Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 20, 1907, Page 3

en ane —— eee -ecutive session to hear some scandals St. Paul, Apri] 12.—The Rockne bil} for the regulation of railroad stock | and bond issues was defeated in the house yesterday. There were 57 votes against the bili and 47 for it. . The vote was taken after a long and earnest discussion, and the battle was one of the hardest fought in years. | The bill was drawn by the attorney general and was intended to over- come the defects of the present law, which was recently declared unconsti- tutional because it was a delegation of authority to the railroad commission. It was pointed out that the bill would affect only the roads that have their homes in the state and was therefore unjust. Representative Rodenberg yester- day wanted the house to go into ex- | he desired to reveal in connection | with the paint bill. But the house was busy and turned the matter over to a committee of nine, which is to hear the evidence he has to offer. The committee of the whole ap- proved the sheriff's salary bill. The bill does not relate to counties having :a population of 35,000 or more. The house appropriations commit- tee reported the semi-centennial bill for indefinite postponement. The other two state fair bills, one providing an appropriation of $150,000 and the -other for a loan of $250,000 for the purchase of land and improvement ot the state fair grounds, was reported for passage. The committee also ap- proved the bill for the purchase of ad- | ditional ground for the capitol. The house passed the bill permit- ting the organization of co-operative creameries for the purpose of selling their products. In the Senate. The bill authorizing the Minnesota Canal and Power company to divert the waters of the St. Louis river through a canal to Duluth for the pur- pose of utilizing the water power for generating electricity was indefinitely postponed in the senate after a spir- ited debate of over two hours. The senate killed the bill appropri- ating $25,000 for providing a state ex- hibit at the Alaskan-Yukon-Pacific ex- position, to be held in Seattle in 1909. The municipal ownership bill was passed by the senate yesterday. Ten senators voted against the bill, and thirty-four for it. The bill was passed | by the house some time ago. It au- thorizes cities to own and operate or lease lighting, telephone, gas plants and street railway systems if the prop- osition receives three-fifths of the votes cast at the election. The senate passed the bill provid- ing for the drainage of land by the owner when the land cannot be drain- ed without affecting other land. Other bills passed: Legalizing bonds issued by village in excess of le- gal limitations in certain cases; au- thorizing the owners of submerged logs to raise them when intermingled with the logs of others; relating to the swamp land funds of the state; providing for the payment of fees to the state by savings banks and local building and loan associations. St. Paul, April 13.—The house com- mittee of the whole yesterday voted to report for passage the bill extend- ing the primary election system to state officers. The bill, besides pro- viding for the extension of the pri- mary system to. state officers, pro- vides that the nominees for state of | fices, for United States senator, tor congress and for the legislature shall meet and formulate the state platform and select the state central commit- | tee and its officers. The vote on the bill stood 66 to 19. The bill to require all hangings to! ‘take place at the state prison was | killed in committee of the whole. The bill creating the state board of immigration was reported fer passage by the committee ofthe whole. The bill provides for a board of five, com- posed of the governor, the auditor and the secretary of state and two others appointed by them. The board is to elect a commissioner of immigration. The house yesterday passed the re- ciprocal demurrage bill for the third time. The corrections in the bili made by the conference committee were adopted, and the bill is now in shape to be signed by the governor. The bill to prohibit a charge ot more than 25 cents for a ten-word tele- gram between points in the state was advanced to the calendar. A special committee of five to draft a new automobile bill was appointed yesterday. The bill is to take the place of the three automobile bills now on general orders. The house had another night ses- sion and passed twenty-three bills. Most of the bills were either of a lo- cal nature or to correct defects in the, code. In the Senate. The senate yesterday passed the commodity rate bill which passed the house a few days ago. The bill re- ceived 49 votes, the only negative GRIND OF THE LAW MILL What Is Being Accomplished by the State Solons. votes being cast by Senators Caihoun, Smith and Dunn. The bill fixes the commodity rates about 10 per cent higher than the rates made by the railroad and warehouse commission several months ago. The bill was passed under suspension of the rules. The McColl bill providing for the selections of candidates for United States senator by popular vote met its death in the senate yesterday, when a motion to reconsider the vote by which it -was defeated Wednesday was lost by a vote of 28 to 30. After cutting down the annual ap- propriation from $300,000 to $250,000, the senate passed the bill providing for the erection of new buildings and the acquisition of additional land for the university campus. The bill as | reported back by the finance commit- tee carried an appropriation of $300,- 000 for the following four years, mak ing $1,200,000 in all. Only one vote was cast against the bill. The woman suffrage bill was killed in the senate by a vote of 21 to 33 The senate in committee of the whole acted upon a_ large batch ot bills. St. Paul, April 15.