Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-02-02
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LEGISLATIVE LETTER
BOTH HOUSES TAKE A SATURDAY
AND MONDAY RECESS.

BOTH HOUSES TAKE A SATURDAY.
AND MONDAY RECESS.
Drainage Legislation Comes 70 the Front
~ = Natter of Gensrel Importance
Antitrust Measure, ~'slex-Pallinx~ Noi
Prominent 49, Detention Hospitals pig
Iron Bounty-Telephoue ~" Bill-Gam.
Lavs-Consumptivs Resorts-Ths Tor
rsns System- Other Legislative Matters
ST.. PAUD, Jan. 80.-In accordance
with tacit agreement made when thu
honse refused to adjourn. over Saturday
and Monday week ago, that body tool
such recess this week, but before do
ing 80 cleared up all the work that wa.
before it. The senate can usually, hav.
ing fewer members and consequently
fewer minds to make agree on legisla
ton, dispose of it's business more rapidly
than the house and adjourn over with.
out fear of getting behind in its work al
this early stage Of the session.
O1oAN0So AcS4oldtsOu HAS Q0x0GOIOfe
been looked upon as almost the monop
oily Of the Red River valley counties, al.
though an occasional want has been ex.
pressed by others. Now the counties
farther east. realizing the benefits to b<
derived from a thorough system oil
drainage, are laying plans for state help
TO reclaim waste lands. Occasional at
tempts have been made along this linz
in all sections, but the Sixth district is
systematically going about the matter.
They propose to ask this legislature TO,
a survey Of Itasca, Carlton, st. Louis,
Beltrami, Cass, Aitkin, Hubbard and
Grow Wing counties. for the purpose Of
formulating a drainage system to re.
claim some millions of acres of swamp
and marsh lands. Until such survey
is made, it is impossible to know just
how effectively these lands could bl
drained, and the water supply at thu
headwaters of the Mississippi must alss
be considered.
Antitrust bills are to be expected,
but it is seldom two such stringent onea
appear in one house on the same day, "a
happened the other day, when Senator
Miller (Rep.) and Senator McGowap
(Dem-Pop.) introduced their bills to de-
clare unlawful all trusts and combine
tons in restraint of trade, and to pro
vide penalties therefor. Both bills have
the same aim in their general terms, al
though some suspect Senator Miller'l
bill to be more particularly directed al
the so-called insurance combine. Sena,
tor McGowan's bill is more severe in the
penalties provided, but, generally, the
bills are much alike. Legislation Of
this sort is one of Senator Millers hob
bies, and he will support his bill With
all his well known energy. -. :
4 80 -
So called "leg-pulling. measures have
not been SO apparent thus far as is some.
times the case. OF course it is not III.
ways possible to recognize them al
sight, for they will be as much as posi-
BILE disguised or oloaked in order the
better to accomplish their purpose.
Large corporations, generally railroads
or mining companies, have been the vic.
Tins in the past, but new field has
been found, SO think the ''grafters," and
they propose to work it. This is the
liquor ield-if fluid may be said to
have a field. The suggestion is that BY
the introduction or threatened introduce
tion OF measure materially increasing
the saloon license in the large cities
the brewers and oilers interested could
be persuaded" to give Q few gen.
erous tips" to the aforesaid Orators. II
was . little unfortunate for these
hard ''workers" that they should have
told several members and ex-menb ere Of
the proposed measure, while inssoiously
asking, at the Same time, what do yoa
think there will be In it, 80.
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In the interest Of economy, and In o.
der to avoid committing to tie aaylumna
persons who through sickness may h
temporarily unbalanced mentally, there
il strong movement in favor Of ths ~
tablishmsnt near on IN the Largo cities Of
detention hospitals for tho insane. Bill
are pending and public hearings have
been granted to phydcians and otAsn
interested.
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A bounty fen the manufacture Of pig
Iron in Minnesota is proposed in . bill
that has been introduced in both houses
BY tho St. Louis county delegation. II
il modelled closely after the sugar been
bounty law and 10 to b.. urged ON the at
tsntion Of the Legislature. Thsre have
heretofore been measures to provide tos
+ rebate in taxes On Minnesota iron
anelted in the state, bat this 10 the first
proposal Of = straight bounty, the
4nount provided being 80 cents 9 ton.
The friends Of tho bill believe that il thu