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would, under the amendment, include
occupational diseases.
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Prison Borrowing H19nt ASKED.
A bill to authorize the warden of the
Minnesota State Penitentiary at Still
water to borrow money from the state
revenue fund to facilitate the carrying
on of prison industries during the
months of the year when it is neces-
sary for the industries to operate with
small receipts, was introduced in the
Senate by Henry N. Benson, St. Peter.
The Briggs bill legalizing the issu-
ing of warrants by town boards for
cyclone and fire relief was passed
unanimously by the house.
Minneapolis Bills Pass. ~
The house OF. representatives has
passed two bills authorizing the sale
of municipal bonds by Minneapolis,
one an issue Of $1,OO0,O00 to eliminate
the city's deficit, and the other Of
$1,10O,000 for permanent improve
ments. The deficit bill passed the
senate last week and will become a
law upon it's being signed by Governor
J. A. A. Burnqu1st. "
Would Abolish Primary.
A bill introduced in the senate by
Senator Charles r. Fowler, Minneapo-
lis, providing for the election without
a primary of successors to Senators
Carleton L. Wallace, Minneapolis, and
Harry F. Weis, LIE Sueur, who died re-
Gently, was passed under suspension
Of the rules. The, election will take
place on a date to be set later. go.
Senator A. L. Ward introduced a res
olution that the senate adjourn April
3, about three weeks in advance Of the
scheduled time, in order to save funds.
Babcock Plan Favored.
Introduction Of the good roads bill
marked the first steps in the sched-
uled plan. Senator Leonard Nord's
bill, which will permit the state to
loan money to settlers, will be ready
for presentation shortly. Other tenta-
tive bills to provide adequate fire pro-
lection are in process OF construction
by members of the senate and house
on relief and reconstruct
ton.
. Briefly, the Babcock plan, as includ-
ed in the bill, would provide for a
state trunk highway system of ap-
5000 miles in length. The
state would be empowered to levy
bonds and impose horsepower tax
on motor vehiclec to defray the ex-
pense of improving this road system.
The Babcock plan provides for
six-year construction program on the
state trunk system, with levy of
. f0 no n
twenty years.
Food Department.
Senator p. A. Gandrud Of Kandiy0hi
county, chairman Of the senate COM
mittee on markets, introduced dupll'
cate of the Erickson house bill pro-
viding for a department of food and
and announced that within
few days the house and senate COM
mittee will hold a joint meeting to
arrange for a series OF hearings on
the proposition. ID
Counties Want "Divorce."
For. the second time divorce pro-
ceedings" between Pine and Chisago
were begun in the house
when Representative Elias Nordgren
of Sunrise, Chisago county, introduced
q bill providing that the counties shall
be separated into two representative
districts. The two counties comprise
the Fifty-sixth legislative district with
one senator and two representatives.
Public Trained Nurses.
Representative H. G. Trowbridge CT
Austin introduced bill to authorize
city and village councils and town and
county boards to employ trained
nurses as public health measure.
The house, after lively debate,
voted down q resolution by Represen'
tative Frank E. Miner of Minneapolis
which provided that all the present
employees of the house who have not
served the colors be discharged at
once and that returning soldiers be
given their places. The vote was 1O4
to 10.
Fair Men Are Heard.
Representatives of the State Agri-
cultural society, headed by Frank w.
Murphy of Wheaton, president, pre-
scented the claims for aid of the state
and county fairs to members of tho
legislature. Mr.. Murphy asked that
100000 be appropriated for livestock
buildings, $32,5OO for repairs and $751;
900 for completing the roof OF the
grandstand. He said that the state
had not made any appropriations for
buildings for nearly 10 years. For
maintenance he asked $4,000 a year.
The claims of the county fairs in the
state for aid were presented by George
Hanscomb of st. Cloud. Representing
70 county fairs of the state, he asked
the sum of $125.O00 to provide mini
mum of $500 for each fair. The total
asked for the state and county fairs
is $5O9,500.
Among the bills introduced so far
are the following:
IN the House.
H.F, No. 133-Rako-To fix the sal
aries of county commissioners ! in
counties of this state having not less
than 100 nor more than 137 congress
sional townships, and having an as
sessed valuation Of not less than sew
m million nor more than ten million