The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-14
MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Regarding Politics and Affairs o.
State.

gate the charges with REGARD 10 grazing
of grain and the sale of binding Irvine
has not reported at this writing. There
is but little public interest manifested
in these investigations as they are not
expected to amount to anything. The
governors message stated there was no
need of any new laws for the Railroad
and Warehouse Commission and this
gave grain investigation hard blow.
Then the action of the governor In en-
dorsing the prison management hit the
Irvine investigation in the head.
*x*
In response to an inquiry from
member of the Senate Gov. Lind wrote
a long letter bearing upon the gross
earnings tax bill. The senator in ques.
ton wished to submit this letter when
the bill came up for passage and hoped
that it would assist in passing the BILL
The governor, however, gave his letter
to the newspapers before it could be
used in the Senate and on the following
day when the gross earnings bill came
up the letter was old and had little or
no effect. If the governor really fav-
ored raising the gross earnings tax he
should have reserved his ammunition
until the time when it might have
counted for something.
~
The refusal of the War Department
to act upon the resolution passed by
the Legislature requesting court of
inquiry to investigate Gen. Young's
charges against the Fifteenth regiment
has created a great deal of dissatisfac-
ton. 1t seems that the regiment was
entitled to a trial before being censured
as mutineers and that the whole regi-
ment should not be made to bear the
blame which should perhaps have
rested only upon few individuals.
~
The protracted discussions on insane
hospital, parole and gross earnings bills
in the Senate have been responsible for
the accumulation of great amount OF
work and the Senators will be kept ex
ceedingly busy if they shall be able to
do up the balance of their work salts
factorily. There has been some talk of
a caneus by the Republicans to weed
ont the Unnecessary legislation and give
the important bills the right of way.
49,
Saws the Alexandria Post News:
Gov. Lind's new bank examiner, Mr..
Pope, has told the legislature that his
department must have another assistant
and more money, that he cannot ex.
anime the banks as required by the law
with his present help. So goes an
other ante-eIection plant. Mr.. Kenyon
asked Just what Mr.. Pope has, and
made the same statement, but the Pop
ulists- Democrats cried extravaganza.
the help was denied and Mr.. Kenyon
became the most abused man in Mime
sofa. Gov. Lind and his officials have
in two short months proved that no
fault can be shown with the grain in
spection department, with the prison
Irvine management or the bank ex-
aminer's office under Republican rule.
They have also shown that the ante
election literature sent out by the
Demo-POps as to these departments
were wholly false and malicious
~
The state grain inspection depart
ment has just issued pamphlet "giv-
ing general information concerning
state inspection, weighing and handl-
ing of grain, also public warehouses
and state registration. The contents
of the pamphlet will be found very val
liable to farmers and shippers of grain
Copies can be obtained by addressing
the "Chief Inspector of GRAIN" st.
Paul Mimi, and enclosing a two-cent
stamp
~
Attorney General Douglas is making
good record for himself in the Office
which ne has filled since the beginning
OF the year. 1t has for some years been
the ambition of Mr.. Douglas to be at
torney general and long before he was
nominated and elected he made the
work of this Office study. On entering
upon his duties he was thus well equip
ped to perform them. Mr.. Douglass,
moreover, is very courteous and re
fined gentleman who commands the re-
spect of all and maintain well the dig
nifty of the Office.
~
The pool bill met sudden death in the
House. 1t was reported back by the
committee which considered the meas
ure without recommendation. An eff
fort was made to advance it to general
orders but after brief discussion it
was indefinitely postponed.
~
There has been constant clamo1
from Gov Limbs new appointees for an