of
the fourth class were proposed by Sen
ator Sageng in bill introduced before
the senate.
His bill provides that petition
signed by 10 per cent of the voters
in any village or town of the fourth
class was sufficient to compel the clerk
of the town to put the question of
liquor licensing or not liquor licens-
ing on the ballot at the next election.
At least 10 voters must sign the pc
tition, however, even though there are
less than 100 voters. The number of
voters shall be the number who cast
their ballots at the last election.
A bill giving the railroad and ware.
house commission authority to regu.
late telephone companies was intro.
duced in the house by Representative
Schwartz. It would compel telephone
companies to conect with intersecting
lines of other companies where this
action weuld improve the service.
Any city that appropriated funds
for the relief of the fire sufferers at
Baudette and Spooner, without author.
ity in its charter, will have their acts
legalized if bill introduced by Sena-
tor Sullivan is passed.
St. Paul. Jan. 21.-A tabulated esti.
mate of the appropriations desired by
the University of Minnesota was
placed on the desk Of members Of the
senate. The list tell a story in figures
of the improvement plans for the next
biennial session now in the minds of
the members Of the board of regents.
AS already published, it totals $780,
S95.
New Tax Law Is Proposed.
Speaking before the senate commit
tee on taxes and tax laws Samuel
Lord, member of the state tax COM
mission, declared the present Mime.
sofa statute, providing for assessing
property at it's full value, had resulted
in innumerable violations of the law.
1--WE need provision for new basis
of assessment" Mr.. Lord said. Prop
erty should be assessed at so per cent
of it's real valuation, or even less.
County assessors should be substituted
for village assessors. Under the pres
ent plan, the job of the village asses
sor is cheap and sometimes it is auc-
toned off or given to pensioners. As
the law now stands, the man with
lots of property gets the best of the
DEAL"
At the committee meeting approval
was given the Wallace bill exempting
from taxation the bonds Of public cor
.porations, and recommendation will be
made that it pass. Approval was also
given the measure exempting from
taxation the property of fire relief as
sociations. A subcommittee composed
of Senator Boyle, Sundberg and Gun.
derson was appointed to examine the
bill providing tax on mortgages.
Senator Boyle Of Eveleth, has been
invited to deliver the Lincoln Day
address in St, Paul, on the occasion
of the annual celebration of that
event Notable men have been invit-
ed to address this gathering in the
past, notably Frank B. Kellogg, Jo-
seph B. Cotton and others.