Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-01-29
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The Line Up. =
The Legislature is fast lining up as
re-actiOnaries and progressives with
the League members throwing its
solid support when occasion requires
against the re-actionaries. Such well
known progressives as Theodore Chris.
Hanson, Charles Warner and Bendixen
have practically told the Governors
henchmen that they had better 20 and
jump into the lake.
A Freak Bill.
Rep. Hammer has introduced bill
for q personal license to use intoxicat.
Ing liquors. It provides that any per.
son on payment of an annual fee of
$1.00 may get permit to purchase
and use intoxicating liquors by fling
a, sworn statement that he will mot
supply it or divide up with others .sthat
he is not an habitual drunkard,4 nor
does not intend to become one, and so
on. It is a foreg0ne conclusion that
the Temperance Committee will make
short work of this measure, although
Mr.. Hammer may be permitted to air
his eloquence on the subject on the
floor Of the House.
The Nimocks Red Flag Bill.
This measure introduced on the first
day Of the Session with flourish Of
trumpets as House File No. and con-
f1dently expected to pass as a "test
of patriotism" under suspension, Of the
rules has been returned to it's author
for amendment and correction. The
military committee regarded It as en-.
tirely too sweeping. Rep. Nimocks is
not commanding figure in the House,
being out of line with the majority on
the booze question and considered as
rather too friendly to the Street Rail,
way interests and this sudden burst
of patriotism on his part is looked up
on with suspicion.
The Nordlen Bill.
The labor representatives from the
cities are being heard from. George
Nordlen of St. Paul has drafted bill
to regulate cold storage plants. Food
| products may not be held in cold stor
age longer than II months and shall
be subject to inspection and if foune
unwholesome must be destroyed.
Tax on Mine Royalties.
| Nonpartisan League members hav'
| drafted bill to tax the royalties de
rived from the leasing ore properties
The amount of taxes from this source
if the bill becomes law will be yer.
considerable.
| To Bar Sociaiistic Books.
Senator Widell of Mankato has start
ed a propaganda to debar books of
Socialistic nature from public schoO
libraries. Books on economic subject
that teach or favor the doctrine of pull
lie ownership of public utilities O
of coal mines and the like are to b
excluded from public libraries If tn
Senator has his way.
A Telephone Bill.
Mr.. Serline has introduced a bill
tax telephone companies. This BIZ
divides all lines into classes, az, al
telephone companies whose gross carr
ings shall be more than $10O, 900; "B,
between 100000 and 100000; &c,
$500 to $4,000; 3D." less than $500
In lieu of all other taxes class "A
will pay into the State Treasury Al
per cent of gross earnings; B" pc
cent and "C'' 81 per cent, class ID,
Is cents for each telephone instrumen
in use. All connecting fees and switch
ing charges shall be deemed earnings
Mr.. Serline says the bill does not ii
crease taxes on small lines, but vii
largely increase the taxes of the bi
companies.
The Sullivan Contest.
Final action on the confession Georg
H. Sullivan for the seat now held b
Wilcox, the Nonpartisan Lacquer vii
be taken next week. Sullivan base
his claims on two grounds. Admit
ting that his opponent polled the great
er number of votes Sullivan claim
that some cards were found in po
ing place where he received only
votes to 149 for Wilcox, and that tn
presence Of these cards Influenced tn
voters; also that he was charged wit
being attorney at law for certain col
porations while he was only attOrne
in fact and that his income from thi
source was very much less than stat
ed.
Notes.
| Nobody hears the loyalty issue mer
toned. 1t was a "good enough Morg
an" for Burnquist to get elected upor
but having served it's purpose and ser1
ed it well, it has been discarded. Rel
Iverson of Grant has added his nam
to those Of the League orators in tn
House, making his maiden speec]
in favor of Woman Suffrage. The lis
now consists Of Berve, Holmquist
Enstrom and Iverson. Either Arne
son or Sluke are likely to be hear
from next.
It will be interesting to know wheth
er Parker and Adams, recognized re
dictionary leaders and thick and THU
supporters of the Governor, or Thee
Christensen, Charles Warner and Ber
dixen, former active progressives
WELD the greater influence in shapin
legislation. Elk. Speaker Parker,
re-actionary leader is suspicious o
the League members. He wanted t.
know why Rep. Thorkelson was absen
from his seat when an important vot
was taken. Thorkelson had gone HON
on account of an accident to his wife
and Parker wanted to know all tn
particulars.
Rep. Bendixen of Redwood starte'
something when he introduced a resC