Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-22

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st. Paul. Feb. IL
A bill extending the terms Of mem.
bers of the railroad and warehouse
commission from four to six years and
increasing salaries to $500 was intro
duced by Representative Dunn.
Representative Hillman introduced
a bill changing the method of amend.
ing the constitution by allowing ma
jority of the votes cast for the amend
ment sufficient to carry. The present
law provides that majority of all
| votes cast at the election is necessary
| to pass a constitutional amendment.
The house passed concurrent reso-
luton inviting George E. Vincent,
president-elect of the state university,
to speak before the legislature Feb. IL.
Boosters Slam Fair Aid.
A petition from the Olivia CONNER
cial Club against making any more ap.
preparations for the state fair was
read. It read: millions of dollars
has already been appropriated to make
the state fair self-supporting and the
only people benefited were certain
classes in the Twin Cities
The house committe on judiciary
and the senate committee on general
legislation will hold an open session
on Feb. Is to discuss the proposed
workingmen's compensation bill.
Miss Josephine Schain, secretary Of
the committee on billboards of the
Minneapolis Woman's Club appeared
before the delegation and asked for
the passage of an enabling act giving
city councils authority to regulate bill
boards. She deplored the present ap-
pearance of the billboards and de-
clared that many of the posters were
immoral.
A bill to provide $4,000 for grass
seed for the burned regions of upper
Minnesota, introduced by Senator
Clague, was passed.
:. Action on the Mcneil bill allowing
counties to issue bonds for good roads
to the exte1.t of one-half per cent of
their total valuation was deferred,
This bill is intended to provide for
the million dollar bond issue for Hen
nepin county, which was declared un-
constitutional two years ago on the
! theory that it was class legislation.
The proposed bill includes every coun-
ty in the state, to remove the uncon-
stitutional feature.
st. Paul, Feb. 15.-The legislative
| subcommittee on the state fair has
completed a tentative bill governing
the fair, which will be put in final
form this week. The bill is based
upon Iowa's state fair law, changed
to suit Minnesota conditions.
The principal feature of the pro-
posed bill is the basis Of representa-
ton in the state agricultural society,
which elects the members of the state
fair board. The bill allows each coun-
ty which maintains county fair three
representatives and those not main.
tanning county fairs one representa-
tive each, to be appointed by the board
Of county commissioners The men,
bership of independent organizations,
such as the cattle breeders and wool
growers associations, is reduced from
40 to Is. All subsidiary organizations
of the leading independent societies
are denied representation.
Honorary Members Limited.
It was the understanding of the
committee that there were only TWEEN.
ty honorary members. An investiga-
ton of the books, however, showed
there are fifty-nine honorary members
entitled to vote. The bill provides
that only one new honorary member
shall be appointed each year and he
shall be the retiring president. The
| committee believes the number of the
honorary members will be materially
reduced by death during the next fit.
teen years and that the number will
| finally be reduced to not more than
twenty-five.
The bill provides that all state fair
| moneys shall be deposited with the
state treasury. Owing to the objec.
ton that it takes too much time to
secure money from the state treasury
to pay the bills, a revolving fund is
allowed the board to carry on its bust.
ness. A report of the condition of
this revolving fund must be made
every month.
The committee also favors a pro-
vision taking away from members OF
the state fair board the power to fix
their own salaries and giving it to the
legislature.
The bill gives the supervision OF
the state fair buildings to the state
board OF control. This board would
have charge of these buildings. as it
has over all other state buildings.
It would provide for repairs and sup
ervise the letting of contracts and
the construction of all new buildings.
Agricultural Building Boosted.
The legislature joint committee ON
state fair recommended an appropria,
ton Of $350,000 for the construction
of an agricultural building at the state
fair grounds. The proposition met
with opposition on the part of the
senator and members of the commit.
tee.
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