Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-02

Now sAbolishsi--- Sen Hegnes Weuld
Protect Farmars Who: Have. Grain
Stored in Country Elevators.
st. Paul, MINI. Especial to the Her.
ald): The Duxbury bin, which If en-.
acted into a law, will reduce the SEN
ate to fifty members and the house ia
one hundred is now before the senate
for consideration. It was laid over
last week at the request of Senators
O'Neill and Buckler who propose ia
offer an amendment to the bill which
they say will reduce the membership
Of the cities, and will be modelled af-
ter the old "seven SENATOR plan. eft
they want ~ form House Of Lords in
the senate then let them 20 to it,
said Senator Buckler, "but if it is to
be House of Lords we country sena.
tors intena to see to it that few of
the country lords get in On it too SO
that our legislature shall not be domi-
mated by the three cities.' The object
Of this amendment, it is understood, is
to kill the bill, for as amended it will
be bitterly opposed by the city mem.
bers who will fight any measure to re.
duce their membership in the house
and senate.
The Putnam bill abolishing the So
called wholesale liquor houses operat.
ing in counties which have gone dry
by county option was passed. by a vote
of 80 to 10 in the house last Wednes-
day. This bill has already passed tho
senate and now only awaits the gov.
ernor' 3 signature to become effective.
Attempts were made in the house to
amend the law giving these liquor
houses until April ! to close out but
this amendment was defeated by the
drys who declared that the enactment
of this law was so urgent and neces-
sary that the dry counties demanded
relief Immediately.
Sen. Bob Dunn, erstwhile champion
of the state board of highway commits
sioners, is now planning aad plotting
for the downfall Of his first love be-
cause, it is reported, Bob . little pub
lie domain scheme will serve his cb-
ject and his interests to more advant.
age. The amendment to the public
domain bill offered by the gentleman
from Mile Laos, calls for an expert
road artist, pulling down $4,000 per
year and several expert assistants who
will also carry home a nice slice OF
bacon every thirty days and it is re-
ported that Bob is not only engineer
ing the bill but expects to use his Gin
f1uenceF' with the governor to name
the "boys" who will by virtue Of
their appointment, in the event that
the bill is enacted into law and
Robert can get the governor, land
these fat plums and capture the kale.
Bob has an old friend in Elk River,
so it is reported, who at present holds
a job on the highway commission and
who is, they say, recognized by all
road men as an "expert" and it is for
this old friend that the senator is
turning heaven and hades to amend
the bill so it will permit the governor
to name Bob's man and it is rumored
in and about the legislative halls that
Robert and this friend have worn a
dattened trail from the senate cham
Der to the executive sanctum and that
if everything comes out all right, that
is of course If the legislature falls in
with Bob's little scheme, this friend
will land the plum. -
Now it only remains to be seen if
the legislature will stand by Bob and
if it does then the question arises
the governor will or not.
Many doubt very much if Governor
will be party to such a
deal, therefore it is believed Bob g
work will all be spent on what ulti-
mately will be lost cause.
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The senate has now under consider
alton bill for an act relating to grain
requiring the execution Of
a security bond for the benefit of con-
signors of such warehouses and repeal
ing Section 443S general statutes Of
Minnesota for 1918, relating to sale Of
grain out of warehouses without own
er's consent, introduced by Senators
Keynes, Rask and Potter which will if
it is enacted into law, protect those
farmers who hold or may hold any
stored grain in grain elevators.
Section one Of this bill, which ex-
plains it clearly and fully says:
Section l. All public warehouses,
in the business Of storing
grain for hire and issuing storage re-
ceipts therefor are hereby directed and
to execute, and file with the
secretary Of state, a bond with per-
sonal or corporate sureties, to the state
of Minnesota for the benefit Of all con-
signors of such warehouse. Said bond
shall be in sum Of not less than ten
thousand dollars ($10,00C) and shall be
as to amount and sureties by
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion and said commission may require
an additional amount of bond, not
more than the value Of all grain kept
in storage in such warehouse by con-
signors thereof, whenever such action
appears necessary to protect the con-
signors of such warehouses;
"Should the bill become a law,'
said Sen. Keynes, cit will be Of great
benefit to the farmers who hold stored
grain in any grain elevator in that it
means to protect their interests suf-
fciently, bonding the elevator in whose
charge the grain is placed. In my
district recently warehouse concern
was distressed financially with a result
that the money and grain Of the farm
ers in my part of the state was tied up
and it is to do away with the POSSIBLE
;tv IF this hanneninp again that T have