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THE MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE: THURSDAY APRIL 24 1919 r.XGE SIX vention system next year was dissi- but, substitutes in state institutions, the extension of permits. All were' House bills. Tho I.even bill defining the compe 'I ho only iccniizeci conventions to he held will be those for fielectinij dele gates to the national conventions. tency of witnesses, and tho Hullfrr bill providing for the publication of school board proceedingi in indepen dent districts, botli Jluuso bills, also Senate Votes to Repeal Session That Promised Much, Delivered Little, Ends Labors Coed Roads Bond Issue Constitutional Amendment Is Biggest Constructive Measure Passed By Legislators. wcro passea.

must, of b'st evening. The Senate had amended the bill, reducing the classes telephone companies to hut two, and il.is plan had gained many supporters in tlie Senate, but the friends of the telephone people wereactive anil kept up a coistaut jockeying to prevent the bill from coming up. Tho Senate refused to suspend the rules and tho bill was lost. Mutual Auto Insurance Bill Passed by Senate. The Solem Houso bill providing for the organization of mutual automo'oib insurance companies last night was passed without objection by the Sen City's Civil Service.

The State Senate last night passed Bulk Sales Bill Again Fails to Pass. The Senate last niirht refused to tho Dwyer bill, repealing tho Minneapolis civil servico law, by a vote of 35 to 2S. The measure went over to the House too late for action. The vote in the Senate was an indication however, that the upper branch felt suspend tho rules and killed the "bulk Sol- that there was some real sentiment for it was vetoed by tho Governor. Vonnass Tax Keasuroa rail cf Pasiage.

As iu previous sessions, the tonnage tax cimii' to the front. Three bills were introduced; two of them calling a gross tax aud one providing for a tax on net profits. Tl.e three, bills were jockeyed around so that it was the Nonpartisan league members providing a ten per cent tax on net profits wiiich was final ly presented to tho liouso for a vote. It failed of passage. Credit for the defeat of tonnage tax legislation rests almost wholly with Representative Charles T.

Murphy of Aurora, one of the youngest members of the House. Mr. Murphy displayed elements of leadership and floor gen eralship which would have done credit to a much older man. After the House killed the tonnage tax bill it passed, by a large vote, a till calling for a (ivo per cent tax on ore royalties. This measure was lost in the Senate by only one vote.

Irainnje Codified And Made More. Specific One of the last important measures to be assed was the one affecting drainage. It provides for a drainage repealing the bill. Primary Election Reform, Land Development, diers and Relief Among Important Proposals That Failed. ate, as wa3 the Siegel biii prohibiting Konator James J'wyer of Minneapolis sales bill to prevent mo saie oi merchandise in bulk to defraud creditors.

Kvcry session of the Senate for years has wound up with An attempt to pass this bill, whch has always failed. Last night, however, the bulk sailes bill did not end tho session. Other senators had bills they wanted passed. automatic, elevators in buildings rd by two or more tenants. Three bills from tho state nuditrr's has long advocated repeal of the bill.

This year the Senate pas an amendment' making it possible -for the chief of police in Minneapolis to discharge members of tho force for causo without referring action to the civil service office relating to timber permits were passed. One by Jaeobson, regula'ing (Continued From Page. 1.) the issuance of permits, another Darby, allowing the timber board to The most successful whaling ground just now is the South Atlantic, in the South Sbctlands and the South determine the nttinuer of sections IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED. Stat system of bard roads costing $100,000,000. Eatifyiug federal prohibition amendment.

Appropriating $1,800,000 for forest fire sufferers. Establishing State Board of Education. Appropriating $13,070,000 for educational purposes. University building pregram to cost $3,600,000. Establishing State Department of Agriculture.

Extending the scope of co-operative associations. Legalizing negotiations of prices by co-operative associations. Strengthening State Securities Commission law. Codifying bank laws. New fisli and game code.

Special aid to schools in forest fire zone. Purchase of $10,000 bonds to aid Moose Lake in replacing public-works. Prohibiting the display of the red flag. Making English the language of basic studies in all schools. To Punish seditious and disloyal acts.

Home schools for deaf, dumb, and blind children. Free tuition for returned soldiers In all colleges and technical schools. Commission to co-operate with Canada in deep waterway, Duluth to sea. New $300,000 Stock Barn on State Fair Grounds. Giving women the right to vote for presidential lectors.

Appropriations, $31,774,919.20. Tax Lexy, 1920, 3.5 mills. Tax Levy 1921, 3 mills. land that may be covered by a permit, and a third by Lagersou, regulating board, 'lho liouso refused to pass the bill. City employes maintained an aggres sive lobby at the Legislature, nnd one of tho civil service commissioners, appointed by former Mayor Van Lear was particularly active.

