Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-03-12

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others who fnterferes with these sac
red rights. At this writing It looks /
as e the reactionaries would not per-
NIT this to- become o. law.
"a Good Bill. 81 y
One Of the good II bills recently
passed by the House and is sure to |
receive favorable consideration In the |
Senate was introduced by Green Of |
sMankato and requires railway COM
Ipanfes to furnish free drinking water
and free sanitary cups on all their
passenger trains This measure Of |
great interest tosthe travelling public
went through without e. dissenting
vote. ...:.. % sz:S@s .#
Reduced Interest Rates.
The Boyd bill reducing contract in
terest rate from 10 to per cent pass
ed the House without debate and with
only Z negative votes, These were
cast by Adams, Bouch, Burrows, CHR
hart, SEnger, Hitchcock and Pittinger.
+. Delay Under Fire. 4
! Rep. Dilley OF ST. Paul has aroused
the ire of the manufacturers Of pat
ent medicines. lemon and other OK,
tracts and that class Of goods by the
Introduction Of a bill limiting the
amount Of alcohol In any Of them to
i per cent. He says some Of these
preparations contain as much as Is
percent: Dilley won the victory in
the Committee and the Drys will like
~ put the measure through. "
~, A Vicious Measure.
The Senate has passed a bill to
regulate the starting of new banks. It
provides among other things that no
charter or permit may be issued If the
new venture would have tendency
to effect the solvency of existing
banks. It no doubt is aimed at pro-
/ posed Non-partisan League banks in
rural communities. The State Securi-
ties Commission is granted full and
final authority. to determine whether
Tor not the volume of business at the
proposed location named is sufficient
to justify starting the new enterprise.
A strong effort will be made to kill
this measure in the House.
| Two New Sources Of Revenue.
It has developed through Nonparti-
san League activities that a proper
and just tax on iron ore and mine
royalties, money receiving from leas-
ing mine, would bring In nearly $751;
100000, about one-fourth of all the
taxes now collected by. the state
Sources which now practically escape
| taxation. The parties whom this tax
would reach include the ROckefellers,
the Hills and others of great power
and influence, so there is no wonder
that the papers controlled by big bust.
ness are bitter against the League.
A Bill Killed.
Among the bills killed in the Senate
are the two introduced for the pur-
pose of making it easier to amend
the state constitution by requiring
only a majority of those voting on the
measure to carry it instead of ma
jority of all voting at the election.
The sone.dry Bill.
It now looks as If the Bone Dry
bill outlined in this column last week
will meet defeat. Many members feel
that Uncle Sam should make the first
move in this matter The national
dry amendment does not go into effect
until Jan. 20, 1920, and there is a
strong feeling in favor Of passing the
buck over to the next legislature.
This is indicated by the Senate's re-
fusal to make 40 mile dry zone
around Indian reservations.
Christian Scientists Win.
About 1000 Christian Scientists be-
sieged the Legislature and killed bill
designed to compel them to give to
their children treatment and medi-
cine that might be prescribed by
boards of health.
To License Egg Dealers.
Sen. Orr, a city member has intro
duced a bill to license all the egg
dealers and to require eggs Ito be
candled" when purchased and when
sold.
To Destroy the Burberry.
A bill introduced by Sen. Cummings
to destroy all rust producing barberry
bushes, which means all but the Pap
anese Varieties has passed the Senate
and will doubtless become law. This
is an effort to stamp out the white
pine blister rust under the direction
of state entomologists.
Hays visits the Legislature.
Hon. H. w. Hays of Indiana, chair
man Of the national republican COM
mittee visited the Legislature and
upon invitation briefly addressed the
Senate on "Americanism." He was
non-committal on the Suffrage ques-
ton which aroused the ire of the radi-
cal sufragets. His address which
did not touch upon party policies was
received with rising vote of thanks.
How many of the law makers from
country districts told their constitu-
ents while making the campaign for
election that they would vote to re-
peal the direct primary law? And how
many of them would have won out If
they had? It is some satisfaction to
know that another election day is
coming and the people will not for
get. A few years ago the organized
farmers made hard fight to prohibit
railway companies from giving free
passes to the law makers, and since