The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-01

600 FOR the Rochester Southern Min.
nesOta fair was defeated.
The following bills were passed:
To provide FOR Incorporation and
regulation Of flexible premium Or as
sscssment life and casualty insurance
associations; relating to the forsclos-
ure of mortgages by advertisement; to
amend an rct to regulate elections;
relating to county agricultural and
Joint stock societies and appropriation
therefor; to empower boards Of park
commissioners II In cities having no more
than $4,000 and not less than Is, 600
inhabitants to issue bonds; an act to
authorize the making Of agreements on
behalf of executors, ETC., with THAR
sureties for the deposit Of funds and
assets for which such sureties may be
held responsible; to amend the laws in
relation to savings banks.
The following bills were introduced:
TO reOrganizc and regulate the IA
tional guard medical corps; to fix the
hours for opening and closing polls at
township elections; to amend the laws
relating to the adoption of children;
to amend the law authorizing cities
and villages to change their names;
to legalize bonds issued under chapter
204, Laws Of 1898; to amend the laws
relating to village repositories; to pro-
tect the record evidence Of title in Ger
tain lands.
Il ST. Paul, March Ex-senator The
sden's anti-department store bill was
quite thoroughly discussed in the SEN
ate yesterday in committee of the
whole. In moving the advancement OF
the bill to the calendar, Senator
Theder author Of the measure, was
brief. He said that the man who is al
joys a much greater privilege than the
man who sells one, and that the value
OF the privilege increases with the
number Of classes carried. "There-
FORE" said Senator Theden, II believe
that it is no more than fair that the
person Wh> enjoys the greatest priv
ilege slloEld pay the most taxes
The bill was referred to a special
committee for amendment.
The following bills were passed:
10 locate and acquire a site for the
fourth state hospital t;'r insane, and
to revoke the actor: s:i The commission
appointed under the laws Of 1895, in
it's location for site Of said hospital
and to appropriate money therefor; to
relieve school district treasurers and
their bondsmen from liability in case
a bank fails in which funds are de-
posted; to fix time for holding terms
of the district court in Mile Laos
county.
The hill to provide for the organiza-
ton of unorsanizcd counties was
killed.
The following bills were introduced:
TO amend article OF the state con-
stitution by striking out section 36; re-
lating to elections; to provide for quar-
antining persons having contagious
diseases; to provide for the govern
ment of cities OF more than $4,000 in
habitants; to amend the laws relating
to the jurisdiction of trust companies;
to create u naval militia.
Mr. Vests 'blauket ballot bill was
taken up in the house, Mr.. Meyers pre-
siding over the committee Of the whole.
The bill was finally recommended to
pass. The bill provides for the COM
mon form of blanket ballot. The
tickets Of the various parties appear
on the ballot in parallel columns,
headed by the name Of the party and
by Il device. to be fixed upon by the
party. There is a circle at the head
of each column, and bys placing 4
cross within this circle the voter votes
that ticket straight. If he makes such
a mark and then desires to vote for
ore or more candidates on another
ticket he may mark the cross-mark op-
pOsite the name Of such candidates,
and his ticket is counted otherwise as
4 straight ticket
The following bills were passed:
10 regulate horse-shoeirg in cities
of more than 10000 inhabitants; MAX
ing tho agreement Of tive-sixths of
jury in a civil action sufficient YER
dict; 1egalizing certain defective vii
lage plats, designed to cure defects in
the plat of the village of Erskine; au-
thorizing boroughs to establish fire
limits: making cities organized out" OF
villages liable for the debts of the vii
lagos, to cover the case Of the city Of
Red Lake Falls; providing for the
loaning of the permanent school and
university fund to counties, cities, vii
lagos and school districts: to require
the national flag to be displayed at
polling places on registration and gen.
eral election days.
The following bills were introduced:
Providing for licencing pawnbrokers;
to provide for q gross earnings tax
upon telephone companies; to provide
for the protection of the health Of
women and children under the age Of
sixteen employed in factories or mer-
camille establishments; to encourage
the development Of that class OF state
swamp lands known as open OF mus
keag swamp lands; to create a naval
reserve; for the creation OF corpora
tions to operate creameries; to amend
the probate code; to provide for the
posting Of Dotices by health officers
upon houses in which are persons suf-
fering from smallpox or other infec-
tious or pestilential diseases; to re-
organize the medical corps of the ma
tional guard: the ''tri-city" general
charter bill; to provide for the return
of certain fees paid by candidates for
Placing names Oh official ballots.
St. Paul, March Ex-senator Whit
ney succeeded in having the senate
adopt a ]rotion to reconsider the vote
whereby the house bill to organize tie
unorganized counties OF Cass and Bel
trami was lost Thursday Not feeling
A0lllI hOwaynIs RI n Of o+y >o