Resentment at such activities helped to bring about the expression of sentiment in tho Kenat it is said. rommisioncrs to take the place of the present drainage commission. Ho must be a qualified engineer. The laws relating to drainage aro codified and made more specific went to conference. It never came out.

Primary election reform died iu the conference committee. Dry Amendment Ratified Early In Game. Ratification of the prohibition amendment to the Federal constitution came early in the session. Its passage was a foregone conclusion in both Houses before the law-makers convened. Minnesota failed, however, to be among the first :16 states, making the required three-fourths majority.

It was a race between Nebraska and Minnesota and Nebraska won out. Once the amendment had been ratified, dry lenders at once turned their attention to a dry enforcement bill. Once more tho wet and dry fight was on becau the "wet" leaders sought to have an amendment to the bill permitting the sale and manufacture of beer containing not more than 2 per cent of alcohol. The "2 per cent" amendment failed in the House nnd the enforcement bill went over to the Sen Effort to Revive Soldiers' Bonus Fails. Senator James Handlan of St.

Paul tax levy will bo 3.5 mills for the first year aud 3 mills for the second year of the bkntiium. It isn't difficult to sum up the measures of statewide importance which passed. First there was the pood roads amendment. Besides that, there were ratification of tiie federal prohibitian amendment a bill establishing the state department of agriculture; codilieation of laws relating to drainage and to game and fish; a memorial to Congress oa the necessity fur a woman suli'rago amendment to "the Federal Constitution; and extension of the right to women to vote for presidential electors. When the session closed, feeling bo-tween the two branches of the Legislature had reached a high pitch.

The House program had been put tarouga. The Senate stepped on much of it. More than that, the Governor aligned himself with the upper branch on the election reform proposals, and created more hard Seeling in the lower body, i Many reasons are given for the Sen I I' 1 1 VM. Senators Vote tor Negro Battalion Bill Unawares. tried to bring up the bill recently passed by the House appropriating $4,500,000 for soldier's bonus early last The House bill providing for a negro battalion in tho Minnesota National night, put tlie Senate would have none of it.

Senator James Carlev said that the soldiers did not want a bonus of that kind. Other senators also pro BASIC OPEN HEARTH STEEL PRODUCTS STEEL hides its weakness as well as its strength. It is safe to say that steel is only as good as the company that makes it, for into it making; must enterexact knowledge as well as the right elements. The products of this company are noted for their highly uniform quality. One reason lies in the fact that we own our own ore and ships and make our own coke and pij iron.

Ask fot Quota ion on tfwtural tied, ban, tbttit and plain. Shipmentt are Jactlitattd by our location. INLAND STEEL COMPANY First National Bank Building, Chicago Work i Indiana Harbor, aad Ckicaia H.iabu, UL tested, Tho bill was in tho hands of the Senate committee on finance, along ith tho Sullivan-Wold bill appropri ate practically as framed by the anti-saloon League of Minnesota. In tho ating $10,000,000 for a revolving fnfid to aid soldiers in need, and to make loans to others who may want to buy homes, or farms, or train themselves for business. sidcred.

After a weok 's work, the reconsideration vote was taken and lost bv 30 to 35. with two senators absent. House Repasses Game and Fish Bill go to 2g. Opponents of tho state fund plan in Nearest Branch Office: St. Paul Guard slipped through the Senate yes terday afternoon before the memoeri knew what they were voting on.

Sena tor Devoid began to voice a vigorous protest, bnt he was called to order by Lieutenant Governor Fraukson. Senator Putnam also said that he and other members did not realize whut they wire, voting on, but the roll call was finished and the vote was allowed to stand. Senator Charles Orr, of St. Paul, called up the bill, and tho members' promptly began to vote for it, some of them chuckling, but most of them Ufferent, until Senator Devoid juaipcd np and demanded that ho be recorded as voting no. Ho was called to order and the roll call was finished.

Then Senator Putnam sail he thought the vote by which the bill was passed should be reconsidered. Demands for Senator Orr to explain the bill, came from all parts of the chamber, but Orr only laughed. Sena tor Gustav Widcll, Maukato, explained the bill, but the Senate, did not reconsider tho vote. a rns'ir ti ll The House yesterday voted 43 to f.9 to accept the conference report on the game and fish bill accordtng to the Senate amendments, and repassed the bill, 90 to 29. Bill to Reclassify Senate, the "2 per cent" fight was again instituted but with the same effect.

