Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-01-28

vestiRate the text book combine in
the state. This is certainly a move
in the right direction. The limited
inquiry conducted last fall by the
Hennepin grand jury. showed up
enough to justify a most rigid in
Vestlgation. 1t will probably prove
difficult task to uncover the whole
rotten mess. but if the state
educational department has had a
hand In the systematic extortion
oractice4a'by the American Book
Company. the fact should bv all
means be made public.
A bill by Mattson. of Roseau.
changes the opening date of the
hunting season. from Sept. 1st to
the 18th. The bill has the approval
of the state game commission, who
look upon the change as being in the
interest of better game protection.
but there is some objection on the
part of people who reside near lakes.
bordering upon other states. where
the open season begins on Sept. 1st.
and the author of the bill has agreed
to change his bill so as to permit duck
hunting on the lst. as heretofore, to
meet these conditions.
The two contests in the House
have been withdrawn and the COM
mittee on elections again breathes
freer. I'm Douglas County, E. E.
Lobeck defeated o. F. Olson by II
votes. and in Wabasha County. J.
Carlev. defeated VIM. Foreman by
II votes. Bv gracefully conceding
the election Of the seated members,
the defeated men. both of whom
were Republicans. have spared their
friends great deal OF embarrass-
ment. not to mention the i'll will
and party strife which such a contest
awlays engenders when fought out
on the floor of the house.
The public hearing UPON the pro-
posed amendments to the anti-pass
law before the railroad committee of
the house Monday afternoon.
brought out so many objections to
the law that one of the committee
members finally in desDeration asked
CORPORATION attorney who happens
to be university regent. and
thought regents should be permitted
to ride on q pass. if he would draft
q bill RI l1ed or the, present law
which would simply prevent members
of the legislature and the judiciary
from accepting free transportation
nd let it 90 at that? The attorney
did not see the joke and solemnly
agreed to bring in such bill.
Among those who wanted relief from
the present law were policemen. fire.
men. mail carriers, notaries. alder
man. railroad attorneys. members
of school boards and every other
board Imaginable. Most of these
people are we'll paid for their
services. which brought one house
member to remark that the shop
girls who toll the lifelong dav for
S4.0O per week. and are really in
need of free TRANSFORMATION. had
entered no COMPLAINT against the
law?
A committee of five has been ap-
pointed by Speaker Rockne. on
motion of Representative Bendixon
of Redwood county. to investigate
the South St. Paul packing COM
panies. A number of these in
vestigations have been made. the
last one being in 1905. but up to this
time no disclosures of great public
concern have been made.
Provisions for members of fire de-
partments in smaller cities of the
state. is made in bill introduced
by l. Q. Spooner, of Morris. creating
a pension fund from special tax
which is compulsory on all cities and
villages having organized fire DEPART
ments. The bill was drafted at the
instance of a committee from the
state association. and is ardentIy
backed bv the tiremen, 1t requires
a tax of one-tenth of a mill. which
may be increased to one mill, to be
turned over to the fire department
relief association. The fund is never
to be disbursed except for the follow
ing purposes: First. for the relief
of the sick, injured and disabled
of any fire department in