Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-03-14
VOTE IS NEARLY TWO TO ONE
Many AntI.Liquor Men Join Vets In
Sending Measure to tn Last
Resting Place.

action of the house was prompted by
Its former stand on the question of a
dry or wet Minnesota when it ap-
proved of the bill putting the matter
up to the people. That both house and
senate had already passed on the mat
ter of dry or wet Minnesota and
that continued agitation of the subject
would tend to involve and embarrass
other needed legislation was pointed
out to the committee, but that body
insisted on reporting the bill favora-
bly,. It was then that. the determine.
ton to kill it on the floor was reached
and both drys and vets Joined in the
slaughter which followed. In the past
house and senate temperance commit
tees have been conspicuous for what
they failed to do in an accepted dry
way, but no one can cast any doubt
as to the makeup of the present house
committee. It's dry and that is all
there is to it.
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A bill, with ]. D. Sullivan of ST.
Cloud as it's chief hacker, abolishing
the state immigration department, ap-
peared in the house and in conse-
Quence admirers of the department
are much perturbed What is back of
the bill is their chief concern. mas
much as nearly all of the Western
states maintain similar bureaus and
the wiping out Of the Minnesota de-
partment would render valueless a
costly equipment it is not thought that
the bill will get very far. There is no
doubt that the Minnesota immigration
department has been of immense
value to the state and that it might
have done greater and better work
had it been properly financed. Many
settler dates his Minnesota resi-
dence from some activity of the pres
ent bureau.
Statutory suffrage for women only
as it relates to the right of the fair
sex to vote for presidential electors
had the boards in the senate the past
week when the senate elections COM
mittee permitted a public hearing on
the Ole Sageng suffrage bill. It was
show day for the Twin Cities and the
women made the most of it. So far
no committee action has been taken,
but it is more than likely that the
Sageng bill will be reported out. In
addition to the Sageng bill there is
another measure in the committee put
ting the question of woman suffrage
up to popular vote, but it may never
see the light of day. The drys are
said to oppose the measure, as they
fear its appearance on the ballot at
the next election will detract from
the prohibition constitutional amend
ment, which has been approved by
both houses.
DR.. Marion lie Roy Burton, the new
head of the University of Minnesota,
made his first bow to the legislature
when he delivered short talk before
the lawmakers in Joint session. The
new president is a youthful looking
person and made an excellent impress
sion His first test Of strength will
be his ability to induce the house and
senate committees to loosen up in the
matter of desired university appropri-
atoms.
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The senate has sent to the house
its latest in the way of good roads
legislation. The bill, the product OF
| the activities of r. G. Dunn of Prince.
ton, abolishes the present state high
way commission and provides in its
stead a highway commissioner who
shall devote all his time to the work.
The new Office carries a salary of 81.
500. The details as to road work, to.
gether with the superintendent of road
funds, is about the same as the old
law.
The senate has relegated to the
scrap heap the Sullivan bill giving
state employees an eight-hour day. He
could not convince the country mem.
bers Of it's merits and they gave the
measure it's death blow. That labor
will get very much out of this session
of the legislature is doubtful. Natur-
ally all proposed labor legislation has
its inception in the cities and major
ity Of the country members refuse to
be brought around to the city mem.
bers' way of thinking. The one fear
generally IL that farm labor will be
involved.
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The bill to reduce the size Of the
legislature has passed the senate
to 20. The proposed bill is consti-
tutional amendment, to take effect In
1928, limiting the senate to fifty mem.
bers and the house to LOO. Il adopted
~ the house It will go on the general