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

.distely afssk Organization ana reporting
tho milssxs accounts Of the member Df
tho two l,os,ses drawn vouch-
sers will then reimburse members for
their outlsy in purchasing railroad tick
cts, for Of course nobody supposed they
would want passes 50 early in the year!
The senate mileage list is headed BY
Senator Andrew Grindeland Of Warren,
whose 500 miles entitle him to
go. 80. Senator John J. Ryder Of East
Grand Forks, with GIG miles and 500. 90
Is close second. The St. Paul soma
tors were allowed two miles each, but
several of them waived their mileage.
while Senator Du Toit of Chaska, en-.
tered protest that he was credited
with IL miles in excess Of what was his
due. In the house no allowance was
made to St. Paul members. Represen-
tative Medicraft Of Roseau county, with
$50 miles to his credit, takes the lead in
both houses, drawing $127.50. He trav-
eled $50 miles Of this by stage coach.
That, Of course. is for tho round trip,
indicating that he travelled 425 miles
from his home to st. Paul. The total
house mileage is 1905 miles, calling
for $3, 909.0O. while the senate mileage
was IL, 341 at an expense Of $4,000. Ii.
Minnesota is assuredly a large state. =.
The prison Irvine difficulty has owl
dently caused considerable thought to
Legislators, for the first bill day saw two
bills on the subject, one in each house.
In tho senate that of Senator Young
aims to solve the difficulty of disposing
of the Irvine from, the state prison by
placing in each county an agent who
shall take tho orders for prison Irvine at
nominal and agreed commission for
himsslf, thus protecting the farmers
from the retailers who did not keep their
agreement to sell to farmers direct at q
scheduled low price. Representative
Foss, in tho 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
Lind had not one word to say Of mis-
management Of the prison, but admit
ted that nothing could be truthfully
said against it; sad this, notwithstand-
ing the campaign thunder Of the silver
demopops. =
Minnesota business men propose to
have few things to say to the legisls-
ture, and after parfecting an organiza-
ton. they outlined what they wanted
put into tho form Of law. Primarily.
their object is tho better protection OF
tho dealers. More specifically they will
seek to remove the exemption from sala-
ries of public officials, and to place fur
Their restrictions en- the debtor, 80 that
the chances for fraud will be reduced to
the minimum. - r..
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s The senatorial caucus was held early
|and.;>as expected, az the lRepnbli cans
voted to, instruct themselves to vote for
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 rumors in Demo:
cratic sources that there was kelly to be
Republican opposition to the return Of
A. osed Davis SIX years ago. were pres:
ent and voting and speaking for him
last week.
There are in the senate SO 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
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, a number of soldiers
who were in the state university but
whose homes were outside of Minnesota.
1t has been suggested that in the case Of
these students, several of whom were
medical students, 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 q bill, g. ,@' -. ;" :. ~. p.
lieutenant Governor Smith was new
to legislative affairs, but has already
demonstrated that he will not be by any
means the poorest presiding officer who
ever occupied his chair. He is a student
Of parliamentary law and is careful to
get tho proper bearings of any question,