Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
or chewing any kind of tobacco. This
is a companion piece to the curfew
law.

terday passed nine bills, one Of them
be ing house bill permanently locat-
ing the fish hatchery at st. Paul and
making an appropriation to buy sew
en- teen acres of addltio aal ground. A
senate bill passed makes the counter
feiting of union labels forgery in the
third degree.
The bill which is creating the most
talk was not considered in the open
session. 1t is known as the telephone
bill. and allows the construction of
telephone and telegraph lines along
public highways without the consent
of the towns or cities. 1t passed the
house with the limitations that towns
| and cities must give their consent, but
that has been stricken out in the SEN
ate, and now there is trouble.
Senator GausewitZ offered bill Gre
ating an immigration board of five
me mbers, with the governor and Sec
rotary of state ex-offcio. It appropri-
! ates $4,000 for the expense of the
board.
The senate committee on judiciary
| has probably killed the bill reorganiz-
ing the medical board by allowing
Christian scientists to be represented
! on the board. It is presumed that
| this addition was made for the pur-
| po Sc of killing the bill.
1t is proposed to amend the oleomar-
ga rine law by making it read that the
PR duct shall not be of the same color
! as 'yellow" butter.
The bill to tax grain in elevators has
| be- en- killed by the senate tax commit
| tee.
Representative Jacobson wants to
| Investigate the purchase of the st.
Pa ul & Duluth railroad by the North
ern Pacific, and to that end offered a
joint resolution for the appointment
| of a joint committee of three senator's
and four represent atives to look into
the matter and see whether anything
| illegal has been done.
| An amendment was offered to the
king powder law which gives the
! judge the option of imposing a cash
fine or sending the seller of adulter-
ated baking powder to Jail for from
50 to 80 days.
bill making it contempt of court to
dis regard garnishee notice.
| A good many members of the house
we re absent yesterday visiting the
normal schools aud soldiers home, and
so only five bills of minor Importance
we're passed. One of the bills intro
duced appropriates 500, 400 for new
buildings on the state fair grounds.
st. Paul, March 1.-The telephone
| bill, which has created so much con-
tentiOn, was referred in the senate to
the delegations from St. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth, as those are the
cities which would be affected by the
| bill if it should become a law.
A bill was introduced recognizing
the entire national guard of the state
and making three regiments, instead
| of four.
The senate killed all the pending
road and bridge bills, because the new
constitutional amendment provides
that no money shall be expended for
roads until a state highway commits
sion has been created to supervise the
expenditure. Another bill introduced
places oculists under the control of
tho state medical board.
Mr.. Jacobsou's resolution to investi-
gate the sale of the St. Paul & Duluth
roa ID to the Northern Pacific was lost
by SO ayes to 40 nays. 1t requires 60
votes, the same as the passage of bill.
The resolution brought out a sharp
debate.
A bill in the house creating fourth
| regiment for the national guard was
| fav orably recommended, but Repre-
sen tative Hurd secured a reconsider
alton, as he opposes the bill.
A bill was introduced raising the
salary of the railroad commissioners
fro m S. to $500 year.
The contested election expenses of
| Blair, who failed to secure the seat
from LIE Sueur county, was cut down
to S79O.76 and recommended to pass.
The bill of Mayhood, who retained the
! seat, was cut from 1915 to $500, and
also recommended to pass.
The pharmacists are asking to have
$4,000 building erected at the state
university.
st. Paul, March 4.-The committee
OF the whole unanimously recommend
ed the passage of the bill providing
100000 more for the new capitol.
There seems no reasonable doubt of
its passage by both houses. The orig
inal bill for the new capitol provided
i for raising $500, 900 a year for 10 years.
The new bill extends this plan for five
years longer, which secures the addi-
| tional million.
A new divorce bill was offered in the
senate. 1t provides that no one shall
! be able to secure a divorce in Mime
! sofa for reasons which would not Sc
cure divorce in the state where the
| part ties formerly lived. This applies
to acts occurring before the parties
came to the state. It also requires
| personal service upon the defendants.
Another bill offered forbids the sale
of liquor in blind pigs" ''cold storage
plants" or CLUB rooms" and still an.