Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-03-07

than Statewide prohibition going on the
ballot next year and the woman suf
frage amendment may fail to get by
The situation has caused considerable
feeling and other reform legislation
may feel the effects. A week ago the
chances for the statutory prohibition
bill looked good In the house, but Z
change of sentiment Is said to have
caused its supporters to decide to drop
the measure. 1t may also result in
the defeat of the measure designed
to strengthen the present abatement
law as it relates to resorts and kin
dred institutions.
The state lag" farm at Willmar,
together with the extensive buildings
thereon, will be given over to the
care and treatment Of the insane. The
change was ordered when the two leg
islative bodies passed the Gandrud
Rockne bill converting the farm into
an institution for both the care OF the
insane and those addicted to the liQ.
uor habit. This institution was estab.
bill was passed providing that a por-
ton of the revenue from liquor Ii.
censes go to its support. The liquor
interests supported the measure. with
the idea, some claim, to lay the found
alton for scheme to eventually turn
all saloon license money into fund
for the support of all state institu.
tons.
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House and senate members and EN-.
ployes--or rather those who cared to
accept-were the guests Of the st
Paul boxing commission when a ten.
round go between several boxing eel
ebrities was staged for their benefit.
And quite few accepted the invita-
ton, too. The Sageng bill calling for
the repeal Of the boxing law is still
on general orders in the senate and
the work Of those interested in the
fistic game is directed at keeping it
there. Senator Sageng is confident he
can pass the measure II it is reached.
The other side admits that he has the
votes. but they intend to see that he
does not get a chance to use them.
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The house has at last given protec-
ton to the lowly clam, or mussel, and
IL the senate falls In line further de.
population of the states lakes and
rivers of this valuable shell fish will
cease. The bill, as drafted by A. w.
Mueller Of New Ulm and Pascal H.
Frye, the latter of frog protection
fame, provides q license for all per-
sons and outfits engaged in clam fish
ing and regulates the catch. Because
of noninterference on the part of the
state the existence of the clam was
threatened, 1t Is said.
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The house has gone on record as
being against any scheme to use con-
Wet labor on the roads of the state
A bill by Senator Baldwin providing
for such was indefinitely postponed
While sentiment figured in the case
Of some of the members the bunch
that the employment Of convicts out
side the walls of the Saltwater and
St. Cloud prisons would cripple the
state binding Irvine industry influenced
the farmer members and they voted
solidly against the bill. During the
debate Representative Magnus John
son hurled the charge that those work
ing for the bill were Influenced by the
farm machinery and binding twina
trust.
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Friends will be panied to learn Of
the death at Little Falls of C. B. Buck
man, at one time q member of the
state legislature and former member
of congress from the Sixth district.
He was prominent in Sixth district
y politics for years.
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Senators and house members alike
are being swamped with letters pro.
testing against the eight-hour day con-
stitutional amendment. They are com
ing from farmers as we'll as business
men and members say the handling
of this correspondence is beginning
to take a good share of their time.
Each one has had from fifty to 200
letters. Sentiment of country mem.
bers seems to be heavily against the
bill and it Is not given chance to
pass.
The resolution passed by the state
tax commission. declaring In favor OF
single county assessor elected by
the people instead of numerous town
ship assessors appointed by local
boards, has resulted in the prepare.
ton of bill designed to bring about
this change by the house committee
on taxes and tax laws. The bill will
be introduced in the near future by
| the committee.
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1t IL reported that James Matchit
at present secretary of the state board
of visitors, will enter the services OF
the Nonpartisan league, now in pro
cess of organization in the state. He
will do publicity for the new venture
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Opposition has developed to the bill
abolishing the state highway commits
sion and substituting q salaried high
way commissioner. The bill has been
prepared and introduced by the roads