Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-03-09

the bill be recommended for indefinite
postponement. This was the bill for
an act to permit the use of prison Ia
Dor on the public highways and was
bitterly opposed by the country mem
Der who declared that it would cripple
the Irvine and machinery factories in
the state penitentiary. "This bin is
merely ruse on the part of the Inter-
national Harvester company to wipe
out competition in the farm machinery
business declared Representative
Christensen of Lac Que Parle county,
in speaking against the bill.
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CARNATIONS of the state are grooming
Representative G. NJ. Bendixen of Red
wood county, for railroad and ware
house commissioner. Mr.. Bendixen is
one of the prominent farmer members
Of the legislature, co-author of the ton
mage tax bill and father of the two
cent passenger rate bill which passed
at this session. Should Mr.. Bendixen
decide to enter the race at the next
election for this office, he will have to
meet c. E.. Elmquist, present member
Of this commission.
The Knutson bill calling for 2
per cent tax on futures, aimed specifi-
cally to hit the Minneapolis Chamber
Of Commerce, the Duluth Board of
Trade and the st. Paul Equity Ex-
change, was defeated last Tuesday by
a vote of SO to 80 after it had been
amended to death by Tom Girling and
others. Knutson led the debate for
the bill and was assisted by Welch,
johnson and Davis. In speaking for
the bill, Representative WEIGH said:
"Ail W, We propose to do is put tax on
Those who spoke against the bill
were Washburn, Girling and H. H.
Harrison.
For two hours Representative A.
F. Teigen, "the farmer orator of. Chip
pewa," held the floor of the house,
speaking for his bill prohibiting
gambling in futures. He made a
strong, impassioned speech for his bill,
attacking the Chamber of Commerce.
which he chacterized as ''huge blood
machine,' and called to his colors the
farmers Of the house, whom he dec!ar-
ed would have to go on record for or
against this "great momentous ques-
tion.' On final roll call Mr.. Teigen
was only able to muster 81 votes, af.
ter Representative Bendixen had
amended the bill so as to exclude the
country elevators. The opposition led
by Representative Howard of Mime
apolis, corralled ~ votes and defeated
the Teigen bill by a margin Of 10
votes. "A. N. =.
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Washington, March 5.-President
Wilson s inaugural address was as fol-
lows:
My Fellow Citizens:
The four years which have elapsed
since last I stood in this place have
been crowded with counsel and action
of the most vital interest and conse-
quences. Perhaps no equal period in our
history has been SO fruitful OF impor-
tant reforms in our economic and in
dustrial life or so full Of significant
changes in the spirit and purpose of
our political action. We have sought
very theughtfully to set our house in
order, correct the grosser errors and
abuses of our industrial life, iberate
and quicken the processes of our ma
tional genius and energy, and lift our
politics to broader view of the peo-
Pies essential interests. It is a record
of singular distinction. But shall not
attempt to review it. It speaks for
itself and will be of increasing influ-
ence as the years go by. This is not
the time for retrospect. It is time,
rather, to speak our thought and pur-
poses concerning the present and the
future.
Outside influence Felt
Although we have conferred counsel
and action with such unusual concen-
tration and success upon the great
problems of domestic legislation to
which we addressed ouselves four
years ago, other matters have more
and more forced themselves upon our
attention, matters lying outside our
own life as nation and over which
We had no control, but which, despite
our wish to keep free Of them, have
drawn us more and more irresistibly
into their own current and influence.
It has been impossible to avoid
them. They have affected the life OF
the whole world. They have shaken
men everywhere with a passion and an
they never knew before.
1t has been hard to preserve calm
counsel while the thought Of our own
people swayed this way and that un-
der their influence. We are compo-
site and cosmopolitan people. We are
of the blood Of all the nations that are
at war. The currents OF our thoughts,
as we'll as the currents Of our trade
run quick at all seasons back and forth
between us and them. The war inevi-
tably set it's mark from the first alike
upon our minds, our industries, our
commerce, our politics and our social
action TO be Indifferent to it or in
dependent Of it was out Of the ques-
ton.
Deeply Wronged Upon the Seas
And yet, all the while we have been
conscious we were not part Of it. In
that consciousness, despite many divi-
sions, we have drawn closer together.
We have been deeply wronged upon
the seas, but We have not wished to
wrong or injure in return; have re-
+o;no1 +brou rhOnt tho consciousness OF