Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-01-12

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for 8, 9O9.vO. while the senate mileage
was IL, 341 at an expense Of $2,0O1. Is.
Minnesota Is assuredly large state.
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The prison Irvine difficulty has evi-
IDENTIFY caused considerable thought to
Legislators, for the first bill day saw two
bills on the subject, one in each house.
In the senate that Of Senator Young
aims to solve the difficulty Of disposinR
Of the Irvine from, the state prison by
placing in each county an agent who
shall take the orders for prison Irvine &c
q nominal and agreed commission for
himsslf, thus protecting the farmers
from the retailers who did not keep their
agreement to soil to farmers direct at 8
scheduled low price. Representative
Foss. in the house, presented bill for
the sale Of tho twine direct to the farm
ers. It was noted in this connection
that in his inaugural message Governor
Land had not ono word to say 6f mis-.
management Of tho prison, but admit
ted that nothing could be truthfuliy
said against it; and this, notwithstand-
ing tho campaign thunder Of tho silver
demopops. s.,
Minnesota business men propose to
have few things to say to Che legisls-
ture. and after psrfecting IN organiza-
ton. they outlined what they wanted
put into tho form Of law. Primarily.
their object is the better protection OF
the dealers. More specifically they will
seek to remove the exemption from sala-
ries of public officials, and to place fur
ther restrictions On the debtor, 50 thst
the chances for fraud will be reduced to
the minimum. SIS s..
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& The senatorial caucus wss held early
ssanaaas vkplsect ap the blicans
voted to instr1ct themselves to vote fofi'
Senator Davis rs his own successor at
Washington. The action was entirely
formal, and at NO time was anything
else thought Of, but this action effectu-
ally disposed of all rum0rs in Demo,
cratic sources that there was likely to be
Republican opposition to the return Of
Davis to the senate. Even those who
4 osed Davis SIX years ago were pres.
ont and voting and speaking for him
last week. .
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There are in the senate 50 many mem
bers who have been promoted from the
lower house or reelected because Of
efficient services in the upper house that
it was impossible to mention more than
q very few last week in speaking of pro-
motions as a reward of merit in politics.
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There are in the Thirteenth regiment
OF Minnesota volunteers, now seeing
service at Manila, number of soldiers
who were in the state university but
whose homes were outside of Minnesota.
It has been suggested that in the case Of
these students, several of whom were
medical students, q law be passed per-
uniting them to receive their diplomas
without the usual fee required Of non
residents. The suggestion was made to
the attorney general and Immediately
General Douglass began the preparation
Of such bill. t5 - '5,ss s;5
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Lieutenant Governor Smith was new
to Legislative affairs, hut has already
demonstrated that hewin not be BY any
means the poorest presiding officer who
ever occupied his chair. He lisa student
Of parliamentary law and IS careful3to
get the proper bearings Of any question,
while his decisions are prompt.
There was something Of q change this
year in the chief clerkship of the house.
It Is 9 good many years since that Office
has been held by any other than news
paper man, and no one grudges the
chance for preacher to have good po-
sition like this, especially since it is such
9 good fellow as Bergstrom. The news-
paper man, however, had his honors in
the case Of the speakership, for Speaker
Dare is 3 newspaper man and q good
one, as his bright country weekly period
lcally demonstrates. Speaker Dare has
been active in politics for over Is years
md was q leader in legislative affairs
From his first appearance here four years
ago, this being his third term in the
house. Few men say less than he and
ret what he says is to the point and his
has been correspondingly
greater, for there are few members who
IAN talk all the time and retain any In
luence. That the new speaker will be
success was conceded even when there
vere other candidates IN the field for !
hA pnaitinn.