Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-21

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/ Another twist was taken in the re-
apportlonment contest. The confer.
ence committees having failed TO
agree, new ones were appointed who
will try to come to an understanding.
The house committee decided to rec.
ommend for Indefinite postponement
the Deming bill providing for the
abolition of the free lunch counter in
saloons -..-@ =.
A bill to restore the civil rights to
eX-convicts was introduced by Repre-.
sentative Afford.
Representative Bury wants the state
to reimburse Lake county for main
tanning smallpox quarantine.
Mr.. Sageny introduced bill provid-
Ing for direct legislation by the peo-
pie. Upon petition for repeal or
amendment, the matter shall be voted
upon at the next general election.
St. Paul, March l6--The house yes
terday passed the board of control
bill. Nearly all the amendments pro.
posed to the bill were lost. and the
bill stands in substantially its original
form, all the radical changes and pro.
posed eliminations having been de.
I~feated. The bill now goes to the sen.
ate. to be taken up as a substitute for
Senator Snyders bill, now before that
body. -.
The house postponed action on the
senate bill to adjourn on April until
Wednesday next at 2 D. m. The house
at present is in no mood to consent to
Rd iourn before the regular time un.
less there be an understanding THAI
business be done. The house has had
before it so far 52s bills. OF these, lO1
have passed the house. and AZ have be.
come laws. In the senate S95 bills
have been introduced, and only lO2 of
them have been voted on in any way,
including those passed and those in
definitely postponed. The mood of
the house is to find out if the needed
work will be done before it will even
talk about an early adjournment.
The house calendar was reached
yesterday, the first time in several
days. Among the bills passed was
that to raise the gross earnings tax
Of express companies from 3 to per
cent. Forty.one bills were on the
house general orders when it was
reached, "a house bills and from the
senate.
The senate passed few bills, most
OF them of minor Importance. The
bill to prohibit adulteration of liquor
passed under suspension of the rules.
The measure was urgent because of
the vile stuff sold in the northern part
of the state.
The senate passed the electric light
bill after live wire" debate.
The senate adjourned at the end Of
the day to p. m. Monday.
The conference committee on the oil
inspection bill may not agree. The
chief bone OF contention is the date
set two years hence for the law to be.
come operative.
The conference committee on reap.
portionment has settled the opposi-
ton to placing Redwood in the new
Seventh district. Now it has the Wa
SEGA county controversy to dispose Of
Prospects are thought to be fair that
an agreement will be reached
St Paul. March l9.-Upon the roll
call of the senate at o'clock last night
only thirty senators responded, but
and E. ]. Jones put in an appearance,
thereby making just quorum, and
business was proceeded with,
There were no committee reports
and only one bill was introduced, and
after the first reading of batch of
house bills and the second reading of
senate measures, the senate went into
com mittee of the whole, with Senator
underleak in the chair.
Fifty bills were awaiting action.
Nine OF them were recon mended to
pass, and progress was reported on
the others.
The house worked all dav yesterday.
Few bills were introduced at the morn
ing session and the calendar was taken
up and cleared before recess. At the
afternoon session the house went into
general orders and advanced or killed
off the twenty odd bills that had been
The wine room bill as the most i'm
portant bill on the calendar. The
measure passed the house by vote of
Is to 5. i his bill provides for the re-
moval OF all booths and screens other
than the front Sc Gems from saloons.
The Fust bill to do away with barber
schools and colleges was passed. -.
The three mem bers of the state rail-
road and warehouse commission will
have to wo ~ along, for the next two
years at least, on their paltry So, 600
per year salaries.