Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-03-30
uncertain but its chances Of accomplish
ing its original purpose do not seem to
be great

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County option was killed in the house
for this session last week. Bills had
been introduced in both houses. That
in the house was presented by Mr..
jacobson, whose experience and ag-
gressive persistence assured it the best
possible treatment SO far as handling is
concerned. But the fates-as repre-
sented by the temperance committee
were not propitious, and after much de-
lay an adverse report was finally de-
cided on. When this was presented to
the house Mr.. jacobson made strenuous
efforts to reverse the committed and
have the bill placed on general orders
that the whole house might have an
opportunity to consider the merits of
the measure. However, the house also
was against him, the city members
especially, opposing his bill and by a
vote Of 46 to 60 his motion to revive the
bill was lost and the execution was
completed. Two years hence the same
fight will be resumed as it has been for
several past sessions.
The senate is in the act of killing, or
attempting to kill, the Jacobson bill to
increase the railroad gross earnings tax
from to per cent. After being in
the hands of different committees the
Judiciary committee finally decided to
report the bill for indefinite postpone
ment. It made a long statement of the
reasons for this action, the principal
question being as to charter rights of
various of the older railroad corpora
tons. One day was devoted to the dis
cussion Of the report last week without
reaching a decision, and it will be
further considered this week. So far
the discussion has been on a motion to
reverse the adverse committee action
and place the, bill on general orders,
bnt the debate has gone to a consider
able extent into the merits of the case.
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Frank Day, editor, former senator,
former Republican, former president of
the senate and lieutenant governor, &C
cerding to new senate resolution,
wants to receive pay for the session
when II. H. Dunn occupied a seat in
the senate because that body declared
that Days promotion to lieutenant gov
ernor had vacated his seat in that body.
In slang phrase, he wants the ''ghost to
walk" and when the resolution was
read some of the older senators looked
around as if they thought one ghost
was already trying to walk. The con-
test over the Martin county senatorship
was one of the notable events of the
last session, and this resolution is in
line with a decision of the supreme
court since that time, at least in so far
as Days right to the seat is concerned.
It is late in the session for any new
measure to pass both houses if there be
opposition, but osteopaths now hope for
their desired legislation because COM
promise has been reached by the senate
committee on medical bills, thus remov-
ing at least part of the opposition.
Under this compromise measure the
osteopaths are to have two places on the
state medical board of twelve members
the Christian Scientists are excepted
from the provisions of the measure and
applicants for licenses are to be exam
ined by the members of the board who
are of their particular school of medi-
cine, on therapeutics, chemistry, dag
nosis and the art of healing.
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The Grain Growers Cooperative AS
ISOLATION of Minnesota, or the officers,
Of that concern, believe that if they
had large elevator at Duluth it would
benefit the individual farmer in the
price he could secure for his wheat.
The farmers of the state were of this
opinion and they induced the state to
purchase land at Duluth for state ele-
vator, but thus far the state has only
acquired the site. Representative Ojen
introduced a bill for the leasing of this
site to the Grain Growers association
for the erection Of an elevator by the
association. AS the failure of the grain
growers to act on this permission could
not affect the states ownership of the
land the grain and warehouse commit
tee of the house recommended the bill
for passage.
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The sugar bounty fight is not yet over
by any means, the pending measures be-
ing for the amendment or repeal of the
present law. The senate has passed the
repeal bill and practically killed the
proposed amendment and limitation of
the present law. When the house took
up the Roberts bill to amend the old
law the action of the senate served to
point the way Of possible action. Mr..
Roberts wanted immediate action on
his limitation bill and urged such pro-
posal very insistently, but others called
attention to the senate's action and sug-
gested that wiser course would be to
await the arrival Of Senator BATHS bill
to repeal the bounty law as that was
manifestly the only measure the senate
would approve. 1t was so decided, the
decision being id a sort of half way en-.
dorsement Of repeal. $780,. -.
When the proposed bounty on pig iron