Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-02-03
EMPL DYES LIST
IS VERY LARCE
Nearly 140 Persons on Legs.
Iative Payroll.
CENSUS BILL TO PREVAIL
James S. Arneson and Henry Rines
Spoken Of in Connection With
Supervision of Work.


a sighting way it cannot be accused
of being parsimonious True, there
are no jackknives this time and even
fountain pens at SIS per have been Ia
booed; still you must give the two
houses credit for one thing and that
is the creation of plenty OF jobs for
the ''jobless. The last payroll car
ried list of nearly 40 with salaries
for each ranging from IS to $40 day.
and the chances were excellent for
an addition that would swell the list
to better than $50 names. When
this was written the rules committee
of both houses had under considera-
ton the urgent" need of more stem
ographers and sergeant-at-arms In
the house esp ecially it was claimed
that the present clerical and steno-
graphic force was simply being work
ed to death and that if the billmaHng
propensities of the members was to
be taken care of more help would be
required. Getting jobs for the needy
and the persistent is one of the chief
| tasks confronting every man fortunate
Or unfortunate enough to land pub
| lie office and the official who fails to
meet requirements in this respect is
not likely to survive the next election.
But the list of employees of the pres
ent legislature has reached a stage
that is very near limit lines. Figure
out 1879 employees at S. per day, with
near a score receiving double that
| amount, and l think you will come to
| the same con clusion. The present
daily payroll for employees alone is
nearly $500 anG the chances are excel
lent that it will be close to the $500
mark before another ten days. 1t the
increase keeps up there will soon be
an employe for every legislator,
:. \ !.
Senator Sullivan's bill for the tax
ing and compilation of the next state
census has prevailed in committee
and will likely get by without an,
trouble. A similar bill has been of
fered in the house. The proposed ae
places the collection of the census il
the hands of the secretary of state a!
Of old and carries an appropriation o
100000. Efforts have been made t.
turn the work over to the state labo
department, but so far without sue
cess. With 100000 fund to dill
into the attention of those with de
sire to serve the state at so much pc
has been attracted and Secretary 0
State Schmahl is in for the time Q
his life James S. Arneson and Henri,
Rines of Mora are spoken of in cor
nection with the supervising of tn
census.
S. Y. Gordon of Browns Valley ha
been under the weather for the pas
two weeks and has been confined t
his bed in the Merchants hotel. H
| is expected out shortly. Gordon
one of the hou Sc floor leaders and hi
absence is quite noticeable
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The Minette telephone bill, an &C
which former Governor Eberhart W
toed two years ago, had its first pull
lie hearing in the house last wee
and the odd feature was the brotherl
feeling between representatives {
the Tri-State Telephone compan.
which favored the bill two years ags
and the Northwestern Telephone con
pany, which, it is claimed, was largel
instrumental in influencing Governe
Eberhart's veto The only differenc
of opinion was on two minor section
This sudden getting together was r
sponsible for some rather cuttin
statements on the part of Senate
James Carley Of Wabasha county, VII
strongly intim ated that the bill ha
been fixed. Unless it be the p1acin
of all telephone companies under tt
control of the state railway cOmmi
sion and the compulsory making
physical come ctions the new bill ns
little in comm on with the old. VIII;
hurts is the taking away Of local co
troll
!. !. !.
The prize committeeship in the tv
houses this session is that of tow
and counties. Never before perhal
in the history of the state has the
been offered so many bills affectil
county officers as in this session al
the list is growing with the day
There is hardly county official
an employee that is not clamoring #
an increase ia salary and their d
mands are supplemented by hs
dozen other bills calling for fou
year term OF office and the contin
ance of those already in office {