Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-01-22
S0LONS RA T|FY
DRY PROVISION
Constitutional Amendment Is
Adopted by Both Houses of
Minnesota Legislature.
SAFETY al BOARD ACTS /

Assumes That All Its War Edicts
Wllisee Rescinded On Feb. 5th
Unless Legislature Acts-
Committees Are Named.
st. Paul.-The Minnesota house OF
representatives has adopted the reso-
luton already passed in the senate,
ratifying the prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution by a vote
of 80 to SO, making Minnesota the 10th
state to ratify.
The senate voted for the resolution
48 to IL. The resolution passed in the
house without debate under suspen-
zion 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 q special message to the
two houses.
100000 that could be used for this
purpose.
Roads Amendment Asked.
The good roads program outlined by
C. M. Babcock, state highway com.
missioner was placed before the SEN
ate and house when Senator Patrick
III. McGarry, Walker, and Representa-
tive Oscar A. Swenson, Nicollet, in.
troduced bill asking for constitu
tional amendment to permit the adop-
ton of the Babcock plan.
To Rescind Orders.
st. Paul.-All orders of the State
Public Safety commission will be re-
scinded Feb S, unless the state legis-
lature acts to continue the orders, it
was announced by the commission
when it referred to the legislature a
measure making it's orders inopera-
tive
Legislative Enactment Suggested. :
The reason for the action, the COM
mission said, is the measures were of
wartime necessity, and thes signing of
the armistice makes renewal of hos
tilities practically impossible. 1t is
also suggested, should the legislature
desire to continue all or some of the
orders, it may do so by enactment.
Copies of the resembling measure
were sent to the house, the senate and
to Governor J. A. A. Burnquist, with
the statement that the resembling or
der would become effective Feb 5 un-
less the commission was otherwise in
:structed at it's meeting Feb A.
Nearly half of the orders of the
Public Safety commission still in
force have a bearing on the liquor
traffic. =
Home Guard Retention Sought.
Steps to continue the Minnesota
home guard as part of the state mill
tary forces were taken by Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow upon reports
that the order of the Safety commits.
sion creating the home guard will be
made imperative Feb. 5.
The home guard was created by or
der No. 3 issued by the Public Safety
commission. General Rhinow plans to
Interview members of the legislature
with view to having the home guard
continue in existence by legislative
enactment
For Fire Protection.
After a conference with Representa-
tive R. w. Hitchcock of Hibbing,
chairman of the house committee on
reconstruction and relief, Senator Bes-
settle of Orr, chairman of the similar
committee of the senate, announced
that joint committee meeting would
be held in a few days for the purpose
of getting all possible views on the
matter before framing a blanket fire
relief bill.
eabcock Plan Favored.
Introduction of the good roads bill
marked the first steps in the. SEIZED.
alled plan. Senator Leonard Nord,s
lbiIl, which will permit the state to
loan money to settlers, will lie ready
for presentation shortly. Other tenta-
tive bills to provide adequate fire pro.
lection are in process of construction
by members Of the senate and house
committees on relief and reconstruc-
HiUn.
Briefly, the Babcock plan, as includ.
ed in the bill, would provide for a
state trunk highway system of an
proximately 5000 miles in length. The
state would be empowered to levy
bonds and impose a horsepower tax
on motor vehicles to defray the ex-
pense of improving this road system.
The Babcock plan provides for a
six-year construction program on the
state trunk system, with a levy Of
S 100 ,000, 900 in bonds, to be retired in.
twenty years.
Suffrage Amendment Favored.
The house committee on elections
recommended to the house the pas.
Draft System Proven Sound.
Chicago, Jan. "a ddressing APP.
prOXimately 700 members Of local draft