Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-03-21

the resolution Of endorsement, had -
throw numerous oratorical fits before
he got by. In effect his resolution was
slap at the senate filibuster, through
direct endorsement of Senator Nelson,
who voted with the president, and
Senator Kellogg, who had expressed
confidence in the executive. The Scan
dinavian end of the senate, through
Senators Lende. Rockne and Sageng.
vigorously resented any use OF Sena-
tor Nelson's name as q club to swat
members of the celebrated f1libuster.
and while they won in a way finally
had to capitulate to the extent of en-
dorsing resolution approving the
presidents policy and the vote Of all
those members of the Minnesota del.
egation who stood by the president.
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It was thought that temperance leg
islation for this session had ended
with the submission to the voters of
q dry constitutional amendment and
the defeat by the house OF statutory
prohibition, but it seems not. A spe-
cial order Is to be asked in the house
for the consideration Of the Cummings
abatement bill, which relates to places
where liquor is illegally sold and
where other illegal practices are per.
mitted.
Members Of the efficiency and econ
omy commission will attempt to bring
about the dissolution of the state oil
inspection department through the
medium of bill combining 1t with the
state dairy and food department. In
asmuch as nearly 100 inspectors and
employees are involved 1t is sure
thing that the proposed consolidation
will have rough sailing. That the bill
will get by 10 hardly likely.
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Secretary Of State Schmahl has not
registered any open protest as yet,
but he would like to know who omit
ted mention of his department in the
house pocket manual which that body
publishes for the convenience of it's
members. All other state departments
have a place in the book, but the
page assigned to the department of
state is blank. Oscar Arneson, chief
clerk of the house, says the omission
was a mistake, but the secretary Of
state does not seem inclined to look
at it in that light.
r. c. Dunn's new good roads act has
passed the house and awaits the gov
ernor's signature. The bill wipes out
the present state highway commission
and substitutes a state highway COM
missioner to be named by the gov
ernor. Quite few amendments were
made by the house. but they do not
change the act materially.
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The house committee has decided
to report both the Harrison and Cd
lund primary and election bills with
out recommendation and to ask a spe.
cial order for some early date to
give the representatives an opportu-
nifty to make choice between the
two measures. The Gleason bill to
repeal the presidential primary law
was recommended for passage, as was
the Nimocks bill prohibiting the en-
dorsement Of any aspirant for Office by
any organization unless the consent OF
tho candidate is first obtained.
f. f. T.
A bill to establish a system Of com.
puls0ry insurance to provide benefits
for employees. not covered by work
mons compensation, in case of death.
sickness or accident, has been intro.
duced in tho house by Representative
Ryberg. The btlr would create state
health commission and provides for
contribution by employees. employers
and the state to pay the benefits to
the workers insured.
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Appropriations asked this year are
more than $4,000, 900 greater than the
total Of those allowed two years ago
and tho omnibus bin win require the
most careful pruning to do Justice 10
all the state institutions and depart.
ments and at the same time keep the
total amount within bounds.
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Phe senate committee on elections
has recommended for passage the stat
ptory suffrage bill, allowing women to
vote for presidential electors. The
bill for the constitutional amendment
granting full: suffrage IS women wss
placed, in cold storase until the statu-
tory bill has. been acted on, or the
bill has been passed by the house.
Representative Burrows of Brecken.
ridge has introduced measure TAX.
Ing from the speaker of the house Of
Representatives Tho power OF aaminx
10 committees q ffat bpdiI.