The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-03
rule, is reported directly to the House by The
agricultural committee, will probably r
com pleted this week IL
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.

Conference of Legislative and Other Commit
tees at st. Paul in Relation to the Proposed
Inspection of Grain.
The Legislative committee consisting of Sen
ators Pillsbury, Rice and Powers, and Repre-
sentatives Norrish, Ives, Kniss and Cain, WITH
Messrs. E. Locke, Willmar and E. A. D. Sal
ter, Atwater, of the Free Elevator association,
along the line Of st. Paul & Manitoba road,
Messrs. Cahill and White, millers of Minneap-
oils, and Messrs. Doran, Gilbert and Mcllrath,
OF the St. Paul board Of trade, held meeting
at the board OF trade rooms at st. Paul, on
Jan. q, to consider the. recommendations
made by the Farmers board of trade, for the
establishment of grades of grain by State
authority and with State inspection
Mr.. Locke presented the headings Of a bill
the result OF the conference held by his COM
mittee with the members of the St. psnl
board-thought to meet; the general results
sought by the recommendation of the Farm
ers board of trade ,and the operation Of which
would prove eminently satisfactory to the pro-
Queer, dealer and manufacturer The bill az
outlined is in twelve sections, only the head
ings OF which are given, as follows:
l. State board of trade oftwelve persons,
to be selected by the judges Of the district
court, one from each district, to hold office
for four years.
:. President, vice president and secretary OF
board to be elected by the board, and to act as
an executive committee, with full power to act
when the board is not in session. 80
s: Board to have full power to adopt rules
and regulations for carrying out the incaning
and intent of the act, and the protection of ali
persons dealing in gram.
4. Members of the board to receive SIS Der
diem and milage for not exceeding ten days,
excepting the executive committee, who shall
be paid for all time necessarily employed.
8. An appropriation of $4,000 to pay ex-
penses of board. &F5, z%
q. The duty of the board shall be to license
public warehousemen upon their giving bond
Tor from 1000 to $50, 900, according to the
size OF the house; to investigate all com
plants; to appoint chief inspector of grain
and prescribe his duties; to fix his salary at
rate OF compensation for inspection, and mode
OF collecting the same. All ices to be paid by
the chief inspector into the State treasury and
disbursed only on order of executive commit
tee.
7. Parties aggrieved by Inspectors deeis
ions appeal to executive committee; if decis-
ion is sustained to pay their per diem and mile
age, II decision reversed then other party TO
pay it:
.. The chief inspector to give bond in
$50 1000, and his salary TO be paid out of fees
collected, and not otherwise.
g. The chief inspector may, with the con-
scnI ana aNVlce OF the executive committee,
appoint deputies at all grain markets where
required; shall be responsible for their acts:
deputies to receive such compensation as the
executive committee shall direct, not to ex
exceed the amount Of fees collected at the
place where shuch deputy acts.
10. inspection fees to be treated and col
lected as advance changes in cases, where grain
is in trust.
II. Chapter 90, general laws 1879, repealed.
10. In chapter "a, gen. laws, 1879, strike
out word wheat" wherever it OCCURS, and
insert the word "grain." Also Farmers
board Of trade" and insert estate board CT
trade'
The provisions of the proposed bill, as above
outlined, was informally discussed, or rather
talked over at considerable length, developing
very unanimous sentiment among the Repre-
sentatives present of NIL parties interested
the producer, the dealer and the miller-in
favor of State graduation and State inspection.
There was some difference of opinion as to the
manner of appointing the board, but the plan
outlined in the bill was finally united upon. It
was held, however, that it would be unwise TO-
confine the board, as under the present law,
exclusively to farmers, though it was held
that the predominating element should be
from the producing class. Finally the out,
lined bill was referred to sub committee con
sisting of Senator Pillsbury and Representa-
tives Norrish and Ives, to fill out and perfect
and present to the legislature for action.