Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-23
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lection to the M1nnette bill. His Sec
ond reason was that it was only half !
a loaf. "Such. q PLAN" he said, "mustl
result in delaying and COM |
plicating the regulating of public util- |
ities." Most people would have thought |
that If state supervision proved good |
thing in the case Of telephone service,
that would have tendency to induce |
people to avail themselves of it to Sc
cure better service in other directions.
THE GOVERNORS REAL REASON.
The governors third objection consti-
tutes probably his real reason for We
toing the Minnette bill. 1t was that the
bill put the telephone companies under
the supervision of the railroad and
warehouse commission instead of Gre
ating a commission to have supervis-
ion of all public utilities. It may be
that the governor thinks, as he says,
that the railroad and warehouse COM
mission has already as much as it can
attend to, but he is not generally given
credit for the sympathy he expresses
for that body because Of it's toilsome
occupations. Popular sentiment cred
it's the governor with desire to have
the regulation of public utilities in the
hands Of some body which would recog-
nize in him the higher authority.
PROFESSIONS OF NON-PARTISAN-
SHIP.
"Regulation of public utilities says
the governor, SHOULD be vested in an
appointive state board. This is essen
tial in order that the board may be
non-partisan and as far as possible re-
moved from political influence" The
profession is interesting-practice in
such matters is more conclusive. We
have in this state game and
fish commission. We have an
oil inspection department which
| is appointive. 1t is not generally be-
lieved that the fact that game wardens
| and oil inspectors owe their offices to
| executive appointment has resulted in
making them non-partisan. Nor is it
believed here that if the governor had
been given authority to appoint COM
mission to have supervision over pub
lie utilities that he would have alto
gether disregarded political considera-
lions in dispensing the patronage.
| PRETTY FIGHT.
| Whatever the result of it turns out
| to be, one thing is certain, namely, that
both sides to the controversy are spar
ring prettily for points. On Monday
| morning the Hobbies were crowded as
they had not been this session with lob
byists representing the different inter-
| ests. 1t is said that the governors pol
| itical managers did not wait for the
dawn of working day to begin laying
their wires, and that when the senate
! convened they believed that they had
the situation we'll in hand. The Rines
| organization is said not to be missing
any bets, and that the reason why the
| veto was not put up to the senate Mon
day when the governors friends ex-
pected it would be was that Mr., Rines
had reached the conclusion that action
on the Minnette bill would likely be
more favorable If the senators had a
| chance to hear from their constituents
It is stated further that steps were
taken to make it certain that they
would so hear from as many points as
possible.
IN THE INTEREST OF DAIRYMEN
The senate has passed the bill which
previously passed the house prohibit
ing the manufacture of olemargarine ir
the semblance of butter, requiring al
packages to be plainly labeled, ant
compelling hotels, restaurants, etc.
where it is served to guests to give
due notice of the fact by posting pla
cards on the walls. This is believed tt
| be so drawn as to remove the constitu
tional objections to a similar measure
passed two years ago and declared al
ira wires by the supreme court. The
court on that occasion was divided three
to two, put it is believed that if a sim
l ut fir>oo M
composition of the court is such tina
| it's constitutionality would be sustained
ANOTHER DAIRYMEN'S BILL.
It is not anticipated that the cover
nor would take the responsibility O.
vetoing this particular BILL although
the judge whom he appointed twice t
the supreme bench wrote the decision
which rendered the law passed las
session imperative, but there is anothe
measure which he took time to conside
which cooperative dairymen regar'
with favor The measure is seriousl.
objected to by the railroads. This bill
which has passed both houses, provide
! that hereafter milk shipped a create
distance than IS miles must be shippe
in refrigerator cars. 1t was sought t
gain the object Of this bill in anothe
which is now law which provides tina
). milk containing more than 8-10th o
| acid cannot be sold or use- in the man
ufacture of butter. The idea is that
- doesn't make any difference how ia
the butter is shipped if it reaches it
destination in good condition. The gov
ernor may satisfy himself with approx
y ing the one law and letting the other g
by default. 1t is commended that
cream is spoiled by the long haul, tn
| acid test would show that and that
g | would be condemned. If, on the othe
hand, it was not spoiled there would b
= injustice in depriving dairymen Of tn
- lower rate for transportation they coul
get when the milk is carried in ordinar
baggage cars
blue sky" legislation, except in S
| far as insurance companies are con
" cerned was rendered improbable at thi
> session when the house voted to amen
the McGrath bill which had passed tn
senate by substituting for it tn
Child's BILL much less drastic an
y comprehensive measure. The McGrat]
bill was aimed at companies and cor
poratons as we'll as middlemen; tn
Childs bill concerns itself only wit
= the person offering securities for sale
1t is not thought probable that the sen
:, ate will at this late day take time t.
| consider it, and if the votes and senti
ments expressed in the house are an
indication, that body will surely hav
none of the McGrath BILL Betwee
> them we are more than likely to &c
nothing at all.
C011N1Tv 0ErTCTATS pT,EASED