The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
next decade, no longer be part Of
the State of Minnesota"

IL the most fenitIkdDlC sentiment CIV
Ell expression to by any senator dur
ing the present session.
1t came about in this way. Some
Duluth people want a normal school.
The almost universal sentiment of
the senate is against building any
more normal schools anywhere. When
the senate bill for the Duluth normal
school came up it was indefinitely
In courtesy to Senator
Spencer it was reinstated and the Du-
luth senator made vigorous fight for
it, in which he assured the senate
that no appropriation was asked at
this time; all Duluth wanted this legis-
lature to do was to locate the next
normal school at Duluth. But so
strong was the sentiment against eX-
tending normal schools that in spite
of the desire to do something generous
for Duluth the proposition was voted
down. At that time Senator Spencer
lost his temper and threatened to get
even with the senators who had OPP
posed him. The appropriation bill
passed-4O to O..
immediately after the final vote on
the appropriation bill the public land
bill was taken up, and after discus
sion the Staples bill was passed.
The following among other bills
passed.
Providing for the giving Of bonds by
contractors on public works for the
better protection of the municipalities
and the laborers employed on the con-
tract; providing for the census of
1895; to legalize the incorporation Of
villages: to exempt from the usual 10
per cent rule the number of persons
employed in the brush factory at the
st. Cloud reformatory; exempting BIZ
cycles from execution.
In the House.
The following among other bills
were passed.
Jacobson-To provide for eXaminl"
ton of certain amount Of grain mort
gagged in certain cases.
Nicholson - 10 provide for assess
ment of taxes upon grain and its prod
Ucts stored in elevators.
Relating to township as
SCISSORS.
Robbins-To limit the fees in cases
Of contested elections before the legis-
laturc Of this state.
NJ llCcllSC
Misunderstanding to elections.
misunderstanding to state board Of
health and vital statistics.
Misunderstanding to the orga niZa-
ton of townships.
J. d. Jones-Re ella ting to highways.
Barta-rroviding for bringing in adj
ditional parties to suits.
Gunn-For the enlargement Of Or
ganiZed counties.
Feig-To promote practical forestry
and to appropriate $1,000 annually
therefor.
McKenney-Relative to property ex-
empt from execution.
j. N. Jones-To provide for Il lien
for the owners and operators OF
threshing machines.
j. NJ. Smith-Relating to city depos-
itOrieS and interests on balances there
in.
Wyman - 10 codify the insurance
laws.
S. +. No. 4-Stevens-A proposed con-
stitutional amendment for the taxa
ton Of the gross earnings Of sleeing
car and other compa1 VS.. 1t was
amended to include the output OF iron
mining companies, and the debate
which preceded the favorable recon-
mendation of the bill was the hottest
and most acrimonious Of the session.
The Tier patent medicine bill was
defeated by a vote Of 40 to 20.
st. Paul. April %. - In the senate
MIR. Stevens introduced and secured
the passage Of the following resolu-
ton, drawn by the members of the
Sons of the American Revolutions:
"Whereas, The object of educating
our children to make them good and
Intelligent citizens; and whereas, moth
ing tends more to good and patriotic
citizenship than respect and love for
our institutions and our flag; resolved,
that the trustees and teachers of ey-
cry school district in the State of Min
nesota, be, and they are hereby re-
quested, so far as practicable, to pro-
vide for the display Of the stars and
stripes in or about their school houses
at all times during school hours
The Following among other bills
were passed: Kelly, to establish free
libraries and reading rooms; Calkins,
to regulate and legalize primary cleo
lions; for the inspection of dairies and
nerds; general appropriation bill; to
appropriate 100000 for cottage at
the soldiers home; Hanson. state nor
NAL school at Iitchfield: Howard, vot-
ing machines in elections; Parker, de-
posltorles for town moneys; the John
son "1' bill; prohibiting charging ex-
cess for overloading cars: Swanson.
compelling unwilling owners to assist
in digging town bitches; Dingman
providing for two days for registra-
ton; Robbins, for treatment of in
ebriates by counties; $4,000 for ma
chlnery at penitentiaIy; appropriating
S1o,SOO for the relief of John II. Null
len; to amend the law relating to the
railway and warehouse commission so
that Il party desiring to appeal from
it's order may appeal to the county
where the parties reside
The Meilicke freedom of traffic bill
and the bill to authorize and empower
cities in this state to contract with
private corporations for term of ten
years for water gas, electric light,
and to regulate the price, quantity and
quality thereof, known as the gas mo-
nopoly, were lost.
The official report of the special leg
islative committee to investigate the
amputation Of James O'NeilPs arm
in the saltwater prison was presented
and the surgeon was eXOneratnd