Willmar tribune., 1919-04-02


The Investigation of the Bendixen
Committee into the cause Of the sud-
den Jump :faa tie price of mill feed of
$4,000 per ton lhasfnot been completed
but the profit hogs who desire a white
wash are gnashing their teeth with
rage. It was expected that three of
the five members Of the Committee
would prove tractable. =. They could
do nothing with Beddixen himself
or with COL Wilkinson but they had
some hope of excuse or. leniency from
the others, Howard oSerline and Bax-
ter, a hope which apparently has gone
A report from this Com
mittee will likely be submitted soon.
Both Serline and Baxter have disap-
pointed the profit hogs and will join
with Bendixen and Wilkinson in
report that will not be at all compi-
to the parties concerned.
The Stock Yards Bill.
Mr.. Green has introduced and made
q special order. of bill which places
all the stock yards under the control
of the Board of Railroad and Ware
house Commission. A large number
OF members in both Houses favor this
measure.
The Steel Trust Lobby's Week.
The Steel Trust lobby pulled every
string possible to defeat the Tonnage
Tax, trading votes right and left on
every measure good or bad and final
ly instituting a veritable reign of ter
ror. sIf the Gandrud-Weeker Court
Amendment is adopted which is very
likely the next Legislature which will
probably be controlled by the Non
partisan League not being hampered
by Court restrictions can put the
screws.
The Appropriations.
The House has passed the bill te
meet the expenses of the various
state institutions under the manage
ment Of the Board of Control carry
ing in all nearly eight million, some
$2,O00,000 more than at the last ses
sion. Theo. Christianson, Chairman
House Committee on Appropriations
says the best they can do the tota
will be one-third greater than at tht
last session even if the contemplated
general increase in salaries is defeat
ed.
A Strenuous Week for the Senate.
The Senate will have some very i'm
portant measures to dispose of thu
coming week, among them the Work
mems Compensation or Insurance, ant
likely the bill to repeal the direc
Primary.
The Farmers co-Ooperative Bill.
The House has passed comprehen
sive cooperative bill introduced b!
Mr.. Weeker of Dodge, to legalize ant
regulate all cooperative associations
The bill is too long to even give ,
summary, but it included the carrying
on or conducting of any agricultural
dairy, mercantile, mining, telephone
manufacturing or mechanical business
upon the cooperative plan. TIL
amount Of stock any one person ma.
hold is limited to $1,000 Each stock
| holder is limited to one vote Whicl
may be cast by mail. Transfers o
stock can be made only with the con
sent of the Board of Directors. Pro
| visions are made for freezing out al
undesirable stockholder on paymen
for his stock.
Parochial School Bill.
House File lilo, a bill aimed at PAL
ochial schools, requiring them to fiji
reports and obtain a license to 'ope
rate, introduced by Trowbridge AM
Haugland merely by request create'
storm of opposition and was IRE
turned to it's authors" polite wa.
| of killing measure. More letter
and kilograms were sent in regarding
! this bill than any other. Some mem
| bers receiving from 200 to 500 in ;
single day.
To Inspect Cooperative Associations
The bill introduced by Nordgre1
and Theo. Christianson requiring al
annual inspection by the State Public
Examiner of all Cooperative Corpora
tions and Associations provoked ;
| storm of opposition in the House
After being amended to apply Onl!
to "Co-operative Elevators, packing
plants and stores" it passed eighty-tw<
to ten. The Bank Examiner gets $7.0'
per day and expenses while perform
ing the work and is limited neither
in respect to time or expenses. Thi:
feature was strongly opposed by some
of the farmers interested in co-opera
tive enterprises, who insisted that tht
examination should be optional or OF
request by majority of the Board O.
Directors or One-fourth of. the stock
holders.
The Anti Grain Gambling Bill.
This measure now pending in boil
branches of the Legislature is beinl
most vigorously assailed by repre-
| sentatiyes of the Minneapolis Cham
Der of Commerce and by the owner'
of some country elevators. The bill
is being modified to meet any reason
able objection but the prospect o
such measure getting past the pres
ent reactionary legislature is not yer.
brilliant. Col. Wilkinson Of Wash
ure in the House, While Sen. Peter
son is pushing the bill in the Senat
aided by all the League Senators.
The Motor Corps Bill.
! The famous or. Infamous .Moto
Corps Bill designed to give the Go,
ernor the authority and the means t
suppress gatherings of farmers an
labor organizations without the al
of the sheriffs and regular peace of1<
ers after being badly dehorned an
stripped of its worst features passe
the House is dying slow death Il
the Senate. The Governor is peeved
SO it is rumored, at the way the Hous
treated his pet measure and had hi
friends put 1t back In its original forr
in the Senate, but meanwhile the prc
tests Of the people frightened tn
Senators and the vigorous opposition
Of Sen. Wideu of Mankato side-tracl
ed the measure. It is lying on tn
j table subject to call, but no Senate