Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12

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st. Paul, March 3O.-The women's
suffrage bill was laid to rest in the
senate by vote of % to 80.
Senator Sageng made the only speech
| of the day. No one seconded him.
No one argued against him. Without
word Of explanation, 80 senators
| cast their ballots against allowing the
people to decide on woman suffrage.
But the vote contained one dramatic
incident. The vote stood 30 to 80,
with Glotzbach and McGrath still to
vote. It takes 80 votes to pass bill.
Senator Wilson of Minneapolis arose
and Informed the two senators that
their votes would pass the bill. Sen
ator McGrath was surrounded by
suffragists. Ladies'" he said, II
don't believe in woman suffrage. I
have told Miss McFadden so since the
session started. But if Glotzbach votes
AYE" and my vote will pass the bill,
you can have it."
Senator Sageng, in his speech, quot
ed the words of Lincoln, Sumner,
Roosevelt and Mckinley, and the ex-
ample and words of such women as
Clara A. Barton of the Red Cross:
Julia Ward Howe, author of the
Battle Hymn Of the Republic, and Miss
Jane Adams of Hull House, to show
the Justice of the women's demand
for votes.
The roll call was as follows: ayes,
Bedford, Benson, Boyle, eastman,
| Cheadle, c. F. Cook, Dale, Denegre,
Duxbury. Elwell, Froshaug, Gunder-
son, Hanson, Haycraft, c. D. Johnson,
V. L. johnson, Lende, Moonan, Nelson,
Odell. Olson, Peterson, Putnam, Rus
tad, Sageng, Saugstad, Schaller, Sund-
berg, Theo, Wilson. Total-30.
! Nayes, Amman, Anderson, Carpen-
ter, Clague, Collier, L. O. Cooke, Don
aldson, Duea, Dunn, Dwinnell, Eos
seen, Glotzbach, Gum, Hackney,
Hand1an, Johnston, Klein, L'Herault.
McGrath, Marden, Murray, Pauly,
Poehler, Pugh, Rockne, J. D. Sullivan,
G. H. Sullivan, Swanson, Van Hoven,
Wallace, Weis. Works. Total-32.
| The Day in the House.
| knute Knuteson's bill providing a
board Of Cancellation to settle labor
disputes was killed in the house. The
measure was copy of the Canadian
law.
The house defeated the Kerry Con
ley bill forbidding lumber companies
to offer lumber for sale which is not
up to grade. It would require the
six-inch boards be six inches in width
instead of SIS inches.
The report Of the special committee
appointed to Investigate the hand
lirg Of livestock by the Northern Pa,
citic railway was submitted to the
house. It finds that livestock cars
have been held up at the Minnesota
transfer for five hours, causing the
cattle to lose weight, thereby reduc
Ing the price received by the farmers
The committee recommended legisla
ton which would compel the railroad
companies to forward stock cars tc
the markets.
The house by q unanimous vote de
cided to pay to his widow the legis
lative salary of the late w. A. Fisher
former member Of the legislature
The bill was introduced by F. L. Palm
or. The appropriation is $3.50.
st. Paul, March 31.-The state Of
Minnesota will turn itself into vast
employees insurance company if q
constitutional amendment by Senator
Putnam, recommended for passage by
the judiciary committee of the sen
ate, is adopted. The amendment pro
vides that employers and employees
shall be taxed a specific amount Of
the wages paid and received.
BY vote of 81 to q the house
passed the Minnette-Schwartz bill
placing telephone companies under
the supervision and regulation of the
state tax commission. Mutual rura
companies and companies doing only
city business are excepted.
! The house passed the Forestry com
| mittee bill recognizing the state for
estry department to bring about great
er efficiency in the prevention of for
est fires by unanimous vote. The
original bill was amended to allow the
state forester salary of $4,000 a year
instead of $4,000 and the clerk of the
forestry board a salary Of $1,000 in
stead Of $2,4O0.
The bill as it now stands provides
for state forestry board made up OF
the dean of the state agricultural col
lege, the director of the state forestry
school, three members to be appointed
on the recommendation of the board
Of regents of the state university, and
four members to be suggested by the
State agricultural society, horticultur'
al society, state forestration associa.
ton and the state game and fish com
mission. The state forester must be
an expert in forestry. The bill al
lows a corps of assistants to patrol
the forest regions during the dry
seasons of the year.
The senate, as a committee of the
whole, recommended for passage the
bill introduced at the request Of the
game and fish commissions, requiring
all non-residents of Minnesota to take
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