Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-02-25

Dy formal resolution unianimo;usiy
adopted expressed decided approval Of
the course Of Democratic United States
Senator David =. Hill in calling for
the release Of Cuban Correspondent
Scovel.
Senator Stevens has expressed his
pity for tho loneliness Of the inmates of
the soldiers home BY introducing bill
providing that the trustees of the home
shall provide for the admission Of the
wives and children of the inmates of
the home. under the same regulations
that govern the soldiers guests.
Bills having been introduced in both
houses requiring labels ON prison made
goods, it has been suggested that
'sweat shop" products shonld also be
marked, rs they are, so far as health is
concerned, more dangerous to the pur-
chasing pubic than the goods made in
the wholesome prison shops. Labor
organizations will secure the first be-
fore they attempt the second. -
Senator Theden has introduced in
the senate very stringent child labor
bill and will push it through both
houses if possible. His committee in
vestigating department stores has
brought out facts already to confirm
him in his opposition to child labor.
The pages of the two houses, wishing
to profit by what they observe of legis-
lative methods, have organized what
they call the third house, with Ross
AcMichael, one of the house pages, as
speaker. They selected Hon. Dan
Shell of Worthington as page, andewill
meet at intervals to consider what may
occur to them as worthy Of their ut.
tentlon.
There are few matters coming before
the legislature that do not have more or
less politics in them. This is very de-
cidedly true Of the investigation Of the
state labor bureau. It was believed by
the Republicans that the silver people,
resenting Commissioner Powers fa-
NOUS reports, were seeking to give
political turn to this investigation for
the sake Of future campaign material,
and that they hoped for something like
whitewash. So there was held the
other night a Republican caucus, and
after canvassing tho subject very thor
oughly it was decided to carry out the
investigation in the most thorough
manner, that being considered the
most effective way of disproving the
various charges against the labor bu-
reau. When the investigating COM
mittee reports to tho senate that body
will take up tho report and give it most
careful consideration. Specific charges
only, however, will be Investigated.
A resolution has boon adopted BY tho
house calling on the president Of the
state university for mass of informa-
ton rs to attendance. receipts and ex-
penditures, amount of various funde,
whether any departments are self sus-
tanning, what sums have been spent on
buildings and what il the university
endowment and how much the annual
income. The resolution arose from tho
somewhat heated discussion of = bill
increasing the tax for university pur-
poses from 10 of a mill to .23. and is
desired before that bill is again up for
action before the house. The original
resolution, introduced by Mr.. Foss,
asked only for attendance of non.resi-
dents of Minnesota, the other points
called for being covered by . very COM
prehensive amendment offered by Mr..
Donnelly.
Chief Clerk Bowling celebrated his
slst birthday anniversary last Wednes'
day, his wife inviting q number of his
newspaper friends to surprise banquet
ut their hotel, and tho newspaper
crowd had = very pleasant evening. In
speaking about it the next day to
prominent state Official he asked me,
what does Bowling want? Is he
hoping to become governor or con-
gressman?' The question may have
been suggested by personal experience
or by observation Of the fact that few
politicians do much entertaining, even
to tho extent Of treating to cigars, un-
less they have some special object in
view. However, As this affair was !
surprise to Bowling, Of course the sug-
gestion Of political ambition would fall
to the grould.
Modern improvements have been
added to this legislature that were not
dreamed Of by old time Legislators. A
telephone system now connects the
clerks desl on the floor with all the
committee rooms. and a big SIGNAL hall