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FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 8. 1901.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
HENNEPIN'S BEATEN
Committee Reapportionment Scheme
Goes Through the House.
TWO VERY MAD LEGISLATORS
McMHNk Someryille and l<ur*on; Say
the Hill** .Unnaßen Broke
• Faith. ?;>:;
The congressional reapportionment as
planned* by the subcommittee of seven,
went through the house this morning.
Guided by ihe skilful hands of the coui
mlttee members, it passed the house by
a vote of S2 to 31.
The generals in command handled their
campaign with consummate skill. but
some of them are charged with bail faith
Senator SomerviUe and Representa
tive l-arson, the disappointed second dis
trict members.
As stated in The Journal Tuesday,
the committee members agreed to a ton
cession leaving Redwood county In the
second district aud Wcseca i" the first.
In return for this Somerville and Larson
agreed to call off their opposition. In
the house ihis morning Mr. Larson pre
sented the amendment and it was lost by
a tie voie, tome members of the comiiiit
tee voting against him.
l.armin tSoilinu Mad.
Larson was boiling with indignation and
spoke freely to a Journal man. He
said:
They agreed to stand by my amendments.
Anderson, the chairman of the "committee,
told me he would vote for it, and if 1 wanted
him to. would introduce it. They said there
was no question about my getting votes
enough for the amendment. Last night at 10
o'clock some of them got their heads together
and decided to do so. As late as this morn
ing Anderson told me he would not vote
either way, but when the division was called
he voted-against my amendment. The mem
bers from Lincoln, Lyou ' and Yellow Medi
cine counties also voted against my amend
ment. My original plan left them in the
second district, where they wanted to be,
but that failed, and •as they did not get
what they wanted they would not let Red
wood .have what It wanted. They voted
against us. 1 suppose it is too late to do any
thing, now,' but if we had only had a roll
call I think I would have won.
The generalship of ihe committee mem
bers is,sbown by their success in dividing
the opposition. They took the second dis
trict malcontents away from the opposi
tion with their concession. Hennepin was
slaughtered easily, and Larson and his
Redwood county plan were also disposed
of.
J. A. lVtemon'H Sneeeh.
James A. Peterson of Hennepin made
one of the speeches of the session in op
posing the bill. He certainly gained votes
tor ;he opposition, as do one expected it
to muster 31. When the roll was called
he wanted to explain his vote and was
preparing to go after the committee
rough-shod again, but Mr. Jacobson raised
a point of order, and while he was look
ing up authorities. Peterson announced
that he would not speak since Mr. Jacob
son was so solicitous to shut him off.
Mr. Peterson in leading the minority
enjoyed one unique advantage. The
chances of defeating the bill were so
slender that there was no necessity for
moderation. Feeling himself free to deal
boldly with the injustice Hennepin coun
ty had sustained. Mr. Peterson took up his
argument with great vigor. He said in
In speaking against the passage of this
measure I feel that, so far as the committee
ib .oncerned 1 am speaking to men who have
fully decided the matter and are only waiting
for an opportunity to record their votes in
accordance with such decision. Nevertheless
Mr. Speaker, 1 feel it is my duty to call
the attention of this house to reasons why the
report of this committee should not become a
law. This bill is morally, politically and
legally wrong, and if passed will do an in
justice to Hennepin county, which 1 repre
sent: to the state of Minnesota, which I serve,
and to the political party to which I belong.
If there is any principle that is sacred to
every true American citizen it is that all
men should have equal rights. This was
enunciated on the birthday of the republic
and has never been denied or lost sight of
by the people of this country.
Here Mr. Peterson read from the con
stitution of Minnesota, declaring that the
majority bill was in violation of the con
stitution, which prescribes that districts
are to be as nearly equal as possible. Mr.
Peterson then asked why Hennepin coun
ty was discriminated against. Was it be
cause Hennepin did not pay its phare of
the taxes of the state? Was it because
Hennepin had received too much political
i-onsideration? Was it because Hennepin
had not stood by the party? Hennepiu
did not ask for any particular district, but
only asked to have the river taken ag a
boundary line.
Continuing. Mr. Peterson said:
You may pass this bill, gentlemen, and do
an injustice to one of the fairest and bright
est spots In our beloved state, but you fan
not rob our city of any of its vigor, strength
or fame. r You are proud of her now. You will
be more "Win the future. Do not do anything
to-day that you will be ashamed of or re
gret. Gentlemen, we can always afford to do
right, but we can never afford to do wrong.
