Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-01-19

Two years ago Governor Clough and
something of a controversy over the ap-
pointment of a member of the state
board of pharmacy. but Governor Lind
Is evidently aiming To avoid a similar
experience. In sending to the senate the
appointment of George II. Goodrich Of
Anoka, to the bo3ru, he was careful to
state that the selection was made, in
compliance with law, from list of
seven names submitted by that associ-
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The usual resolution favoring popular
vote for United States senator has al
ready passed the senate and will come
up almost any day in the house.
The supreme courts recent decision
that a saloonkeeper was not compelled
to sell liquor to a colored man if he did
not desire, is responsible for q civil
rights bill, introduced by j. Frank
Wheat ton, the eloquent colored lawyer
member from Minneapolis. It adds sa-
looms to the places of public entertain
ment where no discrimination shall be
permitted because Of race or color. d.
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A new house bill, il passed, will give
farm laborers lien for wages on crops
and farm second only to formal mort
cages. -. ~.
Sugar beet seed is to come up for con-
alteration again this year. Senator Batz,
the successor to Senator Keller, the so
called beet sugar king, wishes to undo
the work of the Rosebud senator" from
Stearns county. At least the present
senator from Stearns has introduced q
bill to repeal the beet sugar bounty law,
for the passage Of which the senator
from Stearns two years ago worked SO
faithfully and successfully. Senator
Keller was opposed by present Senator
BATE for reelection, and this is really q
continuation of the campaign fight.
Another sugar beet scheme is proposed
by Representative Foss of Grant county,
whose bill directs the state treasurer to
make free distribution to farmers of the
sugar beet seed still in his possession.
These are the extremes of the proposed
laws coming from the attempt by cult
waiting sugar beets reproduce beet sugar,
and there may be some discussion of
them later in the session., r
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Tax revision will be one of the most
important measures before the present
legislature. Everybody agrees on the
necessity, and if that We're all that was
required to effect remedy, the end
would be speedily accomplished. How
ever, there are many methods, and each
has many advocates, so that an early
agreement seems impossible. The prin-
cipal differences are whether to appoint
u commission to do the work before the
converting of the next legislature or to
try it by a joint committee during the
present session. There has been no
coditication of the tax laws since 1887,
when Mr.. Childs, then assistant attor-
ney general, made one, and the number
of amendments enacted since then has
been sufficient to mix things up bit.
Especially is this true in view of the
pronounced character of some of the
changes, notably in the mining and rail-
road taxes. Senator MCGOWAN has in
troduced a bill for a tax revision COM
mission, to report to the present session,
proposing joint legislative committee,
with the governor and auditor added.
State Auditor: Dunn expresses q
hearty appreciation of the compliment
implied in including his name but in
sisrs that he has too much to do
just now, and then anyway the time is
too short. He favors more time be-
cause the work should be so carefully
and thoroughly done that it could stand
for years and not be overhauled at
every session of the legislature. "Bob'
Dunn stands we'll with the Legislature,
which has enough business sense to ap-
preciate good advice and to seek what is
best for all interests. IL .
Over in Minneapolis the printers have
adopted resolutions in favor Of the state
publishing its own school books, and
committee will confer with the St. Paul
printers ON the subject. It is rather
doubtful, however, whether they will
endorse the proposal to have this work
done in the prison reformatory, as is
provided in one Of the new bills intro
duced last week. 49,. "*s.<::
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A somewhat unusual suggestion comes
from the gold Democrats, who announce
. belief that before the next campaign
tho silver issue will be 50 far out Of sight
that Governor Lind's connection with
the fusion forces will be entirely severed,
and he will be candidate for reelection
on the Republican ticket. What next?
An innovation, in tho MOI. of nkn&o =.