Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
ROUGH FISH I'D BE Sell NED BY IS5llAIE|
Our Legislative Correspondent Discusses Voting Away From
Home PRIMARY Election Anti Discrimination Law Killed
Lengthy Laws Public Utilities Monsrosily Killed.
mems COMPENSATION Etc

favor it. In the mean time the de-.
feat Of the bill referred to is held to
5presage the success Of the Minette
bill, now before the senate. This
measure affects telephone companies
only. It places them under the SUI
:peryision and control Of the railroad
and warehouse commission. It's most
important feature is that which
makes provision for the physical
connection Of lines Of different com
panies. This connections can only be
made over toll lines. It is not pro-
vided for in cities where rival COM
panies operate competing lines.
SEEMING ROUGH FISH.
Owing to the scandals which have
arisen in connection with the letting
Of contracts for SEEMING by the game
and fish commission. it is probable
that hereafter the state will do its
own SEEMING. OF course it is only
rough fish SO called that can be SEM
ed for, carp, red horse, suckers, pick
eral and the like. While the carp is
numbered among the rough fish in
Minnesota, in Europe he is regarded
as among the most valuable Of the
fresh water food fishes. Readers Of
the Ingoldsby legends will recognize
this gentleman as familiar ac-
quaintance. He. prefers muddy bot
toms, and is accused Of a partiality
! for the kind Of provender found at
the outlet of sewers. Thus he is ac-
cused Of aiding in the dissemination
Of typhoid germs. Perhaps the most
formidable indictment against him,
however, is his partially for the
spawn Of game fish, and especially
for the spawn Of bass. The male
bass is so considerate as to prepare
a bed for the spawn of his mate. At
ter it is deposited he covers it up
with great care. Along comes Mr..
Carp, uncovers the spawn, devours
it and destroys the incipient prog
eny. Soon the game fish are ban
ished from the lake, and nothing is
left but the carp, which has no at
fractions for the disciple Of the gen.
tie Walton, who probably form
majority Of the membership of the
Minnesota legislature. Naturally
proposition that the carp be destroy
ed and entirely eradicated appeals to
them. To depend on fishermen,
whose interest is all in the direction
Of preserving a fish which yields
them profit to do this is Of course
idle. Hence their determination to set
the game and fish department to
work at seining for rough fish. The
bill providing for this Of which Reps.
Lydiard and Saggau are the authors
has passed the house, has reached
the calendar in the senate, and, if it
has good luck, will become law be-
fore the close Of the session. It is
to be hoped we will have no jobbery
in connection with the states SEM
ing operations.
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION i
The most vigorously contested leg
islative battle Of the session has
been in connection with the proposed
workmen's compensation law. The
fight on the floor Of the house last
ed for nine long hours. While it fail
ed to prevent the passage Of the bill
it accomplished something Of the OBJ
| jects the friend Of the workingmar
sought to attain. It is charged thai
this particular bill has been miscall.
ed, and that it should rather have
been designated a bill for the pro.
lection Of employers. Its author:
ship is attributed to an agent Of
theirs-a Mr.. Gillette Of Minneap.
oils. On the other hand Speaker
Dunn in the house charged that i
imposes hitherto unknown burdens
on every school district, every town.
ship, every county and every mum.
cipality which in any way become:
a regular employer Of labor, and i
may be that he is right. He say!
that any one in the employment o.
any Of these may take advantage Of
the provisions of the bill if they ar.
injured while in the discharge o.
their duties. Thus if laborer en-.
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