Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-01
Minnesota Legislature
Proceedings at the Minnesota State Capitol for the
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st. Paul. Feb. 23.-Reapportionment
on q population basis has nearod its'
goal. BY vote Of IS to 81, the Mn
nesota house passed the Congdon bill.
putting the measure up to the senate
where is said the friends of reappor-
tionment have enough votes to pass
the bill. The passage OF what is prob
able the most important measure Of
the session, came after notable de-
bate.
The final vote was as follows:
Yeas-Aker, Anderson, Andrew; An
derson. A. ": Anderson, J. j.: Booth
royd, Bergen, Bouck. Brown, L. d.:
Burnquist, Campbell, Congdon. Con-
verse. Davis. Dunn. r. c.; Edwards.
Ferguson, Fowler, Fuchs. Greene, Half
ten, Hauge, Healy. Henion, Herzberg,
H1llman, Holmberg, Holten, Jelinek,
johnson. G. E.; Johnson, J. NJ; John
son, J. T.: Just, Keefe, Kelly, Knapp.
Kneeland, Knutson, Kunze, Lee, I. J.:
Lee. J. F.; Lee. 8. NJ; Lennon, Lind
berg, Lundeen, Lydiard, Mckenzie,
Mcneil, Mattson, Mattli1g, Minette.
Morton. Nash, Nelson, A. Nolan, Nye,
o'Neil, Orr, Palmer, Perry. Peterson.
A. J.; Peterson, o.; Pfaender. Put
nam, Ribenack, Rice, Rines, Robert
son, Saggau, Sampson, skartum, Spoon
or, c. E. Stone, w. T. Stone, sulerud,
Sullivan. Untiedt. Utecht, Virtue, Vox-
land, c. H. Warner, Washburn. Webb.
White, Wisniewski, Mr.. Speaker.
Nayes-G. w. Brown, Christie,
Clarke, Conley, Crane, Davies, Den
ger. Farley. Frankson, Harding, Hoft.
man, Hopkins, Hurley, Klemer, Liberia,
Mcdonald. MeMarttn, Moriarty, Mel
son, H., Nygren. Papke, Peters, Peter.
son, J. E.; Reed, Robinson, Rustad,
Schiller, Schwartz, Thielen, E. Warner,
Wescott.
Bank Guaranty Law Urged.
State guaranty of bank deposits is
planned in bill introduced in tho
house by Representatives Kelly and
Robinson. It provides for a state
banking board to be composed of the
governor, auditor Of public accounts,
and attorney general which ia to be
given control over tho banking bust
ness in the state and be at the head
Of corps Of bank examiners. The bill
proposes that an assessment of one
fourth Of mill on the average daily
deposits of any bank be levied to create
fund to reimburse depositors in case
of failures.
"A new feature Of the bill 10 the limit
ing of banks in the state. It provides
that no bank can be organized with q
capital of less than $4,000 in towns
Of not more than 500 people, a mini
mum capital Of $4,000 in towns of not
more than 1000 people; $4,000 in
towns Of not more than 1000 people;
$25, 900 in cities of not more than 5000
people; $4,000 in cities Of not more
than $4,000 population; $4,000 in cit
les of not more than 100000 people,
and 100000 in cities between 100, 1000
and 100000 inhabitants.
Telegraph Rate Regulation.
Regulation Of telegraph rates within
the state of Minnesota is provided or
in a bill introduced in the house by
]. T. Johnson. 1t fixes a maximum
charge of Is cents for 10 words and 2
cents each for additional words. The
present schedule Of charges ranges
from Is to 40 cents for 10 words and
from 2 to 3 cents for additional words.
Representative w. T. Stone intro
duced bill providing severe penalty
for the carrying on of white slave traf-
f1c in Minnesota.
It was proposed to make more trust
companies possible by reducing the
capital stock required from 100000 to
$50, 900 In case of small towns, and to
increase the amount of capital stock
required according to the size of the
town. It was pointed out that there
were only six trust companies in Min
nesota at the present time.
Four-Year Terms for County Jobs.
r. c. Dunn has introduced a bill in
the house extending the terms of
county auditors, treasurers, registers OF
deeds, sheriffs, coroners, county attor.
neys, county surveyors and superin-
tendents of schools from two to four
years. The bill proposes that the pres
ent terms shall be heightened two years
and that thereafter they shall be four
years.
The reciprocity pact received body
blow by a vote of SO to &c. The Rockne
resolution recommending postpone.
ment, was adopted.
The Nash-Moriarity bill, making
Columbus day, Oct. ~, legal holiday
in Minnesota, passed the house by a
vote of II to Is.
Trouble at Outset.
Trouble arose at the outset of the
debate over the proposed amendment
changing districts in the southern part
of the state. This change involved
districts No. 9 and No. 10, Waterman
and Martin counties composed of dis
trict No. in the original bill and Jack.
son, Cottonwood and Murray counties,
made up district No. 10. BY the amend
ment, Martin and Jackson are ioinet
and Watonwan goes to the tenth.
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