—The house Sat- urday passed the bill establishing a new industrial school for girls at some place to be selected by the state board of control. Before the passage of this bill the house voted down the Putnam bill for the establishment of a new school for girls in Red Wing, four miles distant from the present school. The vote on this bill According to the bill passed the board of control is to select the superintend- ent and other officers, all of whom are to b> women. The board is to have control of the financial management, | but the governor is to appoint a board | of five women who must visit the school at least twice a year to inspect | conditions. The house passed the good roads | bill which provides for the appoint- ment of a county superintendent of | highways and the abolition of the present office of county surveyor. The | office of road overseer in the town- ships is abolished and in its place a, road inspector is elected for the whole township. The special committee appointed to report a bill covering the features of the three automobile bills already be- fore the house reported a bill Satur- j day covering all the important fea- | tures of the three bills. In the Senate. The bill which authorizes the state investment board to loan money to counties for drainage purposes as li@v as 3 per cent was recommended for passage in the committee of the whole in the senate. The highway commission bill had a close call in the senate committee of | the whole. A motion to report the bill for indefinite postponement re- sulted in a tie. One member subse- quently changed his vote and the bill was laid on the table, to come up at some future time. The committee of the whole recom- mended for passage the bill to allow a wife to testify against her husband without his consent at his trial on a charge of failure to support her or her children. The bill to raise the governor's sal- ary to $7,000 was recommended for passage. The senate passed the bill extending the option of adopting the Torrens sys- tem of land title registration to coun- ties of at least 30,000 population. The bill to prevent the sale of milk, cream or butter, the product of cows afflicted with tuberculosis, was killed in the senate. The objection to the bill raised by several senators was that it would entail an expense of mil- lions of dollars to the farmers of the state. The senate put in three hours of work in committee of the whole, and when the committee rose fifty-three bills had been reported for passage and five for indefinite postponement. St. Paul, April 16—The bill to pro- vide for the appointment of a commis- sion to have charge of the extension of the capitol grounds was passed in the senate yesterday, but ten senators voting against the bill. The governor is authorized to appoint the members of the commission who will have charge of the acquisition of additional grounds and the improvement and beautifying of the grounds when ac- quired. The bill to provide for the creation of a board of immigration was passed by the senate yesterday. The non-partisan judiciary bill pass- ed the senate yesterday by a vote of 33 yeas and 21 nays. The bill to provide for pensions for the citizen soldiers who participated in the Indian massacre of 1862 was passed, Senator Moonan casting the only negative vote. The senate passed the bill to raise the salary of the »nhlic examiner from The vote was 74 to 25.; was 22 yeas and 59 nays. | $3,500 to $4,500 and to increase the salaries of some of the employes of the department. Senator Moonan cast the only negative vote. : The bill to prohibit any public school directors from using basement rooms for school purposes was passed in the senate. The bill to provide for a third fish hatchery, to be established at Deer- wood, Crow Wing county, and appro- priating $6,000 for this purpose, was passed by the senate. The bill au- thorizes the game and fish commission to acquire the site and construct the necessary buildings for the purposes of the hatchery. In the House. ‘The house passed the bill to appro- priate $200,000 from the state’s general fund for roads and bridges through- out the counties. The money is to be spent under the supervision of the county boards. The highway commis- sion is left without any say in the matter. The house passed several other bills of minor importance. The greater part of the time was put in in committee of the whole, and thirty bills were recommended for passage. The bill to prohibit bogus pedigrees of horses was recommended for pas- sage. The bill requires horses to be registered with a state board to be ‘created for that purpose. i The bill providing that the perma- ; Rent school and university funds shall } be loaned to school districts for 3 per cent, the same rate as charged on | loans for drainage purposes, was rec- | ommended for passage: | The senate bill permitting persons | to sell milk from two cows without a license was amended in the house so as to permit the sale of milk from | three cows without a license, and as amended the bill was recommended | for passage. The house committee on railroads | reperted for passage the bill to cut freight rates on the ore carrying | roads an average of 40 per cent. St. Paul, April 17—The house yes long discussion. The bill goes into effect Dec. 31, 1908. Under the terms of the bill passes are prohibited, but a long list of exceptions is tacked to it. The list includes agents, lawyers, sur- geons, members of charitable organi- zations, railroad employes and numer- ous others. Saugstad, Opsahl and Wold cast the only votes against the bill. The house passed the bill prohibiting discrimination among communities by the Standard Oil company. The bill provides that