The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-01-31
appointments to state offices and
boards. There are several appoint

ments which have not yet been made.
The session Of the senate brought six
bills to light, three of them being; Of
some general interest. Senator o.
nuns bill, S. T.. No. 1875, will interest
all inhabitants of cities who desire to
see different methods introduced in
the management Of municipal and
county politics. Senator Greer's bill
providing for the establishment of
three district appellate courts to relieve
the supreme court Of a number OF
minor cases will interest the LAWYERS.
And Senator Thorp's bill introducing
into Minnesota the Massachusetts, law
requiring all bar rooms TO take down
their screens, curtains, ETC., and to ex-
pose the interior Of saloons to full view
from the sidewalks will interest fire.
quenters of such places, and the curl
Gus who have long wished to know
what was transporting behind the bril-
liant hued distractions to sight to be
found behind the windows of every
place where liquid refreshments are
dispensed. Incidentally this bill.
should it become a law, will put an
etfectual stop to selling liquor on Sun
day and many of the other customs of
saloons.
Senator Ozmun's new bill to reeu
late city and county elections prom
ises to effect a revolution in municipal
affairs by enabling the voters to select
In fact their public servants instead of
III theory, as under the present ar
rangement, where a few active men
IN each ward or precinct control the
oelesates to party conventions and
there place in nomination men who are
not the real choice of the people. Thus
leaving to the individual voter nothing
put choice Of evils, because neither
opposing candidate is, in his opinion.
the best qualified for the office sought.
IN other words, the object of the bill
is to give the people some voice in Sc
lectlng their representatives without
compelling them to devote a large part
OIL thelr time to antiprimary agitation.
In the House.
There was small attendance in
the house, and but little business. After
five bills had been introduced the
house took recess until II O'Clock.
when Senator Frank Days anti-rail
road pooling resolution, which had
been made a special order for that
time, was taken up and it was passed
unanimously.
DR.. Robillard introduced his bill for
the cure of drunkenness, and had it
referred to a special committee on
crimes and their punishment, of which
the doctor is member. The bill pro-
vldes that any person having been con-
Ylcted of drunkenness a third time
shall be sent to the Rochester ASYLUM
and subjected to the Kelly cure for a
period OF six weeks. or until the super
intendent shall declare him cured.
Mr. Tallman introduced the amend
ment to the union label law of 1893.
advocated by the labor unions. The
bill is intended to remedy the defects
III the law preventing the imitation of
union labels by making it apply to
dealers who handle goods with fraudu-
lent labels as we'll as manufacturers,
who attach these labels to goods. The
law of 1893 was found to be inop-
erative, because it applied only to
and it was often found
to Teach them.
st. Jaul, Jan. 31.-The new capitol
bill was introduced in the house and
senate. The bill does not make many
changes over the bill Of two years ago,
but does arrange matters so that there
can be some progress in the work of
during the next two years.
Senator Sperry's bill makes it the
duty of all county officers to report to
the county auditor statement of all
fees, enrollments, etc., received in con-
nection with their Offices
Senator Spencer's insurance bill pro-
vides for the payment of the full
amount for which building is in
sured, where there is a total loss. 1t
is bill that comes up every year, and
is calculated to arouse considerable op-
position on the part Of insurance COM
panies.
Senator Jones fence bill is another
bill intended to wipe the Russian
Thistle off the earth. He would keep
out the thistle by means of a fence.
Senator Thorpe introduced bill ex-
tending the privileges of the high
school board examinations to the coun-
try districts, and under the supervision
of the county sIperintendents. An
other bill by Thorpe defines the duties
OF county superintendent in examin-
Ing applicants for teachers. It speci-
fies the branches they are to be ex-
amined in, and establishes the grades
aHu uuIdClOn or the certificates. A
board of arbitrator is also provided
for
Senator Stebbins' bill abolishes the
inebriate department at the Rochester
insane asylum.
Senator Heneman's election bill is
intended to head off the independent
running. Men can run for state Offices
by getting petitions from 1 per cent
OF the voters; for district offices, 5 per
cent; for county and municipal Offices
10 per cent of the voters. .
In the House.
For the first time this session the
house took up general orders in CON-
mittee Of the whole. The proceeding
savored greatly of an experiment. and
was more for the purpose of initiating
inexperienced statesmen into the mys-
teries of the lawmaking craft than to
meet any pressing need of business.
Henry Feig was the chairman called
to preside by Speaker Van SAINT, and
his skilled guidance conducted the
neophytes safely over the shoals of
parliamentary tactics. Three i'm
portant bills, relating to claims of
A1tkin county commissioners, wolf
bounties and the aiming of firearms.
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