Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-04-07

Action by Legislature at This
Session Unlikely.
UNIVERSITY DEMANDS ARE CUT
Big School May Have to Get Along
With $750,0c0 Less Than Man.
agement Requested.

ST. Paul--(SpeciaD- any cor
receive primary or election legislation
will get by the Minnesota legislature
this session is extremely doubtful.
The general opinion is that some
amendments to the present laws
should be passed, but no one seems
anxious to take the initiative and
push them. Better than a month ago
Representative Sam Gordon offered in
the house bill calling for a limited
political convention. At the same
time Senator Rustad introduced du-
plicate bill in the upper house. Meth
er of these bills has gotten beyond
general orders and there does not
seem to be any effort to push them.
There have been plenty of opportunl
ties to advance the two measures, but
taken. Early in the session the
house, after a stiff fight, put through
a bill changing primary election day
from June to September which was
the old date Last week the senate,
by close vote, sent it to the discard.
There have been other proposed
amendments to the primary and cleo
ton laws, but they have either failed
or are still in committee. Another
bill offered is one eliminating the Sec
ond choice provision. Most everybody
is agreed that the second choice is
worthless and that so far is has been
more productive of mistakes both in
voting and tallying than any one 9TH
er feature of the present election laws
Despite this the bill is buried with a
lot of chaff and it's chances of seeing
the light of day are small
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While the wiping out of the non
partisan provision of the primary laws
as applied to the legislature is not
among the possibilities this year men
close to the rank and file are agreed
that it will come. No party is held
to be alone responsible for the chaotic
condition of the present legislature
and this fact is slowly reaching the
voters. Knowing this leaders general
ly profess to believe that return to
party lines, as far as the legislature
is concerned, will be one of the issues
next campaign and that it will con-
tinue to grow Showing the tendency
along this line W. E. Verify, who is
the head of the newly organized State
Republican league, says that the
pledge cards being sent out by him
are being signed up by the thousands.
In this neck of the woods the belief
among the Republicans is strong that
Governor Hammond will never prevail
beyond his present term.
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How the state university and its
management stands with the legisla
ture was evidenced when the senate
finance committee, reporting the de
partment budget, announced cut Of
$.5O,0OO in the university's request fol
a total of 100000 for the next two
years Naturally the protest on the
part of the university management
was long and loud and in answer {
conference was agreed to, but | see
little chance of the big school get
ting it's original demands. On thu
same day the house made it so un
comfortable for Representative Saw
yer of Minneapolis, who brought VI
his bill providing for an official comp
troller and system of accounting TO
the university, that he was compelle,
to abandon the measure for the TIM
being. The bill, in way, gave tn
institution full control of it's finances
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AS pointed out in a previous lei
ter the state university is in bad wit
the present legislature and the mem
bers claim that they have good back
ing in the voters. They say it is tor
heavy and needs disciplining. On
member Of the senate finance con
mittee made the charge the other da
that the teaching staff Is so large tina
there is, approximately, one professo
to every four pupils. One of the chic
grievances, find, is what is know
as the university extension course
Connected with it are travelling tiel
agents and q teaching staff whose e
forts are directed at carrying tn
work of the university and the agr
cultural college direct to the farmer
of the state. Cooperation is one {
their chief slogans and this cooper,
tive idea, the country stores and me
chants say, works to the advantag
OF the big mail order houses.
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Opponents of the economy and eff
cheney bill in it's present shape r
ceived small scare when an a
tempt was made to put it through tt
house. The movement all but su
ceeded. Last week the bill was r
turned to the committee for revisic
purposes. This, it was thought, {
fectively disposed of it. Witho
warning it was recalled from the col
mittee and motion made by Repr
sentative Wefald to indefinitely pos
pone it. AS figured this move faile
and the next motion the opponents
the bill faced was one to place Il