The original bill called for a limit of one-half of one per cent of alcohol and that is the way it remained. The Senate did, however, tack on one amendment pr viding that the dry enforcement bill should not go into effect in case the Federal prohibition amendment was declared invalid. Dry leaders fought this provision, because they thought it might invalidate the whole law. Wets contended, however, that unVss such a proviso was included tna enforcement bill meant statutory prohibition if the amendment was knocked out. $100,000,000 Bond ISBtie Tor Good Eoads Is Passed.

After several days of conference, the House filially accepted tho one amendment niado by the Senate and the bill went to tha Governor and was signed. The fight between the drys and the wets was only a more ghost of the battle fought between those factious in years gone by. It was evident thatthe wet and dry "issue has now entirely disappeared from Minnesota politics, And ate situation. First came the Sullivau-AVillcox contest, which split that body. H.

Sullivan of Stillwater congested tie election of W. V. Willcox, tNonpartlsan leaguer. The Senate final-3r declared the seat vacant and a new election was ordered. Senator Sullivan was elected at the second election and 'assumed the seat.

AVhatcver the real reason for the condition in the Senate, the fact re-tmaiiis, however, that many important bills met defeat in the upper branch. Primary Elecefon TJnreformed, 2'g Disappointment. The big disappointment of the ses-i'iin was, naturally, the failure to accomplish anything along the lines of primary election law reform. And here the Senate is largely to blame. Tho House accomplished something; the Brnate blocked it.

People of Minnesota hav good reason to reproach the especially the senators, for the lack of changes in 'the election system. Unless, by some chance, a apodal session should be called, the same old hodge-nodee svstcra which created such a sisted that it was a step towarus tne socialized state. The labor leaders insisted that it was only giving labor its due. One thing Is certain. State workmen's compensation insurance will become a big issuo tn the coming campaign.

Doth houses of the Legislature have arranged for interim committees to study the problem and report at the next session. Several amendments to the present workmen 's compensation law, some raising tho benefits, were passed. But the ono-day-rest-in-scven bill, the proposed constitutional amendment for the eiffht-hou day and other measures Phone Companies Lost. The Scrline House bill, reclassifying telephone companies of the stato for the purpose of taxation and increasing their gross earnings taxes, was tho center of all maneuvers in the Senate throughout asked for by the State Federation of Labor met defeat at the hands of tho Senate. Woman Suffrage Memorial Passed in Both Houses.

Both House and Senate agreed on both sides rejoice. Perhaps the most important piece oi the passago of a memorial to Congress legislation passed at the Forty-first session was the submission of tho consti Nicollet Island Park Investigation Approved. The Senate yesterday passed the Cal-lahaa bill authorizing the Minneapolis city council to spend to investigate the feasibility of making a park of Nicollet island, tho Putnam house bill authorizing Fergus Falls to build an armory, the P.enson Senate bill to reimburse school districts placing vocational training departments in high fehoolg and 'the House bill couifying the state printing laws, the House salvage corps bill, providing for two ships and increasing the insurance tax to pay the extra men, the Coleman bill permitting state employes to draw unrnis the passage or a woman suuragc amendment to tho federal constitution. That is what the Minnesota Woman tutional amendmont for bond issue for the construction of more than 7,000 miles of hard-surfaced roads throughout the state. Suffrage association asked for.

The House went, further, however, anil The amendment was sponsored by tho passed a bill providing for the sub state liiffhwav commission, and was mission of an equal suurage -amendment to the state constitution. The Senate killed that bill when it was distressing situation in the state last year will prevail next year, -After a thorough canvass, House leaders decided that it was impossible to go back to the old ohvention system 11 the way down the line, even though safeguards were thrown around selection of delegates. It was generally admitted that the chief objection to the old convention was the method of selecting delegates by tho old boss-controlled caucus. So tho House leaders decided that it would provide for state conventions, made up of duly elected delegates, to nominate candidates for United States senator, state offices and the supreme court. It was thought bet not to Inclndo county and legislative officers, who are now on a nonpartisan basis.

The War-ner-Hompe bill, makin? those provi- olnna tram Kv ttlA ITMlfiA VtV II toid that the majority of the women pay on more than one voucher, the interested in the subject preferred fed Cliff bill standardizing the requirements and inspection of canneries, the House bill authorizing armorr boards to sell armory sites, and providing for the up keep of armories. named the Habcock plan. Jt proviues for hard-surfaced highways through every county in the state. Some objection was raised to the inclusion in the constitution of tlie various routes. adoption of the amendment will make the state constitution one-third longer than it now is.

