Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-01-26

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cations and a vigorous fight in its sup
port may be anticipated, III.
The name of Senator Grindeland is
attached to a. new bill that seeks to
regulate and license the commission
business throughout the state. 1t re-
quires license from the railroad and
warehouse commission, with bond for
the benefit of consignors of products.
Full reports must be made and the bus
mess generally is safeguarded for the
protection of all concerned.
Representative Plowman regretted
deeply the defeat of his bill to tax mort
ga les, notes, etc., declaring that here
was something that did uot pay it's
share of the public expenses. and SO
Representative Foss has fathered an
other bill OF the Bame nature but ap-
parently avoiding the legal technicality
that was the undoing OF the .Plowman
measure. Mr.. Foss proposes to push
his bill. which decreases the farmers
tax by the amount Of the mortgage tax.
The raising Of the age of consent to 1S
years is desired by the w. G. T. u. leg
islative committee, who are already
lobbying OH behalf of such measure,
although their bill has not yet been in
troduced.
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Forestry and fire protection does not
seem to meet with favor among some Of
the legislators. and already bill has
been introduced to repeal che law by
virtue OF which the veteran. General G.
9. Andrews is placed in q position to
advance practical measures for the cul
tivation, preservation protection and
extension of the forests. This matter
has been fought over: before the legisla-
ture before, and the fight is always q
hard one The Office was established
Immediately after the terrible Hinckley
fires, where over 50Olives were lost, and
during his inculnbency of the Office
General Andrews has not only watched
in person and by assistant fire wardens,
fires in the forests, but has in addition
done all things possible to cultivate
more careful habits among those going
into the forests, where in time past
much damage has resulted from tires
whose start was in the caselessless of
hunters and other woodslnen.
Personal liability bills are always
abundant, several being already in sight
and more coming. One of the latest was
introduced by Representative J. Frank
Wheaton, the first colored man to be-
come u member of the Minnesota legis-
lature, and in it he seeks to raise the
total amount Of damages for loss of life
from 5000 to $10,0O0., Mr.. Gutterson's
liability bill makes the employer re-
sponsible for the willful wrong done any
employe by another employe. 80
The length OF term for elected rail.
road commissioners IL one of the points
of difference between the bills now
pending. The Torson bill, in the house,
provides for . two-year term, all three
commissioners being voted on at eacl,
general election, while the senate bill
calls for four~year terms. In the house
an attempt was made to amend the
house bill extending the term to four or
six years. but both proposed changes
were voted, down. However. MI. Torson,
author Of the house bill, favors
some arrangement that will assure at
least one experienced commissioner
holding orer. which would not always
occur with two year terms, and he may
agree to that provision in the senate bill
when the measure comes to conference
If an agreement il not reached. earlier.
Some little political feeling was in
jected into the. house discussion Of the
measure ON Monday, until Mr.. Jacob
son. speaking for his Republican COL
leagues, disavowed any desire to inter
fers with Governor Lind's distribution
Of plums to the faithful. 49,, +:
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A house employee, who has been about,
the Legislature in various capacities for
several years. claims credit for the dis.
covery that however small the gallery
crowd may be there is alwaysa coloretl
man included therein. I'm fact he is al
most superstitious about it and daily
when the house is called to order he
anxiously scans the gallery until he secs
the expected black face, after which he
is able to settle down to his regular
duties.
Representative Tory, unlike other
Legislators who have sought to help the.
farmers get prison binding Irvine by
limiting it's sale by the prison officials