Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-22

grant Tree transportation to policemen
and firemen.
st. Paul, March 16.-Following an
effort by Governor Eberhart to induce
the Republican senators in the Min
nesota legislature to redeem their
party pledges, and pass reapportlon-
ment bill, the governor met with the.
Republican members of the upper
body.
There were only II present, most
OF the absentees being listed against
reapportionment and by inference re-
pudiating the attempt on the part of
the Republican executive to carry out
the definite pledge of the party made
in it's platform.
On the eve of the fight in the SEN
ate for reapportionment, the enemies
to the proposed measure claim 80 men,.
bers and the Democratic senators,
who have led the opposition, have
good chance of winning their victory,
with the result still in doubt.
May Call Extra Session.
II they do, an extra session, called
by the governor to take up the mat
ter, is Imminent and is being consid-
cred. The situation is a tense one.
and will be severe test of the sim
cerity of the Republican party of
the state, which will be on trial.
Temperance Measure Up.
Local option in cities of the fourth
class not governed by a home rule
charter was favored by the house. BY
a vote of 80 10 q the lower branch of
the legislature passed the temperance
committee bill allowing cities of less
than 10000 population to vote on the
license question after petition signed
by rs per cent of the voters has been
presented. Several attempts were
made to amend the bill but without
success. Rufus P. Morton offered to
amend by allowing the question to be
put on a petition signed by 10 per
| cent of the voters. J. N. Johnson then
offered an amendment lowering the
percentage to 20 per cent.
The Henion bill, making it a gross
misdemeanor to sell or give liquor to
minors and drunkards was passed by
! a vote of 80 to Is.
The house passed the bill making it
a mlsdemeanor to induce minor to
enter saloon and to carry liquor to
! minors. The C]ague bill giving con-
| ductors police power over intoxicated
people on board trains was also
| passed.
ChAan Earne - a Anl.>l
A new policemen and firemen bill.
allowing municipalities to enter into
contracts with street railway compa-
MES for transportation at reduced
rates, is being drawn by Representa-
tive Fuchs as a substitute for the free
transportation bill vetoed by Governor
Eberhart.
The house passed the bill intro.
duced by Representatives R. C.. Dunn.
O'Neil, Webb and Mackenzie, appro-
priating $4,000 to experiment in recla.
nation work in northern Minnesota.
1t provides for the retaining of 10
40-acre tracts of state swamp lands
and placing the reclaimed land in the
market for sale.
Representative hS1l0y introduced
an antf-tipping bill. It not only pro.
hibits the receiving Of gratuities but
also the giving of them.
"A bill was introduced to prohibit
saloons within one mile of the univer-
sity on the east side of the river, or
| within $500 feet of any school tuild-
ing or to have more than five saloons
| in one block on one side of a street
| within the patrol limits when the sa-
looms faced the other side of the
street not in the patrol limits.
The committee on Indian affairs,
Senator Olson, chairman, recommend
ed for passage a bill pensioning all
the participants in the Minnesota IN
dian war of 1862. The pension law as
it now stands gives pensions only to
those who were disabled.