Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-03-07

amended the act without placing them
selves on record such would have
been done. but the patriotic speeches
INDUCED in and the pressure brought
by those Interested prevented such.
Quite a few thought the bill should
be made to exclude the officers, who
received substantial salaries while in
the service, and those who received
their regular wages from firms and
corporations by whom they were en-
ployed before entering the service.
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The Anti-Saloon league appears to
be opposed to any other amendment
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
change Of sentiment is said to have
caused its supporters to decide to drop
the measure. It may also result in
the defeat of the measure designed
: TO strengthen the present abatement
law as it relates to resorts and kim
dred institutions.
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The state "jag" 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
fslative bodies passed the Gandrud-
{ Rofkne bill converting the farm into
an institution for both the care of the
insane and those addicted to the liq-
suor habit. This institution was estab-
lished nearly ten years ago when a
bill was passed providing that a por-
tion of the revenue from liquor H.
censes go to its support. The liquor
interests supported the measure, with
1the, idea, some claim, to lay the found
alton for scheme to eventually turn
all saloon license money into a fund
for the support Of all state institu-
tons:
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House and senate members and en-
ploy yess-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
Oh general orders in the senate and
the work of those interested in the
fstic game is directed at keeping it
there. Senator sageng is confident he
can pass the measure if 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
if 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 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, it is said,
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The house has gone on record as
being against any scheme to use con-
vict 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 hunch
that the employment of convicts out.
side the walls of the Saltwater and
st. Cloud prisons would cripple the,
state binding twine 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
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farm machinery and binding twins
trust
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Friends will be panied to learn Of
the death at Little Falls of G. 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
politics for years,
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 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 a chance to