Next to the railroads the spasm oi
reform is in life insurance. The com
mission which met a year ago in Chi
cago to improve the methods of life
Insurance has put in a whole, year in
drafting bills and one day last week
between twenty and thirty bills we're
offered in the house regulating life
insurance. The senate ..hy® as many
more, only they have presented them
as a sort of job lot and not so specific
ally in detail as has the house. Still,,
ft looks as if after this legislature ad
journs a man could carry a little life
insurance in Minnesota with the hope
that his family, would obtain enough
to pay funeral expenses, at least, if
not sufficient for a trip to Europe.
There, is a. bill pending for keeping
the normal schools open the entire
year. This is neither fair nor just to
those in charge of those institution^,
but in hearty accord with the general
sentiment of making people not only
earn their money, but a little more.
I have been' especially impressed
with the smoothness with which the
secretary of state's office has been
operated under its new manager, Ju
lius Schmahl. Everything goes along
as if the same men had been in charge
all their lives. Julius put in a new
corps, but they all seem to .under
stand their business and the office
runs as smooth as if there had been
no new men placed at the helm.
One Million for Exposition..
