Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-01-22
Institutional Amendment Is
Adopted BY Both Houses Of Il
Minnes sofa I egisla ture.
SAFETY BOARD ! ACTS
Anasunces That All lee War Edicts
,Nllisse Resclndsd on Fob. 5th
Unless legislature Act
Committees Are Named.

representatives has adopted the reso-
luton already passed In the senate.
satifying the prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution by vote
OF % to SO, making Minnesota the 10th
state to ratify.
The senate voted for the resolution
4S to II. The resolution passed in the
house without debate under q suspen-
sion Of the rules.
Asks Aid for Fighters.
Authority to expend unused funds
Of the State Public Safety commission
to aid discharged soldiers and sailors
In tho state who are without employ
ment or funds was asked Of the legis-
lature today by Governor ]. "A. A..
Burnquist in special message to the
two houses.
The commission has available about
100000 that could be used for this
purpose.
Roads Amendment Asked.
The good roads program outlined BY
G. M. Babcock, state highway COM
missioner, was placed before the SEN
ate and house when Senator Patrick
ii. McGarry, Walker, and Representa-
tive Oscar A. Swenson, Nicollet, In
troduced q bill asking for constitu-
tional amendment to permit the adop-
ton OF the Babcock plan.
To Rescind Orders.
st. Paul. orders Of the State
Public Safety commission will be re-
scinded Feb. S, unless the state legis-.
II al ookc to- no
was announced by the commission
when 1t referred to the legislature a
measure making its orders inopera-
tive
Legislative Enactment Suggested.
The reason for the action, the COM
mission said, is the measures were of
wartime necessity, and the. signing Of
the armistice makes a renewal of hos
Utilities practically impossible. It is
also suggested, should the legislature
desire to continue all or some of the
orders, 1t may do SO by enactment.
Copies Of the resembling measure.
were sent to the house, the senate and
to Governor ]. a. a. Burnquist, with
the statement that the resembling or
der would become effective Feb 5 I'm.
less the commission was otherwise in
:structed at its meeting Feb. 4.
Nearly half of the orders Of the
Public Safety commission still in
force have bearing on the liquor
traffic. n
Home Guard Retention Sought.
Steps to continue the Minnesota
home guard as a part Of the state mill
tary forces were taken by Adjutant
General w. q. Rhinow upon reports:
I that the order OF the Safety commits
+ sion creating the home guard will be
made imperative Feb. 5.
me nome guard was created by or
der der NO. issued by the Public Safety
commission IS 81 n General RhinoW plans to
Interview lev members Of the legislature
4 With g view to having the home guard
commune ~ xlstence by legislative
enactm zen ent.
s Or Fire Protection.
l AFTER asconference with git Representa-
1--WE u II w, = ltchcock Of Hibbing,
chairman OF the e house committee on
Teconstruct ton IN and relief, Senator Bes-
settle OF Orr, chairman 'lh n Of the similar
COMMITTEE m OF the senate, announced
that a joint omInittee meeting would
be held 7. N g few days for the purpose
! OF getting all possible views on the
matter before framing a blanket fire
fellef Dll .ss
"a bcock Plan Favored.
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