Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-04-15

The bill pre- venting minors under 81
years osage entering saloons and wine
rooms was passed under suspension Of
the rules. s4gs
The house passed Is bills and de-
feated two on attempted passage yes
terday, the greater portion of4the day
being devoted to work on the calendar
and the incidental de bate. Among the
measures passed was bill prohibiting
the use Of tobacco BY persons under 1s
years of age and by ell minor pupils of
public schools. ~.
A bill requiring railroads to issue
mileage books at cents per mile. and
under certain restrictions redeem un-
used portions, was passed. A largo
number of bills were killed in commit
tee of the whole, and . still larger
number are practically dead, owing to
being held back by committees.
An effort was made yesterday to.
order all committees to return bills in
their hands to the house with or with
out recommendation, but the effort
failed. An attempt to railroad through
new state printing law was made,
but it was sent to a special committee
instead. The reapportionments bill
which went to conference, committee
has been agreed to with the exception
of Ramsey county. The Ramsey dele
cation are in hopeless fight on the
measure and the legislature will have
to settle the dispute for them.
St. Paul, April. 12.-At last the re-
apportionment bill has passed both
houses and tardy act of justice has
been performed It really had passed
Friday night, with the exception ofthe
portion pertaining to Ramsey county.
Thatwa excepted, and the Ramsey
delegation was turned loose to fight II
out. It took them all day, but just as
Saturday night was approaching an
agreement was reached, the confer
ence committee reported and the re-
port was rushed through both houses.
The trouble in Ramsey county was a
desire to so divide the county that each
one of the four sitting senators could
have repu bllcan district, and that at
least two of the representatives who
have senatorial aspirations could also
have republican senatorial districts.
1t was an effort to put six pegs in four
holes.
The senate had the new game and
fish law for a special order on Satur.
day, but the special order was suspend
ed from time to time to allow other
business to come, or else nothing
would have been accomplished. An
unsuccessful effort was made to cut the
salary of chief game warden from ST..
009 to $1,000, and adjournment was
reached without final action on the bill
The local option bill was also dis
puted measure in the.senate. The bill
provides that person convicted of SELL
ing liquor in town which has voted
no license shall be punished by fine
':or" imprisonment. The present law
is fine ''and' imprisonment. The ar
gument against the change was that
blind piggers would not7object to pay
ing fines if there was no imprisonment,
as it would not cost so much as a
license. The bill passed without a vote
to spare.
The house, on Saturday, had the
spirit of reform and passed an i'm
portant senate bill. It provides that
when there is to be state or district
convention the primary meeting to Sc
lect delegates to the county conven-
ton, and the county convention to Sc
lect delegates to the state or district
conventions shall all be held on the
same day.. This prevents candidates
from working up their booms by call
ing early county conventions and Sc
curing delegates in their favor to in.
fluence the later conventions.
There was a little novelty in connec-
ton with the bill paying the expenses
of the Coates-Han contested election
The 2committee on legislative expenses
cut off $3.50 from the attorneys fees and
reported it back. The house took it
up on Saturday and restored the $3.50,
an appropriation of $966.
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T, B. Walkers planning mill at Crooks
ton was destroyed by fire.
Ed Eaton, while working in the
boiler room of the Red Wing Furniture
factory, was seriously injured. The
boiler burst and a fragment struck him