Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-03-20

OF sale Will require that the purchaser
within seven years shall fence in
twenty-five acres for pasture, shall
cultivate at least per cent Of the
tract, shall build a house and reside
upon the land for period Of twelve
months.
Four Days This Week.
With only four legislative days this
week in which to work, the legislat-
ure will nevertheless dispose of num-
Der of important measures. Adjourn
ment will be taken Thursday night
until the following Monday. The leg.
lslative reapportionment bill, passed
by the senate last Friday, will be act.
ed on by the house. The possibilities
OF a conference committee being ap-
pointed to smooth out the differences
between the house and senate bills
are slight, 1t is understood that Hen
~. Rines, speaker of the house, does
not desire the appointment of con-
ference committee, even though the
senate bill is not especially to his lik-
Ing so far as his own district is con-
cerned. The fact that the bill may be
endangered II a conference committee
is appointed is said to be the reason
for Speaker Rines' intention to put
his personal desires aside. 49,
II the house decides to accept the
senate bill, it will only be necessary
to accept the senate amendments and
repass the bill in the house. If the
house refuses to accept the senate
amendments, there would have to be
conference and compromise of
some kind, sending the bill back for
another vote in each house. Speaker
Rines said yesterday that he did not
care to take. the responsibility for
sending the bill back to the senates
and thus jeopardizing it after the vic,
tory has been won. r.'.
st. Paul, March 15.-Minnesota
seems at last to be in fair way OF
having legislative reference bureau,
the agitation for which began some
years ago. The bureau, according to
the Norton bill, which has passed the
house, will be under the supervision
OF a. commission to be composed OF
the president of the state university.
the lieutenant governor and one 9th.
er member to be appointed by the
speaker of the house. It's active head
will be the director, so-called, whose
salary the commission will tx. He is
to be assisted by such craftsmen, Ii.
brarians, etc, as may be necessary.
The bureau 10 expected to collect
and keep up-to-date ''such information
and material as will furnish the full
est possible Information practicable
upon all matters pertaining to cur.
rent or proposed legislation. Its di.
rector is required to be capable OF
drafting bills and must assist in do
ing so when called upon by members
Both houses have now approved
Senator Clague's bill, which author
ICES voters to- pass upon the liquor Ii,
cense question in cities of the fourth
class. Only towns and villages have
local option under state laws, al
though some are authorized to refer
the matter to voters by special char.
tiers.
Two more fish hatcheries will be
established as result of bills passed
by the house. One will be located al
Granite Falls, the other in St. Louis
or Lake county, at a site to be desig
mated later. .--. --
The house voted to appropriate
$1,000 TO the Cottonwood Agriculture!
Society. The money is to rebuild the
fair building which was blown down.
Fifty thousand dollars is appropri
ated in Mr.. Spooner's bill, which
| passed the house to Investigate the
| feasibility of constructing a canal
| from Vermilion Lake and Lake of the
and southwark to Big Stone Lake;
thence east to the Mississippi river:
according to what is known as tire
Mershon plan. A survey of water
powers in the district traversed is
also. proposed.
The project was attacked as vision
! airy by Representative Nolan and as
impracticable by Representative Har.
rison, of Washington county, himself
skilled engineer. The proposed
canal, he said, would have to cross
four divides. It would also cross q
number of rivers at right angles, q
thing unknown, Mr.. Harrison said, in
Europe. Mr.. Hopkins, of Renville
county, spoke at length in behalf Of
the bill, referring particularly to the
advantage which would result to the
state from the development of its
waterpowers.
R. C. Dunn's automobile bill repeals
the present law. It provides for a reg.
istration fee of IS annually instead OF
$3.50 for three years, as at present
the new fee to be collected commenc
ing January 1, 1915. The proceeds
which it is estimated by that time
will amount to $250,0Oo, are to go to
the state road and bridge fund. The
bill passed the house by a vote Of s;
to So.