Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-02-21
SAMUEL NELSON.
County Auditor

order In the house soon. but it may
be sidetracked for the time by other
important legislation. The opinion is
growing that suffrage will receive the
endorsement OF both houses.
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A limited convention system and 4
return to partisanship has been agreed
upon by subcommittee from the elsc-
ton committees OF both houses and q
bill providing for such 10 expected
shortly. All that remains il the work.
Ing out Of details. Limited nominal
ing convention bills have been intro
duced in the house by Representative
Harrison of Minneapolis and in the
senate by Senator Rustad of Wheaton
and the committee bill to be intro
duced will be q combination of the
best Of each. According to those in
terested prospects for marked changes
In the present primary and election
laws are most favorable and they OK
pect to see a new act on the books
before tho close of the session.
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The repeal of the law legalizinK box
ing In the three large cities of the
state is worrying the sporting element
in the two houses and those interested
are working overtime in an effort to
avert the calamity. Senator Sageng
Of Otter Tail county is the chief actor
on the other side. Boxing advocates
say they have the repeal law beaten
in the senate. but they admit that it
would receive the approval of the
house II it ever got by the upper
body.
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Shakopee has been decided upon by
the state board Of control as the loca.
ton of the woman's reformatory, au-
thorized by the last legislature. This
news is a week old, but time has by
no means removed all the soreness
that has been caused as a result Of
the selection. The board says it was
actuated by economy and the desira-
btlity OF the site selected. Ono Of the
active candidates for the reformatory
was Cleveland. with Representative
H. H. Flowers as it's chief booster.
Another leading candidate was Cam
bride. Chairman Swendsen of the
board held out for Cambridge, but he
was opposed by Ralph Wheelock and
c. E. Vasaly. the other two members.
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The accommodating member OF the
senate is DR.. J. w. Andrews of Man
kato. Any person with q bill unable
to find a sponsor can always count on
help from the Mankato member and
az a result he u swamped with appli.
cations to afnx his signature and in
troduce measures calculated to cure
every known i'll to which the body
polite and public may be heir to. His
latest measure 10 designed to do away
with the tipping Of hotel bellboys and
porters. Senator Andrews says the
bill is q good one and that he Ia going
to back it to tho limit.
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The ethics of personal injury litiga-
ton are concerning the lawyers of the
two houses now. The two. judiciary
committees are Considering the three
bar association bills designed to do
away with the evils Of this class Of
business. Similar bills fell by the
wayside two years ago, mainly be.
cause they attempted to prevent the
taking Of personal injury cases on a
contingent fee basis. This has been
avoided in the bills now being consid.
cred. It is evident from the develop
ments at the hearings that among
lawyers the whole question Is far from
settled. though the weight Of senti-
ment in the judiciary committee seems
to favor the three bills.
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The senate has given the stamp of
approval to a bill providing for 4 &c..
900 revolving fund for reclamation OF
state lands in the northern part Of the
state. The bill 10 In accordance with
tho constitutional amendment ap:
proved BY the voters 1t the last gen
eral election.
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st. Paul club women have renewed
activities in the matter Of pure meat
for the city and state. Legislation for
the subject is much needed. the
women say. They assert 1t is futile
having the government supervise in
spection of meats from one slaughter
house which engages in interstate
shipments. when other plants which
sell their products within the state
have no adequate inspection.
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Board Of control members are
strongly in favor Of the pending bill
requiring relatives to bear part Of the
cost OF caring for the insane. They
are not optimistic about It. though
for the bill has come up time after
time and has always met defeat at the
hands Of the legislators.
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H present plans are carried out thu
drainage committees of the tive
houses Of the legislature will present
| 4 new bill providing for co-onaratior