Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-03-06

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st. Paul, March 4.-The senate de-
voted q short session to the passage
3of ~ number of minor bills affecting,
Minneapolis only. On motion 1t was
agreed that the county assessor bill
would be made q special order for
Friday at 1920 q. m.
#. Manufacturers Oppose Bill.
Considerable opposition has devel-
8oped among manufacturers against
the blue sky bill. They claim that
under the provisions of the one under
consideration their affairs would be
subjected to an examination similar
to that which banks undergo, which
they say would be fatal to struggling
industries seeking to gain a foothold
or engaged in the manufacture of
some newly patented article. They
also object to the sections Of the bill
requiring them to file the details of
their business with the supervisory
authority for public inspection; the
public including, of course, their com
petitors. 1t is alleged further that
the measure would protect big corpor-
atoms while affecting disastrously the
smaller ones. s
Bills Deserving Attention.
At its session the house took up
the calendar and passed large mum.
Der of bills among which the follow
ing deserve special mention.
|. Mr.. Bjornson's bill which pro-
yides that hereafter constitutional
amendments shall be published in all
the papers of the state The rate fixed
| FOR papers Of less than 10000 circu-
| lation is Is cents per folio. Where
the circulation is 10000 or more the
! present legal rates may be charged.
g.. A joint resolution offered by Mes
srs. Harrison and Bollmer memcsializ-
| ing congress in favor of canal con-
| Meeting Lake Superior with the Mis-
sissippi river via Brule and st. Croix
rivers, and providing for the appoint
/ ment of a commission to promote the
construction thereof to cooperate with
similar commissions appointed by 9th.
\ er states. '.~ II y? =;
8. Mr.. Spooner's bill which gives
the board of control authority to en-
! gage in the manufacture at the state
l prison of articles other than binding
twine, rakes, mowers, harvesters and
binders if, in their Judgment, it at any
time becomes necessary, provided
however, that such. prison labor shall
not compete with free labor employed
anywhere in the state TIE bill an.
propriates $25O,000 out of the state
prison revolving fund for the erection
of the new harvester plant.
4. Two bills introduced by the com.
h1ittee on taxes and tax laws The
i first of these relates to the taxation
of express companies. Under it's pro.
visions, express companies must pay
| q gross earnings tax of 6 per cent on
the ''entire receipts" from business
done within the state, and proper
ton, based upon the. proportion of the
mileage within the state to the entire
mileage over which such business is
done, of the gross earnings of their
! interstate business
The second bill relates to the tax.
i alton of sleeping car companies. They
are also to pay gross earnings tax
of 6 per cent on their entire business
computed as in the case of express
i companies.
st. Paul, March 3.-Denying what
he called the deceptive and mislead
Ing averments' of resolution of in
! curry Mr.. Spooner gave the house the
i following information with regard to
4 the inmates and the Industries of the
state prison:
Prison Statistics Given.
The total number of prisoners, in.
Sluding women is 900.
OF these 225 are employed in the
manufacture Of shoes under a very
Improbable contract which expires
Sept. l. 1914. For the labor of these
men the state is paid GO cents day
and it furnishes shops, heat, light
! power, etc.
1 Three hundred prisoners are EN-
ployed in the Irvine factory.
4 About $50 are employed under dis
advantageous conditions" in the manu-
j facture of harvesting machines
i Ten persons not prisoners are EN-
ployed in the twine plant and Is in
the harvester plant.
The state prison revolving fund, OF
the capital on which 1t does business
rs $2,036 ,247.37.. BY the end of the
year it will be increased to about
i 32,461,OOO. It is from this fund that
It is proposed to appropriate s25O,OO(
to build a new harvester factory
There will be manufactured this
year at the old prison $3.50 binders
Z. 5000 moWsrs and 1920 raRes. Elk
perimontal work is at the same time
being carried on in the matter of corr
harvesters.
Saturday a Heavy Day.
The house Saturday divided an aft
ernoon between work and play. Sit
ting rs a committee of the whole
more bills were acted upon than al
any previous session, despite the fact
that onlNa handful of Representatives