Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-03-17

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which provides for the appropriations
o. $500. 1000 by the state for the start
ing Of an insurance fund. It also pro.
V1des for contributions from employees.
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An effort is being made to pass q
primary law for the direct nomination
OF state officers. The Moonan (Dem.
ocratic) bill, which was withdrawn by
me committee on elections, became
tho bone Of contention during the last
Of the past week. Senator Moonan
asked to have the bill recalled to the
noor OF the senate on the ground that
1t had come to his ears that the cleo.
lions committee would so treat it that
It would be worthless. The elections
committee is prepared to come for
ward with q bill of it's own, but all
parties are at sizes and sevens on the
matter and no one seems to know
what IS wanted. The elections com.
mittee promises to report out the
Aoonan measure in q few days.
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The Anderson statewide prohibition
Dill was special order the other day
IN the house. An effort was made to
Kill the bill when it showed itself on
the floor, but out Of courtesy to the
author it was decided to give It q
bearing.
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Capital punishment has been abro.
gated In Minnesota by the action Of
the house in adopting the Mckenzie
bill. It is thought likely the senate
will pass the measure and it is known
that the governor is heartily in favor
OF such bill. This means that Mar.
tin O'Malley, the LIE Sueur county
murderer, sentenced to death for the
murder of his two stepchildren, will
not hang.
The senate has passed the two tax
commission measures. fixing the basis
OF assessed valuation for the entire
state at 50 per cent and doing away
with the local assessor and providing
for a county assessor. In the house
there are several revenue raising tax
measures under consideration, such
as the tonnage tax, Inheritance tax,
etc. In the senate Senator Collier has
introduced a concurrent resolution
asking the tax commission to evolve q
system Of income taxation in lieu OF
other forms Of taxation,
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National politics is beginning to
make itself apparent in Minnesota. It
10 expected the Eberhart administra.
ton will align itself with the Taft
forces and work to secure the renomi.
nation Of w. H. TAFT. The progress.
sive forces will al certainly support
the candidacy Of Robert M. La Fol.
lette. The Democrats are at sea, some
OF them desiring to support Judson
Harmon Of Ohio and others planning
70 support Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey. A definite movement is on to
make s. D. Works of Mankato chair
man of the Democratic state central
I committee to succeed Frank A. Day
who has removed to Montana. During
the past week Edward c.: Johngen OF
Cincinnati has been In st. Paul con.
sulting with Democratic leaders in the
interest Of Judson Harmon's candi.
dacy. The Democrats are planning to
hold q Jefferson day banquet. when
something is likely to develop along
the line Of possible alignment OF
forces.
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The country members of tho lexisla.
ture are enjoying themselves at the
benefit Of the city members Just now.
Both st. Paul and Minneapolis would
IKE the hour Of closing saloons ad.
vanced from II o'clock to IL O'Clock
and in Minneapolis an effort 10 being
made to include the new hotels, the
Radisson and the Dyckman, within
what is known as the patrol limits. AT
present liquor cannot be legally served
in either hotel. Last week when the
tri-county delegations met they were
hopelessly divided and a compromise
finally resulted in putting the two
measures out on the floor without rec.
ommendation Of any sort.
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The express companies doing bust
ness in the state are due to receive q
severe grhling. Beginning sometime
about March 20 hearings will be com.
menced before the state railroad and
warehouse commission, under the d.
rection of Attorney General Simpson,
to determine whether or not the rates
charged by the. express companies are
exorbitant. It 10 expected the case
will 30 to the supreme court of tho
United States before It is finally dc.
ctded. The state has already OK.
! pended about $4,000 in collecting evi.
dence and it is understood that it has
; Amassed enough of it to prove their
case In any fair court The hearing
! will be brought directly against the