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

be necessary and this prevented
further action The bill Is now on
the table and may be taken up at
any time. Members of the house
who want the bill amended say that
they were tricked by those behind It.
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The house has passed the game
and fish bill, which is codification of
all the present game and fish protec-
tive laws, and If endorsed by the sen.
ate it will go far to making the state
game and fish commission self-sus.
tanning. 1t took an entire day to put
the measure over because of persist.
ent efforts to amend it, few of which,
however, prevailed. The only changes
made We're those reducing the mum.
Der of deer or moose that could be
killed in a season to one each and re.
lieving persons under twenty-one
years of age from the necessity OF
taking out hunting permit.
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The consideration of the game and
fish bill was responsible for the first
open showing this session of the old
enmity between the cities and the
country. Several efforts were made
to relieve the farming communities
from the necessity of securing hunt.
ins and fishing licenses and for a
while it looked as il they would sue.
ceed To a number the occasion OF,
fered an excellent opportunity to laud
the farmer and decry his mere opu.
lent cousin. the "city Teller" A. F
Teigen of Chippewa county, the house
orator, waxed wrothy because Speak.
er Flowers would not recognize him
and when finally given an opportuni
ty made the. rafters in the chamber
rattle with his denunciation of those
who would take advantage of the
"poor farmer"
The Leonard bill making Islander,
GUS remarks "a criminal offense has
been passed by the house. There was
little opposition to it, 1t is particu
larly drastic.
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Representative Thomas Kneeland
of Minneapolis is fathering bill to
repeal the eastman distance tariff
act, but so far it has not had the
smoothest sailing. The house com
mittee on transportation reported it
out without recommendation and il
is now on general orders. That it
will ever be reached, because of the
multitude of bills on general orders, is
questionable The interest shown in
the measure is small
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Hibbing, one of the prosperous Iron
Range villages which has been sc
much in the spotlight of late because
OF alleged extravagant municipal ex
penditures, pulled off a new stunt
when, in retaliation for what it calls
| unwarranted interference on the part
OF the mine owners, it practically
! doubled its tax levy for next year. "A
levy of nearly $2,000,000 was ordered
| and the burden of paying it will fal
! on the mines. Representative Harri
! sons bill limiting municipal expendi
i lures to $25 per capita, which is di
rected at the Range towns, was ad
/ vanced to the calendar in the house
! and there is every reason to believe
! that it will prevail. 1t is charged
/ that it was this bill that actuated tn,
] increased levy.
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| The consolidation of St. Paul an,
Minneapolis, which has been one o
the dreams of Senator Westlake o
Minneapolis, will not prevail this yea
at least, or even the next. The sen
ate put it to sleep to the extent of in
definitely postponing it.
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The house judiciary committee ha
agreed to a bill permitting brewerie
in dry territory to sell their product
for private use within the county.
was reported out for passage, but thi
must not be taken to mean that
will get BY 1t is one of the frs
liquor measures in the interest of tn
liquor contingent to even get loo
in. It's final passage by either tn
house or senate is doubtful.
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Prohibition by constitutional amen'
ment was defeated in the senate las
week when two reports upon a join
resolution submitting such an amen,
ment were laid on the table by vot
of 80 to %. A majority report fro1
the temperance committee recon
nended indefinite postponement {
the bill and minority report urge
its passage. This action is believe
to end the prohibition question fc
this session of the legislature, as eac
Eouse has killed statutory and const
; ! tutional prohibition bills.
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!, Bemidji will have to wait anoth,
| two years for the sixth state norm;
: school, which was located at tn,
> place by commission authorized tW
: years ago. A bill appropriating $15(
) 900 for buildings on. the Bemidji sit