The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-01-08
INTEREsTINo NEWS FROM
THE STATE CAPITOL

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TIE STATE CAPITOL.
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will be Of more than ordinary inter
est. The big things due to be thresh-.
led out includes bond issue for the
installation Of a system Of up-to-.
date highways, state control Of 4. IL
ability insurance, tonnage tax, new
scheme Of land distribution and the
probable solidation Of many state
departments. Many bills are now in
preparation and the first weeks hop
per is expected to- be a big one. ~ +. +
II A complete revisions Of the work
mems compensation act with state
control Of all liability insurance is
now in the making and will be
among the first Of the. bills offered
when the Legislature meets. That
those now enjoying the fruits of the
present compensation law will fight
it to the bitter end is certain but
the chances are against them. The
general opinion is that the new or
der Of things will go flying through
the house at the least. 1t is general
ly known that liability insurance in
Minnesota is the highest of any
state in the Union. The present law
practically gives everything to the
insurance companies. AS to the in
sured he is lucky if he gets the wild
ows' mite. The law is regarded as
one of the best airtights now on the
books and the clamor for a. change
is general
The Twin City papers have taken
up the cudgel irf behalf of a new
good roads policy which includes a
constitutional amendment allowing
bond issue for the same and the
publicity departments of each are
being worked overtime in an effort
to impress. AS far as good roads are
concerned there is hardly member
Of the legislature but what favors
the same, still the passage of law
necessary to bring such about is not
going to be without long drawn
out fight. The trouble just now is
that the material men want one
kind of a law and the farmers an
other. Each is watching the other
Again there are the owners of auto
mobiles upon whom a large part of
the burden will fall. They want to
control too. Minnesota is going to
lift itself out of the mud this time,
but by what method remains to be
seen.
Many Minnesotans, especially those
who have dabbled in the political
game in the so-called good old days
will learn with regret of the death
in California last week of Darius
Reese, formerly of St. Paul. Pneu-
nonia was responsible. "Dar" as he
was best known, was a Republican
born and bread and his voice was al
ways raised in it's behalf. He was
one of the old school and never took
kindly to the so-called progressive
ideas and acts which later day ideal
lists attempted to put over in a part
way. "Dar' served two terms as
clerk of the Supreme Court and
later attempted flyer at Congress
but failed.
The State Agricultural Society
will hold it's annual meeting this
month and one of the features will
be the naming Of a president and
| several directors Of the state fair
board. F. w. Murphy of Wheaton it
is generally agreed has the call for
president. 1t is hardly likely that
he will be opposed
soldiers is now the cry of many and
soldiers is now tn cry of many and
it is expected that determined eff
fort will be made this session of the
legislature to secure the passage of
law giving such the preference in
all lines of state employment. Two
camps of the Sons of Veterans have
already gone on record for such pre-
ference and others are preparing to
get into the game
Fred B. Lynch National Democra-
tic Committeeman from Minnesota
announced this week that he is
through and is prepared to pass the
honor on to some other member of
the unwashed. Mr.. Lynch is now To-
Gated in New York where he has
been engaged in buying mules and
selling them to the government.
One Of the legislative cinches is
Oscar Arneson for his old Job as
! chief clerk of the legislature. Prac-
l. H.. IL