A majority ran control but. remember that
control must be just or it will put the min
ority in power. I have confidence in you men.
You all want to do right. Throw off all en
tanglements and rise above personal and local
considerations, interpret correctly the declar
ation of independence and our own bill of
rights, defpat this unjust bill and send it
back to the committPe where it originated.
Do not breathe into it the breath of life
by your votes. Let it die here and now and
you will have served well your constituents
and your state and the political parties to
■which you belong.
Anderson's Defense.
Mr. Martin, a Ramsey democrat,
claimed the floor long enough to comment
on the 'political joflbery" the biil rep
resented.
Mr. Anderson, chairman of the sub
committee, undertook a defense of the
committee and the bill. He conceded
that much weight must attach to the ex
ceedingly clear and cogent argument of
Mr. Peterson. But there was a difference
to be noted, Mr. Anderson reasoned, be
tween Minnesota's constitution and that
cf Wisconsin. In this way he sought to
evade the argument that if tested in the
courts the committee bill would not
stand. Mr. Anderson contended that the
judgment of the thirty-one members on
the committee was entitled to as much
respect as that of any member from Hen
nepin. He resented all insinuations and
described in detail the untiring efforts of
the committee. There were so many
'"statesmen" from Hennepin, he said, that
agreement between them was impossible.
Mr. Peterson directed some questions to
the chairman of the subcommittee and a
lively exchange of compliments followed.
Mr. Roberts vehemently denounced the
sross unfairness of the committee's plan.
Every scheme proposed had been partizan.
but it did not necessarily follow that un
fairness was an ingredient of each. He
quoted the constitution in replying to Mr.
Anderson.
The judgment of superior courts, not the
judgment of members of the subcommit
tee had been invoked, Mr. Peterson ex
plained. He would not venture to ex
press his own opinion in the presence of
the exalted legal authority he adduced.
Referring to the midnight session of the
subcommittee, Mr. Peterson declared that
these conspirators had been seized with a
horror of the daylight. It was not
claimed for the bill that its terms were
just, but it was merely conotended that
"the boys" were satisfied. Mr. Peterson
enunciated with great distinctness the con
viction that his was a higher duty thtan
"to satisfy the boys."
By this time the house had found out
sonic things about its subcommittee; it
was due to discover others.
Mr. Jaeobson crtticised 'the Hennepin
member as "whining." and then declared
that three speeches similar in import to
that just vdlced had been delivered before
the committee. The legislature had its
choice, he said, it could accept the pres
ent plan or go without reapportionment.
In that evetit the sixth district would be
left with 100,000 more population than
Hennepin now had. He intimated that
the cities might not object to this plan; it
would enable them to land two congress
men-at-large. Their attitude had been,
"we'll make the river line or die."
Peterson I'ut* n Qarntlou.
Mr. Peterson undertook to interpolate a
question. Being met with some evasion,
he said peremtorily, "Answer that."
'Maybe I will and maybe I wont," re
sponded Jacobson.
Amendment . Considered.
The ftrst amendment was considered at
this point, li bore Mr. Washburn's name
and it proposed in effect to annex that
territory east of the Mississippi in'Hen
nepin county to the sixth district. It was
rejected by ihe house. Mr. Johnson and
<;. \V. Armstrong, who was on the com
mittee, spoke. .Mr. Washburn then moved
to Take a recess: but this was also de
feated. The house refused also to agree
to the Lee amendment, renumbering the
districts, and the Larson amendment de
taching Redwood from the new seventh
and assigning it to the second, and tak
ing Waseca from the second to add it to
the first.
This last action completely prostrated
the Redwood county delegation. They
had been assured thac "everything would
be all right," but on the division there
had been forty-two yeas and forty-one
| nays, the Speaker thereupon declared
himself in the negative and a tie result
ing the amendment was declared lo&t.
The 1101 l (all.
On the roll call there were disclosed
thirty-one in the negative, as follows:
Nays Armstrong, (J. W.; Deming. Dobbin,
Eeeney, Hardin, Hendrkks, Herbert, Hill
, inoud, Johnson, Lane, Larson, L«e, Mahood,
, Mark, Martin, Morley, J. A. Peterson Phii
; lips. Rider. Kiley, Roberts, Sageng, Scherf,
: Sihwarg. Smith, Stevenson, Sweet. Torrey,
I'mland. Wallace, Washburn. Total, 31.
