Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-02-09

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taese tree g the legal hon days ii, SIN.
nesota. the others being Lincoln's births
day, Washing as birthday. Memorial
day. labor day ana election day
: sssj s. 81 = i
Legislative employees physically and
/ financially regret that Lincolnss birth
! day will this year come on Sunday. but
that fact saves the state something like
81 100 in per diem, and the calendar
viii doubtless be forgiven for thus com.
@bining days.
s,s The farmer" members Of the house
did not shy quite 50 hard over the
bicycle path protection bill. this yyesz.
many of Tim voting for. it, tho y
speaking against it. The reason for this
apparently inconsistent action was tn
they wanted later to secure the enact
ment Of 9 law to protect the farmer ii
the partial use Of the roads he hal
made against the encroachInents Of the
hump backed fend who insisted on
keeping in the middle Of the road.
They gave notice Of such q proposition
but 1t is not thought the, bill has yet
been framea. Bicyclists gained consll.
cradle during the past two years. fol
Representative Grondahls attempt to
secure the passage Of a similar bill By
the last house gave him more trouble
than all the rest Of his work during that
session, while the present bill got
through with comparatively little Diff.
Guilty, friends Of tile bicyclist and the
bicycle path being in evidence from all
parts Of the state. II
Although the farmer" members sag.
gestion of a bill to protect them from,
the aggressions Of b;cy clists were largely
a jest the idea is considered a good one
in SO far as it means that the rights Of
all persons nsiug the highways should
be clearly and i,npartially defined. u
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A fire marshal, salary So, 900, is pro
vided for in q new bill by Representa-
tive Henderson. His duties are to in.
vestigate all fires and on discovery Of
evidence to institute suits, for arson.
Two years ago q similar measure was
antagonized as an attempt BY the FIR.
insurance com panses to make the public
authorities do their work. for them.
However, the insurance men hold that
such work is needed for public protec-
ton; and for once they are dif6delt and
retiring. fearing to incur the odium Of
prosecuting suspicious cases. This of
fee is IN entirely different one from the
state fire warden whose duties are pre-
tective and apply to the forests, while
the fire marshal would be in effect a &c.
,losecut or-exalnining MI gistrate
to Investigate suspicious tires in tie
cities. a 5$s
q Osteopathy ksc,5 advanced considerably
IN legislative procedure, the bills on
that phase Of the healing art having
been made 3 special order for w ednes-
day afternoon in the senate. There are
many friends Of tie new patty and it
remains to be seer whether they can be
united, or whether, in & ;hting over
slightly different ways Of providing tho
same thing. they fail to secure what
they ell want. .s. VIZ
Senator Roverud is the introducer Of
q bill to. prevent the Sunday theatre, BY
making It q 1nisdemeanor for any person
to take part in Sunday thcatricals or fcr
any property owner to allow such per.
formanses in his buildings. Ninety days
in jail or 500 fine would be the penalty
for violation Of the act If it became u
law. Another phase Of the Sunday
question was IN q liquor bill by Senator
Roverud which makes it q misdelneano1,
to deliver on Sunday liquor sold or given
away on q week day. 8 .. s.
Representative Wheaton's bill to-
amend the civil rights law, SO as to
require saloonkeepers to serve colorel
persons as we'll as white has passed thu
house and is now in charge OF the senate
temperance committee Bafcreit passed
the house N. G. Nelson Of Lake county,
after. carefully disaYowing any intent to
favor saloons expressed q fear lest BY
the passage Of such . lawthe white man
be Disseminated against, since he could
now be refused when already drunk;
while Mr.. Nelson thought possibly the
saloonkeeper would have the fear Of a
suit 50 strongly before his eyes that he
must sell to the colored man. drunk or
sober. Being assured That all would be
on az, equal footing he voted for the
hill Then PLAY IF Iae1-Se, !,