Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-02-19
SOLONS ADOPT
GOOD ROAD BILL
Measure For 100000, 900 Bond
Issue For Construction
Passes Both Houses.
POPULAR VOTE IN 1920
Proposed Law ls In Form Of ConsrI-
tutiona! Amendment Which Must
Have Approval Of Voters-"Bone
Dry" Measure Introduced.

Have Approval Of voters-"Bone
Dry" Measure Introduced.
st. Paul.-The Minnesota house of
representatives has passed the Bah
cock trunk highways bill, providing
for an amendment to the constitution
authorizing bond issue of 100000
900 for the construction of hard sur
faced roads throughout the state. by
avote of 10 TOT. The senate had al
ready passed the bill. which was intro
duced by Senator P. J. McGarry, Walk
or, by vote Of So to 6.
The amendment will go to the vot-
ers of the state at the election in 1920.
The bill, as acted upon by the house,
contained several minor amendments,
making it necessary to return 1t to the
senate for concurrence. The amend
ments inserted the names of several
towns on the highway system as out
lined in the bill.
The first move to change the bill in
the house was made by r. w. Hitch
cock, Hibbing, who offered an amend
ment to eliminate the limitations of
the amount of bonds that may be is
sued in any one year. Representative
Hitchcock's amendment was defeated
by vote of 20 to "a. The bonds are
to be retired and interest paid out of
tax on motor vehicles, supplemented
If necessary by tax on transpOrta-
ton lines using the roads.
Senator A. ]. Rockne offered several
amendments. One corrected the Ian
guage so as to- make sure that gen.
eral tax cannot be levied to retire the
road bonds. and this was adopted. His
proposal to strike out the provision
putting the states resources back Of
the bonds was defeated, as it was held
that the states credit must be pledged
in order to make the bonds salable
"Bone Dry Bill introduced.
Senators P. A. Gandrud and F. H.
Peterson have introduced a drastic
"bone dry. bill to take the place OF
the Safety commissions order now OBJ
solete. The bill prohibits transport
ing liquor in quantities greater than
one pint into or through any dry coun-
ty or municipality. Officers are au
thorized to stop automobiles on suspi-
cion, search them for liquor and con-
fscate any that is found Penalties
prescribed are fine of $40 to 500 or
80 days in JAIL
Grain Sampiing Bill Approved.
The Wilkinson bill authorizing the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion to take samples of grain, and
eliminating sampling by representa-
tives of commission houses was re-
ported back to the house by the COM
mittees or grain and warehouses, with
recommendation to pass. Alleged
abuses Of the privilege granted by
consent of taking grain samples by
commission houses to assist in max
ing sales led to the introduction Of
the bill, it was said.
McGrath Measure Favored.
The McGrath bill providing for vo-
cational education for industrial in
jured and permitting cooperation with
the United States government, was
reported to the house by the commit
tee on education, with recommended
ton to pass. The purpose of the bill
is to place Industrial injured on a par
with wounded soldiers with regard to
vocational re-education and replace
ment in industry.
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 at schools where English is the
basic language taught is compulsory
for all children of school age in the
state. Common branches, such as his
tory, grammar, arithmetic and geogra-
ply, must be taught in the 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 more than an hours time
in each school day. "a
cigaret Bill Reported.
The Nordgren cigaret bill, codifying
the laws regulating the sale of cigar
cts and cigaret papers, licensing the
manufacture and providing penalties
for violation, was reported favorably
to the house by the committee on pub
lie welfare. and health.
Frankson Has No Vote.
The lieutenant governor has 70
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