Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
Review of Events of the Past Few Days
Primary Convention Bill Lost.

81. raul, April Z. - Inc RuStaQ
primary convention bill was lost in
the state Senate by vote of 20 to
a.
The amendment offered by Senator
William A. Campbell. striking out the
preamble to the bill, which set forth
the reasons for its passage. was car.
ried. A second amendment offered by
Senator j. A. Jackson. emasculating
the bill by striking out the sections
referring to printing on the ballot OF
the recommendations of the proposed
conventions, was lost by tie vote. 81
to 81.
The bill provided for the printing
of the nominations of political parties
for state offices on the primary bal
lots. under party emblems.
Amended so as to exclude from its
provisions organizations or persons
advocating criminal syndicalism, sa.
botage, crime or violence, an anti.
injunction bill was passed by the Min.
nesota House of Representatives by
vote of rs to 80.
The bill, Endorsed by the State Fed.
GRAFTON of Labor, was introduced by
Representatives Leo J. Gleason OF
Minneapolis and Thomas J. McGrath
OF st. Paul. 1t prohibits the restrain
ing order in case of strikes.
After hearing from those who want
the Mayo foundation utilization with
the university dissolved the House
committee on university and university
lands recommended the dissolution
bill out for passage.
Representatives John M Harrison
OF Minneapolis and o. E. Hammer OF
Rochester, voiced strenuous objections
to the committees procedure. When
the committe was called together, T.
T. Young. former attorney general
representing proponents Of the disso
luton, and several others opposed to
the afiiliation were present.
If the bill take it's regular course
there is no hope of the House ever
reaching vote on it. II 1t should be
submitted to q vote, it will be beaten
by big majority, say those who op
pose the attempts to interfere with
what the regents have done.
Statutory Suffrage Bill Fails.
st. Paul, March 31.-Partial SUI
frage, asked for by one woman's SUI
frage association and opposed by an
other, has been defeated in the Min
nesota senate yesterday by q vote Of
81 to IS.
The bill, introduced by Senators
Sageng and Putnam, would have
granted women the right to vote fol
presidential electors.
With the defeat Of the so.called
Statutory Suffrage bill by the uppe,
House. the hopes Of suffragists for any
legislation at this session were shat
tered.
The appropriations committee of the
House Of Representatives has slashet
$2,399, 1872 out of the requests made BY
the board Of control for state institu
tons.
The board asked for $7,75S,9O0, thu
largest request in recent years. Gov
ernor BurnQuist recommended 6
straight cut Of 100000 a year or 81,
100000 in all. The house committed
has gone one better.
The committee allowed most OF thu
requests for additions to insane hospi
tails but denied all other requests fol
buildings.
The institution omnibus bill II
now ready for introduction In thu
House. 1t will be the first Of the biz
financial measures to be presented II
either body.
the general drainage bill, which ha.
been considered by the drainage com
mittee ever since the opening OF thu
legislature session, passed the House
unanimously.
Primary Repeal Bill Passed.
st. Paul. March 30-Both houses oil
the legislature have now passed the
Gleason bill to repeal the presidential
preference primary act. The bill now
awaits the governors signature
The Senate took the bill under sus
pension Of rules and passed 1t by 9
vote OF SO to II. There were a large
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