In explaining his vote. Mr. Larson dealt
very sarcastically with the methods "of
those who were in authority and held the
whip."
Short Session Renolntion.
Before taking up the special order, the
j house considered the senate resolution.
j proposed by Mr. Young limiting the pres
ent sitting of the legislature to April 5.
Mr. Rich, of Ramsey, was anxious to have
action postponed until Tuesday next, but
ia week from to-day proved a more agree
able date to the house.
One of the ten bills introduced, provides
for submitting to the people the question
of repealing thai section of the constitu
tion whereby there is vested in the legis
lature the right to enact a five-sixths jury
law. This bill is in line with the success
ful effort of last week in defeating the
Sweet five-sixths jury bill.
THE ART OF HEALING
Osteopathy Warmly Discussed in
the Senate
JEPSON'S MEDICAL BILL WAS UP
[It la Charged With Being Aimed at
the OisteonHtliß—A Hot
Debate.
When Senator Jepson's bill creating a
state medical examining board of twelve,
was taken up la committee of the whole in
the senate to-day, there was a scramble to
get the floor, four senators sometimes be
ing on their feet at one time. Opinions
were many and varied.
Senator Horton objected to the bill, as
serting that it would not give the osteo
paths a fair chance on the board. The ob
ject of the bill, he said, was to suppress j
the osteopaths and their system; the pro- j
moters of the bill were afraid to include
the Christian scientists on account of the I
many magnificent cures they had made.
Senator Jepson insisted that he had no <
objection to osteopathy. He said he knew j
personally many practitioners of the sys
tem who were educated and competent men I
and were well qualified to treat diseases i
h\4 v
\\\ I w ■■'■
Senator Valentine Batz of Steams county—l
may not be so comical as Henry Kellar, but
1 am more useful to the democratic party.
according to their system. If the bill was
passed the candidates for licenses as os
teopaths would be examined and
graded by the osteopathio members of
the board and their decision would be final.
Senator Wilson called attention to the
prejudices of the old school physicians,
which he said, were well known and were
intense. The osteopaths, he believed
were entitled to recognition.
Declares It a Fraud.
Senator Halvorson did not like the new
system and repeated his former assertion
that it was a fraud. By pretending to be
able to cure everything, it had at first
won many adherents, but many trials by
the suffering ones had shown them that
it could not be relied upon. This was the
case in his section, anyway.
The present fight of the osteopaths was
likened by Senator Stockwell to the one
which the homeopaths were compelled to
wage twenty years ago, when they had to
force their way. The Hamline college of
medicine, he added, had had to struggle
for recognition on the part of the 'aristo
crats" of the state university.
After over an hour had been occupied
in debate without harmonizing the various
factions, the bill was dropped and with
Senator Horton's osteopathic bill, was
made the special order for the afternoon
session, following the re-apportionment
discussion.
Inheritance Tax Qaentiou.
An earnest effort was made to secure a
favorable recommendation on the Thomp
son bill proposing a constitutional amend
ment, striking out the provision in the in
heritance tax making the maximum tax
5 per cent. Senator Thompson in urging
a favorable action, quoted at some length
from Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of
Wealth," as follows:
The growing disposition to tax more and
more heavily large estates left at death is a
cheering indication of the growth of a salu-
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we make i^ piotos of y ou etition in this store. ; ;' ■ «!fc Sprias . 25c
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Wall Paper & Paints I—— ;; --~~~^_^^ —_J Leather Goods
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Ladies' Man-Tailored Suits in all the Saturday 3>«snO sf
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$12.60 Infant's Kid Moccasins |jgj. |£™£«» U"•" <M O O W^
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worthso.oo. Saturday ■ -WU at.. ,; Shoeß at $1.44 Compound Cathartic Pills. 4 ft O
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122.50. Choice Saturday $7.50 Kid Shoes, hand XQq Women's Vici Kid Shoes, ft -| OO **£"* *°V IUU
Notions turne d> 5 to 8> at **sfu jj exten3ion BOleß> $2.50 va i;bi a oo Draperies
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70cF«^— W.OO Ss^^^ioo
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values up to $1.75 -..OVC' Llttlt' (rents Calf Shoes at, QOq !; Men's $2.50 Shoes, in box calf, vici kid Empress and Regal Smyrna Rugs, equal