no dealer in petroleum shall sell ofl cheaper in one communi- ty than in another, except to make al- lowance in, quality and for difference in freight. Four negative votes were cast against the bill, E. W. Gates, Thayer, Orne and White. The bill providing that the location of the county seat may be omitted from petitions for the division of coun- | ties was passed by the house. The tax commission bills, which were a special order for the house yes- terday, were laid over until Thursday afternoon. The house passed the bill transform- ing the labor bureau into a bureau of labor, industries and commerce, and also the committee Dill creating a woman inspector in the department. The house passed the senate Dill creating a state immigration bureau. In the Senate. The senate yesterday passed the bill providing for an increase in the salaries of the members of the legis- lature, with an amendment proposed by the senate committee, which pro- vides that the increase shall not take | effect until the expiration of the terms of the present members of the house. ‘The bill makes the salaries of the members of the legislature $500 a year. It also provides that the speak- er of the house and the president of the senate shall receive $5 a day dur- ing the session of the legislature, in addition to the regular salary. Twenty- two votes were cast against the Dill. The bill providing for the payment of pensions to the citizen soldiers and others who suffered by reason of the Indian massacre in 1862, passed Sat- urday, was laid on the table yester- day on motion of Senator Peterson. He said that he had been informed that the bill would cost the state about $140,000 a year, and he thought it ought to be investigated before being dispesed of. The bill to regulate the hours of la- bor of railway employes was advanced to the calendar. A The senate passed the house Dill providing for the establishment of a hospital farm for inebriates and aw thorizing the state board of control to purchase land for this purpose. The senate killed the bill to provide for the establishment of six agricul- tural high schools and branch experi- ment stations. wae nen een. een LAY FRAUD TO MERZ. Shorthorn Breeders’ Association Bars Minnesotan: From Books. Chicago, April 14——The board of di-/ rectors of the American Shorthorn Breeders’ association yesterday voted to bar W. M. McLemore of Kearney, Neb., and W. O. Mertz of Monticello, Minn., from recording pedigrees in ine future with the association. The | men were charged with recording frauulent pedigrees in the Shorthorn herd book. | IN GRIP OF STORM KING. Northern Michigan Suffering From Snow Storm. Houghton, Mich., April 14.—For the second time in a week the copper country is fast in the grip of a raging blizzard. Snow has fallen almost con- tinuously since Sunday. Traffic on steam and electric roads is again bad- ly interrupted. Never in the history of copperdom has there been a storm of this duration at this late day in April. * LIBEL HARRIMAN’S YACHT. Alleged Creditors Want Court to Sell Magnate’s Boat. New York, April 14.—The Sultana, the large steam yacht owned by EB. H. Harriman, was libeled yesterday in the admiralty branch of the United States district court by the Shooters Island Shipyard company, which in- sists that $20,182 is due it for repairs. The libellants asked that the Sultana be condemned and sold claim, y 8 ae 5 terday passed the anti-pass bill after 4 | | RATES ON MILK REDUCED. Railroad Commission Makes Out Maxi- mum Schedule. The railroad commission’s order fix- ing a new schedule of milk and cream rates by express, which was filed re- cently, ends a long controversy which has been waged before the commission by conflicting interests. The express companies were willing for an adjust- ment, but not for a reduction in rates. The central creameries ‘and milk com- panies and the farmers shipping to the cities wanted a reduction., The co-operative creameries and dairy in- terests of the small towns generally wanted cream rates raised, so as to give them an advantage over the hand separator concerns. The commission’s order makes a de cided reduction in mik rates, but does not change the average rate on cream very materially. It is a mdximum schedule, however, and the companies may grant lower rates at their option. The following table shows the rates fixed by the commission as a maxi- mum for each distance: —Cream- —In Gal. Cans.— 5 8 1 ~Milk- —In Gal. Cans— 5 10 19 ™m 12 The schedule includes the following appended provisions: Minimum charge, 15 cents. No drayage service to be performed at either end. No deduction in rate for partly filled can. . St. Paul and Minneapolis will be treated as one city, the mileage to nearest point to govern rates. 'These rates include the return of empty cans, which must be waybilled back to the forwarding station. Necessary shippings tags and seals may be returned in cans without ex- tra charge. : When rates for exact distance are not shown the rates for the next greater distance must apply. HAMLINE IS PROSPEROUS. College Year Will Close Under Favor- able Auspices. Hamline university’s approaching commencement promises to be of more than usual interest as com- mencements go. The class to be grad- uated is a large one, numbering twen- ty-four, and has made a fine record for itself; by commencement day the new Carnegie library will be well under way, and by the same date, June 10, it is likely that the names of two new professors will be announced. ‘The name of one of the members of the teaching force is already known, being included in the 1907 catalogue, which is just being issued. This is Miss Mattie D. Winston of St. Paul, who will have a part in the mathemati- cal work. The graduation of a large class, the pushing forward of the new library, the