Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-03-28

This means a new job to be filled by
his excellency. The senate bill llxed
the minimum allotment of tho road
fund at the present rate. but the house
refused to concur and finally succeeded
in bringing the senate around to it's
way Of thinking. Under the new law
the minimum allotment will be per
cent OF the 1-mill tax for any county.
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Bills designed to strengthen the
patriotic feeling In the state and to in.
culcate In the yiung idea . profound
respect for and knowledge of things
American are not wanting in either
legislative body. Senator Westlake of
Minneapolis would prohibit tho use of
tho national anthem or any other
known patriotic music or song - "a
part of medley. Senator Alley has
secured the passage in both houses of
a law providing for the teaching of
patriotic subjects in the schools of tho
state and Senator Callahan of Mime
apolis Ia backing up a measure com.
polling the reading of the declaration
of Independence In the schools of tho
state at least once every month. There
are other bills designed to bring about
respect for the flag and to compel rec
ognition Of the federal uniform
wherever worn. R. c: Dunn. too. would
make 1t a misdemeanor to discrimi-
nate against anyone wearing the uni
form.
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Ernest Lundeen and Thomas Schall.
Henneptn county congressman, sent
kilograms to every member of the cen
ate and house deploring contemplated
changes in the state primary laws and
a return to the convention system.
Several sent return messages suggest
Ing that the two congressman stick
to their jobs in Washington and let
the Minnesota legislature attend to it,
business.
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Any possibility of partial return
to the old convention system went
glimmering when the house, by a de-
cistve vote. relegated to the discard
the J. NJ. Harrison and the M. w. 3D.
land bills legalizing conventions for
the purpose OF nominating state OH.
GERS. Both bills were a combination
OF the present primary and the con-
vention and designed to do away with
many of the alleged evils credited to
the present system of selecting candi-
dates for Office, but the house men,
bers could not be brought around to
the authors way of thinking. Similar
measures are being fathered in the
senate by Senator Rustad of Traverse
county, but they will avail little. The
bill repeating the presidential primary
law has been approved by the house.
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A convention for the selection OF
candidates for justices of the supreme
court is the chief feature of a bill ap-
proved by the senate, but its reception
In the lower body is largely in doubt
since the defeat of the Odland and
Harrison acts. The bill, with Sena-
tors J. D. Sullivan and Putnam be.
hind it, got by with little opposition.
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Senator Ward of Martin county tried
to secure it's recall, but met with over.
whelming defeat. The idea of the bill
iss to get the court away from the
hurly-burly Of politics.
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Democratic gubernatorial material
In the house and senate has received
an addition in the person of Senator
Harry Weis Of LIE Sueur. Friends say
he would have the Third district solid
and that If he cared to tackle congress
his election would be certain. The lie
Sueur man. however, denies either
gubernatorial or senatorial ambitions.
He says he is content to remain where
he is. Nevertheless the senator is one
Of three in the upper branch of the
legislature who are regarded as avail
able Democratic timber when the un-
washed gather next year to select
their standard bearer.
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The probable passing of the Office
Of surveyor general of logs and lum-
IBERIA lucrative position in the past,
Is noted In the passage by the house
of bill by Representatives Shipstead
and Bessette placing the scaling of
state timber in the hands of the state
forestry department. 1t Is thought. that
the senate will give it's approval.
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Both houses are considering bills de-
signed to create a state employers
liability insurance fund and the big
insurance companies operating in the
Twin Cities are much worried over
the activity in behalf of the measures.
Labor generally Is favorable to the
bills and the insurance companies.
fearful of losing slice of their profits
now coming from the writing of liabil
ity and workmen's compensation In
surance, are working overtime to kill
the proposed legislation.
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Minnesota is preparing for possible
hostilities. Before an army can be
raised money is needed and a bill
calling for the appropriation of ST.
nOO O0O IN he naed in aid Of the federal