It was realized, however, that inclusion in the constitution would prevent tho whole scheme of becoming a "pork barrel" in future sessions. The people of the state will vote on the bond issue at the next general election. An active campaign for that amendment is now being prepared. The Senato first acted on the Printing Commission, Car c-ral to state Minnesota women will be permitted to vote for presidential electors at the coming elections, however. The Theodore Christiansen bill extending them that right was passed by both branches.

It is patterned after the Illinois law. There has been some question as to the constitutionality of tho act passed but that, matter will likely be tested in the courts before very long. Aericultivral Leirt station Shop Bills Are Passed. The Rockne Senate bill creating a State Printing Commission was passeJ yesterday after a prolonged debate over the adoption of the conference re port. bill and four days later llouserinally Is Adopted.

The Pernard bill requiring railroad passed it. Very few amendments were added. Senator Patrick II. McGarry of car shops to provide sheited and sani tary conditions for workmen was to noun, nan 'a nrv substantial vote. The fight then centered in the Senate.

At first it was believed the Senate would pass the bill. But aspirants for public office in many Instances got busy. Some of them saw their prestige slipping from them. They started the work of undermining. Rockne Offers Bill Tor Party Platforms.

Finally Senator A. J. Rockns of Zumbrota introduced a bill calling for pre-primary party conventions merely to indorse candidates on the primary ballots. It would have Permitted after minor Senate amendments Until the last throe days of the tcssior it looked as though even the bill providing, for the establishment of a department of agriculture would go by the board. An agreement was reached between tho House and the Senate-, however; and the measure was had been adopted.

This bill was vig orously opposed by the railroad repre sentatives at public hearings before Walker steered the bill througj the up per body and Representative Oscar Swenson of Nicollet was the sponsor in the House. Later on, a half-dozen other state highway department bills, supplementary to" the Uabcock plan, were passed by both houses. One of these allows county boards, by a unanimous vote, to authorize sale of bonds up to $250,000 one of tho few constructive matters the House Committee on Labor. Tho House adopted the conference re nort on the Swanon Senate bill relat of legislation accomplished. As usual, it was the House which first p.assed the bill, originally intro ing to county agents and agricultural extension work, removing tho manda adoption of party platforms.

It made it possible to indorse candidates for tory clause relating to the employment duced in tho House by Representative Elias Nordgren aud iu tho Senate by Senator Gandrud. The bill provided or county ogents, and repassed the bill The House amended the bill to rend fo? the appointment of a commissioner "may" instead of "shall" in the clause authorizing county boards to employ agents, nnd the conference was of agriculture by the governor. Jt gave that officer powers of investigation into over this amendment. marketing condition and charged him with the duties of co-operating with for road construction and, by a four-fifths vote, up to $12.5,000, It is reported that several counties are already taking advantage of this plan. liy this method, it is possible to take athantacc of federal aid offered the state.

It means a comprehensive system of rend building will be undertaken at on'e. Ratification of the state amendment by tho people ft year from this coining fall will mean that Minnesota will take the first rank In road building. Illinois and Pennsylvania all ottiees. Advocates of tho Wnrnef-Tlompe plan and the Rockne plan then divided. Ti former sought an out an out nom jnating convention, the others wanted on indorsement convention.

ThP AJ'arncr llompc bill provided for elected delegates; 'lie Rockne plan peimitted wlection in the same old caucus method which brought discredit to the old time convention. Several leading country editors took A hand in the fit-ht. A meeting' of both producer and consumer. Ono of its main features was the provision for No Primary Law as Conferees Disagree. a sou survey of the state.

When the Nordgrcn bill went over to the Senate that body substituted If any last ray of hope remained that a party convention bill or bill amending tho primary law would be enacted a lengthy measure prepared by Senator Cliff of Ortonville. Hurried conferences wero held. The Houso bill was finally amended to include some of the have already entered upon a system similar to that proposed in Minnesota. Legislature Fails to Adopt ot this session of the Legislature, it was dispelled early last night when Land Development Measures. flfter a final meting, the House and enforcement provisions of the Cliff bill and It was passed in that form.

Senate conference committee on the The Legislature failed miserably in amendments to the Wsrner-IIompe bill adopting uu adequate land policy for The House accepted the amendment. 1 1. hi Lmk Jt tkti LtU tm JUartir tho slate. The talk or reported that it was absolutely nnnble A bill relating to co-opoTRtlvs organ to agree and asked for a discbarge izations was also passed by both houses plars had been uppermost when the session met. but, apparently, it was which was granted.

a a companion bill to the department Tho House members refused to ac nditors was called bot those met refused to indorse either plan. The left in charge, however, plainly supported the Rockne bill. They did the ground that it went "down the line" by permitting indorsement of candidates for county and oflin-s. Governor llurnipiist, who had been reported as favorable to tho House bill as to jt general features, took no part in the legislative until it became apparent that the Senate was 10 act. Then tho Governor sent a special message to the upper body intimating clearly that he favored the Rockiie plan.

