Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-01-30
Past Week.

\ t st. Paul, Jan. 28.-A state insurance
department, which would place life In
surance within the reach of every
workingman in the state at rates
practically IS per cent lower than
those charged by the oldline compan.
les, Is proposed in bill to be intro
duced in the lower house Of the legis-
lature BY Ernest Lundeen Of Mime.
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It Is likely that two reports will be
presented to the house on the Coates.
Gilman contest. Indications last night
We're that the committee on elections
would submit a majority and minor
4 ity report. 55 "a q. IA. ,i..5 \. @t.@.
1 a test vote in the senate yesterday
showed a majority OF the senators il
favor Of prohibiting filing by petition
i after the primaries, which method
last fall was the means Of putting So
cialist candidates very much ahead
In the Minneapolis election contests.
| The proposal to deny Socialists the
right to file by petition after the pri-
maries came up unexpectedly, but fur
! nished material for none less de-
monstrative vote. .,$a
! Uniform Negotiable Instruments,
The uniform negotiable instrument
bill was introduced by Senator w. S.
Dwinnell Of Minneapolis and Julius
Collier Of Shakopee &l
| A public hearing on the bill by Rep
resentatives N. J. Holmberg, Martin
i Schwartz and F. E. Minnette placing
the supervision of all telephone com
panies in the state railroad and ware
house commission will take place to-
night in the house chamber One of
the main features of the measure and
one that is opposed by the companies
is a provision that when two or more
companies enter one town arrange
ments shall be made for a physical
! connection for the benefit of the sub
scribers of the different lines Tele-
! phone men contend that practically it
will be impossible to comply with any
| such demand
Mineral Lease Law.
A new mineral lease law for the de-
velopment of the states ore proper
ties, replacing the one repealed in
1907, is proposed in a bill introduced
! yesterday by Representative C. HI.
| Warner of Aitkin, with the approval OF
State Auditor G. Iverson. The law
provides for issuance of permits to
| prospect for iron ore on state lands,
| good for one year, and in case two APP
| plications or more are received there
| are to be competitive bids for the per-
nit. During the life of the permit the
lessor may explore and develop the
property. and may secure a lease on
the conditions named in the bill.
The bill fixes the royalties to be paid
at 30 cents ton for ore of less than
| 40 per cent iron content So cents for
40 per cent ore, and 4 cents ton addi-
tiOnal for each unit of iron over 40, per
| cent. The lessor is bound within three
years to mine 5000 tons year from
each 40-acre tract or pay a minimum
royalty Of $4,000, and in nine years to
mine 10000 tons year. The state re-
serves all the timber on the tracts
| leased.
st. Paul, Jan. pa number of ap-
!. preparations are declared by the gov
! ernor to be entitled to favorable con-
| siderations in a special message.
These are as follows: 6
To pay expenses of survivors Of
battle of Gettysburg to attend it's
semi-centennial celebration, 100000.
| For representation of Minnesota at
the centennial celebration of the bat
To reimburse Red Cross society for
money advanced on the occasion Of
forest fires at Baudette and Spooner,
/ $2,966.14.
For continuation Of geological sur
vey, $4,000 annually.
For State Humane society, $1,000
annually @@ Ell l
For expense Of Governors confer
ence, $3.50 annually.
4 For Panama-Pacific International
exposition, $3.50,
Gettysburg Appropriation Measure.
An attempt was made to pass a
bill providing for the appropriation of
/ 75V,OOO TO pay the expenses Of vet
Grams to the battle Of Gettysburg un-
der suspension Of the rules. The bill
which had been prepared by mem
bers Of the Grand Army was intro
duced by Hon. r. G. Dunn, who made
q plea for it's Immediate passage as
Z mark : Of respect to the survivors Of
the First Minnesota 81 Objection was
made on the ground that there was
no urgency in the matter and that
h the bill should first go to the com
mittee on appropriations for examina-
tion. The motion to suspend the
Il rules was defeated by q vote Of 81 for
to ~ against. The bill was then re-
ferred to the appropriations commit
4 tee. . II ~ IN
\ Grain Investigating Committee.
The speaker, in compliance with a
resolution passed at a previous SEES
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