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MenS Underwear • Boys'sl.7s and $2 steel^^ OO ; ;styleats3.oo; only, per MQO Sale Saturday only * g
Men's medium weight merino shirts and clad Shoes, solid soles., ■-«9 59 | pair $2.50 Rugs, 26x54 inch, price. ..$ 1.39
--drawers in gray and tans, OCfcf* * ———^»^—^— l $3.50 Rugs, 30x60 inch, price... $1.69 •
m^^mMm^M Boys' Clothing Blankets and Comforters j *****•.*«***•*>»...».■«> :]
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hair, underwear, value to $1.25 *»*FO two of a kind, sizes 7to 15 years, !| Cotton Blankets, fine and QO p \ Fancy Imported from Lyons,
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one of the most popular makes in the fancy designs and 48C See our new Gloria * Twill*' Umbrellas, {| SfSi^SS5!»iS
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I able Linen—Warranted all pure linen, l eg e pins, enameled in their proper { each $1.25 and 51 I .If If } S*J Keiiy Axe Co. steel axes hickory
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worm ouc yam, { quantity Miirk colors, also hat pins in G&WL*% I «*m* An J Cu.L^iJ..!.. < .... slzes 'at ■ ®"C
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DrOSS Gdfitl^ (Colors) Side Combs—Shell and amber 5-inch £ s f to see our new sets of fine platt S A^ JOg -^^
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lowest prices. the money—Pair ,Hf ■. m\Jf\W S l are - ye bevel ioint lightest and (! Butcher or Kitchen Knives, 13-lnch long, hand OOa -
Special L'Aiglon Belt Spikes, choice Good hemstitched lawn Handkerchiefs )|:: strongest frame made,'will not ana !| forged steel, sell at 48c. 2,^*^ okl
bpecial LAiglon Belt Spikes, choice Good hemstitched lawn Handkerchiefs J; strongest frame made, will not rust, <| Feather Dusters, large b ize worth 40c qß*
ot several new designs. 4 K^% with neat colored border, 5c O^tk i regular price $2• fitted Sat- AO*% •' oDly : *oc
Perdoz -• •• • ■«*** -quality •: OS urday for -.-.. VOC cs h a a" d d St wS?n c?h gi s es;. assorted 5c
tary cbange in public opinion. Men who con
tinue holding great sums all their lives,
the proper use of which for public ends
would work good to the community from
which it came, should be made to feel that
the community in the form of the state can
not thus be deprived of its proper share. By
tuxing the estate heavily at death the senate
marks its condemnation of the selfish inll
liionaire's unworthy life. This policy -would
work powerfully to Induce the rich man to at
tend to the administration of his wealth dur
ing his life, which is the end society should
always have in view, as being by far the
most fruiuul for the people. Nor need it be
feared that this policy would sap the root
of enterprise and render men less anxious
to accumulate, for to the class whose ambi
tion it is to leave great fortunes and be
talked about after their death'it will attract
even more attention; and, Indeed, lend a
somewhat nobler ambition, to have enormoui
sums paid over to the state from their for
tunes.
Being a tax measure, Senator Under
leak insisted that the bill should be re
ferred to the new tax commission, but
his suggestion found no favor.
A better plan of reducing large fortunes
would be to restrict the methods by which
they were amassed, declared Senator
Stockwell, who further explained that the
bill might enable the state to take any
estate, whether large or small.
The measure finally received the ap
proval of the senate by a vote of 19 to
16, many of those present refraining from
voting.
$20.00 for the Expo.
For Buffalo's Pan-American exposition
the sum of $20,000 was deemed sufficient.
This is the sum voted by the lower house.
The measure was placed on general or
ders in the senate on suspension of the
rules. Senator Underleak objected to the
appropriation because Minnesota was al
lowed only GOO feet for her agricultural
display, but when It was reported that
Representative Hurd had received a tele
gram from Buffalo announcing that Min
nesota could have at least 1,000 feet and
would have Just as good an opportunity
as any other state. Senator Underleak
withdrew his opposition.
Bills Kccommended.
In addition to those mentioned above
the following bills were recommended to
pass:
S. F. 134, McKusiek—Establishing the nine
teenth judicial district.
S. F. 222. Grindeland—Providing for "uni
form state oertlficatfs" for teachers in cer
tain public schools.
S. F. 190, Greer—lmproving and enlarg
ing grounds and buildings at the state mili
tary camp.
S. P. 202. Coller—Making Xew Prague a
tprmtuai point for state grain inspection and
weighiog.
Davis Statue Bill.
