Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-02-02

man II ne OlO NOT 10 0o81f0. Af. Whoar
ton, therefore, proposed an amendment
to the civil rights law to add saloons"
to the hotels, restaurants and, other
places of public entertainment where
race discrimination is prohibited by law.
When his bill came up for consideration
by the judiciary committee Mr.: Wheaton
was present and began au eloquent plea
on behalf of human liberty and civil
rights. When he had been speaking
and speaking well-for 10 minutes he
was interrupted by the question, "What
change doss your bill make in the prey
emf law To which Mr. Wheaton 70.
piled, adds saloon to the riaoes
named therein" whereupon the interro
eating committeeman promptly moved
that the bill be recommended favorably
to the house and his motion was carried
with equal promptness and entire unan
unity. In view of the outcome the col
ored orator will undoubtedly forgive
the committee for thus shutting of hi,
carefully prepared Grafton. ~.
Something of . variation from tn.
famous jacobson railroad "Y'' law il
what might almost be called tele
phone ~" provision in Senator Bene
diets bill bringing telephone companies
under the control of the railroad com
missioners as common carriers. 1t re
Quires telephone companies to furnish
at all exchanges . connection for any
other company desiring to reach point
on tho formers lines, and agreeing tt
pay the customary tolls. BY this pro
vision the senator believes there would
be established complete system all
over tho state. Further, it would not
where there are two competing com
panies, compel the subscriber to place
both in his home or business place
since by the switchboard. or ~" hi
could talk to any person having .
telephone, whether in the same company
as his own or not. Periodical visits Is
ell telephone exchanges is required Of
the state railroad commissioners Tbs
Objectionable feature in the present
system that is not touched is that con
dition-and not theory-that brings Sc
often the answer cline 3 busy.'s when
the irate telephoner fully believes il
should be stated, I'm busy gossiping,'
because there is usually peculiar buzz
ing sound in the phone after such an.
sWer.
The suggestion that the state farm
the Kandiyohi county capital lands with
men and boys from the state reforma,
tory is meeting with some favor. It i.
to be considered in the shape Of bill
and the idea will be placed before the
state board Of corrections aud charities
At its meeting on Feb. 7. ,<.
Hunters aud anglers propose to have
some say in the enactment Of game
laws and the state association at meet.
ing in Minneapolis . few days ago
agreed upon bill which, in the opin:
ion Of the members of the association
will amply protect game. It carries
out many of the suggestions of the con.
ference of state game wardens which
recently met in Chicago. The cooper
alton Of all local ~sportsmens' clubs
clubs throughout the state is to be sought
in securing this desired legislation.
y
That cons"'nptives' resort at Leech
Lake, as it has been mothered by thu
Minnesota Federation of Women'i
clubs, seeks to increase the Itasca STATE
park and if funds can be raised
by appropriation or otherwise, then thu
park near Leech Lake will be brought
forward for favorable consideration.
But the consumptives resort bill, a. in.
troduced in the senate on Friday b.
Senator Me- arthy, whose measure alsa
includes the proposal to reserve nat.
ursl Pine forest as q park, simply pro
vides for the preliminary work, such q
surveys, condemnation Of land and
transfer Of state lauds to the park, thu
final details being left to the next lsgis
latu1s, which may abandon tho wholt
matter # it doss notapprove tho loca,
ten Of the park. The bill proposes Z
location Close to Walker, on Leech lake
and the governor is to appoint thre<
commissioners. who must serve without
compensation, 70 carry through the pre-
Hna1nazy proceedings fer securing thu
aasised park lands, =.
Attorney General Douglas having I'd.
vised the Legislature that the Torre0l
system Of Land tFansfers ~ operated il
Australia and Manitoba was clearly N
constitutional, but that the legialatarl
had full power to enact simpi6ed sys
TEN. . hill has already been introduced
BY Senator MCGOWAN providing for tn,
appointment Of q commission BY the
governor to draw up . measure in &C.
serdance with the suggss6ons At the
attorney general. However, such 4
proposition il not likely to b adopted
The Republican Legislature has Ne res
son 10 hslieys that . commission ap
r,0intod hv thu sssi1var,dornono,s ox>cv,