The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
WORKS WANTS PROBE
GRAIN INQUIRY NEEDED

st. Paul, February 7.-Senatol
: Works of Blue Earth believes the
house committee investigating the
grain situation in Minnesota has
missed the point for which it was
appointed. He introduced a resolu
ton in the upper branch of the leg
islature providing for senate in
vestigation, distinct from the one
now in progress.
The Blue Earth member is of the
opinion that the house committee
has not paid sufficient attention to
the investigation, but has spent most
of it's time in looking into the "puts
and calls" Senator Hanson gave
notice of debate when the resolution
was introduced, and the matter was
to be argued today.
License cigaret Dealers.
| All persons who sell cigarets must
hereafter have a license from the
secretary of state, if the Greene bill
| introduced in the house. is passed
The license fee would be $50 Vic
lators of the act would be liable to
a fine of 500. The law would apply
TO the sale of any of the markings
The law of 1909 prohibiting the
sale of cigarets is repealed by the
Greene measure.
Would Abolish Primaries.
Senator w. F.. Dunn of Ramsey
county would abolish the entire sys.
TEN of primary elections and permit
every man who wants to be a candi.
! date to file for Office. He introduced
n bill to this effect Thursday. The
measure is similar to one introduced
| by him at the special session. 1t
was referred to the elections com.
! mittee
Money Appropriated For Schools.
A total OF more than $2,250,000 is
appropriated for state aid for public
schools for the biennial beginning
August 1, 1913, in bill introduced
in the senate today by o. G. Dale
| of Madison. For aid to high and
graded schools and for the expenses
of the high school board, $328,OO0 is
| provided for next year and $34S,000
| the following year For common,
semi-graded and consolidated rural
/ schools 1851. 900 is provided for next
year and $4,000 for the year be.
ginning August 1, 1914. For public
! schools libraries $22,500 annually is
| provided; for special aid to schools
in sparsely settled districts, $4,000
annually: for teachers training
| schools, $4,000 annually.
| Another bill introduced by Sena-
tor Dale fixes the salary of the state
superintendent of public instruction
at $4,000. deputy $4,000, first as.
sistant $3,000 two assistants $4,000,
three assistants, $4,000, rural school
commissioner $4,000. superintendent
of school libraries $500.
Transportation For Firemen.
Senator Nimmocks of Minneapolis
| introduced into the house today a
bill authorizing street railway com.
panies in the state to enter into con-
tracts with the heads of police or
fire department of cities for carrying
members of the departments in uni
form at rate lower than the reg
ular rate for the transportation OF
| passengers. Transportation at any
other rate may not be accepted by
the city employee nor offered by the
| company. The contract must be in
writing and must be filed with the
railroad and warehouse commission.
Mothers Pension Bill.
The house appropriations committee
displayed a hostile attitude toward
w. A. Campbell's mothers pension
bill late yesterday, and Mr.. Campbell
| finally consented to have the bill
laid over and considered in connec-
ton with the budget by the subcom-
mittee. Frank Minnette wanted to
kill the bill out of hand, saying that
towns and counties now provide re-
lief, and Kerry Conley, Ralph E..
| Crane and A. ]. Peterson objected
that much of the 100000 appropria-
ton will be spent on investigation
of cases. j. p. Elmer supported the
bill. The committee recommended
| for passage G.. B. Bjornson's bill ap-
propriating $31,186 to pay the news
papers for publishing the constitu-
tional amendments last fall.
Those Who Start Rumors.
Fines up to $1,000 are proposed for
persons who circulate rumors liable
to injure banks, in 4 bill by II. J.
lindberg of Henning. The measure
applies to all persons who shall
make. circulate or transmit to others
any false statement, rumor or sug-
gestion written, printed or by word
4 of mouth, which is directly or by in.
ference derogatory to the financial
standing of any bank, savings bank,
banking institution or trust COM
pany."
st. Paul, February by a vote
! of II to 5. with three members miss.
/ ing, the senate committee on rail-
roads yesterday afternoon reported
/ the eastman distance railway tariff
! bill to pass. Both friends and cppo-
nents say that it will pass the SEN
ate. Friends of the bill say it will
pass the house.
Senators Denegre, Pauly, Dwinnell,
Swanson and Klein voted against ap-
prevail of the bill. Senators Sand.
berg, eastman, Rustad, Ahmann,
Gunderson, Peterson, Lende, Thoe,
Odell, Benson and Schaller voted for
it, Senators Van Hoven. Works and
Putnam We're absent If they had
been present, Senators Works and
Van Hoven probably would have
voted against the favorable report
and Senator Putnam for it.
Vote In Executive Session.
! The vote was taken in executive
session Immediately after a long