Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-02-19

The authority for the expenditure Of
$4,000 for woman's building at the
state prison was repealed by the bill,
with provision for the transfer OF
women inmates of the state prison to
the reformatory for women.
Vote in 1920.
The good roads bill passed by the
House was returned to the Senate
for concurrence in the amendments
tackled on in the lower body. Then
it will go to the Governor for his
signature and finally to the secretary
Of state, who will see that it 10 sub
mitted to the voters of the state at
the general election of 1920.
The Legislature In passing the bill
simply has proposed Z constitutional
amendment and were It not for q pro-
vision in an amendment reimbursing
counties for work done during tho next
two years in building parts of the Bah
cock system within their boundaries.
the state would have to wait two years
before road building would begin.
Because Of the provision mentioned
many counties are planning on start.
ing road building this summer. If tho
amendment should fail to carry at tho
1920 election the counties would have
to bear the cost Of tho roads them.
selves, but they are going ahead In
the confidence that the voters of the
state will be strongly for IT,
Whatever work the counties do, of
course, will be under the direction of
and according to the plans and speci-
fications made by tho Highway com.
missioner
Fire Marshal Bill O. KID.
The House committee on civil ad.
m1nistratlon has recommended to
pass the state fire marshal bill provid.
ing that the commissioner of insurance
be appointed fire marshal; that he
shall appoint an assistant fire marshal
with a salary of $4,000 and first, sec
ond and special fire deputies.
State Insurance Commissioner John
B. Sanborn sponsored the bill before
the committee. He declared that the
fire loss record of Minnesota is re.
proach to the state.
The insurance companies" said
Mr.. Sanborn, paid out in fire losses in
Minnesota in 1917 $1.1O for every dol
lar they received in premiums, and
in 1918 nearly $3.50. 1t is easy to un
| derstand where we are tending"
Would Create New State.
| Representative Charles w. Bouck
of Royalton would create the state OF
Lincoln out of the northern part OF
the state of Minnesota by the enact.
ment of bill he has introduced in the
House. Practically all of the state
| north and west of the Twin Cities
| would be included in the new com.
| monwealth.
Provision is made in the bill for the
! people of Minnesota to vote on the
| creation of the new state at the gen.
eral election~of 1920.
Ask Increase of Salaries.
st. Paul.-Clerks of courts through
; out Minnesota, particularly those from
| rural counties, are asking the legisla
| ture to pass an act increasing their
salaries. A delegation from the asso.
| citation appeared at the capitol and
| spent some time interviewing the leg
! islature
! Negotiations are only tentative and
the clerks have thus far agreed upon
| no scale of compensation.
"Just give us living wage" was
| what they asked of the members
Later when the legislators have been
sounded out, definite scale may be
| fixed
Motor Corps Bill Passes House.
The house has passed the bill pro.
viding for a state motor corps The
measure, as amended, provides that
! the motor corps shall be used only for
aid and relief work and to transport
guard companies when called out The
| members are to carry only side arms
Bank Examiners Needs.
Declaring there have been more
bank failures and defalcations in Min.
nesota in the past six months than
during any other similar period in the
history of the state, F. S. Pearson,
state bank examiner, has asked the
senate finance committee to recon.
mend an appropriation OF, 100000 for
his department.
Investigation of banking troubles
and bank failures made an increased
appropriation necessary, he said.
Convention Method Endorsed.
The Warner-Hompe bill to nominate
state officers by the convention sys:
TEN instead of primary was favor
ably reported by the house elections
committee. The committee amended
the bill to include supreme court
judges. The bill, as originally pre-.
pared, exempted them from conven.
ton nomination.