The bill of Senator Horton providing
for a statue of Cushman K. Davis in the
national statuary hall in the capitol at
Washington was referred to a special com
mittee consisting of Senators McGill,
Schaller and Wilson.
To tltol mli a Picnic.
At the request of good roads workers.
Senator K. E. Smith offered a bill provid
ing that the road tax in counties of over
150,000 shall be paid in money instead of
by being worked out on the roads. By
this system there would accrue some
money to the road fund, and some im
provements could be made, as the pres
ent system is largely a farce, the road
work being made the occasion for a huge
picnic.
The third bill for the benefit of the
state training school at Red Wing was
introduced to-day by Senator Dickey. He
wants $12,000 to be used as the board of
directors may deem best. The board is
authorized to condemn such land as it
may need.
Anoka anil Hastiiis*" Wants.
Senator Schaller asks for $200,000 for
the insane hospitals at Anoka and Hast
ings. This sum is to be used for two
cottages at each institution, each cottage
to accommodate at least 100 persons, the
cost of the buildings to be limited to
$500 for each patient. The bill also pro
vides that the first asylum for the insane
shall be renamed 'The Anoka Hospital
for the Insane," and that the second
asylum shall be known as the "Hastings
Hospital."
Senator Benedict introduced three pure
food bills. One bill includes in the defini
tion of the adulteration of lard the mix
ing of all substances which will lower the
quality of the original article or the ex
traction of the necessary ingredients.
Another bill increases the minimum fine
for violating the pure candy law, the
clause relating to the fine being made to
read "from $25 to $50," and imprison
ment clause "from 30 to 60 days."
Senator Thompson's bill increasing
state aid to high schools from $800 per
annum to $1,000 was passed without a
dissenting vote.
Muttt Head the Ballot.
Constitutional amendments to be voted
upon by the people must, if the house
and the governor approve, head the bal
lot hereafter instead of being consigned
to the end. Senator Young's bill provid
ing for this has been passed by the sen
ate.
LITTLE HOIK FOR YOIXGERS
Demi ii it Bill, ux Pamied, Kequle*
Hoard of I'ardoim' Action.
If the amendments made to the Deming
bill yesterday afternoon are not responsi
ble for the majority vote secured by that
measure, it may at least be said they
assisted in its passage. It appeared to be
a strong argument with the house that
the extension of the parole system to
"lifers"' would amount to a reflection upon
the board of pardons, at least in the case
of the Youngers. Therefore, when au
amendment was made that the board of
pardons must unanimously concur in a
parole there was removed a decided ob
stacle to the passage of the bill. The
vote stood 80 yeas, 37 nays.
Among the house bills yesterday was
one for a constitutional amendment dis
solving the state road and bridge fund.
It was proposed by Mr. Johnsrud. The
Scherf bill appropriates $58,000 for exten
sions and improvements at Red Wing
training school. Three new buildings are
to be erected and 200 acres of land pur
chased. According to the Morris bill any
person found carrying a rifle or gun and
accompanied by dogs during the closed
season is subject to arrest on presump
tion of having violated the game laws.
A a appropriation of $20,000 for farmers'
institutes is made by the Bush bill.
\>*v Honne Bills..
11. F. 45iJ, Pope—To amend section 3743,
General Statutes of I£»4, relating to the du
ties of county superintendents. Education.
H; F. 457, Judiciary—To amend chapter 31
of the General Laws of the state of Minne
sota for the year 1881, being section 2749 of
the General Statutes of 1894, relating to cor
porations and to the building of extensions
and branches of railroads. Under the rules,
the bill (H. F. 457) was read a second time
and advanced to general orders.
H. F. 458, Peunington—Pruposing an amend
ment to section 4, article 1, of the constitu
tion of Minnesota, repealing the provision
authorizing the legislature to constitute the
verdict of five-sixths of a jury a sufficient
verdict in certain cases. Judiciary.
H. F. 459, Haugen—To legalize acknowledg
ments of conveyances and other instruments,
and the record thereof. Judiciary.
H. F. 460, Alley—To authorize the state
superintendent of public instruction to re
voke the certificates issued to and held by
schoolteachers in certain cases. Education.
11. F. 461, O'Xeil —Making it a misdemeanor
for an employe to obtain railway or other
transportation or the benefit of other ad
vancements made by employers, to be there
after repaid in labor, to refuse to perform
such labor, or repay such advancements,
and providing for punishment therefor. La
bor and labor legislation.