cornerstone of which may be laid about commencement time, and the enlargement of the faculty, all mark growth for the institution and will be cause for making the com- mencement a sort of jubilee occasion. SAYS WIFE ELOPED. Man Causes Arrest of Helpmeet and Her Alleged Companion. Cupid did not reckon with the hus- band of Mrs. Ole Iverson of St. James when, it is alleged, he persuaded John P. Huson to yield to his love for the woman and elope with her to another part of the countryside, where they could continue théir romance and in- cidentally work to keep away hunger that might mar their bliss. Mrs. Iver- son took along her baby, a ten-month- old infant, it is charged, in her flight. Huson got work on a farm and when the officials went to arrest him they learned that Mrs. Iverson was em- ployed by another farmer not far away. The employers said they had understood that the man and the wom- an were husband and wife. After their arrest, the pair were brought to Roch- ester and then taken to St. James. BUYS LAND FOR ASYLUM. Strip From Railroad to Anoka Hospi- tal Grounds Is Secured. A. Prescott of Oregan has sold to John Coleman, as superintendent of the Anoka state asylum for the in- sane, a strip of land on Rum river, ex- tending north from the Northern Pa- cific tracks to the present asylum grounds and containing thirty-two acres, for $2,000. It is a valuable tract of land for the state to own, and will add greatly to the appearance and val- ue of the asylum site. Lies ain te tea The State Day by Day CLUB TO BUILD NEW ROAD.° Abandoned Bed of Great Northern Track to Be Utilized. At a meeting of the Crookston Com- mercial club it was deicded to build a wagon road between Crookston and St. Hilaire, following the abandoned railroad track formerly used by the Great Northern. Secretary Brown re- ported that he had taken up the mat- ter with the Great Northern and that the right of way could be secured from that road. The plan is to utilize the gravel which was used by the rail- road as ballast for road bed, and a committee was appointed to raise the funds to build the road. The road will be about thirty miles in length and will open up a large territory for the merchants of Crookston. A committee also was appointed to confer with the county commissioners in regard to getting ditch No. 60 open- ed up immediately. This ditch leads from the Northwestern state experi- ment farm to the Red Lake river and will be used in connection with an experiment which the federal govern- ment will make in tile draining on the farm this year. If this tile draining proves a suc- cess it will revolutionize farming methods in the Red river valley. The work is to be in charge of Engineer Stewart of Washington, who spent last summer in the Northwest. CITY WHISTLE BLAMED. Actions Over Runaway Call for $20,000 Damages. The city of Winona is made defend- ant in two actions for damages amounting to $20,000 because of the runaway accident on the high wagon bridge over the Mississippi river at that city last winter, which resulted in the death of James Nichols of Trempealeau and in the serious injury of Amelia Botzet. It is claimed that the team was frightened by the blow- ing of the fire whistle near the bridge, and also that the city had not provided the bridge with proper guard rails, so that when the sleigh struck the rail- ing it broke and the two occupants of the vehicle were thrown to the ice, sixty feet below. Mrs. James Nichols brings action in the sum of $5,000 for the death of her husband, and August Botzet, the father of the girl, brings action for $15,000 for the injuries sus- tained by his daughter, claiming that they are of a serious and permanent nature. WOMAN OF EIGHTY WANDERS., ls Found in Woods Two Days After Disappearing. Mrs. Legg, a woman nearly eighty years old, whose home is near Beaver, in Winona county, spent two days and two nights in the woods and fields without anything to eat or drink and without shelter. When found she was in a pitiable condition. Last Friday afternoon Mrs. Legg went to a neighbor, Mrs. Harmon, for some pork. After she left there she was not seen again until Sunday evening. The disappearance of the woman led to the organization of searching parties Friday night, but no trace of hey was found until Sunday afternoon. Then, at a point about four miles from her home, her basket, con- taining the meat she had borrowed, was found, and a little distance away, in a lonely ravine, the woman was dis- covered, sitting on a stone. She was so weak from lack of food and water that she could hardly stand and her mind was somewhat affected. FISHES WITH PITCHFORK. Twelve-pound Pickerel Is Landed by Small Boy. Francis Hanifin, a six-year-old boy, captured a twelve-pound pickerel with a pitchfork in a brook running through his father’s farm near Made lie. The little chap noticed the big fish floundering along in the shallow wa- ter, and running to the house he don- ned his rubber boots, seized a pitch- fork and started out to capture the finny monster. He waded into the brook and by cleverly manipulating the pitchfork managed to get the fish ashore after a hard struggle. The fish was almost as long as the boy was tall. PASTOR RESIGNS PULPIT. Dr. George N. Davis of Mankato Leaves Charge. Rev. George N. Davis, D. D., who has been pastor of the First Presby- terian chuch at Mankato for several years has tendered his resignation. No reason was given, and Dr. Davis’ fu- ture plans are not known. His family is in Europe. A meeting of the con- gregation was held to accept his resig- nation. Twice Gets Postoffice Job. Mr. M. B. Johnson, who was ap pointed pestmaster of Clarkfield, took charge of the office, succeeding W. B. Torgensen, who recently resigned. 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