Morris tribune., 1911-03-17

senate who are supporting the Rockne
resolution, which demands that Min
nesota material be used in the con
struction of state buildings at the uni
versity or elsewhere The board of
control is holding up the letting of
contracts for the main medical build
ing, the anatomy building and the en-
gineering building on the ground that
if the Rockne resolution should pass
they will be up against the proposition
of being compelled to have the COLI
tracts let all over again. They profess
to believe that the use of Minnesota
material would greatly raise the cost
of the buildings. The regents also
claim that it is necessary for them. to
go outside for material for the pur.
pose of preserving the architectural
harmony of the university building
scheme, which was long ago decided
upon. This doesn't greatly appeal to
the members of the legislature who
would like to see Minnesota material
encouraged and they say that if the
regents made mistake long ago there
tinue it now.
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Senator James P Boyle of Eveleth
would make the tramp work. He has
introduced bill, fathered by the as
sociated charities. providing for the
establishment of an institution where
the tramp could be absolved from the
microbe of laziness and injected with
the microbe of energy. 1t is assumed
that when Mr.. Tramp comes out of
this institution he will be inspired
with a feverish energy which would
shame. He will tackle wood piles and
down other obstacles with alacrity
and enthusiasm. The bringing about
of this radical change would cost only
100000. according to Senator Boyle,
and he wants the state to appropriate
that sum.
The senate, by a majority of three,
passed the house measure which would
make an exception, relative to the
anti-pass bill, in favor of policemen
and firemen This is the measure
which has been severely criticised as
letting down the bars for a final abro-
cation of the anti-pass law and it may
be vetoed by the governor. The exec
utive is looking over the bill very
carefully and it is understood he has
grave doubts about it's wisdom. It is
understood that he would feel more
kindly towards it had it made it obli-
gatory upon the street car people to
give the policemen and firemen passes,
rather than optional AS it is he fears
that it will furnish the street railway
corporations in the cities an oppor
tunity to build up political machines
for their own advantage besides be-
ing the first step in the direction OF
the abolition of the anti-pass law.
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Good roads for Minnesota is now a
possibility. The senate passed the
Dunn good roads bill, introduced by
Robert G. Dunn of Princeton. The
measure caused some debate in the
senate, where some amendments of
minor character were offered. The bill
then went back to the house, where
1t was quickly passed as amended.
The governors signature will make
the two measures law. One pro-
poses to appropriate $4,000 for the
use Of the highway commission and
organize the machinery by which the
f0N 40 Sc ~ ho
in the future. The other proposes a
constitutional amendment levying a
1-mill tax for the support Of the good
roads propaganda in the state.
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The Investigation Of the Red Wing
state industrial school has been in
progress during the week and this
week the committee will visit the
school. A number Of friends of Su-
perintendent Whittier have been on
the stand to testify to the good work
of the school. The question resolves
itself into one of whether or not cor
poral punishment will be continued
in the institution.
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Reapportionment had it's first in.
ming in the senate last week. The
Congdon bill, passed by an overWhelm-
ing majority in the house, has been
recommended to pass by the senate
reapportionment committee. Several
minor amendments relative to repre-
sentative districts and one senatorial
district were tackled on in the COM
mittee The recommendation to pass
was carried by vote of IL to 6.
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Lawyers Jared pretty well in the
election contests that were before the
state senate this winter. The expense
bills submitted show that it cost the
men involved $15,636.16 to prosecute
and defend their cases. Of this sum
the lawyers received $3.50 for fees,