H. F. 462, Norman (by request)—To amend
"An act in relation to the sale of honey
compounded or adulterated, and to prevent
fraud and to preserve the public health."
Public health, dairy and food products.
11. F. 463, Gandrud —To establish state
weighing and inspection of grain at the city
of Willmar, in the county of Kandiyohi, and
making said city of Wilimar a terminal
point and making all laws of this state that
are applicable to the weighing and inspection
of grain at the terminal points of St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth, St Cloud. Fergus Falls
and Winona, applicable to Willraar. Grain
and warehouse.
H. F. 464, Andf-rson—To authorize and
empower the city councils of cities in this
state which now have or hereafter may have
not more than 50,000 and not less than 10,000
inhabitants to change the names of and to
rename any of the streets, avenues, public
highways, parks and public grounds of such
cities. Municipal legislation.
H. F. 465, Anderson —To authorize and em
power each city in this state which now has
or hereafter may have so more than 50,000
and not less than 10,000 inhabitants to con
struct and maintain underground electric con
duits, and to issue' certificates of indebted
ness for the cost of the same, and to require
all electric wires to be removed from the
surface of the public streets, alleys, lanes
and grounds of such city and placed in such
conduits, and to prescribe rentals for the use
thereof. Municipal legislation.
K«OT Senate Ull'm.
; S.F. 324, Judiciary Committee (as substi
tute for S. F. 68)— Amending section 2, chap
ter 42. laws of 1893, relating to the giving of
surety bonds by public officials." To pass. ;
'- S. F. 325, Benedict—To ■ amend, chapter , 12,
laws of 1891, relating to the manufacture and
sale of lard compounds , and ' substitutes, to
prevent fraud. Public health, dairy and food.
S. F. 326, • Benedict—To amend section 6625,
statutes of 1894, relating. to the adulteration
of food, drugs and liquor. PiTblic health, dairy
and food.
S. F. 327, Benedict—To amend section* 1 and
2, chapter 204, laws of 1895, relating to the
adulteration of candy. Public health, dairy
and food.
S. F. 328, Fitzpatrick—Authorizing cities
with population between 10,000 and 60,000 to
make local Improvements and to assess the
coat on property benefited thereby. Munici
pal corporations.
S. F. 329, E. E. Smith—To abolish highway
labor assessment and require all road taxes to
be paid In oaßh In counties of over 150,0Qt)
inhabitants and to provide for the appoint
ment of one overseer of highways by town
supervisors. Ramsey and liennepin . county;
delgatlons. ".-•/• . f
S. F. 880, Dickey—To acquire by purchase^
or condemnation additional lands for the'
erection of additional buildings for ■■ state
training school • for boys and girls. State
training school: :':•" ...'.'•
S. F. 331, Baldwin—To amend section .4,
chapter 292,. laws of 1897, relating to mort
gage conveyances of personal property and
contracts and creating liens thereon. Ju
diciary. .
S. F. 332, Fitzpatrick— cities
with populations between 10,000 and 50,000 to
issue certificates of indebtedness for the con-.,
struction of underground electric conduits,
and to require the removal of overhead wires. ■
Municipal corporations. ■■ ■. i
S. F. 333, E. E. Smith—To amend' chapter
48, laws of 1897, relating to corporations or
ganized for the purpose of operating private
cemeteries and crematories. Corporations.
S. F. 334, E. J. Jones— reimburse Bruce
F. Stevens for expense of medical .attend,-'
ance incurred by him while sick and' on fur
lough during the Spanish war. Claims. . '•
S. F. 335, Young—To amend section', 8 of
chapter 31, of the laws of 1893, as amended
by section 2, chapter 322, laws of 1897, relat
ing sto the practice of veterinary medicine,
surgery and dentistry. •
S. F. 336, Somerville — amend section 1,
chapter 66, laws of 1899, relating to the addi
tion of territory to incorporated villages. Mu
nicipal corporations. ■ ■ ■. • ■-
S. F. 337 Schaller—Relating to the asylum*
for the insane, providing for additional build
ings and to appropriate money therefor. - Hoi-'
pltals for the insane.
IllllM Paved.
The following bills were passed this
morning:
5. P. 158, Thompson—Relating to state higrn
schools.
S. F. 225, Somerville—Relating to municipal
courts in cities having less than 6,000 popu
lation.
S. F. 183. Young—Relating to elections.
H. F. 215— Relating to salaries of sheriffs
In counties of between 60,000 nnd 150,000 in
habitants (St. Louis county.)
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