Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-02-28

ard Oil Company" was sent to the COM
mittee on illuminating oils. It has
been recommended to pass by the COM
mittee on illuminating oils. It has
been recommended to pass by the COM
mittee on retrenchment and from
there went to the committee of the
whole. After that it will have to go
to the finance committee and 1t NAV
be some before a vote on it's passage is
reached. This is the bill placing the
state oil inspector on q salary and
some OF the senators are suspicious
that there is method in it's delay.
bill was offered in the senate maxi
ing two publications all that is neces-
sary for articles of incorporation and
allowing them to be printed in paper
id the county where the corporation
is organized instead of at the capital.
The senate passed ten bills. all of mi
nor Importance.
The bill abolishing court commits
sloners provoked the most discussion
in the house and was finally recommend
to pass. The most important bill in
troduced puts all live stock commits
sion merchants under the supervision
and control of the railroad and ware
house commission.
Representative Peterson wants every
second class postoffice in the state to
have building and memorial to con-
gress in favor of federal buildings
for such Offices, was passed.
Speaker Bowling introduced bill
fx'ng chattel mortgages and seed
grain notes.
Another bill offered abolishes the
chief grain inspector and gives the
duties to the railroad and ware
house commission.
AS today is legal holiday, owing
to Washington's Birthday, and Satur-
day is the next day, day on which
no one likes to work (when working
for the state), both branches of the
Legislature adjourned until Monday
evening. Monday evening nothing
will be done, SO that it is practically
an adjournment until Tuesday.
St. Paul, Feb. 26.-There was moth
ing in the senate proceedings last
evening to indicate that the members
were seriously considering the sugges-
tons to expedite buNiness and adjourn
at the end of the allotted time. So
but Is minutes were devoted to bust
ness. Stockton, president pro m,
occupied the chair. Two bills were
introduced by Senator Mccarthy, le-
CALLING the indebtedness of certain
counties in his district, and the APP
pointment of Robert II. johnson as
boiler inspector for the St. Paul dis
trict was received, when a motion to
adjourn was carried.
The house members. on their return
from the long adjournment, met and
| remained in session 80 minutes.
Among the bills introduced was that
by Representative Hickey permitting
school trustees to set aside sum each
year equivalent to l per cent of the
salaries paid the teachers, to be used
as pension fund for the retirement
of teachers incapacitated from duty
owing to old age or mental disability.
similar measure was introduced in
the senate last week.
Representative Deming seeks to re-
duce the price paid for the official legal
notices, making it SO cents for the first
and 80 cents for the second insertion,
whereas, as the law now stands the
sums of IS and IS cents respectively
are paid for such work.
In the belief that. the state should
own what is known as the Schroeder
Museum of stuffed birds and animals,
Representative Finland introduced
bill calling for an appropriation of ST.
500 for such purpose. After passing
the bill introduced by Representative
Schultz, placing farmers mutual in
surance companies on the same basis
as those of other township companies,
adjournment was taken.