The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-03-21

guard, and Mr.. Gerlachs relating to
the vacation of territorial roads.
An executive message from Gov.
Clough announced that he had signed
II. II. No. 161-BOXrud--rebat of road
tax to owners of wide tired wagons;
II. f. No. $50, relating to terms of
court in certain counties; H. f. No.
344, terms of court in the Eleventh
district. and H. II. No. GIG, to cancel
certain seed grain notes.
Under the Introduction Of bills the
question was brought up that the time
for introducing bills appropriating
money for internal improvements had
been limited by resolution to March
Is. The time, however, was extended
to next Thursday.
st. Paul. March 21.-At 2 o'clock
the governor signed II. r. No. 1, the
Anderson bill. providing for submit
ting to the people an amendment TO
the constitution by which unused rail.
way lands in the state may be taxed.
Gov Clough this morning signed the
Theden bill, knocking out the Rand
ordinance, and allowing any citizen to
complain Of a saloon.
The senate spent the day in commit
tee Of the whole, debating the provis-
ions of the city charter bill. 1t was
finished with the exception of the
chapter on water works and a few
scattering sections.
During the debate a number of
minor changes and amendments were
made and some changes which are con-
sidered important and may have an
influence upon the final passage OF the
bill. Among the latter is the change
limiting the bond issue of all cities to
5 per cent Of their property valuation.
The bill as amended in the municipal
corporation committee, allowed cities
having less than 5000 inha bitants to
issue bonds not to exceed 10 per cent
OF their property valuation.
Senator Stevens secured three
amendments that will please the ad.
vocates Of business methods in city
affairs. The section forbidding alder
men to solicit jobs for political friends
was amended. making it's violation
sufficient cause for removal. Tie max
mum salary schedule urged by certain
associations in st. Paul was adopted
1t is to apply until the council shall
nave liked the salaries by a three
1ourths vote. All police officers under
the grade Of captain are to be granted
trial before the city council prior to
removal. but the mayor has power to
suspend them from duty pending such
trial.
In the House.
The house broke all previous records
and passed twenty-three bills, incluu-
ing the omnibus game and fish bill and
the Tier bill authorizing the formation
OF fire patrols and salvage CORPS in
cities of over 5000 inhabitants. The
Cronkhite bill requiring all stone used
In state buildings to be quarried, cut
and dressed within the state; the Mas
terman bills. making it a penal Of
tense to open the gates OF dams on
logging streams and fixing the penal
ties for falsifying scale bills, and the
Robbins bill, authorizing counties to
commit inebriates to gold cure estab-
Hshments were also passed. $50,
FolloW1ng are among the other bills
passed: ..~~ =
Mcllale, relating to independent
school districts; Miller, to authorize
the use Of waters Of meandered lakes
and streams for protection of cranber
ry marshes; Thorpe, relating to the
duties of county superintendent of
schools; Thompson to legalize the talk
ing of acknowledgements and other Of
fclal acts heretofore taken and dome
Dy any person previously appointed
ana acting as a notary public; Master
man, to amend section 4SO of the Penal
code; MatlMeson, to appropriate money
10 the dalrymen's association; Gron-
dahl, relating to the levy and collec
ton OF special assessments in cities
OF less than $4,000 inhabitants; COM
mlttee on public lands, relating to the
ltasca State Park; committee on towns
and counties, to provide for the bond
ing of counties to build court houses:
Sederbelg, relating to bonding counties
for poor farm, roads and bridges.
The game and fish bill. which passed
the house, makes several CHANGES in
the open seasons for game and fish.
No change is made in the open seasons
for prairie chickens, partridge, grouse
or quail. The use of pond nets in
Interstate waters is permitted under
certain conditions. Moose, elk and
caribou are protected until Jan. 1,
1893. The open seasons are:
Wild ducks, geese, brant and snipc-
Sept. 1 to April Is.
Golden ployer-Sept. 1 to June 1.
Deer-Nov. 1 to Nov. 20 land only
five deer may be killed by any one
person during the SEASON..
Bass, wall-eyed pike, etc.-May 1 to
March /.
The board may authorize citizens of
the state to take with spears during
december and January and February
from the inland lakes for home con-
sumption any fish except bass, wall
eyed pike and trout.
The shipment from the state OF
any variety of bass, pike or trout
caught in the inland waters is Drohjb,
tied.
GOOD THING FOR TINsLEY.