Executives Action Only Arouses liouss. of agriculture measure. only talk. Tho Senate had two land-development measures before it. One, cept tho Rockne bill, which tho Senate Several other bills desired bv the agricultural interests of the state fell the Clill-l'essette bill, would have permitted counties to improve lands.

The other, tho one introduced by benator had adopted as an amendment to the Warner-Hompe bill, nnd the Senate conferees would have nothing but the by tho wayside. None of the bills a'ked for by the Nonpartisan league RAYNSTER is the name of a complete line of weatherproof clothing made by the United States Rubber Company the world's largest rubber manufacturer. Your Raynster may be a heavy rubber- was passed. The Legislature did pass Leonard Nord of international rails, permitted the organization of coloniza Rockne bill. Thus all hope of nonun ating candidates for offlco by the con the hill prohibiting the use of butter tion corporations to imv, improve und sell agricultural lands to bona flde The action ot tho chief executive B-rvcJ to iiroibo House members They blamed him for failing to indicate his preferences in an open messnRe when they ronsidcrcd the legislation la I'ebiua y.

1'rum that time on, the settlers on long time payments. Iho first measure was defeated in the Senate. Tho Nord bill passed tho Senate and was killed in the lower branch. Tho House also killed tho McGarry bill increasing tho amount to be expended on state improvement of un-fettled lands from the revolving fund. Failure to accomplish anything oa this very important subject is one of the black marks against tho Forty-first sessi'in.

Now, If ever, a real land development policy should have devel House phoned Hint It disapprove! of the Governor action. Un several oc cssions, it took a decided rap at him and it was traceable, to Lis action in the primary election matter. The Senate delayed uction time and Stain. A preliminary confi rence com oped. Thcro were those, like Senators mittee ws appointed, made up of five Nord, McGarry and others, who struggled with the problem.

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S. seal which stands for quality wherever you see it. Raynsters are sold by many good shops in this city. The following well-known stores are among the places where Raynsters may be found: For Sale by from each House. either side could Agree.

On Monday of this week, with the Legislature about to c'oje, tho Senate t'tiallv came to vote. Senator Cole- 1, the fact remains that nothing was done. labor Legislation important Pesture of House Program. Tho State Federation of Labor sponsored a number of bills, the most important of which was the one providing lor a edate fund for workme.ni com J'lua VI i "nn ii.i. iM.in figure in tho fight.

The Minneapolis senator, who succeeded Senator "Wallace, wanted to pass tho Warner-Hompe bill with amendments which pensation insurance, This measure was Constipated Children Gladly Take "California Syrup of Figs" For the Liver and Bowels Tell your druggist you want genuine Tnlifnrnla Syrup of Figs." Full directions and dose for babies and children of all ages who arc constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue- coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on the bottle. Look for the name "California" Vfonld have been acceptable to the Hous leaders. lie presented his Amendments, maliiug the precinct the 'unit and providing for county conventions, businu tho representation on the vote for governor and making it pos-wlilc for the eonnty. conventions to wake Ti commendations for county officers. His plan was cotnpr'insise.

It was defeated by large vote. Ti Senate then paued the Roekn bill, after striking out nil of the features relating to county and legislative officers. That wti" tho one thing the part of tho House program and was passed by a substantial vote. The real fight on it came in tho Scuate. The upper body first had a tie vote, S3 to with one man absent, It then adopted an ameiidment which would have permitted stock companies to operate.

Under lie terms of the original bill stock companies were put out of business mid the state wrs given control of the fund. The Senate adopted tho amendment opening the door to tuck companies by a vote of 34 to ,12. Tlmn, at the' request of the labor lenders, the bill was killed altogether. The subject wns not a dead Issun in tho upper body, however. Labor lead' Maurice Rothschild Co d-.

a a a Ifonr MInnea polls Valace Lothinq home Be. rial Cblcsg fhwrfiilly r.tuuded country editors and other advocates of th nlnn had noon contending ror St. t'aul: Robert, cor. 7th. Minneapolis: Nicollet, cor.

-1th. accept no other Jig Tbs House refused to accept tho 4 Sennit amenJmtDts and the matter AdvtrtlMmiGoi. i era set about to have the bill reccm-.