The Tomahawk., 1919-03-06

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providing for the licensing Of manu-
facturers or dealers in mixed feeds.
This does not refer to Country
millers," said Colonel Wilkinson.
author of the bill. 1T has to do only
with the manufacturers and dealers In
concentrated feeds The bill pro.
vides for exemption of those who grind
whole grain together"
Hotel Bit Defeated.
The Nimocks hotel bill was defeated
in the house. The bill proposed to re-
lieve hotel prQprietors from RESPONSE
bility for thefts, if they maintained
certain safeguards.
Druggists Up in Arms.
A bill for the standardization of the
education of pharmacists has druggists
up in arms. Chairman J. B. HOmpe of
the house public health committee re-
ceived twenty-seven letters Of protest
in one delivery today.
Houses Pass Hour Bill.
St. Paul.-Appearance of the Patti
son bill providing an eighthour day
| for employees in the state institutions
as special order brought on a hot de-
bate in the House. After long debate
the House passed the bill rs to 4S. 1t
has passed the senate. Representative
! Theodore Christianson, chairman of
the appropriations committee, led the
fight against the measure. He first
offered an amendment excluding farm
laborers and domestics from the provi-
sions Of the bill.
Representative J. B. Pattison of st.
Cloud, sponsor for tho bill, objected
to the amendment, and Mr.. Christian
son then declared that the board of
control is opposed to the passage Of
this law at this time, although the
board unanimously approves the prin.
ciple of the eight-hour day.
The passage of the bill, it is said,
will make necessary the addition Of
$4,000 to the budget for the state in
situations, it is said.
| The necessary work of milking
cows and getting breakfast and sup
per on an eight-h0ur schedule will
mean doubling the force of laborers
and domestics at the institutions, and
the board of control has declared that
if the bill is passed it will adhere
strictly to the eight.hour schedule"
Mr.. Christianson declared.
| J. N. Jacobson of Hills declared the
bill would establish a precedent that
would eventually put the farmers out
Of business.
Representative F. J. McPartlin Of
| Y~>x w. AH.-k
farmers wish to avoid strike of their
laborers, they had better anticipate
trouble by granting beforehand tho
same conditions other lab0rere enjoy"
New Senators Take Seats.
! Arch Coleman; selected to the zen.
ate to succeed the late Carleton l..
Wallace from the Thirty-fourth dis
trict, Minneapolis, appeared in the
senate chamber with his certificate Of
election, and WAS sworn in by Asso-
ciate Justice Andrew Holt of the s,1-
preme court. c. N. Cosgrove Of LIE
Sueur, who was elected to succeed the
Late Senator Weis, and Senator Sulli-
van of Saltwater, who defeated w. w.
Wilcox in q special election following
| .
10 Ask Emergency Fund.
The house committee on state hos
pitfalls agreed to the report of the State
Board of Visitors that the complaint
| of patients at the st. Peter hospital
! Of shortage of food was Justified to
the extent that sufficient meat had not
been served, and referred the report
~ 4n<( ~,,{t
. suggestion that an emergency appro-
priation be made TO provide q sufficient
supply of meat.
Legal Newspapers Must Use English.
With only five members voting
against it, Senator F. l.. Cliffs bill,
providing that ali legal newspapers in
the state be printed In English, has
passed the senate. There was no dis.
cussion of the measure before the vote
was taken. Senators Anderson, John.
son, Nord, ROmberg and Schmeche)
voted against the bill.
Benson School Bill.
Members of the Senate education
committee have approved the bill in
troduced by Senator H. N. Benson Of
st. Peter. providing that English must
be the basic language taught in all
schools that would comply with the
compulsory education law OF the state.
Under the terms Of the bill. attend.
ance ct schools where English is the
basic language fought is compulsory
for all children IT school age in the
state. Common branches, such Is his
tory, grammar, arithmetic and seogra.
ply, must be- Taught in tho English
language, from textbooks printed in
English and by teachers competent to
teach the English language. Foreign
languages are left . selective study
IN the curriculum, but such study shall
not occupy moro than an hours time
in each school day.
TO. Abolish Sales Manager.