Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-29
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ST. Paul, March "a
A system of mutual industrial insur-
ance between corporations and their
employees, as provided for in a bill he
has introduced before the senate, was
explained to the senate committee
on labor by Senator Swanson.
No more can blind piggers evade
the penalty of the law by declaring
the goods sold was malt" If the &C
ton OF the senate in committee of the
whole is sustained by the full senate
and by tho house. Senator Hanson's
bill prohibiting the sale of malt liquor
In any place except regularly Ii.
censed saloon was recommended for
passage.
AS a substitute for the defeated
eastman distance tariff bill Speaker
Dunn 10 having prepared a list Of re.
auctions on commodity freight rates
into southern Minnesota.
The speakers secretary, T. v. Knat.
void, Is preparing an elaborate map
which will show the present and pro.
| posed freight rates to southern Min
nesota points and proposed reductions
on grain and staple products from
southern Minnesota points to the Twin
Cities. It is anticipated the railroads
will voluntarily accept the proposed
reductions.
Senator c. d. Johnson introduced a
bill making 1t misdemeanor to make
false statements concerning the finan-
cial standing Of any one. At present
the only recourse is for the injured
person to sue for damages.
Hunters of Goodhue county sent a
petition with about II feet Of names
attached opposing bill prohibiting
the use Of automatic guns.
The Day in the House.
j. N. Johnson introduced a bill re-
pealing the present law making it a
felony to attempt suicide.
Twelve o'clock saloon closing for
the city of Winona is asked for in
a bill presented by Representative
Liberia.
I. T. Lee wants to know who runs
the newspapers of Minnesota. He Of
fered bill compelling newspapers to
print twice a year the names of it's
owners and stockholders.
Two important bills relating to
state lands were introduced by c. H.
Warner. One provides for the crea-
ton of stat, land department and
the other providing for the appoint
ment of commission to Investigate
the state resources.
Woman suffrage took great leap
forward in the senate. In committee
of the whole the woman suffrage bill
won by vote of 26 to 16.
st. Paul, March 22.-George A. Ralph
state drainage engineer, testified in
his own behalf before the house in
vestigation committee. He was called
particularly to explain his connection
with the bitches in northern Mime.
sofa in answer to charge by C. H.
Warner, that he received large sums
of money for his work when he should
have been supervising state construc-
ton.
Mr.. Ralph testified that he did not
spend more than two or three days a
month Oh judicial work and that he did
not spend more than one day a month
in the field. He admitted receiving
5000 for Ditch No. /, in Itasca county,
but explained that he paid nearly all
of it to other engineers who did the
work under his supervision.
Hints Counsel is Ditch Man.
Mr.. Ralph said that out of the 5000
received from Judicial Ditch No. $3.50
was paid to engineers for drawing the
plans and specifications, 500 for his
actual travelling expenses and 1891
paid for serving ditch notices on per-
sons owning property affected.
Forestry Bill Recommended.
The new forestry bill framed by the
house committee on forestry was rec
commended for passage by the appro-
priations committe. The section pro-
viding for an appropriation of $3.50, 900
for the next two years was stricken
out and referred to the joint commit
tee on appropriations. This appro-
priation will be made part of the
omnibus bill.
The bill would reorganize the state
forestry department. 1t provides for
forestry board of nine members, to
be made up of directors of the state
forestry school, the dean of the state
agricultural school, and seven mem
bers to be appointed by the governor.
Three of these are to be selected by
the board of regents and four by the
state agricultural society, state horti-
cultural society, state forestry asso.
citation, and state game and fish COM
mission. The board is to appoint an
expert forester to head the service, at
salary of $4,000 year. The forester
is given an ample corps of assistants
to protect the forests in northern Min
nesota from fires and to begin the
work of demonstration. The mill pro-
vides stringent regulation of railway
companies running through the forests,
and severe punishment for careless
ness in the handling of camp fires.
BY vote Of 81 to 20 the senate
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