The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-24
TAX BILL BY Mr.. JUST
RAPS THE SINGLE men

st. Paul, January 18.-Representa-
tive w. A. Just introduced an in
come tax bill in the house yesterday
providing for a tax varying from /
incomes ranging from $500 minimum
in the case of bachelor to $1,000
in the case of a married man.
Upon motion of Senator G. H. Wal
lace Of Minneapolis, the senate yes.
terday made the election of United
States senator special order of
business for Tuesday at noon. The
date for voting upon a United States
senator is fixed by law and the house
Monday probably will fix the same
hour as the senate for taking a vote.
meet in joint session to canvass the
vote. AS the senate members were
elected before the law for popular
lelection of senators was passed,
none of them has taken the pledge
to vote for the popular choice, but
it is believed that all the republican
members and nearly all the demo
Gratis will vote for the reelection
of Knute Nelson.
The wOman's suffrage bill has
been recommended for passage in
the state senate.
Early Action on Bill.
Early action is to be taken on the
eastman distance tariff bill. Chair
man b. r. Sundberg of the senate
! railroad committee announced yes
tl,ak Will ..sxya
a hearing on the bill Tuesday after
noon.
Veterans at the state soldiers
home at Minnehaha will be able to
vote without leaving the grounds at
! the home hereafter, if a bill present
ed by W. A. Campbell becomes a
law. 1t authorizes establishment of
polling place at the soldiers home.
State ConstabuIary.
The project of state constabu-
larry, urged by County Attorney
James Robertson of Minneapolis, is
advanced in a bill by Miles Porter
of Mankato, calling for joint com.
mittee to investigate the subject.
S. d. Works has introduced bill
to permit state aid for two agricul.
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than $4,000, where county fairs are
not less than twenty-five miles
apart. The bill was referred to the
state fair committee.
Two bills recommended by the ma
tional association which is working
in the interests of uniform legisla-
ton were introduced in the house
| yesterday. Representative C. E.
Southwick of Wells introduced a
marriage law and r. Childs of Min
neapolis negotiable instrument law.
The Southwick law would abolish
common law marriage, prevent mar
riage of different races, require af.
fdavits of health and complete rec
ords from officiating clergymen.
What's the Reason?
Senator Nelson of Fillmore county
has prepared a resolution to be in
troduced when the legislature recon
venes next Tuesday, calling on the
attorney general to explain the rea-
son if he can, why the United States
supreme court has not handed down
a decision i'm the Minnesota rate
cases, appealed from the ruling of
Judge SanbOrn.
The resolution is expected to
"iOg" the memory of the court that
Minnesota is anXiously awaiting the
decision as it bears on other legisla-
ton proposed for the present ses-
sion.
st. Paul, January 1S.-The honest
man whom Diogones sought in vain
has been found in the Minnesota leg
! islature.
! His name in Finlay McMartin, he
is sixty-seven years old, a farmer
living in Claremont, Dodge county.
and he represents the eighth legisla-
tive district in the house.
! Representative McMartin walked
into the office of the state auditor
this morning, wearing a troubled
look.
"The state has paid me too much
money for mileage" he explained to
partment clerks, "and 1 want to turn
il back"
The house member had a warrant
for $4,000 for 270 miles travel, and
he declared he is entitled to but
$500 for 16S miles. Mr.. Desmond
verified his figures and accepted
$3.50 from the legislator.
"Can you beat it?" exclaimed an
old school legislator standing near.
by. what is the state coming to,
anyway?"
Reorganization Is Sought.
First steps looking TO a drastic re.
Organization of the state administra.
tive departments were taken in the
house yesterday, when w. I. Nolan
of Hennepin county, chairman Of the
rules committee, introduced a reso
luton directing that the house com.
mittee on public accounts and ex'
penditures to make a thorough in,
vestigation of these departments.
Undoubtedly the organization Of
the house is behind the Nolan reso
i luton. 1t means serious and ex
haustive Investigation of the state
administrative offices with view to
placing them on better basis OF
economy and efficiency.
Will Make Probe Thorough.
Heretofore the work of this com
mittee has been largely perfunctory
1t has made more or less general
survey, reported everything in fine
condition, or possibly made some
few recommendations of an entirely
general character. This time it is
supposed to get down to "brass
tacks." If the work outlined for il
by Representative Nolan is carried
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