The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-02-20
THIS WEEK IN STATE !
SENATE AND HOUSE
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phone bill will be drafted cy a sub
committee named late last Monday
by the legislative committee of the
League of Minnesota Municipalities.
Some changes in the bill as it stands
are thought desirable and will be
urged on the legislature. One amend
ment will insure control by cities of
the placing of telephone poles in the
streets. Another will alter the section
relating to indeterminate franchises,
and still another will provide a me-
thod of valuation for ratemaking pur-
poses
A Child Labor Bill.
Another bill of Importance to or
gained labor of the state comes from
the woman's department of the state
la Dor bureau and introduced in the
senate by Senators Richard Jones, P.
H. McGarry, George H. Gardner, J.
w. Pauly, N. J. Holmb berg, O. A. Lende
and F: L. Palmer, 'placing certain
restrictions upon children engaged in
| the street trades.
from selling papers or magazines or
| doing any kind of work on the streets
or in public places.
{ Boys between IA and is years are
permitted to sell papers or magazines
between a. m. and Z p. M, provided
they have certificates from public
school principals that they are physic
ally fit. Each boy must wear con-
spicuously a badge which will cosj
him 25 cents.
Boys between II and IA years may
sell papers under the same restric-
lions, but only on days when there
/ is no school.
No boy under 16 years may black
boots on the street and apparently
may not sell chewing gum.
i Such boy merchants are forbidden
I to -eongregate or make unnecessar:'
noises on the streets, to disturb OF
Annoy passersby or obstruct the side
walk Or the entrance of any building.
f. :; County Option in House. =
T. Tie senate county option bill prob
ably will be brought before the house
for final action under a special order
early next week. Representative
James Dryer Of Minneapolis, chair
I n1ittee, aid%today he had intended ia
! bring the bill before the house Friday
s. it being necessary to call a lmeeting
of the committee today for that pur-
T pose, but had changed his mind OF
i finding several members Of the com.
:|nlittee absent.
IL $3.50 ~Opionists Satisfied.
+ Friends of county option expressed
themselves &as satisfied with the della,
as one; Of them, Representative j. W
Wilson of Minneapolis, sent word tina
he is atTfdIhe Sick and cannot attend
fthe house sessions this week.
1 Optionists claimed gain Of l. vote
today maxim total Of So, or 8 more
| than neeessary TO win. The opposi:
i tfon also claimed to have made in
/ roads on the opionists strength bu
the friends of the bill show increased
confidence of victory. ...~.
III To Aid Unemployed :.
:, ! One million dollars to provide worl
fdr the unemployed is appropriated
by, bill IL introduced: by Senators w
A. Campbell and Richard Jones. The
worthless are to be employed in re-
4 claiming state lands. under direction
! of state superintendent Of rec1aima
! tion; who shall be paid $4,000 year
i The state is required to pay til,
unemployed not less than 50 day
with room and board. Only citizen
of the state for one year are given tn,
benefit Of the bill: y
Greysolon Cigars 3 for &c ant
2 for Csc
GOOD USE.