Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-04-28
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SOME IM|PoIR |''' AN
LAWS ENACTED.
Legislature Just Ended Too Sc
veTely Criticised.
PROVED 70 Be ECONOMICAL
Total Appropriations Nearly One Mil.
lion Dollars Under Aggregate
of Two Years Ago.

OF Two Years Ago.
ST. Paul-(SpeciaD- THE Thirty
ninth Minnesota legislature is now
history, and history of kind that
will not easily be forgotten. Attend.
ed by scenes Of disorder and bicker-
ing that have characterized the house
practically the entire three months it
has been in session the lights flicker.
out for the last time, the members of
the two bodies grabbed their belong
ings and two hours later a majority
of them had shaken the dust of the
Capital City from their feet and were
on their way homeward. The senate,
ruled by an iron hand in the shape OF
the much abused and time honored
"Mr. Senatorial Courtesy not to
speak of little band Of patriots
headed by Senator George H. Sulli-
van of Saltwater, maintained it's usual
calm and poise to the end. A slight
attempt was made toward the finish
by some of the members to rough it,
but they were quickly squashed. Quot
ing an inspired Twin City press:
"The senate was dignified body, but
the house, well, the least said about
it the better" While this is Twin
City press view, your truly does not
entirely concur in the conclusions
reached. True, talk and lots of it.,
featured practically every session of
the house, yet at the close both bodies
rallied to the demands made upon
them and laws were turned out by the
score. Fighting every inch of the
way the economy end of the two
bodies forced through an appropria.
ton bill fully $1,O0O,00O under that of
two years ago and finished it with a
tax levy for revenue purposes repre-
senting cut of nearly one mill. No,
it was not SO bad, though it could have
been better In a constructive way
the Thirty-ninth legislature was not
a bowling success. Neither was it de-
structive, which is something to be
thankful for AS headless aggrega.
ton it was wonder. In any event
the majority Of those composing the
two bodies were good fellows. No
one can accuse the Thirty-ninth Of
viciousness.
!. !. !.
Perhaps the most important bill en-
acted into law was county option.
While there are two sides to the ques.
ton and many differences of opinion
as to the advisability of the measure.
nevertheless it is on the books and it
is important enough to keep more
than one wet county on the anxious
seat until either the state goes entire.
ly dry or the act itself is repealed. II
prevailed by one vote in the house
and was approved by governor sup
posed to be favorable to the liberal
innovation to which the Thirty-ninth
is entitled to credit is the Minnette
| telephone control bill 1t puts al
telephone companies operating in the
| state under the control of the state
railway commission and as law rep
| resents something that the progress
sive element of the state has beer
trying to put over for years. Sill an
other bit of good legislation was the
passage of the anti-roadhouse bill
and, still another, the law compelling
public service corporations to pa.
their employees semi-monthly instea,
! of monthly. Continuing further Their,
is the law repeating the second choic,
feature Of the election laws; revised
! schedule for state aid to public
schools; the repeal of the Elwell roa,
law; submission of the initiative an,
referendum to the voters for their az
prevail, and statewide teachers pen
sion laws Over 400 laws were pass
ed and while all the relief sought wa
not given quite a few reforms hav
been made.
Contrary to expectations the Rus
tad-Gordon bill providing for a Unite
legal nominating convention met it
death blow in the house, but this doe
not mean that the convention idea /
dead. Last year both parties pickle
their standard bearer through tn
medium of an elimination conventio
and that such will be attempted agai
is certain. The bill passed the sci
ate with votes to spare, but represel
tatives of the Anti-Saloon league an
prospective candidates were on tn
job when the measure came up fc
consideration in the house and the
were successful in sending it to tn
discard. AS get it the Anti-Saloo
| league has in mind as Republica
candidate for gubernatorial honor
next year Congressman Lindberg
the Sixth district and its leaders fea
ed that convention would hurt HI
chances. Another line Of oppositio
was James A. Peterson of Mimi
apolis, who wanted to be Unite
States senator and then turned h
attention to he governorship. Sti
4 another was w. G. Clure, late ma