Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-09
PROPOSE ROAD REFUND.
Money Spent o., Rabeock Trunk High
way System 81. Counties May be
Returned IL Course Of 10 Years.

st. Paul-COuntieS that have spent
money on roads in the Babcock trunk
highway system since Feb. i, 1919, will
get refunds from the state within the
next 10 years, was predicted by Sena-
tor L. II. Nord of International Falls.
He is chairman of subcommittee
which is working on the question Of
refunds, and which has sent ques-
.tionnaire to every county auditor in
the state, seeking exact information
as to the refund claims Of each county.
II am getting many inquiries" Sena-
tor Nord said, asking whether
think there is any show for this coun-
ty or that to get back the money it
roads
"Not only is. there show but 1
can say that there is no serious Diff
ference of opinion in the legilature on
the main question. 1t is the sense of
the members that the counties will
get refunds. The general opinion is
that there should be no refunds in the
next two years, while construction
work on the system is being started.
But after two years, l think, refund
payments will start and inside of 10
years the counties will get back not
only the principal expended. but the
interest"
Foreign Language Fought.
Minnesota schools are prohibited
from requiring foreign language on
the curriculum in a bill introduced
by Senator Arch Coleman of Mime
sofa. Another bill sponsored by Sen
ator Sam Rask, makes it a gross mis-
demeanor to hire as teacher any one
convicted of violating the federal es.
pionage act. Both these bills are
backed by the American Legion.
Senator James Dwyer introduced
| constitutional amendment exempting
cooperative associations or persons
farming and gardening, from taxation
and marketing establishments.
The commissioner of highways shall
assemble all Minnesota county COM
! missiOners each year in st. Paul to
discuss highway propositions under
Senate File 36S, thrown into the hop
per by Senators J. G. Callahan and G.
| A. Turnham B."
Oil inspection Revise (
The oil inspection laws are revised
in Senate File 81 introduced by Sena-
tor P. A. Gandrud.l The measure ex-
tends the number of products subject
to inspection, and requires high test
gasoline to be a superior product. In
stead of inspection fees being fixed by
law, the measure authorizes the in
spector to fix the rates at not to ex-
coed cents barrel of so gallons.
| The death penalty for first degree
murder must be carried out by the
penintiary warden or deputy with
, in 80 days after sentence is passed,
and the mode Of inflicting the penalty
must be the electric chair, under bill
introduced by Senator J. H. Hall. The
bill provides that newspapers shall
print no stories about the executions,
except statements issued by the war
den.
! Discrimination Bill Attacked.
Objections to Senator Magnus John
sons unfair discrimination bill, voiced
by members of the Northwestern Lun-
bermen's association at a. meeting of
the senate committee on commerce
and corporation resulted in postpone.
ment of further consideration. of the
bill, pending an effort on the part OF
the author, together with supporters
and opponents of the. measure, to
agree upon certain suggested changes
J. B. Free of Melrose told the com.
mittee that IF cooperative lumber
concerns do not get legislative assis
lance they will be stamped out in two
years. ,.
Chairman George Wicker of the
house committee on taxes appointed
the other four members of the sub
committee which will consult the at
torney general as to the validity of the
tonnage tax bills. The members are
J. o. Haugland, G. M. Bendixen, A. c.
WEIGH and CI H. Warner