Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-02-14


lives their heirs could only secure S..
.000.88s have often thought that 1t was
better for o man to be run through a
threshing machine and considerably
hurt, rather than be actually killed,
as he could realize more money by be-
ing q remnant Of man than an abso-
lutte cadaver. II no worse bills than
that are offered the corporations will
have no particular occasion for COM
plant. It is quite evident, however.
that this legislature will not be cor
poration affair.
Many Life Insurance Bills.
Next to the railroads the spasm Of
reform is in life insurance. The COM
mission which met a year ago in Chi
cago to improve the methods Of life
insurance has put in a whole year in
drafting bills and one day last week
between twenty and thirty bills were
offered in the house regulating life
insurance. The senate has as many
more, only they have presented them
as a sort Of job lot and not so specific
ally in detail as has the house. Still.
1t looks{as if after this legislature adj
journs man could carry little life
insurance in Minnesota with the hope
that his family would obtain enough
to pay funeral expenses, at least, It
not sufficient for a trip to Europe.
There is a bill pending for keeping
the normal schools open the entire
year. This is neither fair nor just to
those In charge Of those institutions,
but in hearty accord with the general
sentiment Of making people not only
earn their money, but little more.
I have been especially impressed
with the smoothness with which the
secretary of states office has been
operated under Its new manager, Ju-
Illus Schmahl. Everything goes along
as If the same men had been in charge
all their lives Julius put in new
corps, but they all seem to under
stand their business: and the, office
runs as smooth as If there had been
no new men placed at the helm
One Million for Exposition,
The much talked of bill for, Mime
sota's Semi Centennial exposition has
appeared at last. It was offered by
Senator Hackney Of st. Paul and pro.
vides for an appropriation Of 81, O00,-
900. The exposition lis to take place
in August, 1908, and to last at least
four weeks and not to exceed six
weeks. The money is to be raised
by issuing certificates Of Indebtedness
running twenty years, drawing 4 per
cent interest. Congress is also to be
asked to help along in the matter.
The bill contemplates the purchase Of
eighty acres more land to add to the
state fair grounds and to build main
building to cost 100000, They are
also to build a new grand stand at a
cost of $250,000. The Semi Centennial
commission has also made a report to
the legislature which will be used to
sustain and carry through the present
bill offered by Senator Hackney.
The effort to instruct the members
of congress and senators from Mime
sofa In their duties in Washington is
still on the carpet. Senator La Fol
lette of Wisconsin has bill pending
reducing the hours railroad employees
can be compelled to work.
In Interest Of Human Life.
The claim is put forth that this IS
In the interest of saving human life,
because when they are overworked &C.
cidents follow and resolution was Of
fered in the senate requesting the
Minnesota delegation in congress to
support the bill. The bill has already
passed the senate, but Is sleeping in
a committee in the house. The usual
argument was made that the Mime
sofa delegation at Washington ought
to know enough to attend to their
business without instruction by the
legislature. Senator Putnam made
quite a vigorous speech against the
resolution, stating that La Toilette
made several speeches in Minnesota
during the late campaign for the pur-
pose Of discrediting Senator Nelson
and preventing his being elected for
the third term. He did not believe
that we should bolster up La Toilette
when he had attacked our senator.
The resolution passed.
A so-called distance tariff bill, such
as the state Of Iowa applies to rail.
roads, has been offered in the house
and in the war on railroads it looks
as If it might pass. The railroads
claim that it would be very damag.
ing and. almost wipe out the Twin
Cities as commercial centers, but the
war is on and we can't tell what will
happen. A bill is also pending giving
the attorney general fund of $4,000
to employ lawyers to prosecute rail
road suits, so that no expense is to be
spared in conducting the anti-railroad
war.
Defeat Proposed Grab.
But the legislature must show some
evidence of economy and consequent
" the attempt to practically increase
the salaries Of the members Of the
legislature by little extra pull Of
$3.50 each has been defeated. This
was in the form OF resolution grant
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